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1987 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election

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

Summary

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Election result

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1987 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 13 Increase 3 75.0 13 26 49.1 18,919 47.4 +13.6
  Alliance 2 Decrease 1 12.5 12 14 26.4 9,821 24.6 –8.3
  Labour 2 Decrease 2 12.5 10 12 22.6 11,032 27.6 –5.6
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.9 104 0.3 N/A
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 37 0.1 ±0.0

Ward Results

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Brickhill

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Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Humphrys 1,753 50.8 −2.7
Alliance J. Struthers 1,314 38.0 +6.0
Labour H. Mitchell 387 11.2 −3.3
Turnout 3,454 56.6
Conservative hold Swing

Bromham

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Bromham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Herring 1,655 70.1 +3.7
Alliance E. Edwards 559 23.7 −16.1
Labour A. Albone 148 6.3 −10.0
Turnout 2,362 60.8
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Dewar* 1,319 50.2 +5.3
Labour S. Billingham 911 34.7 +5.0
Alliance W. Wright 399 15.2 −10.2
Turnout 2,629 59.3
Conservative hold Swing

Cauldwell

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Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Astle* 1,328 53.8 −8.6
Conservative R. Pal 845 34.2 +13.6
Alliance K. Jones 259 10.5 −4.4
Communist P. Waite 37 1.5 −0.6
Turnout 2,469 44.0
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

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Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Sparrow 681 44.3 +16.7
Alliance D. Wickens 617 40.1 −5.3
Labour J. Cartlidge 239 15.5 −11.5
Turnout 1,537 51.5
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing

De Parys

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De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Barley* 1,458 49.2 −6.5
Alliance P. Dixon 1,172 39.5 +11.7
Labour B. Jones 335 11.3 −5.2
Turnout 2,965 53.7
Conservative hold Swing

Goldington

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Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance S. Gillard 1,245 44.5 −2.9
Labour F. Garrick 820 29.3 −2.0
Conservative V. Fulford 732 26.2 +5.0
Turnout 2,797 51.1
Alliance hold Swing

Great Barford

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Great Barford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Fordham* 750 76.8 +15.8
Labour E. Grugeon 149 15.3 +8.9
Alliance B. Gibbons 77 7.9 −24.7
Turnout 976 51.2
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

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Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Dillingham* 1,310 49.5 −10.5
Labour C. Atkins 1,127 42.6 +14.1
Alliance P. Chybalski 211 8.0 −3.4
Turnout 2,648 50.4
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston East

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Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Attenborough* 1,786 54.4 +6.5
Labour O. Wesley 1,097 33.4 −6.4
Alliance D. Johnson 399 12.2 +4.1
Turnout 3,282 48.7
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston Rural

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Kempston Rural (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Tucker 837 71.6 +4.2
Alliance S. Sawford 173 14.8 −2.3
Labour M. Sargeant 159 13.6 −1.9
Turnout 1,169 55.6
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston West

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Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Joy 1,453 55.7 +13.5
Labour A. Beardmore 860 33.0 −7.4
Alliance M. Dimmock 295 11.3 −6.2
Turnout 2,608 47.2
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsbrook

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Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance M. Nesbitt 1,152 43.9 +10.2
Labour A. Tester 965 36.8 −9.0
Conservative M. Mactoom 507 19.3 −1.3
Turnout 2,624 48.1
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

Putnoe

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Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Moore 1,661 51.9 +8.0
Alliance J. Lennon 1,289 40.3 −7.6
Labour G. Wilson 248 7.8 −0.4
Turnout 3,198 56.6
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing

Queen's Park

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Queen's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. George* 1,352 63.2 +3.8
Conservative M. Williams 560 26.2 −4.4
Alliance T. Kirby 227 10.6 +3.8
Turnout 2,139 40.9
Labour hold Swing

Sharnbrook

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Sharnbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Pearson* 739 65.4 +0.9
Alliance A. Nicholson 279 24.7 −2.5
Labour R. Tysoe 112 9.9 +1.6
Turnout 1,130 55.7
Conservative hold Swing

Wootton

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Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Hyde 873 45.3 +9.2
Labour B. Keens* 795 41.3 +26.1
Alliance A. Travis 154 8.0 +2.3
Independent P. Quirk 104 5.4 −17.7
Turnout 1,926 54.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Labour had previously gained the Independent seat in a by-election.

References

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  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 February 2023.