1987 local election in Bracknell Forest
1983 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election |
All 40 seats to Bracknell Forest Borough Council 21 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | | | Con | | Leader | Alan Ward | | Party | Conservative | | Leader's seat | Sandhurst | | Last election | 40 | | Seats won | 40 | | Seat change | 0 | | Popular vote | 17,481 | | Percentage | 54.8% | | Swing | 3.5% | | |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Conservative | |
The 1987 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987, to elect all 40 members in 19 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England, having been renamed from Bracknell District Council. The election was held on the same day as other local elections as part of the 1987 United Kingdom local elections. The Conservative Party repeated its feat of 1983 by winning all 40 seats.[1] The split between the SDP–Liberal Alliance and the Labour Party continued to aid the Conservative dominance - in four wards, the Conservatives got less than 50%, but in only two was their percentage margin of victory in single digits. By seat count and percentage vote share, it remains Labour's worst performance for either Bracknell District or Bracknell Forest.
Summary
1987 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 54.8 | 17,481 | +2,987 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28.2 | 9,002 | +2,093 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 5,119 | -1,347 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 214 | +214 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 75 | -332 |
Ward results
An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent councillor standing for re-election
Ascot
Ascot (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Benwell M. Ms.* | 1,582 | 57.5 | −2.3 |
| Conservative | Boxall M. | 1,484 | | |
| Conservative | Drury D. | 1,388 | | |
| Alliance | O'Doherty J. | 899 | 32.7 | +3.3 |
| Alliance | Norman L. Ms. | 858 | | |
| Alliance | Edwards J. | 799 | | |
| Labour | Holloway A. | 271 | 9.8 | −1.1 |
Turnout | | 47.8 | +5.1 |
Registered electors | 5,755 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Binfield
Binfield (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Forrest J. Ms. | 831 | 58.2 | −5.2 |
| Conservative | Taylor G.* | 773 | | |
| Alliance | Crawford J. Ms. | 410 | 28.7 | +4.1 |
| Labour | Harman J. | 187 | 13.1 | +1.0 |
| Labour | Tarry A. | 148 | | |
Turnout | | 55.4 | +5.9 |
Registered electors | 2,578 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bullbrook
Bullbrook (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Coombs M. Ms.* | 1,244 | 52.0 | +6.2 |
| Conservative | Albrecht R. | 1,186 | | |
| Conservative | Thompson E. | 1,175 | | |
| Alliance | Hanson R. | 696 | 29.1 | +4.4 |
| Alliance | Pocknee J. | 633 | | |
| Alliance | Veakins D. | 622 | | |
| Labour | Ryan J. Ms. | 453 | 18.9 | −10.6 |
| Labour | Draper R. | 449 | | |
| Labour | King S. | 440 | | |
Turnout | | 41.9 | −1.6 |
Registered electors | 5,707 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
College Town
College Town (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arnold A.* | 711 | 52.4 | +2.6 |
| Conservative | Simonds R.* | 644 | | |
| Alliance | Watts M. | 517 | 38.1 | +8.8 |
| Alliance | Nicholson J. | 444 | | |
| Labour | Plested I. | 130 | 9.6 | −11.3 |
| Labour | Saunders J. Ms. | 76 | | |
Turnout | | 48.7 | −5.6 |
Registered electors | 2,788 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cranbourne
Cranbourne Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ballin M. Ms.* | 349 | 77.0 | +8.8 |
| Alliance | Glynn J. | 104 | 23.0 | New |
Turnout | | 39.9 | −3.9 |
Registered electors | 1,134 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Crowthorne
Crowthorne (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Finnie J.* | 1,065 | 56.9 | −3.0 |
| Conservative | Cheney A.* | 1,006 | | |
| Conservative | Jarvis J. | 856 | | |
| Alliance | Seaman D. | 668 | 35.7 | +5.5 |
| Alliance | Bailey R. | 649 | | |
| Alliance | Murray A. | 597 | | |
| Labour | Vertigen G. | 138 | 7.4 | −2.4 |
| Labour | Waite L. Ms. | 128 | | |
| Labour | Walker D. | 125 | | |
Turnout | | 51.5 | +2.3 |
Registered electors | 3,631 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Garth
Garth (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ryder J. Ms. | 836 | 50.4 | +7.8 |
| Conservative | O'Riordan V. Ms. | 815 | | |
| Labour | Wood J. | 446 | 26.9 | −5.2 |
| Labour | Good D. | 444 | | |
| Alliance | Veakins Y. Ms. | 376 | 22.7 | −2.6 |
| Alliance | Marshall M. Ms. | 365 | | |
Turnout | | 52.4 | +0.1 |
Registered electors | 3,166 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great Hollands North
Great Hollands North (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Cullip C. | 735 | 52.7 | +10.2 |
| Conservative | Bouchard J. Ms.* | 710 | | |
