1987 Corby District Council election

1987 Corby District Council election ^[1]
All 27 seats in the Corby District Council; 14 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1987 Corby District Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

The 1987 Corby District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Corby District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, which it had held since 1979.^[2]

Ward-by-Ward Results

Central Ward (3 seats)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: Central^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Thomson	1,031
	Labour	T. McConnachie	1,025
	Labour	J. Hazel	1,013
	Conservative	R. Marshall	818
	Conservative	F. Buckthorpe	782
	Conservative	L. Buecheler	714
	Alliance	C. Ellison	334
Turnout				51.5%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Danesholme Ward (3 seats)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: Danesholme^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Mawdsley	922
	Labour	R. Hayburn	916
	Labour	J. Breen	908
	Conservative	F. Goodman	624
	Conservative	J. Bowman	624
	Conservative	S. Heggs	503
	Alliance	D. Berry	456
	Alliance	J. Lundy	284
	Alliance	G. Ellison	269
Turnout				52.6%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

East Ward (2 seats)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Wright	600
	Independent	T. Sykes	527
	Conservative	M. Cochrane	486
	Conservative	T. Drummond-Young	371
Turnout				53.6%
	Labour hold
	Independent gain from Labour

Hazelwood Ward (3 seats)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: Hazelwood^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. McGowan	1,145
	Labour	W. Mawdsley	1,081
	Labour	K. Glendinning	1,080
	Alliance	M. Mahon	406
	Alliance	J. Collins	402
	Conservative	M. Payne	401
	Communist	J. Reilly	176
Turnout				42.7%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Kingswood Ward (3 seats)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: Kingswood^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Irwin	1,246
	Labour	T. McGivern	1,189
	Labour	E. Donald	1,170
	Alliance	W. Stewart	551
	Alliance	J. Wood	529
	Conservative	C. Reeves	445
	Alliance	J. King	430
Turnout				43.4%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Lloyds Ward (3 seats)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: Lloyds^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Kane	1,452
	Conservative	D. Hindwood	1,414
	Labour	R. Hipkiss	1,290
	Labour	J. Noble	969
	Conservative	T. Strickland	916
Turnout				60.1%
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

Lodge Park Ward (3 seats)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: Lodge Park^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Wright	1,736
	Labour	J.Sims	1,608
	Labour	P. Floody	1,509
	Conservative	C. Woolmer	914
Turnout				52.0%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Rural East Ward (1 seat)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: Rural East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Kimmons	707
	Labour	K. Locker	319
Turnout				56.2%
	Conservative hold

Rural North Ward (1 seat)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: Rural North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Ogilvie	288
	Alliance	A. Bianchi	261
	Conservative	J. Woolston	195
Turnout				72.6%
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Independent

Rural West Ward (1 seat)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: Rural West^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Webster	448
	Alliance	H. Finlay-Norman	200
	Labour	M. Forshaw	108
Turnout				64.2%
	Independent gain from Conservative

Shire Lodge Ward (2 seats)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: Shire Lodge^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Crawley	1,004
	Labour	J. Cowling	805
	Conservative	G. Bruce	463
Turnout				47.1%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

West Ward (2 seats)

Corby District Council Elections 1987: West^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Adamson	1,226
	Labour	R. Telfer	1,196
	Conservative	S. Gregory	674
	Conservative	F. Snape	588
Turnout				48.7%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

References

^ "Local Election Summaries 1987". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "England council elections". BBC News. 10 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Corby Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.

[summary1987-1] "Local Election Summaries 1987". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[2] "England council elections". BBC News. 10 May 2011.

[results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Corby Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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