1987 Tendring District Council election

1987 Tendring District Council election
← 1983 5 May 1987 1991 →
All 60 seats to Tendring District Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1987 Tendring District Council election.
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1987 Tendring District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England.^[1] This was the same day as other local elections held across the United Kingdom.

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	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	33	1	55.0	42.7	40,224	–0.1
Alliance	15	7	25.0	30.7	28,896	+9.7
Residents	5	3	8.3	6.4	5,996	–0.9
Labour	4	4	6.7	17.6	16,537	–3.6
Independent	2	2	3.3	2.1	1,989	–4.0
Ind. Conservative	1	1	1.7	0.4	347	–1.1
Independent Liberal	0		0.0	0.3	236	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Fitch	707	45.9	+6.8
	Alliance	J. Hayward	630	40.9	+9.9
	Conservative	R. Lord*	625	40.5	–4.4
	Conservative	R. Silcock	556	36.1	–5.6
	Labour	P. Duncombe	210	13.6	–2.3
	Labour	J. Duncombe	203	13.2	–2.0
Turnout			~1,542	52.8	+7.1
Registered electors			2,920
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Varney	436	56.8	–1.7
	Independent	P. Bates	181	23.6	N/A
	Labour	P. Watson	150	19.6	–21.9
Majority			255	33.2	+16.2
Turnout			767	48.9	±0.0
Registered electors			1,569
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Wright*	380	54.6	–32.8
	Alliance	D. Page	236	33.9	N/A
	Labour	I. Jefferson	80	11.5	–1.1
Majority			144	20.7	–54.2
Turnout			696	41.3	+3.3
Registered electors			1,684
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Candler	1,901	55.7	+24.0
	Alliance	D. Spence	1,865	54.6	+34.6
	Conservative	R. Buckley	1,160	34.0	–14.5
	Conservative	M. Fitz*	1,141	33.4	–14.8
	Labour	J. Bond	358	10.5	–9.4
	Labour	H. Fenton	334	9.8	N/A
Turnout			~3,415	45.6	+8.6
Registered electors			7,490
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Abbott	433	52.0	–18.6
	Labour	G. Crask	271	32.5	+3.1
	Alliance	M. Offord	129	15.5	N/A
Majority			162	19.4	–21.8
Turnout			833	52.5	+0.9
Registered electors			1,587
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Patrick*	556	31.1	–12.7
	Conservative	R. Morgan	529	29.6	*N/A*
	Alliance	C. House*	473	26.4	–14.0
	Conservative	D. Hicks	413	23.1	N/A
	Independent	M. Allen	276	15.4	N/A
	Alliance	W. Miller	239	13.4	N/A
	Labour	S. Lavallin	231	12.9	–3.0
	Labour	J. King	164	9.2	–2.1
Turnout			~1,789	61.3	–5.1
Registered electors			2,918
	Independent hold
	Conservative gain from Alliance

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Coupland	769	46.2	+20.9
	Alliance	B. Stephens*	673	40.5	+4.4
	Alliance	R. Goodenough	657	39.5	+7.5
	Conservative	G. Smith	462	27.8	N/A
	Labour	L. Jakubowski	220	13.2	–5.6
	Labour	A. Turner	204	12.3	–3.3
Turnout			~1,663	56.5	–0.5
Registered electors			2,944
	Conservative gain from Alliance
	Alliance hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Parrish*	552	64.8	–2.0
	Labour	P. Woodgate	300	35.2	+2.0
Majority			252	29.6	–4.0
Turnout			852	45.9	–2.3
Registered electors			1,858
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Shelton*	2,329	66.8	–19.4
	Conservative	M. Rex*	2,256	64.7	–19.6
	Conservative	A. Finnegan-Butler	1,997	57.3	–23.4
	Alliance	R. Hamilton	1,000	28.7	N/A
	Alliance	J. Russell	982	28.2	N/A
	Labour	D. Enever	319	9.1	–4.6
Turnout			~3,487	73.4	+32.8
Registered electors			4,750
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	R. Druce*	606	37.6	–8.8
	Conservative	P. Harding	605	37.6	+4.7
	Residents	R. Finn*	476	29.6	–7.0
	Alliance	A. Wallis	202	12.5	+3.6
	Labour	D. Raby	199	12.4	+0.5
	Alliance	L. Wallis	147	9.1	N/A
Turnout			~1,610	48.8	+5.9
Registered electors			3,300
	Residents hold
	Conservative gain from Residents

