1987 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

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7 May 1987

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Whole Council
27 seats needed for a majority

Registered

80,384

Turnout

55%

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Independent	Alliance
Seats won	43	5	3
Popular vote	20,740	3,723	5,802
Percentage	54.0%	9.7%	15.1%

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Party	Labour	Ind. Conservative	Green
Seats won	2	0	0
Popular vote	7,646	365	137
Percentage	19.9	1.0%	0.4

Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 7 May 1987. All 53 seats were up for election.

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Result

Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1983 district council election.

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1987 ^[1]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	43	+7	81.1	54.0	20,740	+7.4
Independent	5	-4	9.4	9.7	3,723	-5.8
Alliance	3	+2	5.7	15.1	5,802	+4.8
Labour	2	-5	3.8	19.9	7,646	-4.6
Ind. Conservative	0	0	0.0	1.0	365	+1.0
Green	0	+0	0.0	0.4	137	+0.4

Ward Results

All results are listed below:^[2]

Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1983 District Council election.

The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1983 District Council election.

Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats, 4,596 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Holden	1,302	39.2
	Conservative	Ms A Palmer*	1,260	37.9	+5.4
	Alliance	Susan Young	1,103	33.2
	Labour	Ms G Wagstaff*	916	27.6	-6.3
	Labour	Ms C Duffin	521	15.7
	Labour	R Williams	340	10.2
Turnout			3,323	72.3	-0.2

Arlesey

Arlesey (2 seats, 3,255 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Harrowell*	833	50.8	-2.0
	Conservative	R Turner*	808	49.2	+2.1
	Labour	Victor Williams	618	37.7
Turnout			1,641	50.4

Aspley

Aspley (2 seats, 2,532 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fiona Chapman*^[a]	841	52.7	+7.9
	Conservative	Robert Brown	756	47.4
	Alliance	Ms A Crampin*	599	37.6	+9.0
	Labour	Ms L McDowell	156	9.8
	Labour	Ms J Walmsley	143	9.0
Turnout			1,595	63.0

Biggleswade Ivel

Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 4,891 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Rouse	1,515	59.7	+29.3
	Conservative	Peter Vickers*	1,432	56.4	+12.7
	Conservative	D Strachan*	1,080	42.6	+11.9
	Labour	L Chambers*	1,021	40.2	+4.9
	Labour	Peter Malyon	656	25.8
	Labour	Alistair Costley	265	10.4	-12.6
Turnout			2,538	51.9

Biggleswade Stratton

Biggleswade Stratton (3 seats, 4,469 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Bennett*	1,376	40.8	+7.9
	Conservative	David Smith	1,255	37.2	+7.8
	Independent	Ms C Cook*	1,013	30.1	-4.9
	Labour	Victor Brunt*	981	29.1	-3.0
	Labour	Bernard Briars	745	22.1
	Labour	Amy Forbes	606	18.0
Turnout			3,370	75.4

Blunham

Blunham (1 seat, 1,581 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N Davidson*	598	81.4	+18.1
	Green	Ms J Lawrence	137	18.6
Turnout			735	46.5

Campton & Meppershall

Campton & Meppershall (1 seat, 1,403 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D Price	574	77.9
	Labour	Ms J Kimber	163	22.1
Turnout			737	52.5

Clifton & Henlow

Clifton & Henlow (3 seats, 4,049 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Rogers*	1,196	60.8	-7.6
	Conservative	Patricia Cook*	1,148	58.3	-3.4
	Conservative	Ms G Burn*	1,093	55.5	+0.2
	Independent	L Simpson	418	21.2
	Labour	Ms J Bird	352	17.9
	Labour	M Tenwick	319	16.2	-0.0
Turnout			1,968	48.6	+7.3

Clophill

Clophill (1 seat, 1,245 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Russell*	423	74.7	+6.9
	Labour	K Phillips	143	25.3
Turnout			566	45.5

Cranfield

Cranfield (3 seats, 3,167 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Palmer*	991	64.6	+30.7
	Conservative	T Grimes*	949	61.9	+16.3
	Conservative	Ms A Harris	893	58.3
	Alliance	J Hamilton	292	19.0
	Alliance	S Wood	279	18.2
	Alliance	J Heley	250	16.3
	Labour	Alan Morris	250	16.3	+2.7
	Labour	R Harris	228	14.9
	Labour	R Martin	204	13.3	+7.4
Turnout			1,533	48.4	+7.7

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,374 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms J Eells*	569	82.9	+1.2
	Labour	Peter Churchill	117	17.1	+5.4
Turnout			686	49.9	+1.2

Flitwick East

Flitwick East (2 seats, 3,775 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Cowell*	993	70.7
	Conservative	Malcolm Randall*	959	68.3
	Labour	J Bannister	413	29.4
	Labour	Dudley Davis	308	21.9
Turnout			1,404	37.2	-4.9

