1987 St Edmundsbury Borough 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.

Abbeygate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Jepson*	638	40.6
	Conservative	A. Biggs*	638	40.6
	Alliance	A. Bignell	493	31.4
	Green	J. Wakelam	241	15.3
	Labour	F. Roberts	200	12.7
	Labour	M. Roberts	196	12.5
Turnout			~1,572	58.6
Registered electors			2,684
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Barningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wallace	657	80.3
	Green	M. Monaco	161	19.7
Majority			496	60.6
Turnout			818	49.0
Registered electors			1,669
	Conservative hold

Barrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. English*	486	61.9
	Green	C. Southall	299	38.1
Majority			187	23.8
Turnout			785	54.5
Registered electors			1,441
	Conservative hold

Cangle (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Atkinson	781	43.3
	Labour	J. Hartley	587	32.6
	Labour	G. Kiernan*	556	30.8
	Alliance	C. Crane	435	24.1
Turnout			~1,803	46.7
Registered electors			3,857
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Elkins*	304	53.8
	Alliance	A. Walker	261	46.2
Majority			43	7.6
Turnout			565	30.2
Registered electors			1,868
	Labour hold

Cavendish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wayman*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,302
	Conservative hold

Chalkstone (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Richards*	689	45.4
	Alliance	J. Jones	446	29.4
	Labour	M. Byrne	384	25.3
	Labour	D. McCrossen	311	20.5
Turnout			~1,519	41.0
Registered electors			3,706
	Conservative hold
	Alliance gain from Labour

Chevington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Aitkens*	572	59.5
	Alliance	M. McCormack	390	40.5
Majority			182	18.9
Turnout			962	61.5
Registered electors			1,477
	Conservative hold

Clare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bone*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,540
	Conservative hold

Clements (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. O'Neill	499	47.4
	Labour	M. Martin	440	41.8
	Conservative	M. Elliott	314	29.8
	Alliance	P. O'Garvaigh	239	22.7
Turnout			~1,052	41.0
Registered electors			2,568
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Eastgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Jennings*	702	47.4
	Conservative	R. Self*	662	44.7
	Alliance	S. Tamlyn	584	39.4
	Alliance	L. Green	512	34.6
	Labour	K. Smith	195	13.2
	Labour	D. Williams	194	13.1
Turnout			~1,481	48.5
Registered electors			3,052
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Fornham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Warren*	576	74.6
	Labour	R. Nowak	196	25.4
Majority			380	49.2
Turnout			772	42.9
Registered electors			1,800
	Conservative hold

Great Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Griffiths	481	51.8
	Alliance	G. Ellis	403	43.4
	Labour	P. Khan	45	4.8
Majority			78	8.4
Turnout			929	59.9
Registered electors			1,551
	Conservative hold

Honington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Starling*	317	69.1
	Independent	W. Tidy	142	30.9
Majority			175	38.1
Turnout			459	39.5
Registered electors			1,162
	Conservative hold

Horringer (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Dutson*	Unopposed
	Conservative	P. Underwood*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,887
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hundon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Warwick	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,631
	Conservative hold

Ixworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Robinson	583	71.6
	Labour	M. Potter	231	28.4
Majority			352	43.2
Turnout			814	44.0
Registered electors			1,830
	Conservative hold

Kedington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Jones*	602	61.4
	Conservative	G. Rushbrook	299	30.5
	Labour	P. Conneely	80	8.2
Majority			303	30.9
Turnout			981	65.6
Registered electors			1,495
	Alliance hold

Northgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lockwood*	636	64.6
	Labour	E. Steele*	618	62.8
	Conservative	A. Veal	348	35.4
Turnout			~984	40.5
Registered electors			2,431
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Pakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Whitwell*	364	55.2
	Labour	S. Robinson	186	28.2
	Green	R. Anstee-Parry	110	16.7
Majority			178	27.0
Turnout			660	44.3
Registered electors			1,491
	Conservative gain from Independent

Risby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Conran*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,464
	Conservative hold

Risbygate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Marsh*	530	57.4
	Conservative	E. Spooner	507	54.9
	Alliance	A. Wapshott	394	42.6
	Alliance	M. Wapshott	382	41.3
Turnout			~924	34.1
Registered electors			2,706
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Rougham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. May*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,438
	Independent hold

Sextons (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Knight*	836	63.9
	Conservative	R. Palmer	835	63.8
	Labour	A. Brewer	473	36.1
	Labour	P. Brewer	456	34.9
Turnout			~1,309	47.0
Registered electors			2,783
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Southgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Williams*	1,021	56.0
	Alliance	M. Robinson	809	44.4
	Conservative	A. Paterson	627	34.4
	Conservative	M. Brundle	606	33.2
	Labour	A. Miller	174	9.5
Turnout			~1,823	52.6
Registered electors			3,467
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold

St. Marys & Helions

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Horrigan*	284	52.8
	Alliance	C. Gren	142	26.4
	Labour	J. McCrossen	112	20.8
Majority			142	26.4
Turnout			538	42.6
Registered electors			1,262
	Conservative hold

St. Olaves (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Wormleighton*	772	73.5
	Labour	W. Cownley*	638	60.8
	Conservative	M. Stonehouse	279	26.5
Turnout			~1,050	36.2
Registered electors			2,903
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stanton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Rudge*	505	57.1
	Alliance	T. Cook	380	42.9
Majority			125	14.2
Turnout			885	45.0
Registered electors			1,966
	Conservative hold

Westgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Cutting*	760	54.9
	Conservative	D. Kempson*	748	54.1
	Alliance	R. Corfe	429	31.0
	Alliance	I. Norris	420	30.4
	Labour	M. Marshall	196	14.2
Turnout			~1,385	49.4
Registered electors			2,802
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Whelnetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Clements*	571	65.3
	Alliance	J. Gill	185	21.2
	Labour	M. Kilner	118	13.5
Majority			386	44.1
Turnout			874	55.7
Registered electors			1,569
	Conservative hold

Wickhambrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Long*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,531
	Conservative hold

Withersfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mowbray*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,290
	Conservative hold

Horringer by-election: 10 September 1987^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		377	47.6
	Alliance		163	20.6
	Independent		96	12.1
	Independent		88	11.1
	Independent		68	8.6
Majority			214	27.0
Turnout			792	26.2
Registered electors			3,023
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		606	63.3
	Labour		352	36.7
Majority			254	26.5
Turnout			958	33.7
Registered electors			2,843
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Barton by-election: 30 March 1989^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		358	46.5
	Alliance		353	45.8
	Labour		59	7.7
Majority			5	0.7
Turnout			770	45.7
Registered electors			1,685
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withersfield by-election: 15 June 1989^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		Unopposed
Registered electors			1,290
	Conservative hold