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UK local election

The 1987 Gloucester City Council election took place on 3 May 1987 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1987
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	17				51.5
	Labour	10				30.3
	Alliance	5				15.2
	Other	1				3.0

Ward results

Barnwood

Barnwood 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*D. Hartshorne**	2,662	56.4
	Labour	A. Masters	1,469	31.1
	Alliance	J. Cole	590	12.5
Turnout			4,721	53.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barton

Barton 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Stevenson	1,142	45.8
	Labour	D.* Cosstick	1,102	44.2
	Alliance	L. Young	248	10.0
Turnout			2,492	42.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eastgate

Eastgate 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*A. Ayland**	1,175	46.7
	Conservative	J. Neary	990	39.4
	Alliance	J. Green	349	13.9
Turnout			2,514	43.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*T. Wathen**	1,845	51.4
	Alliance	S. O'Connor	1,270	35.4
	Labour	M. Harriott	474	13.2
Turnout			3,586	56.5
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*E. Ede**	1,762	47.3
	Alliance	Ms. M. Gould	1,470	39.5
	Labour	M. Williams	491	13.2
Turnout			3.723	58.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Linden

Linden 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Parrott	1,333	47.4
	Labour	D. James	977	34.8
	Alliance	A. Gribble	500	17.8
Turnout			2,810	49.5
	Conservative win (new seat)

Longlevens

Longlevens 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*N. Partridge**	1,983	56.9
	Labour	B. Richards	839	24.1
	Alliance	J. Goodwin	662	19.0
Turnout			3,484	54.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson

Matson 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*K. Stephens**	1,151	44.0
	Conservative	L. Trigg	1,117	42.7
	Alliance	W. Cunningham-Smith	349	13.3
Turnout			2,617	41.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Ms. E. Drinan	1,366	43.4
	Conservative	Ms. E. Orr	1,109	35.3
	Labour	M. McGinn	670	21.3
Turnout			3,145	53.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Blagden	1,676	47.7
	Labour	A. Meredith	1,287	36.6
	Alliance	D. Harris	549	15.6
Turnout			3,512	56.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Journeaux	1,126	43.0
	Alliance	P. Aplin	1,085	41.5
	Labour	R. Harriott	405	15.5
Turnout			2616	50.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

"Council compositions by year". Google Drive. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

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