1987 Dacorum Borough Council election

1987 Dacourm Borough Council election
← 1983 7 May 1987 1991 →
All 58 seats to Dacorum Borough Council; 30 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1987 Dacorum Borough Council election.
Control before election; ; Conservative	Control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1987 Dacorum Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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1987 Dacorum Borough Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	58	40	4	0	4	69.0	43.7	52,183	+2.6
	Alliance	57	10	7	0	7	17.2	32.0	38,249	+8.6
	Labour	58	8	0	9	9	13.8	24.3	29,077	–8.7
	Independent	0	0	0	2	2	0.0	N/A	0	–2.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Britton	864	39.7	+5.4
	Conservative	L. Pursey	804	37.0	+4.6
	Labour	G. Scribbens*	642	29.5	–12.3
	Alliance	D. Coburn	640	29.4	+12.2
	Labour	I. Laidlaw-Jackson*	627	28.8	–12.2
	Alliance	M. Wentworth	594	27.3	N/A
Turnout			~2,174	56.2	+7.0
Registered electors			3,869
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Taber*	1,029	40.7	–10.3
	Labour	L. Breslin*	964	38.1	–7.3
	Labour	M. Young*	908	35.9	–8.9
	Conservative	P. Beale	764	30.2	+2.1
	Conservative	C. Cribbens	758	30.0	+2.2
	Conservative	S. Parker	740	29.3	+1.6
	Alliance	C. Robinson	678	26.8	+5.1
	Alliance	R. Duckworth	668	26.4	+5.1
	Alliance	P. Tottman	652	25.8	N/A
Turnout			~2,527	57.8	+5.3
Registered electors			4,372
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Whitehead*	639	62.8	–13.0
	Alliance	R. Hollinghurst	277	27.2	N/A
	Labour	R. Lovelace	102	10.0	–14.2
Majority			362	35.6	–16.0
Turnout			1,018	54.7	+6.9
Registered electors			1,859
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Seely*	1,078	67.3	+4.3
	Conservative	J. Massey*	1,040	64.9	+2.1
	Alliance	J. Lucey	345	21.5	–0.6
	Alliance	J. Davis	332	20.7	–1.0
	Labour	T. Mothersole	146	9.1	+1.1
	Labour	K. Short	140	8.7	+1.3
Turnout			~1,602	58.4	–0.1
Registered electors			2,744
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