Flitwick West

Flitwick West (2 seats, 4,289 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis Gale*	1,146	58.2	+0.3
	Conservative	Cynthia Baker*	1,143	58.0	+9.0
	Alliance	Ms C Watton	616	31.3
	Alliance	John Watton	571	29.0
	Labour	D Churchill	205	10.4
	Labour	Arthur Watson	201	10.2
Turnout			1,969	45.9

Harlington

Harlington (1 seat, 1,913 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Brian Golby	568	50.7
	Conservative	H Cousins	411	36.7
	Labour	J Conibeer	142	12.7
Turnout			1,121	58.6

Haynes & Houghton Conquest

Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,948 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eleanor Dorman	616	60.7
	Labour	B Oertel	226	22.3	-17.5
	Alliance	Ms M Limond	173	17.0
Turnout			1,015	52.1

Langford

Langford (1 seat, 2,161 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ms P Trussell	606	53.7
	Alliance	D Hanscombe	288	25.5
	Labour	A Loney*	234	20.7
Turnout			1,128	52.2

Marston

Marston (2 seats, 3,299 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms C Barnes*	886	48.1	-15.6
	Conservative	G Howe	715	38.8
	Ind. Conservative	B Meddings*	365	19.8	-31.6
	Labour	Elizabeth Rooney	310	16.8
	Alliance	P Sunman	280	15.2
	Labour	H Walmsley	264	14.3
Turnout			1,841	55.8

Maulden

Maulden (1 seat, 2,008 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ms B New	555	55.4
	Independent	Eileen Brown	284	28.4
	Labour	Ms J Nicklin	86	8.6
	Alliance	R Richards	76	7.6
Turnout			1,001	49.9

Northill

Northill (1 seat, 1,674 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Turner*	Unopposed	NA

Old Warden & Southill

Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,275 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Ms M Hamer-Harries*	Unopposed	NA

Potton

Potton (2 seats, 3,419 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F Jakes*	813	43.6	+0.1
	Conservative	J Ream*	719	38.5	+2.6
	Labour	I Forbes	334	17.9
	Labour	J Morgan	248	13.3	-7.2
Turnout			1,866	54.6

Sandy All Saints

Sandy All Saints (2 seats, 2,874 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alistair Gammell*	Unopposed	NA
	Conservative	A Sherwood-King*	Unopposed	NA

Sandy St Swithuns

Sandy St Swithuns (3 seats, 3,632 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms P Lack	835	56.8
	Conservative	T Sherwood-King	748	50.8	+15.4
	Conservative	T Rice	748	50.8
	Alliance	G Goodwin	637	43.3
	Alliance	P Tomlin	618	42.0
	Alliance	N Lister	594	40.4
Turnout			1,471	40.5

Shefford

Shefford (2 seats, 2,595 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms E Burson*	711	37.0	+2.5
	Independent	Ms M Faircloth*	515	26.8	+2.9
	Alliance	A Smyth	512	26.6	+4.4
	Labour	D Brooks	186	9.7
	Labour	T Bornett	150	7.8	-14.7
Turnout			1,923	74.1

Shillington & Stondon

Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,658 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms R Simkins	847	42.0	+0.5
	Independent	R Roe	680	33.7	-8.4
	Alliance	Ms W Barker	348	17.3
	Labour	M Woodbine	141	7.0
	Labour	Ellen Houliston	105	5.2
Turnout			2,015	75.8

Stotfold

Stotfold (3 seats, 4,803 registered voters)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	J Long*	Unopposed	NA
Independent	F Hyde*	Unopposed	NA
Labour	H Wood*	Unopposed	NA

Wensley

Wensley (1 seat, 1,305 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Brian E Collier	507	62.1
	Alliance	D Walker	181	22.2
	Labour	Ms J Pates	129	15.8
Turnout			817	62.6

Westoning

Westoning (1 seat, 1,335 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jean Kent*	531	83.0
	Labour	J Gregory	109	17.0
Turnout			640	47.9

Woburn

Woburn (1 seat, 1,249 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Woodward*	529	74.1	-4.6
	Alliance	J Ellis	129	18.1	-3.3
	Labour	M Loney	57	8.0
Turnout			714	57.2

Wrest

Wrest (1 seat, 1,610 registered voters)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Thurman*	655	82.2	+35.3
	Labour	Ms P Cue	142	17.8	-14.3
Turnout			797	49.5

Notes

^ Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE.^[3]^[4] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman,^[5] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman.^[6]^[4] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976.^[2]

References

^ "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, pp. 1983, 1987, retrieved 14 May 2017
^ ^a ^b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
^ "Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE", centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 May 2017
^ ^a ^b "Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Vice-Chairman Councillor Fiona Chapman MBE", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.

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