1987_Plymouth_City_Council_election
The 1987 Plymouth City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which it had held since its creation in 1973.[1]
Quick Facts All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council 31 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 51.7 | 37.8 | 35,136 | 5.4 | |
Labour | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 31.7 | 27.6 | 25,617 | 3.0 | |
Alliance | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16.7 | 33.1 | 30,779 | 10.7 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1,440 | 2.3 | ||
Total | 60 | 92,972 |
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Budshead (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Thomas | 1,758 | ||
Alliance | C. Brampton | 1,712 | ||
Labour | C. Payne | 1,685 | ||
Labour | R. Simmonds | 1,668 | ||
Alliance | D. Goodwins | 1,654 | ||
Alliance | J. Aarons | 1,654 | ||
Conservative | M. Gibson | 765 | ||
Conservative | S. Medland | 695 | ||
Conservative | L. Moss | 660 | ||
Turnout | 46.9% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Compton (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | T. Savery | 2,537 | ||
Conservative | G. Sloggett | 2,519 | ||
Conservative | P. Wood | 2,377 | ||
Alliance | M. Bayne | 1,390 | ||
Alliance | B. Clarke | 1,375 | ||
Alliance | J. Knight | 1,248 | ||
Labour | M. Seabrook | 463 | ||
Labour | T. Brown | 450 | ||
Labour | P. Lee | 443 | ||
Green | C. Farr | 311 | ||
Turnout | 54.9% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Drake (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | D. Mitchell | 2,285 | ||
Conservative | S. Hole | 1,991 | ||
Conservative | J. Thorpe | 1,991 | ||
Alliance | J. Robins | 1,318 | ||
Alliance | D. Nash | 1,300 | ||
Alliance | R. Lethaby | 1,211 | ||
Labour | R. Cooksley | 1,091 | ||
Labour | L. Haines | 1,016 | ||
Labour | L. Jarvie | 893 | ||
Green | G. Grindrod | 292 | ||
Turnout | 53.0% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Efford (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. King | 1,843 | ||
Labour | G. Draper | 1,667 | ||
Conservative | C. Stanbury | 1,624 | ||
Conservative | M. Leaves | 1,534 | ||
Labour | B. Dawe | 1,500 | ||
Conservative | K. Banks | 1,496 | ||
Alliance | P. Howard | 1,084 | ||
Alliance | J. Cornish | 1,024 | ||
Alliance | M. Cload | 1,018 | ||
Turnout | 52.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Eggbuckland (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Pascoe | 2,227 | ||
Conservative | R. Morrell | 2,147 | ||
Conservative | D. Mackinem | 2,025 | ||
Alliance | B. Coe | 1,919 | ||
Alliance | J. Harris | 1,823 | ||
Alliance | A. Nelmes | 1,783 | ||
Labour | M. Hughes | 1,344 | ||
Labour | L. Huckett | 1,194 | ||
Labour | P. Williams | 1,150 | ||
Turnout | 55.6% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Estover (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | T. Jones | 2,419 | ||
Conservative | R. Boyes | 2,343 | ||
Conservative | K. Wigens | 2,281 | ||
Alliance | A. Ford | 2,124 | ||
Alliance | G. Gardiner | 2,010 | ||
Alliance | E. Lindley | 1,983 | ||
Labour | M. Gilbert | 990 | ||
Labour | M. Keane | 911 | ||
Labour | D. Camp | 888 | ||
Turnout | 51.2% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Ham (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Floyd | 2,181 | ||
Labour | C. Brimblecombe | 1,930 | ||
Labour | B. Hendy | 1,823 | ||
Alliance | A. Burdess | 1,323 | ||
Alliance | G. Morris | 1,275 | ||
Alliance | M. Pike | 1,192 | ||
Conservative | M. Baxter | 994 | ||
Conservative | P. Gale | 920 | ||
Conservative | K. Waterman | 880 | ||
Turnout | 53.6% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Honicknowle (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Whitfield | 2,525 | ||
Labour | J. Ingham | 2,487 | ||
Labour | H. Dolley | 2,411 | ||
Conservative | D. Kennedy | 1,124 | ||
Conservative | A. Ayres | 1,064 | ||
Conservative | M. Waterman | 1,054 | ||
Alliance | S. Parry | 1,034 | ||
Alliance | W. Lea | 1,008 | ||
Alliance | J. House | 1,002 | ||
Turnout | 59.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Keyham (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | H. Furzeman | 1,546 | ||
Alliance | I. Higgins | 1,539 | ||
Alliance | L. Woodcock | 1,428 | ||
Labour | A. Bennett | 1,372 | ||
Labour | D. Manley | 1,295 | ||
Labour | R. Lemin | 1,275 | ||
Conservative | H. Fox | 1,163 | ||
Conservative | D. Ackland | 1,126 | ||
Conservative | R. Johnson | 1,075 | ||
Turnout | 47.1% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | ||||
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Mount Gould (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | Gary Streeter | 1,841 | ||
Alliance | V. Hoy | 1,720 | ||
Alliance | A. Pawley | 1,664 | ||
Conservative | J. Courtney | 1,312 | ||
Conservative | M. Glanville | 1,200 | ||
Conservative | J. Wallace | 1,136 | ||
Labour | T. Evans | 911 | ||
Labour | N. Skinner | 874 | ||
Labour | A. Westlake | 857 | ||
