1987 Mid Suffolk District Council election

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Badwell Ash

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Austin	334	56.1
	Alliance	R. Montgomery	216	36.3
	Labour	T. O'Keefe	45	7.6
Majority			118	19.8
Turnout			595	48.0
Registered electors			1,240
	Independent hold		Swing

Barham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Shipp*	427	60.9
	Alliance	B. Ward	165	23.5
	Labour	T. Wilson	109	15.5
Majority			262	37.4
Turnout			701	49.0
Registered electors			1,431
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Chapman*	498	76.9
	Alliance	P. Cope	94	14.5
	Labour	P. Carter	56	8.6
Majority			404	62.4
Turnout			648	45.0
Registered electors			1,440
	Independent hold		Swing

Bramford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Bird*	695	55.5
	Conservative	B. Plummer	640	51.1
	Labour	E. Barker	299	23.9
	Labour	L. Barker	289	23.1
	Alliance	P. Thomas	258	20.6
Turnout			~1,252	45.0
Registered electors			2,782
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

Claydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Griffiths*	352	59.7
	Labour	J. Wilson	121	20.5
	Alliance	J. Dedman	117	19.8
Majority			231	39.2
Turnout			590	44.0
Registered electors			1,341
	Conservative hold		Swing

Creeting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Coton	348	55.3
	Alliance	A. Lilley	237	37.7
	Labour	C. Howell	44	7.0
Majority			111	17.6
Turnout			629	58.0
Registered electors			1,084
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Debenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Alcock*	488	65.9
	Alliance	D. Nettleton	177	23.9
	Labour	D. Macpherson	76	10.3
Majority			311	42.0
Turnout			741	49.0
Registered electors			1,512
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elmswell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Dyball*	465	70.1
	Labour	P. Stanners	198	29.9
Majority			267	40.2
Turnout			663	36.0
Registered electors			1,842
	Independent hold		Swing

Eye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Flatman*	564	87.7
	Labour	D. McGeever	79	12.3
Majority			485	75.4
Turnout			643	44.0
Registered electors			1,461
	Independent hold		Swing

Fressingfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Marchant*	322	50.1
	Alliance	R. White	181	28.1
	Labour	A. Kerr	73	11.4
	Green	J. Holloway	67	10.4
Majority			141	22.0
Turnout			643	51.0
Registered electors			1,261
	Independent hold		Swing

Gislingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	L. Henniker-Major	492	58.8
	Conservative	C. Vaudrey	345	41.2
Majority			147	17.6
Turnout			837	57.0
Registered electors			1,468
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Haughley & Wetherden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crascall*	496	55.9
	Conservative	H. Spencer	241	27.2
	Alliance	P. Thomson	150	16.9
Majority			255	28.7
Turnout			887	62.0
Registered electors			1,431
	Labour hold		Swing

Helmingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Denyer*	317	65.2
	Alliance	C. Cleverly	115	23.7
	Labour	P. Wheeler	54	11.1
Majority			202	41.5
Turnout			486	45.0
Registered electors			1,080
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Hoxne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Harding	361	47.7
	Alliance	M. Breeze	322	42.5
	Labour	R. Millwood	74	9.8
Majority			39	5.2
Turnout			757	54.0
Registered electors			1,402
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mendlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Braybrooke*	376	54.6
	Alliance	R. Blake	170	24.7
	Labour	J. Langston	100	14.5
	Green	F. Luis	43	6.2
Majority			206	29.9
Turnout			689	48.0
Registered electors			1,435
	Independent hold		Swing

Needham Market (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Swain*	680	45.1
	Conservative	I. Mason*	629	41.7
	Alliance	G. Miller	498	33.0
	Alliance	J. Finch	418	27.7
	Labour	S. Ceasar	213	14.1
	Labour	D. Ceasar	211	14.0
	Ind. Conservative	W. Dixon	116	7.7
Turnout			~1,507	47.0
Registered electors			3,206
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Norton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Siffleet*	397	53.2
	Alliance	R. Wyartt	154	20.6
	Independent	F. Armstrong	122	16.3
	Green	J. Matthissen	44	5.9
	Labour	T. Payne	30	4.0
Majority			243	32.6
Turnout			747	49.0
Registered electors			1,524
	Conservative hold		Swing

Onehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Townsley	550	85.4
	Labour	C. Howell	94	14.6
Majority			456	70.8
Turnout			644	43.0
Registered electors			1,498
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Palgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. West	334	42.4
	Independent	N. Goodin*	236	29.9
	Alliance	J. Fawcett	150	19.0
	Labour	H. Hepburn	68	8.6
Majority			98	12.5
Turnout			788	58.0
Registered electors			1,359
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative		Swing

