1987 Derby City Council election

1987 Derby City Council election^[1]^[2]

7 May 1987
15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Alliance Last election 25 17 2 Seats won 7 8 0 Seats after 23 20 1 Seat change 1 2 1 Popular vote 19,617 24,797 10,687 Percentage 35.3% 44.6% 19.2%
Map showing the results of the 1987 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1987 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1987.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Overall results

1987 Derby City Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	8	2	0	1	53.3	44.6	24,797
	Labour	7	1	2	1	46.7	35.3	19,617
	Alliance	0	0	1	1	0.0	19.2	10,687
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	501
Total		15						55,602

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward

Abbey ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Ainsley	1,669	45.4%
	Conservative	B. Larimore	1,432	38.9%
	Alliance	L. Wilson	579	15.7%
Turnout				%
	Labour hold

Babington

Location of Babington ward

Babington^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Maltby	1,593	52.7%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	M. Burgess	815	27.0%
	Conservative	T. Fogg	613	20.3%
Turnout				36.5%
	Labour hold

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesden ward

Chaddesden^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Johnson	1,923	46.2%
	Labour Party (UK)	M. Streets	1,502	36.1%
	Alliance	H. Holbrook	733	17.6%
Turnout				47.3%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Chellaston

Location of Chellaston ward

Chellaston^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Jennings	2,611	51.7%
	Labour	W. Lythgoe	1,457	28.8%
	Alliance	M. Essex	615	12.2%
	Independent	J. Lissett	369	7.3%
Turnout				54.1%
	Conservative hold

Darley

Location of Darley ward

Darley^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Hickson	2,797	55.7%
	Labour	M. Repton	1,377	27.4%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	L. Pratt	849	16.9%
Turnout				53.3%
	Conservative hold

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward

Derwent^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Tunnicliffe	1,348	42.4%
	Alliance	S. King	1,221	38.4%
	Conservative	D. Heath	611	19.2%
Turnout				42.5%
	Labour gain from Alliance

Kingsway

Location of Kingsway ward

Kingsway^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Bertalan	2,191	58.6%
	Alliance	L. Barker	860	23.0%
	Labour	J. Evans	662	17.7%
	Independent	S. Gibson	26	0.7%
Turnout				47.3%
	Conservative hold

Litchurch

Location of Litchurch ward

Litchurch^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McGiven	1,585	57.1%
	Conservative	B. Wayne	688	24.8%
	Alliance	R. Khan	504	18.1%
Turnout				34.8%
	Labour hold

Littleover

Location of Littleover ward

Littleover^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Wood	1,976	51.1%
	Labour	A. Cooper	938	24.3%
	Alliance	R. Turner	847	21.9%
	Independent	K. Dickenson	106	2.7%
Turnout				53.1%
	Conservative hold

Mackworth

Location of Mackworth ward

Mackworth^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Clemson	1,378	42.4%
	Labour	M. Tanvir	1,251	38.5%
	Alliance	R. Jackson	619	19.1%
Turnout				44.6%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Mickleover

Location of Mickleover ward

Mickleover^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Glen	2,842	65.2%
	Alliance	A. Wilbraham	899	20.6%
	Labour	P. Taylor	617	14.2%
Turnout				51.2%
	Conservative hold

Normanton

Location of Normanton ward

Normanton^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Brocklehurst	1,473	47.6%
	Conservative	D. Hogg	1,137	36.7%
	Alliance	W. Drew	486	15.7%
Turnout				39.6%
	Labour hold

Osmanton

Location of Osmaston ward

Osmanton^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Woolley	1,119	57.0%
	Conservative	D. Brown	511	26.0%
	Alliance	P. Elsbury	334	17.0%
Turnout				30.1%
	Labour hold

Sinfin

Location of Sinfin ward

Sinfin^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Mullarkey	1,500	52.0%
	Conservative	K. Lester	869	30.1%
	Alliance	P. James	514	17.8%
Turnout				38.3%
	Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward

Spondon^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Brown	3,218	57.9%
	Labour	D. Hayes	1,617	29.1%
	Alliance	R. Guilford	721	13.0%
Turnout				53.8%
	Conservative hold

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1987". The Elections Centre.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1987 volume 1. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
4. "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.