1987 Dacorum Borough Council election

Election result

Ward results

Adeyfield East

Adeyfield West

Aldbury & Wigginton

Ashridge

Bennetts End

Berkhamsted Central

Berkhamsted East

Berkhamsted West

Bovingdon & Flaunden

Boxmoor

Central

Chaulden

Chipperfield

Crabtree

Cupid Green

Flamstead & Markyate

Gadebridge

Grove Hill

Highfield

Kings Langley

Leverstock Green

Nash Mills

Northchurch

South

Tring Central

Tring East

Tring West

Warners End

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Morris*	962	43.0	–7.5
	Labour	R. Haverson*	961	43.0	–2.7
	Labour	A. Maclaughlin	931	41.6	–3.8
	Conservative	K. Bennetts	687	30.7	+5.8
	Conservative	J. Stanton	651	29.1	+4.8
	Conservative	R. Stanton	646	28.9	+5.0
	Alliance	G. Allen	480	21.5	+0.5
	Alliance	J. Blackman	472	21.1	+0.5
	Alliance	C. Edwards	449	20.1	–0.5
Turnout			~2,237	50.6	–1.2
Registered electors			4,420
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Dunbavand	1,050	55.9	–1.0
	Conservative	K. Coleman*	1,020	54.3	–2.2
	Alliance	V. Earl	648	34.5	+5.6
	Alliance	A. Horton	533	28.4	+0.3
	Labour	A. Whitaker	199	10.6	+1.5
	Labour	G. Bellamy	183	9.7	+2.1
Turnout			~1,878	50.0	–1.8
Registered electors			3,756
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Lees*	1,159	49.8	–0.9
	Conservative	R. Peake*	1,083	46.5	–2.4
	Conservative	P. Ginger	1,011	43.4	–2.1
	Alliance	C. Olney	757	32.5	+9.7
	Alliance	I. McCalla	690	29.6	+8.3
	Alliance	G. Stevens	679	29.2	+9.0
	Labour	D. Freeman	364	15.6	–3.5
	Labour	H. Richardson	359	15.4	–3.2
	Labour	D. Moss	337	14.5	–3.0
Turnout			~2,328	48.7	+0.8
Registered electors			4,780
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carter*	871	49.8	+2.4
	Conservative	F. Harran	854	48.8	+1.5
	Alliance	R. Winter	581	33.2	+12.0
	Labour	S. Bayliss	533	30.5	+6.5
	Labour	R. Houlton	403	23.0	–0.4
Turnout			~1,749	51.9	–2.1
Registered electors			3,369
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Mayo*	1,053	54.5	+3.2
	Conservative	A. Janes*	953	49.3	–1.2
	Alliance	M. West	707	36.6	+16.2
	Alliance	J. Bell	688	35.6	N/A
	Labour	B. Attard	197	10.2	±0.0
	Labour	R. Pearce	170	8.8	–1.2
Turnout			~1,931	54.3	–1.2
Registered electors			3,557
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Buteux*	1,297	45.5	–7.1
	Conservative	A. Barling*	1,253	43.9	–8.7
	Conservative	J. Marshall	1,237	43.4	–7.1
	Alliance	M. Snoxall	906	31.8	+9.8
	Alliance	S. Bowles	857	30.0	+8.9
	Alliance	S. Frost	831	29.1	N/A
	Labour	W. Pledger	579	20.3	–2.4
	Labour	J. Coleman	559	19.6	–3.0
	Labour	R. Pope	544	19.1	–1.0
Turnout			~2,852	57.7	–0.6
Registered electors			4,943
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Appleby*	878	42.1	–4.8
	Conservative	A. Williams	847	40.6	–4.4
	Alliance	A. Winter	805	38.6	+17.7
	Alliance	W. Lear	744	35.6	+16.5
	Labour	M. Coxage	453	21.7	–4.3
	Labour	E. Clatter	447	21.4	–4.2
Turnout			~1,827	55.5	+7.3
Registered electors			3,291
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Doran*	588	48.4	–2.9
	Conservative	G. Hanson	392	32.3	+3.3
	Alliance	D. Rance	235	19.3	–0.4
Majority			196	16.1	–6.2
Turnout			1,215	60.0	–0.2
Registered electors			2,024
	Labour hold		Swing	3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Nichols*	464	54.5	–26.1
	Alliance	L. Garratt	206	24.2	N/A
	Labour	S. Cox	181	21.3	+1.9
Majority			258	30.3	–30.9
Turnout			851	61.0	+8.8
Registered electors			1,396
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Byfield*	1,144	40.0	–3.0
	Conservative	T. Eastman*	1,107	38.7	–4.2
	Conservative	M. Griffiths	1,083	37.9	–3.4
	Labour	G. Cook	848	29.7	–2.0
	Labour	S. Harrison	804	28.1	–2.5
	Alliance	C. Sivers	802	28.1	+6.7
	Alliance	L. Hepworth	797	27.9	+8.4
	Labour	P. Ryan	796	27.9	–2.7
	Alliance	R. Willson	776	27.2	+8.6
Turnout			~2,858	57.0	+5.1
Registered electors			5,014
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Cupid Green (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Griffiths	1,032	45.7	–5.7
	Conservative	D. Samuels*	957	42.4	–4.2
	Alliance	P. Gaddes	741	32.8	+13.5
	Alliance	J. Payne	704	31.2	+13.7
	Labour	R. Lawley	409	18.1	–9.1
	Labour	R. Payne	389	17.2	–8.7
Turnout			~2,256	46.3	+4.3
Registered electors			4,873
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Gadebridge (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. Boreham	957	44.2	+6.7
	Alliance	P. Brooks	859	39.7	+9.9
	Labour	G. Mitchell	727	33.6	–8.8
	Labour	P. Hinson	646	29.9	–8.3
	Conservative	B. Griffiths	505	23.3	+5.3
	Conservative	J. Mole	459	21.2	+3.6
Turnout			~2,164	60.1	+6.3
Registered electors			3,600
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour

Grove Hill (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	N. Hollinghurst*	1,123	43.7	+7.5
	Alliance	J. Blackman*	1,104	42.9	+10.4
	Alliance	J. Gaddes	1,043	40.5	+9.0
	Conservative	S. Byfield	746	29.0	–1.7
	Conservative	K. Williams	736	28.6	–0.5
	Conservative	J. Rajotte	692	26.9	–2.1
	Labour	A. Fisher	636	24.7	–3.9
	Labour	T. Smith	577	22.4	–4.4
	Labour	N. Tavener	566	22.0	–4.5
Turnout			~2,572	45.0	–5.1
Registered electors			5,716
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold

