1987 South Norfolk 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.

Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Storey	351	41.6
	Alliance	J. Cousins	330	39.1
	Labour	P. Davies	163	19.3
Majority			21	2.5
Turnout			844	61.3
Registered electors			1,393
	Conservative hold		Swing

Abbeyfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Clarke	390	48.3
	Alliance	J. Skilliter	297	36.8
	Independent	M. Cooke	121	15.0
Majority			93	11.5
Turnout			808	56.6
Registered electors			1,427
	Independent hold		Swing

Beauchamp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hood	510	57.4
	Alliance	J. Hansen	320	36.0
	Labour	R. Kelsey	58	6.5
Majority			190	21.4
Turnout			888	60.3
Registered electors			1,430
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beck Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Rawlence*	600	58.5
	Conservative	J. Tyler	377	36.8
	Labour	P. Smee	48	4.7
Majority			223	21.8
Turnout			1,025	64.4
Registered electors			1,599
	Alliance hold		Swing

Beckhithe (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Pigg*	1,075	55.8
	Independent	J. Howard	904	46.9
	Alliance	J. Scarfe	649	33.7
	Alliance	F. Watkins	578	30.0
	Labour	D. Clennell	237	12.3
	Labour	E. Parker	209	10.8
Turnout			~1,928	50.7
Registered electors			3,801
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Berners

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Tilbrook*	596	57.1
	Alliance	D. Piercy	398	38.2
	Labour	A. Clough	49	4.7
Majority			198	19.0
Turnout			1,043	59.0
Registered electors			1,787
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Boyland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Lines*	404	35.2
	Alliance	A. Ross	334	29.1
	Conservative	D. Bevan	313	27.2
	Labour	V. Root	98	8.5
Majority			70	6.1
Turnout			1,149	56.7
Registered electors			2,033
	Independent gain from Ind. Conservative		Swing

Broads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Knollys*	540	58.8
	Alliance	E. Green	378	41.2
Majority			162	17.6
Turnout			918	66.7
Registered electors			1,384
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brookwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Warman*	647	63.7
	Alliance	R. Johnson	270	26.6
	Labour	T. Sanders	99	9.7
Majority			377	37.1
Turnout			1,016	59.0
Registered electors			1,731
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Hemmant*	462	54.1
	Labour	R. Ford	205	24.0
	Alliance	T. Wells	187	21.9
Majority			257	30.1
Turnout			854	46.8
Registered electors			1,829
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clavering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Morgan*	682	84.5
	Labour	L. Hannant	125	15.5
Majority			557	69.0
Turnout			807	46.2
Registered electors			1,760
	Independent hold		Swing

Cringleford & Colney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mackew*	778	64.1
	Alliance	M. Glavert	435	35.9
Majority			343	28.3
Turnout			1,213	67.2
Registered electors			1,805
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cromwells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Hockaday	381	46.1
	Conservative	P. Tonkin*	265	32.1
	Labour	C. Brett	180	21.8
Majority			116	14.0
Turnout			826	57.7
Registered electors			1,374
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Crown Point

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. Lewis	319	53.2
	Independent	J. Hewitt	281	46.8
Majority			38	6.3
Turnout			600	59.4
Registered electors			1,013
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Dickleburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Clark*	451	55.7
	Alliance	G. Artis	280	34.6
	Labour	S. Davies	78	9.6
Majority			171	21.1
Turnout			809	60.6
Registered electors			1,342
	Conservative hold		Swing

Diss (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	I. Jacoby	881	40.2
	Independent	R. Hopgood	768	35.0
	Alliance	J. Caldwell	745	34.0
	Conservative	S. Kitchen*	721	32.9
	Alliance	P. Norfolk	689	31.4
	Conservative	D. Bell*	659	30.1
	Conservative	B. Ogle	603	27.5
	Labour	B. Willis	272	12.4
	Labour	M. Flatman	242	11.0
	Labour	D. Ziechner	184	8.4
Turnout			~2,193	45.6
Registered electors			4,809
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Ditchingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Kerridge	599	55.6
	Conservative	E. Neil	478	44.4
Majority			121	11.2
Turnout			1,077	64.7
Registered electors			1,671
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Forehoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Cook*	448	57.8
	Alliance	F. Barrow	327	42.2
Majority			121	15.6
Turnout			775	51.2
Registered electors			1,513
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harleston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Taylor	893	57.8
	Independent	J. Wilkinson	504	32.6
	Labour	B. Warshaw	147	9.5
Majority			389	25.2
Turnout			1,544	58.4
Registered electors			2,656
	Alliance hold		Swing

Hempnall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Sargent*	401	47.4
	Alliance	G. Davey	391	46.2
	Labour	I. Warshaw	54	6.4
Majority			10	1.2
Turnout			846	58.3
Registered electors			1,453
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Dore	460	47.6
	Independent	D. Boyce	420	43.4
	Labour	P. Eldridge	87	9.0
Majority			40	4.1
Turnout			967	61.6
Registered electors			1,580
	Alliance hold		Swing