| Alliance | Jones F. | 334 | 24.0 | +3.9 |
| Alliance | Davies F. Ms. | 327 | | |
| Labour | Scorer A. | 325 | 23.3 | −14.2 |
| Labour | Hutson M. | 320 | | |
Turnout | | 39.7 | −5.0 |
Registered electors | 3,512 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great Hollands South
Great Hollands South (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Angell R.* | 1,016 | 63.0 | +8.8 |
| Conservative | McCracken I.* | 964 | | |
| Alliance | Macmahon T. | 344 | 21.3 | −1.4 |
| Alliance | Le Patourel G. | 338 | | |
| Labour | Shillock J. Ms. | 252 | 15.6 | −7.5 |
| Labour | Vickers C. | 243 | | |
Turnout | | 43.7 | −2.8 |
Registered electors | 3,690 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hanworth
Hanworth (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Byrne P. | 1,465 | 49.7 | +0.8 |
| Conservative | Wallace M.* | 1,433 | | |
| Conservative | Ince J. | 1,414 | | |
| Alliance | Campbell-Grant I. | 653 | 22.2 | +1.9 |
| Alliance | Keeley A. | 624 | | |
| Labour | Grayson H. | 614 | 20.8 | −10.0 |
| Labour | Wilson D. | 585 | | |
| Alliance | Whitney B. | 579 | | |
| Labour | Toussaint-Jackson J. | 515 | | |
| Green | Lawrence L. | 214 | 7.3 | New |
Turnout | | 48.1 | +0.2 |
Registered electors | 6,123 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harmanswater
Harmanswater (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ainscough T.* | 1,584 | 53.0 | +3.8 |
| Conservative | Mills T.* | 1,557 | | |
| Conservative | Egan J. | 1,495 | | |
| Alliance | Bristow T. | 801 | 26.8 | +5.2 |
| Alliance | Smith G. | 796 | | |
| Alliance | Thompson M. Ms. | 725 | | |
| Labour | Stewart R. | 602 | 20.2 | −9.0 |
| Labour | Porter M. | 548 | | |
| Labour | Holness W. | 531 | | |
Turnout | | 46.6 | +2.4 |
Registered electors | 6,407 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Little Sandhurst
Little Sandhurst (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Birch D. | 886 | 54.4 | −3.7 |
| Conservative | Cohen H.* | 839 | | |
| Alliance | Washington S. Ms. | 550 | 33.7 | +6.3 |
| Alliance | Mohammed N. | 362 | | |
| Labour | Urquhart C. | 194 | 11.9 | −2.6 |
| Labour | Collett J. Ms. | 180 | | |
Turnout | | 57.1 | +10.7 |
Registered electors | 2,853 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Bracknell
Old Bracknell (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dunn E. Ms. | 903 | 47.7 | +3.2 |
| Conservative | Fox T.* | 894 | | |
| Conservative | Mattick I. Ms. | 865 | | |
| Alliance | Maxwell D. | 549 | 29.0 | +5.8 |
| Alliance | Pickersgill E. | 532 | | |
| Alliance | Cole L. | 521 | | |
| Labour | Ryan T. | 442 | 23.3 | −9.1 |
| Labour | Pearce T. | 437 | | |
| Labour | Winter A. | 419 | | |
Turnout | | 42.9 | +4.9 |
Registered electors | 4,411 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Owlsmoor
Owlsmoor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas R.* | 1,051 | 58.7 | +7.0 |
| Alliance | Earwicker R. | 658 | 36.8 | −3.6 |
| Labour | Saunders M. | 81 | 4.5 | −3.4 |
Turnout | | 45.7 | −12.4 |
Registered electors | 3,914 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Priestwood
Priestwood (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Blake L. | 706 | 42.7 | +6.5 |
| Conservative | Hall M. | 664 | | |
| Labour | Clifford J. Ms. | 602 | 36.4 | +2.1 |
| Labour | Tomkins J. | 507 | | |
| Alliance | Mountjoy T. | 347 | 21.0 | −8.5 |
| Alliance | Lawlor K. | 322 | | |
Turnout | | 52.6 | +8.8 |
Registered electors | 3,147 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandhurst
Sandhurst (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Marsden J. | 916 | 63.0 | +14.5 |
| Conservative | Ward A.* | 879 | | |
| Alliance | Gabriel E. | 329 | 22.6 | 0.0 |
| Alliance | Edwards R. | 319 | | |
| Labour | Goddard R. | 133 | 9.2 | +1.8 |
| Labour | Grice J. Ms. | 119 | | |
| Independent | Brookes C. | 75 | 5.2 | New |
Turnout | | 48.3 | +5.1 |
Registered electors | 3,010 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Marys
St. Marys Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Warren J.* | 521 | 77.3 | −8.6 |
| Alliance | Virgo A. | 153 | 22.7 | New |
Turnout | | 58.8 | +12.4 |
Registered electors | 1,146 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warfield
Warfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kay J. Ms.* | 518 | 77.0 | +7.7 |
| Alliance | Lees N. | 110 | 16.3 | −1.2 |
| Labour | Wass S. Ms. | 45 | 6.7 | −6.5 |
Turnout | | 45.6 | −0.8 |
Registered electors | 1,476 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wildridings
Wildridings (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Wreglesworth N.* | 562 | 44.3 | −4.0 |
| Conservative | Mattick J.* | 559 | | |
| Alliance | Cole C. Ms. | 504 | 39.7 | +12.3 |
| Alliance | Adams W. | 435 | | |
| Labour | Farley A. | 204 | 16.1 | −8.2 |
| Labour | Dossett P. | 197 | | |
Turnout | | 54.3 | +1.3 |
Registered electors | 2,337 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.