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Finch	407	48.2	+1.1
	Labour	C. Poulton	247	29.3	+3.2
	Alliance	G. Turner	190	22.5	–4.3
Majority			160	19.0	–1.2
Turnout			844	55.3	+9.5
Registered electors			1,525
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Dimambro	461	50.8	–6.9
	Alliance	R. Taylor	381	42.0	+9.6
	Labour	N. Gallagher	65	7.2	–2.7
Majority			80	8.8	–16.5
Turnout			907	53.3	+7.8
Registered electors			1,702
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Pound*	341	77.9	+12.1
	Labour	G. Mills	97	22.1	–12.1
Majority			244	55.7	+24.2
Turnout			438	41.2	–7.6
Registered electors			1,063
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Good*	716	44.2	+0.2
	Labour	K. Todd*	630	38.9	+13.5
	Labour	Ivan Henderson	504	31.1	+5.8
	Conservative	P. Cullen	335	20.7	N/A
	Alliance	C. Townsend	275	17.0	+4.3
Turnout			~1,620	61.8	–3.3
Registered electors			2,621
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

Harwich East Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Bleakley*	615	40.8	–8.1
	Conservative	D. Rutson*	503	33.4	–5.1
	Labour	W. Blacker	451	30.0	+8.9
	Alliance	M. Sears	440	29.2	–0.8
	Labour	M. Hedge	420	27.9	+7.5
	Alliance	D. Marshall	396	26.3	+3.4
Turnout			~1,506	53.6	+6.8
Registered electors			2,809
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Harwich West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Knight*	925	46.0	+3.7
	Conservative	E. Yallop	583	29.0	+2.3
	Labour	K. Rose	560	27.9	–2.6
	Conservative	R. Kenneison	533	26.5	+0.4
	Alliance	M. Gochin	503	25.0	–6.0
Turnout			~2,010	57.1	+8.9
Registered electors			3,521
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Alliance

Harwich West Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Spall*	550	36.6	–4.4
	Labour	S. Henderson	511	34.0	+10.7
	Conservative	G. Wallington-Hayes*	508	33.8	–5.6
	Labour	D. Robson	457	30.4	+7.4
	Alliance	T. Booth	443	29.5	–6.2
	Alliance	D. Murrison	419	27.9	–3.5
Turnout			~1,504	53.3	+4.6
Registered electors			2,822
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Rush Green (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Harmer	830	39.0	+1.9
	Conservative	M. Amos	809	38.0	+3.7
	Conservative	P. Harmer*	778	36.6	*N/A*
	Labour	P. Johnson	722	34.0	+7.9
	Labour	R. Negus	693	32.6	+8.5
	Labour	R. Raby	672	31.6	+7.8
	Alliance	W. Cameron	337	15.8	–9.0
	Independent	C. Humphrey	236	11.1	–0.8
Turnout			~2,126	51.2	–0.3
Registered electors			4,153
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	I. Fairbairn*	1,184	83.3	*N/A*
	Residents	J. Hewitt*	1,150	80.9	*N/A*
	Alliance	A. Laird	154	10.8	N/A
	Alliance	R. Laird	123	8.7	N/A
	Labour	S. Knight	83	5.8	N/A
Turnout			~1,422	53.9	N/A
Registered electors			2,638
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. Oxborrow	952	41.1	+27.3
	Conservative	G. Reilly*	870	37.6	+4.4
	Conservative	R. Rogers	820	35.4	+12.2
	Alliance	J. Edwards	699	30.2	N/A
	Residents	G. Miles	337	14.6	–30.6
	Residents	J. Martin	333	14.4	–21.8
	Labour	C. Evans	155	6.7	–1.2
Turnout			~2,316	56.7	+6.5
Registered electors			4,084
	Alliance gain from Residents
	Conservative gain from Residents