Turnout | 50.7% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
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Plympton Erle (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Mills | 2,178 | ||
Conservative | A. Wright | 2,133 | ||
Conservative | J. Richards | 2,089 | ||
Alliance | M. Williams | 1,861 | ||
Alliance | P. Willcock | 1,798 | ||
Alliance | A. Cudmore | 1,797 | ||
Labour | J. Fildew | 577 | ||
Labour | L. Glover | 502 | ||
Labour | P. Johns | 501 | ||
Turnout | 43.7% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Plympton St Mary (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Stopporton | 2,398 | ||
Conservative | J. Philpotts | 2,297 | ||
Conservative | O. Hughes | 2,153 | ||
Alliance | P. Radmore | 2,138 | ||
Alliance | M. Hendley | 1,961 | ||
Alliance | J. Hendley | 1,864 | ||
Labour | D. Mills | 518 | ||
Labour | M. Nix | 449 | ||
Labour | H. Welch | 436 | ||
Turnout | 54.4% | |||
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | ||||
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | ||||
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | ||||
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Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | D. Dicker | 2,867 | ||
Conservative | D. Viney | 2,758 | ||
Conservative | P. Hocken | 2,699 | ||
Alliance | J. Woodcock | 1,846 | ||
Alliance | E. Willcock | 1,766 | ||
Alliance | A. Martin | 1,675 | ||
Labour | R. Gachagen | 499 | ||
Labour | W. Finn | 484 | ||
Labour | G. Payne | 466 | ||
Turnout | 53.0% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Plymstock Radford (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Easton | 2,472 | ||
Conservative | S. Radford | 2,183 | ||
Conservative | K. Moyse | 2,122 | ||
Alliance | R. Snell | 1,261 | ||
Alliance | G. Unwin | 1,239 | ||
Alliance | J. Byatt | 1,208 | ||
Labour | R. Earl | 828 | ||
Labour | I. Gasper | 637 | ||
Labour | N. Mallett | 603 | ||
Turnout | 52.9% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Southway (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Scott | 1,791 | ||
Labour | W. Evans | 1,771 | ||
Labour | J. Jones | 1,670 | ||
Alliance | W. Cornish | 1,483 | ||
Alliance | D. Elliott | 1,482 | ||
Alliance | C. Andrews | 1,449 | ||
Conservative | S. Jones | 1,348 | ||
Conservative | A. Marshall-Clarke | 1,266 | ||
Conservative | A. Sloggett | 1,260 | ||
Turnout | 44.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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St Budeax (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | B. Luscombe | 1,709 | ||
Alliance | J. Luscombe | 1,580 | ||
Alliance | W. Gallagher | 1,514 | ||
Labour | W. Goffin | 1,292 | ||
Labour | S. Cresswell | 1,272 | ||
Labour | B. Gilroy | 1,193 | ||
Conservative | J. Horswell | 1,166 | ||
Conservative | M. Maddock | 1,155 | ||
Conservative | F. Sullivan | 1,133 | ||
Turnout | 48.1% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | ||||
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St Peter (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | S. Bellamy | 1,744 | ||
Labour | G. Clinick | 1,636 | ||
Labour | P. Kelly | 1,505 | ||
Alliance | G. Burns | 831 | ||
Conservative | M. Chapman | 825 | ||
Conservative | J. Mahony | 791 | ||
Alliance | K. Pedrick | 776 | ||
Conservative | C. Fowler | 768 | ||
Alliance | B. Harris | 739 | ||
Green | S. Shaw | 206 | ||
Turnout | 43.6% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Stoke (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Pascoe | 2,137 | ||
Conservative | J. Howe | 1,928 | ||
Conservative | G. Monahan | 1,865 | ||
Alliance | P. Nicholson | 1,741 | ||
Alliance | G. Airey | 1,589 | ||
Alliance | G. Pedrick | 1,471 | ||
Labour | G. Wheeler | 1,301 | ||
Labour | S. Smith | 1,255 | ||
Labour | M. Wright | 1,199 | ||
Green | F. Allen | 275 | ||
Turnout | 57.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Sutton (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Finnigan | 1,437 | ||
Labour | C. Mavin | 1,342 | ||
Labour | J. Nelder | 1,338 | ||
Alliance | P. York | 1,230 | ||
Alliance | R. Kaye | 1,180 | ||
Alliance | R. Goodinson | 1,170 | ||
Conservative | P. Bentley | 1,163 | ||
Conservative | G. Blades | 1,161 | ||
Conservative | R. Browne | 1,127 | ||
Turnout | 47.8% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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Trelawny (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Mahoney | 2,132 | ||
Conservative | T. Drean | 2,051 | ||
Conservative | A. Parish | 2,026 | ||
Alliance | C. May | 1,388 | ||
Alliance | J. Green | 1,368 | ||
Alliance | A. McKelvie | 1,294 | ||
Labour | J. Blower | 1,152 | ||
Labour | N. Brimblecombe | 1,049 | ||
Labour | B. Rider | 1,025 | ||
Green | T. Barber | 356 | ||
Turnout | 63.8% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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- "Council Compositions by Year". The Elections Centre.