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1987 Braintree District Council election

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.

1987 Braintree District Council election
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7 May 1987 (1987-05-07)
1991 →
All 60 seats to Braintree District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 28 seats, 41.7% 16 seats, 28.2% 10 seats, 10.6%
Seats won 30 13 8
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 3 Decrease 2
Popular vote 36,990 24,392 6,615
Percentage 42.6% 28.1% 7.6%
Swing Increase 0.9% Decrease 0.1% Decrease 3.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Alliance Residents
Last election 3 seats, 16.0% 2 seats, 2.6%
Seats won 5 4
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 16,215 2,613
Percentage 18.7% 3.0%
Swing Increase 2.7% Increase 0.4%
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

Summary

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Election result

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

Ward results

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Black Notley

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Black Notley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Bocking North

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Bocking North
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Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bocking South

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Bocking South
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Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Braintree Central

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Braintree Central
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Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Braintree East

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Braintree East
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Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Braintree West

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Braintree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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Alliance hold
Alliance hold
Alliance hold

Bumpstead

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Bumpstead
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Conservative hold

Castle Headingham

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Castle Headingham
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Coggeshall

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Coggeshall
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Conservative hold

Colne Engaine and Greenstead Green

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Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
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Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative Swing

Cressing

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Cressing
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Earls Colne

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Earls Colne
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Independent hold
Independent hold

Gosfield

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Gosfield
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Halstead Holy Trinity

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Halstead Holy Trinity
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Labour hold
Residents gain from Labour
Residents hold

Halstead St. Andrew's

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Halstead St. Andrew's
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Residents gain from Conservative
Residents hold

Hatfield Peverel

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Hatfield Peverel
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Conservative gain from Independent

Kelvedon

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Kelvedon
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Conservative hold

Panfield

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Panfield
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Rayne

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Rayne
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Sible Headingham

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Sible Headingham
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Conservative hold

Stour Valley Central

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Stour Valley Central
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Stour Valley North

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Stour Valley North
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Stour Valley South

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Stour Valley South
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Terling

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Terling
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Three Fields

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Three Fields
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Conservative hold

Upper Colne

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Upper Colne
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Witham Central

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Witham Central
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Witham Chipping Hill

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Witham Chipping Hill
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Conservative hold

Witham North

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Witham North
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Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Witham Silver End and Rivenhall

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Witham Silver End & Rivenhall
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Labour hold
Labour hold

Witham South

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Witham South
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Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Witham West

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Witham West
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Conservative hold

Yeldham

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Yeldham
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By-elections

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Halstead St Andrews (1988)

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Halstead St Andrews by-election: 3 March 1988[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 365 29.0 –1.6
Labour 293 23.3 +7.0
Independent 250 19.9 N/A
SLD 190 15.1 +2.8
Independent 159 12.6 N/A
Majority 72 5.7 N/A
Turnout 1,257 36.0 –11.3
Registered electors 3,492
Conservative gain from Residents Swing Decrease4.3

Witham Chipping Hill

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Witham Chipping Hill by-election: 21 April 1988[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 552 48.6 +18.0
Conservative 404 35.6 –2.7
SLD 179 15.8 –2.0
Majority 148 13.0 N/A
Turnout 1,135 37.0 –14.0
Registered electors 3,068
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase10.4

Gosfield

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Gosfield by-election: 9 June 1988[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 402 54.4 +29.9
SLD 337 45.6 N/A
Majority 65 8.8 N/A
Turnout 739 64.0 +6.3
Registered electors 1,155
Conservative gain from Independent

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green

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Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green by-election: 3 November 1988[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 302 74.2 –5.3
Labour 105 25.8 +5.3
Majority 197 48.4 N/A
Turnout 407 30.6 –23.1
Registered electors 1,330
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.3

Sible Hedingham

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Sible Hedingham by-election: 15 December 1988[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD 533 66.6 N/A
Conservative 267 33.4 –15.5
Majority 266 33.2 N/A
Turnout 800 31.4 –7.4
Registered electors 2,548
SLD gain from Independent

Halstead St Andrews (1989)

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Halstead St Andrews by-election: 13 July 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 517 37.2 +20.9
Conservative 455 32.8 +2.2
Independent 225 16.2 N/A
SLD 191 13.8 +1.5
Majority 62 4.4 N/A
Turnout 1,388 38.0 –9.3
Registered electors 3,653
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase9.4

Kelvedon

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Kelvedon by-election: 1 March 1990[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 605 35.0 +18.3
Conservative 574 33.2 –1.2
Independent 550 31.8 N/A
Majority 31 1.8 N/A
Turnout 1,729 48.0 –13.8
Registered electors 3,602
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase9.8

References

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  1. ↑ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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