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Pallett	771	41.1	*N/A*
	Conservative	D. Haynes	696	37.1	*N/A*
	Labour	L. Randall*	695	37.1	–9.8
	Labour	R. Dunn*	578	30.8	–9.0
	Alliance	F. Nichols	409	21.8	–5.8
	Alliance	H. Cutting	400	21.3	N/A
Turnout			~1,875	55.6	–3.5
Registered electors			3,372
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	P. De-Vaux Balbirnie	347	48.3	*N/A*
	Independent	W. Ford	275	38.2	N/A
	Labour	P. Hedge	97	13.5	–0.8
Majority			72	10.0	N/A
Turnout			719	34.7	+5.5
Registered electors			2,070
	Ind. Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Smith	373	39.9	+14.0
	Labour	J. Dorchester	336	35.9	+15.3
	Conservative	D. Coggins	227	24.3	–7.0
Majority			37	4.0	N/A
Turnout			936	55.9	+2.4
Registered electors			1,673
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	0.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Elmer*	386	53.5	+16.9
	Alliance	B. Fawcett	335	46.5	+34.0
Majority			51	7.1	–1.8
Turnout			721	47.2	–4.4
Registered electors			1,528
	Labour hold		Swing	8.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Jessop*	1,169	56.4	+10.8
	Conservative	J. Molyneux	1,140	55.0	+11.1
	Conservative	L. King*	1,062	51.3	+9.8
	Alliance	S. Davers	613	29.6	+4.6
	Labour	O. Smith	290	14.0	+4.5
Turnout			~2,071	49.8	–9.0
Registered electors			4,159
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	J. Cole*	1,282	81.6	–8.9
	Residents	A. Tovey	1,234	78.5	–8.9
	Alliance	A. Cameron	168	10.7	N/A
	Labour	W. Jefferson	122	7.8	–1.8
Turnout			~1,572	54.5	+5.7
Registered electors			2,884
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Overton*	896	43.0	+0.8
	Conservative	R. Huse	861	41.4	+2.5
	Alliance	D. Tunstill	786	37.8	+19.2
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith*	726	34.9	+0.2
	Labour	L. Banyard	402	19.3	+6.5
	Labour	L. Banyard	393	18.9	+6.1
Turnout			~2,082	44.9	–2.9
Registered electors			4,637
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Bevan*	1,852	61.3	+14.1
	Alliance	W. Bensilum	1,749	57.9	+21.1
	Alliance	P. Manning*	1,685	55.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	S. Dawson	882	29.2	–6.4
	Conservative	R. Macmahon	798	26.4	–7.0
	Conservative	P. Vanner	768	25.4	–7.2
	Labour	S. Morley	288	9.5	–7.7
	Labour	N. Jacobs	281	9.3	–5.0
	Labour	M. Souter	268	8.9	–4.8
Turnout			~3,020	54.3	–2.1
Registered electors			5,562
	Alliance hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Alliance hold

Election result

Alresford, Thorrington and Frating

Ardleigh

Beaumont and Thorpe

Bockings Elm

Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix

Brightlingsea East

Brightlingsea West

Elmstead

Frinton

Golf Green

Great and Little Oakley

Great Bentley

Great Bromley, Little Bromley and Little Bentley

Harwich East

Harwich East Central

Harwich West

Harwich West Central

Haven

Holland and Kirby

Lawford and Manningtree

Little Clacton

Mistley

Ramsey and Parkeston

Rush Green

Southcliff

St. Bartholomews

St James

St Johns

St Marys

St Osyth and Point Clear

Tendring and Weeley

Walton

Lawford & Manningtree

Great & Little Oakley

Great Bentley

Ardleigh

St Marys (1989)