Rattlesden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Vansittart*	312	42.7
	Alliance	P. Otton	301	41.2
	Labour	J. Woodham	73	10.0
	Green	C. Bornett	44	6.0
Majority			11	1.5
Turnout			730	52.0
Registered electors			1,404
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rickinghall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pask	348	46.8
	Independent	J. Foster	242	32.5
	Alliance	G. Lockwood	85	11.4
	Labour	J. Hicks	69	9.3
Majority			106	14.3
Turnout			744	47.0
Registered electors			1,583
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Ringshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Wallace	434	67.5
	Alliance	A. Marchant	120	18.7
	Labour	B. Salmon	89	13.8
Majority			314	48.8
Turnout			643	44.0
Registered electors			1,461
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stonham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	V. Allen	363	51.3
	Independent	F. Morley	321	45.3
	Labour	A. Lewis	24	3.4
Majority			42	6.0
Turnout			708	63.0
Registered electors			1,124
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cade*	727	33.0
	Independent	D. Perry*	585	26.6
	Alliance	B. Hewitt	466	21.2
	Labour	A. Winchester	425	19.3
	Labour	R. Snell	389	17.7
Turnout			~2,203	49.0
Registered electors			4,496
	Conservative hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Stowmarket North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Jones*	638	44.1
	Labour	E. Jones*	553	38.2
	Conservative	W. Crane	439	30.3
	Alliance	A. Tungate	256	17.7
	Green	J. Clarkson	114	7.9
Turnout			~1,447	40.0
Registered electors			3,618
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stowmarket South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Nunn*	675	45.7
	Labour	C. Soames*	536	36.3
	Conservative	B. Mayes	420	28.4
	Alliance	E. Shaw	382	25.9
	Alliance	J. Shaw	353	23.9
Turnout			~1,477	46.0
Registered electors			3,211
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stowupland (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Shave*	856	32.6
	Alliance	J. Jay	768	29.2
	Conservative	J. Finn	610	23.2
	Labour	M. Douglas	405	15.4
	Green	R. Stearn	392	14.9
Turnout			~2,626	56.0
Registered electors			4,689
	Labour hold
	Alliance hold

Stradbroke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Hawes*	474	90.5
	Labour	P. Davis	50	9.5
Majority			424	81.0
Turnout			524	45.0
Registered electors			1,164
	Independent hold		Swing

Thurston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Marston*	426	54.5
	Alliance	J. Morland	260	33.3
	Labour	J. Keeble	95	12.2
Majority			166	21.2
Turnout			781	46.0
Registered electors			1,698
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walsham-le-Willows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Edwards*	511	70.0
	Alliance	R. Barber	148	20.3
	Labour	J. Dougall	71	9.7
Majority			363	49.7
Turnout			730	60.0
Registered electors			1,217
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wetheringsett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Taylor*	390	64.4
	Alliance	S. Morris	116	19.1
	Labour	D. Fearnhead	100	16.5
Majority			274	45.3
Turnout			606	49.0
Registered electors			1,237
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Weybread

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wellingham*	470	61.0
	Alliance	A. Pietrzak	190	24.6
	Labour	P. Williams	111	14.4
Majority			280	36.4
Turnout			771	62.0
Registered electors			1,244
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woolpit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Melvin	371	56.5
	Alliance	G. Coleman	235	35.8
	Labour	R. Morris	51	7.8
Majority			136	20.7
Turnout			657	54.0
Registered electors			1,217
	Independent hold		Swing

Worlingworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Thurman*	447	73.4
	Alliance	D. Wilson	111	18.2
	Labour	A. Cholmondeley	51	8.4
Majority			336	55.2
Turnout			609	49.0
Registered electors			1,243
	Conservative hold		Swing

Palgrave by-election: 19 May 1988^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		269	46.7
	SLD		223	38.7
	Labour		84	14.6
Majority			46	8.0
Turnout			576	40.8
Registered electors			1,412
	Conservative hold		Swing

Needham Market by-election: 21 July 1988^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		583	48.1
	SLD		392	32.3
	Labour		238	19.6
Majority			191	15.8
Turnout			1,213	37.0
Registered electors			3,278
	Conservative hold		Swing

Onehouse by-election: 15 September 1988^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD		342	55.5
	Conservative		247	40.1
	Labour		27	4.4
Majority			95	15.4
Turnout			616	37.5
Registered electors			1,643
	SLD hold		Swing

Needham Market by-election: 5 April 1990^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		664	36.0
	Labour		551	29.9
	Conservative		422	22.9
	Independent		207	11.2
Majority			113	6.1
Turnout			1,844	54.2
Registered electors			3,402
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Stowmarket South by-election: 5 July 1990^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		669	59.8
	Conservative		264	23.6
	Liberal Democrats		186	16.6
Majority			405	36.2
Turnout			1,119	37.0
Registered electors			3,024
	Labour hold		Swing