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]
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All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of the 1987 Plymouth City Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 31 | 3 | 6 | ![]() |
51.7 | 37.8 | 35,136 | ![]() | |
Labour | 19 | 1 | 5 | ![]() |
31.7 | 27.6 | 25,617 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 10 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
16.7 | 33.1 | 30,779 | ![]() | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.5 | 1,440 | ![]() | |
Total | 60 | 92,972 |
Ward results
Budshead (3 seats)
![](../I/Budshead_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png.webp)
Location of Budshead ward
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 |
Compton (3 seats)
![](../I/Compton_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png.webp)
Location of Compton ward
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 |
Drake (3 seats)
![](../I/Drake_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png.webp)
Location of Drake ward
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 |
Efford (3 seats)
![](../I/Efford_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png.webp)
Location of Efford ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. King | 1,843 | ||
Labour | G. Draper | 1,667 | ||
Conservative | C. Stanbury | 1,624 | ||
Labour | M. Leaves | 1,534 | ||
Conservative | 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 |
Eggbuckland (3 seats)
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Location of Eggbuckland ward
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 |
Estover (3 seats)
![](../I/Estover_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png.webp)
Location of Estover ward
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 |
Ham (3 seats)
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Location of Ham ward
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 |
Honicknowle (3 seats)
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Location of Honicknowle ward
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 |
Keyham (3 seats)
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Location of Keyham ward
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 | ||||
Mount Gould (3 seats)
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Location of Mount Gould ward
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 | ||||
Plympton Erle (3 seats)
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Location of Plympton Erle ward
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 |
Plympton St Mary (3 seats)
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Location of Plympton St Mary ward
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 | ||||
Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)
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Location of Plymstock Dunstone ward
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 |
Plymstock Radford (3 seats)
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Location of Plymstock Radford ward
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 |
Southway (3 seats)
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Location of Southway ward
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 |
St Budeax (3 seats)
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Location of St Budeax ward
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 | ||||
St Peter (3 seats)
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Location of St Peter ward
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 |
Stoke (3 seats)
![](../I/Stoke_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png.webp)
Location of Stoke ward
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 |
Sutton (3 seats)
![](../I/Sutton_ward_in_Plymouth_1979.svg.png.webp)
Location of Sutton ward
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 | ||||
Trelawny (3 seats)
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Location of Trelawny ward
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 |
References
- "Council Compositions by Year". The Elections Centre.
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