St Marys (1990)

Walton

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	L. Redpath	934	39.6	+24.6
	Alliance	M. Bargent	914	38.7	*N/A*
	Alliance	A. Kitchen	760	32.2	*N/A*
	Labour	R. Smith*	714	30.3	–1.7
	Conservative	J. Brittain	389	16.5	–1.1
	Conservative	A. Shove	340	14.4	N/A
	Labour	E. Crask	332	14.1	–4.5
	Labour	B. Theadom	329	13.9	–4.1
	Independent	D. Moody*	321	13.6	–8.9
Turnout			~2,359	60.4	+0.3
Registered electors			3,906
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Independent
	Alliance gain from Labour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. Dale*	755	48.3	+10.1
	Conservative	C. de Chair	661	42.3	+10.4
	Alliance	A. Manwaring	464	29.7	–2.3
	Labour	A. Wilson	145	9.3	N/A
Turnout			~1,562	54.7	–7.5
Registered electors			2,855
	Alliance hold
	Conservative gain from Alliance

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Lumber*	497	73.7	+11.6
	Labour	S. Lloyd-Biggs	106	15.7	+5.5
	Alliance	D. Roberts	71	10.5	–17.2
Majority			391	58.0	+23.7
Turnout			674	35.0	–3.7
Registered electors			1,923
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Page*	1,482	62.0	+10.9
	Conservative	D. Hall	1,471	61.5	+11.7
	Conservative	A. Rayner*	1,466	61.3	+11.8
	Alliance	J. Oxborrow	570	23.8	N/A
	Alliance	G. Edwards	461	19.3	N/A
	Alliance	C. Munn	444	18.6	N/A
	Labour	P. Lawes	340	14.2	–3.6
Turnout			~2,392	44.8	–10.2
Registered electors			5,339
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	725	45.5	+8.4
	Conservative	640	40.2	–0.9
	Alliance	229	14.4	–7.4
Majority		85	5.3	N/A
Turnout		1,594	36.0	–19.6
Registered electors		4,428
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing	4.7

Party		Votes	%	±%
	SLD	304	45.6	+23.1
	Labour	186	27.9	–1.4
	Conservative	177	26.5	–21.7
Majority		118	17.7	N/A
Turnout		667	43.0	–12.3
Registered electors		1,551
	SLD gain from Conservative	Swing	12.3

Party		Votes	%	±%
	SLD	354	45.3	+3.3
	Conservative	322	41.2	–9.6
	Labour	106	13.6	+6.4
Majority		32	4.1	N/A
Turnout		782	44.8	–8.5
Registered electors		1,746
	SLD gain from Conservative	Swing	6.5

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	256	44.4	–12.4
	Green	173	30.0	N/A
	Labour	58	10.1	–9.5
	Independent	53	9.2	N/A
	SLD	37	6.4	N/A
Majority		83	14.4	–18.8
Turnout		577	38.1	–10.8
Registered electors		1,514
	Conservative hold

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	674	38.7	+8.4
	SLD	664	38.1	–1.5
	Conservative	363	20.8	+4.3
	Independent	42	2.4	N/A
Majority		10	0.6	N/A
Turnout		1,743	43.0	–17.4
Registered electors		4,053
	Labour gain from SLD	Swing	5.0

Party		Votes	%	±%
	SLD	753	49.2	+9.6
	Labour	554	36.2	+5.9
	Conservative	199	13.0	–3.5
	Independent	23	1.5	N/A
Majority		199	13.0	N/A
Turnout		1,529	37.7	–22.7
Registered electors		4,056
	SLD hold	Swing	1.9