1987 North Norfolk District Council election

1987 North Norfolk District Council election
← 1983 7 May 1987 1991 →
All 46 seats to North Norfolk District Council; 24 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1987 North Norfolk District Council election.
Council control before election; ; Independent	Council control after election ; ; Independent

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

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1987 North Norfolk District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	45	29	5	5		52.2	49.0	19,608	+9.1
	Conservative	14	11	2	5	3	34.8	21.8	8,704	–6.2
	Labour	20	3	1	0	1	6.5	17.9	7,175	–5.7
	Alliance	8	3	2	0	2	6.5	11.2	4,493	+3.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	K. Jackson	423	50.5
	Labour	M. Warnes	415	49.5
Majority			8	1.0
Turnout			838	48.8
Registered electors			1,716
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. Strong*	537	69.4
	Alliance	P. Baldwin	237	30.6
Majority			300	38.8
Turnout			774	51.4
Registered electors			1,505
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Wootten*	437	48.7
	Labour	R. Draper	269	30.0
	Independent	J. Greenacre	192	21.4
Majority			168	18.7
Turnout			898	58.7
Registered electors			1,530
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	W. Cummings	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,559
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	H. Starkings*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,519
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	G. Fisher*	337	48.6
	Independent	L. Aviss	260	37.5
	Labour	P. Crump	97	14.0
Majority			77	11.1
Turnout			694	49.9
Registered electors			1,390
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	H. Dawson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,276
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S. Mott-Radclyffe*	388	61.2
	Labour	R. Collins	246	38.8
Majority			142	22.4
Turnout			634	62.8
Registered electors			1,009
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	T. Bolton	996	68.3
	Independent	J. Leeds*	931	63.8
	Labour	D. Bussey	462	31.7
Turnout			~1,462	37.0
Registered electors			3,950
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	D. Harrison	342	50.6
	Conservative	A. Cargill	334	49.4
Majority			8	1.2
Turnout			676	47.4
Registered electors			1,425
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	D. Kinnear*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,479
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Broughton*	478	76.1
	Labour	B. Craske	150	23.9
Majority			328	52.2
Turnout			628	48.3
Registered electors			1,301
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	I. Ainsworth	1,034	57.0
	Independent	C. Sutton*	781	43.0
	Independent	M. Baker*	582	32.0
Turnout			~1,519	51.0
Registered electors			2,977
	Alliance gain from Independent
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. Paterson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,559
	Independent hold

Lancaster (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Barrow*	1,141	58.3
	Independent	R. Bagshaw*	1,000	51.0
	Labour	N. Barrett	815	41.7
	Independent	L. Hogston	677	34.6
	Independent	D. Batts	540	27.6
	Independent	R. Plumb	518	26.5
	Independent	P. Batts	488	25.0
Turnout			~2,041	41.0
Registered electors			4,979
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

North Walsham East (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Barnes	1,244	40.7
	Conservative	P. Rayna	964	31.5
	Conservative	H. Linford*	922	30.1
	Independent	G. Johnson	821	26.8
	Labour	J. Taylor	557	18.2
	Labour	M. Booth	548	17.9
	Alliance	H. Nickson	436	14.3
	Independent	L. Stott	269	8.8
	Independent	P. Stott	257	8.4
	Independent	M. Young-Bullimore	242	7.9
Turnout			~2,460	46.0
Registered electors			5,349
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

Sheringham (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	A. Dennis*	1,053	31.1
	Conservative	B. Alton	1,007	29.8
	Independent	R. English*	985	29.1
	Conservative	B. Wilson*	958	28.3
	Alliance	G. Ward	674	19.9
	Alliance	K. Plant	571	16.9
	Labour	L. Watson	339	10.0
Turnout			~2,175	44.0
Registered electors			4,942
	Alliance hold
	Conservative hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Wells (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. French*	902	41.9
	Independent	D. Hudson*	795	36.9
	Labour	M. Gates	456	21.2
	Labour	B. Longwell	330	15.3
Turnout			~1,463	59.0
Registered electors			2,480
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Blaxell*	589	66.6
	Labour	M. Cullingham	295	33.4
Majority			294	33.3
Turnout			884	60.0
Registered electors			1,473
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. Greenhill*	420	81.1
	Independent	P. Colk	98	18.9
Majority			322	62.2
Turnout			518	55.9
Registered electors			926
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	V. Bensley*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,753
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Webb	471	58.7
	Independent	R. Hutchinson	331	41.3
Majority			140	17.5
Turnout			802	47.9
Registered electors			1,673
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	G. Gotts*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,889
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Durrant*	603	80.5
	Alliance	R. Rushman	146	19.5
Majority			457	61.0
Turnout			749	56.2
Registered electors			1,333
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Heal*	438	52.2
	Conservative	J. Le Grice	401	47.8
Majority			37	4.4
Turnout			839	48.0
Registered electors			1,749
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. Shewell*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,192
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Bayne*	492	61.7
	Labour	M. Ward	305	38.3
Majority			187	23.5
Turnout			797	57.9
Registered electors			1,376
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W. Arnold	535	65.4
	Labour	R. Lemmon	283	34.6
Majority			252	30.8
Turnout			818	41.6
Registered electors			1,967
	Independent hold		Swing

Astley

Bacton

Blakeney

Bodham

Catfield

Chaucer

Cley

Corpusty

Cromer

Erpingham

Four Stowes

Fulmodeston

Glaven

Happisburgh

Hickling

Horning

Horsefen

Hoveton

Lancaster

Mundesley

Neatishead

North Walsham East

North Walsham West

Overstrand

Pastonacres

Roughton

Scottow

Sheringham

Stalham

Suffield Park

The Raynhams

The Runtons

Walsingham

Wells

Wensum Valley

Worstead

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Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A. Paterson	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,485
	Independent gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Jones	548	50.4
	Independent	N. Wright*	539	49.6
Majority			9	0.8
Turnout			1,087	49.5
Registered electors			2,195
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	V. Woodcock	519	64.2
	Independent	A. Prior	290	35.8
Majority			229	28.3
Turnout			809	49.9
Registered electors			1,622
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A. Duckworth-Chad*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,540
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Hughes*	874	76.7
	Independent	E. Young*	740	64.9
	Labour	D. Green	265	23.3
Turnout			~1,133	45.0
Registered electors			2,518
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	T. Moore*	530	77.9
	Labour	S. Docking	150	22.1
Majority			380	55.9
Turnout			680	56.5
Registered electors			1,204
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	K. Perowne*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,324
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	T. Hardingham	264	38.8
	Independent	A. Bunnett	210	30.8
	Labour	S. Shaw	207	30.4
Majority			54	7.9
Turnout			681	50.5
Registered electors			1,348
	Independent hold		Swing

v t e Council elections in Norfolk
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