1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
7 May 1987
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The 1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 37 | 31 | 1 | 70.5 | 47.0 | 16,195 | –5.6 | |||
| Labour | 26 | 8 | 1 | 18.2 | 25.5 | 8,797 | –2.0 | |||
| Alliance | 19 | 4 | 1 | 9.1 | 24.7 | 8,527 | +8.2 | |||
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 142 | –1.3 | |||
| Green | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 811 | +0.7 | ||||
References
- ^ "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.