Highfield (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Lawrence	956	40.8	+20.1
	Labour	P. Doyle*	848	36.2	–15.7
	Alliance	M. Ward	817	34.9	+14.7
	Alliance	A. King	814	34.7	+15.3
	Labour	M. Fitt	672	28.7	–17.5
	Labour	M. O'Shea*	653	27.9	–16.4
	Conservative	E. Davisson	572	24.4	+0.9
	Conservative	C. Gough	555	23.7	+1.9
	Conservative	N. Halsey	521	22.2	+0.5
Turnout			~2,343	54.6	+6.6
Registered electors			4,292
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Labour hold
	Alliance gain from Labour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Taunton*	969	60.1	–2.7
	Conservative	R. Kent*	927	57.5	–3.0
	Labour	R. Macdonald	364	22.6	+7.3
	Labour	R. Macdonald	333	20.7	+7.4
	Alliance	J. Green	248	15.4	–7.4
	Alliance	S. Wilson	235	14.6	N/A
Turnout			~1,611	48.7	+2.8
Registered electors			3,308
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Greene	1,100	51.6	–19.0
	Conservative	D. Walker	1,031	48.4	–14.2
	Alliance	R. Kelly	729	34.2	N/A
	Alliance	M. Matthews	729	34.2	N/A
	Labour	A. Gale	304	14.3	–13.1
	Labour	P. Guest	296	13.9	–8.2
Turnout			~2,131	59.0	+12.1
Registered electors			3,674
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bassadone*	1,525	51.0	–4.3
	Conservative	J. Hanson*	1,428	47.8	–7.2
	Conservative	C. Cadman	1,396	46.7	–5.7
	Alliance	C. Baker	939	31.4	+8.3
	Alliance	J. Johnson	919	30.8	N/A
	Alliance	A. Cawkwell	889	29.8	N/A
	Labour	R. Garland	499	16.7	–8.6
	Labour	E. Cushion	491	16.4	–8.5
	Labour	V. Whitlock	478	16.0	–7.6
Turnout			~2,987	55.2	+2.0
Registered electors			5,412
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Korman	519	47.6	+4.1
	Labour	R. Taylor	391	35.8	–10.5
	Alliance	V. Dawson	181	16.6	+6.4
Majority			128	11.8	N/A
Turnout			1,091	64.2	+7.3
Registered electors			1,700
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	7.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Scott*	694	70.5	+6.8
	Alliance	B. Patterson	214	21.7	–4.7
	Labour	H. Bellion	76	7.7	–2.2
Majority			480	48.8	+11.5
Turnout			984	49.9	+2.6
Registered electors			1,987
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Benton*	919	58.9	+3.9
	Alliance	L. Roe	442	28.3	+1.0
	Labour	V. Carrington	200	12.8	–4.9
Majority			477	30.6	+2.9
Turnout			1,561	52.1	+1.8
Registered electors			3,000
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Valentine	1,034	46.3	+8.4
	Conservative	K. Fenner	997	44.7	+10.0
	Alliance	E. Williams	859	38.5	+11.8
	Alliance	E. Glasser	824	36.9	N/A
	Labour	S. Allcock	327	14.7	–6.4
	Labour	C. Cohen	281	12.6	–8.1
Turnout			~2,231	53.9	+4.5
Registered electors			4,140
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Jamieson	717	60.6	–6.6
	Alliance	M. Mitchell	399	33.7	+8.3
	Labour	P. Carter	68	5.7	–1.7
Majority			318	26.9	–14.9
Turnout			1,184	66.8	+15.1
Registered electors			1,773
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Townsend*	1,239	57.8	–1.5
	Conservative	M. Arnold	1,076	50.2	+15.1
	Alliance	M. Campbell	609	28.4	+6.1
	Alliance	B. Joyce	498	23.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Dymond	359	16.7	–2.0
	Labour	G. Lynch	287	13.4	–3.0
Turnout			~2,143	58.5	+11.1
Registered electors			3,664
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Sweetingham	884	34.6	+11.9
	Alliance	E. Willis	875	34.3	+12.1
	Alliance	A. Kelly	829	32.5	+10.7
	Conservative	E. Thornton	826	32.3	+7.2
	Conservative	L. Hughes	815	31.9	+7.7
	Conservative	K. Reid	769	30.1	+6.3
	Labour	S. Blofeld	769	30.1	–17.2
	Labour	A. Dennison	749	29.3	–15.5
	Labour	D. Jones	726	28.4	–15.1
Turnout			~2,553	57.9	+8.3
Registered electors			4,410
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour

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