Humbleyard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Turner*	356	57.6
	Alliance	A. Pond	197	31.9
	Labour	J. Halsey	65	10.5
Majority			159	25.7
Turnout			618	57.3
Registered electors			1,062
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kidner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Tomlinson	384	45.1
	Alliance	P. Blathwayt	334	39.2
	Labour	J. Cox	134	15.7
Majority			50	5.9
Turnout			852	57.6
Registered electors			1,483
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Row

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Mullender	503	61.7
	Alliance	I. Caldwell	173	21.2
	Labour	J. Philip	139	17.1
Majority			330	40.5
Turnout			815	55.2
Registered electors			1,477
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Marshland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Arnold	386	42.9
	Conservative	T. Browne	321	35.7
	Labour	E. Rochford*	192	21.4
Majority			65	7.2
Turnout			899	67.1
Registered electors			1,350
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

Mergate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hardy	712	46.4
	Alliance	R. McClenning	624	40.6
	Labour	S. Sewell	200	13.0
Majority			88	5.7
Turnout			1,536	52.2
Registered electors			2,926
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

New Costessey (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	K. Rogers	866	48.0
	Alliance	P. Wheeldon	814	45.1
	Conservative	G. Evans*	683	37.8
	Conservative	A. Moorhouse*	656	36.3
	Labour	I. Button	298	16.5
Turnout			~1,806	48.9
Registered electors			3,689
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Northfields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Barrett	365	43.4
	Alliance	R. Briggs	251	29.8
	Labour	K. Drewitt	225	26.8
Majority			114	13.6
Turnout			841	52.6
Registered electors			1,638
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Costessey (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. East*	1,237	68.5
	Alliance	K. Rogers	978	54.2
	Conservative	D. Hill*	806	44.6
	Conservative	D. Whiskerd	743	41.1
	Labour	S. Button	219	12.1
Turnout			~2,148	51.4
Registered electors			4,178
	Alliance hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Poringland With The Framinghams (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Sykes*	908	54.1
	Conservative	G. Hemming	785	46.8
	Alliance	M. Latten	480	28.6
	Alliance	F. Seelhof	450	26.8
	Labour	A. Haywood	227	13.5
	Labour	F. Huxtable	208	12.4
Turnout			~1,677	54.1
Registered electors			3,101
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Rustens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Barnard	567	50.6
	Alliance	E. Annison	392	35.0
	Labour	T. Austin	162	14.5
Majority			175	15.6
Turnout			1,121	51.2
Registered electors			2,218
	Conservative hold		Swing

Scole

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Alexander*	637	58.8
	Alliance	G. Sarbutt	374	34.5
	Labour	C. Catt	73	6.7
Majority			263	24.3
Turnout			1,084	62.5
Registered electors			1,740
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smockmill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Peterson	628	63.1
	Independent	A. King*	368	36.9
Majority			260	26.1
Turnout			996	57.4
Registered electors			1,745
	Independent hold		Swing

Springfields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Easton*	460	60.8
	Alliance	C. Bunting	297	39.2
Majority			163	21.5
Turnout			757	63.2
Registered electors			1,206
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stratton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Smith	664	57.2
	Conservative	P. Phillips*	424	36.5
	Labour	S. Blaikie	73	6.3
Majority			240	20.7
Turnout			1,161	54.7
Registered electors			2,148
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Tasvale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Bradshaw	523	49.5
	Conservative	P. Ayers*	450	42.6
	Labour	J. King	83	7.9
Majority			73	6.9
Turnout			1,056	63.5
Registered electors			1,667
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Buckton*	452	52.7
	Conservative	S. Orton	261	30.4
	Labour	J. Drewitt	145	16.9
Majority			191	22.3
Turnout			858	55.4
Registered electors			1,570
	Alliance hold		Swing

Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Scott	538	49.6
	Alliance	J. Gray	429	39.5
	Labour	A. Todd	118	10.9
Majority			109	10.0
Turnout			1,085	67.9
Registered electors			1,614
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waveney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Shannon	491	49.9
	Alliance	F. Mitchell	414	42.1
	Labour	P. Jackson	78	7.9
Majority			77	7.8
Turnout			983	64.2
Registered electors			1,543
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Chapman*	792	58.3
	Alliance	F. Baldwin	566	41.7
Majority			226	16.6
Turnout			1,358	58.0
Registered electors			2,361
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wodehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Cook*	428	62.0
	Alliance	O. Wheeldon	200	29.0
	Labour	T. Clennell	62	9.0
Majority			228	33.0
Turnout			690	55.3
Registered electors			1,253
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Costessey by-election: 15 September 1988^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		571	41.5
	SLD		537	39.0
	Labour		268	19.5
Majority			34	2.5
Turnout			1,376	38.3
Registered electors			3,593
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing

Ditchingham by-election: 4 May 1989^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD		447	45.8
	Conservative		398	40.8
	Labour		130	13.3
Majority			49	5.0
Turnout			975	58.3
Registered electors			1,672
	SLD hold		Swing

Marshland by-election: 4 October 1990^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		263	38.6
	Labour		235	34.5
	Conservative		184	27.0
Majority			28	4.1
Turnout			682	50.0
Registered electors			1,364
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing