1987 Braintree District Council election

1987 Braintree District Council election
All 60 seats to Braintree District Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1987 Braintree District Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

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

Summary

Election result

1987 Braintree District Council election
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	30	6	4	2	50.0	42.6	36,990	+0.9
Labour	13	0	3	3	21.7	28.1	24,392	–0.1
Independent	8	2	2	2	13.3	7.6	6,615	–3.0
Alliance	5	2	0	2	8.3	18.7	16,215	+2.7
Residents	4	2	0	2	6.7	3.0	2,613	+0.4
Ind. Conservative	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	–0.8

Ward results

Black Notley

Black Notley
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Alliance gain from Conservative	Swing

Bocking North

Bocking North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bocking South

Bocking South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Braintree Central

Braintree Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Braintree East

Braintree East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Braintree West

Braintree West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold

Bumpstead

Bumpstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

Castle Headingham

Castle Headingham
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Alliance gain from Conservative	Swing

Coggeshall

Coggeshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold

Colne Engaine and Greenstead Green

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative	Swing

Cressing

Cressing
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold	Swing

Earls Colne

Earls Colne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Gosfield

Gosfield
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Independent hold	Swing

Halstead Holy Trinity

Halstead Holy Trinity
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold
	Residents gain from Labour
	Residents hold

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Residents gain from Conservative
	Residents hold

Hatfield Peverel

Hatfield Peverel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative gain from Independent

Kelvedon

Kelvedon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Panfield

Panfield
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Independent gain from Conservative	Swing

Rayne

Rayne
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold	Swing

Sible Headingham

Sible Headingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold

Stour Valley Central

Stour Valley Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold	Swing

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold	Swing

Terling

Terling
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

Three Fields

Three Fields
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Upper Colne

Upper Colne
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold	Swing

Witham Central

Witham Central
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Independent hold	Swing

Witham Chipping Hill

Witham Chipping Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Witham North

Witham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Witham Silver End and Rivenhall

Witham Silver End & Rivenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Witham South

Witham South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Witham West

Witham West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Yeldham

Yeldham
Party		Votes




Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold	Swing

References

^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[1] "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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