1987 UK local government election
Elections to High Peak Borough Council in Derbyshire, England were held on 7 May 1987. All of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 17
- Labour 11
- SDP-Liberal Alliance 7
- Independent 9
Election result
High Peak Local Election Result 1987[2] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 17 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 38.64 | | | |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 25 | | | |
| Alliance | 7 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 15.91 | | | |
| Independent | 9 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 20.45 | | | |
Ward results
All Saints Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | George Chatterton | 1234 | | |
| Conservative | Thomas Farnsworth | 992 | | |
| Labour | Christopher Sydney Turner | 989 | | |
| Labour | Roger Wilkinson | 851 | | |
| Labour | Rachel Margaret Smith | 825 | | |
| Alliance | Frank Hiley | 708 | | |
| Alliance | Belinda Thompson | 673 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Barmoor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Brian Millward | 286 | 49.14 | |
| Conservative | Philip Gregory Howard Greaves | 226 | 38.83 | |
| Labour | Margaret Leah | 70 | 12.03 | |
Majority | 60 | 10.31 | |
Turnout | 582 | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Barms Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Alfred Henry Hitchings | 885 | | |
| Labour | Barbara Mary Langham | 612 | | |
| Conservative | Michael Kenneth Diamond | 467 | | |
| Alliance | Joy Mary Fairhurst | 352 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blackbrook Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Peter John Ashenden | 844 | | |
| Independent | Peter Coackley | 663 | | |
| Alliance | Susan Mary Burns | 631 | | |
| Labour | Andrew Ayres | 284 | | |
| Labour | David Knights | 220 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Buxton Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joan Mary Chape | 294 | 41.23 | |
| Alliance | Michael Francis Bryant | 258 | 36.19 | |
| Labour | Michael Pearson-Smith | 161 | 22.58 | |
Majority | 36 | 5.05 | |
Turnout | 713 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chapel East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | James Edward George Boote | 390 | 51.52 | |
| Independent | Desmond Francis Bryan | 235 | 31.04 | |
| Labour | Christine Theresa O’Brian | 132 | 17.44 | |
Majority | 155 | 20.48 | |
Turnout | 757 | | |
| Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Chapel West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ann Stewart Young | 890 | | |
| Independent | Muriel Bertha Bradbury | 874 | | |
| Alliance | Susan Peggy Barber | 723 | | |
| Labour | Harry Berry | 294 | | |
| Labour | Peter Keith Jones | 284 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
College Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Jane Inglefield | 849 | | |
| Conservative | Alan Keith Allman | 797 | | |
| Alliance | Joyce Allwright | 672 | | |
| Labour | John Morris | 245 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Corbar Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter De Leighton Brooke | 747 | | |
| Conservative | Margaret Beatrice Millican | 731 | | |
| Labour | Valerie Mason | 355 | | |
| Independent | Kenneth George Howarth | 352 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cote Heath Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Michael Robert Leslie Loader | 890 | | |
| Alliance | Peter Campbell Newsam | 627 | | |
| Labour | Ann Mone | 581 | | |
| Conservative | Elaine Magdalene Arouette Bradbury | 557 | | |
| Labour | Peter Redfern | 450 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Alliance hold | Swing | | |
| Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Gamesley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Francis | 969 | | |
| Labour | Richard John Cooke | 895 | | |
| Alliance | Harold Edward Dunkerley | 164 | | |
| Conservative | Eric Keith Mottram | 164 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hayfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Herbert David Mellor | 657 | 62.63 | |
| Labour | John Anthony Bull | 392 | 37.37 | |
Majority | 265 | 25.26 | |
Turnout | 1049 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ladybower Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Albert Bingham | 553 | 67.85 | |
| Alliance | Ian Roland Wingfield | 162 | 19.88 | |
| Labour | Gillian Taylor | 100 | 12.27 | |
Majority | 391 | 47.98 | |
Turnout | 815 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Limestone Peak Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Evelyn May Tomlinson | 588 | 84.36 | |
| Labour | Sylvia Robinson | 109 | 15.64 | |
Majority | 479 | 68.72 | |
Turnout | 697 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
New Mills North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dorothy May Brennand | 1041 | | |
| Alliance | Roy Bickerton | 1011 | | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Mary Livesley | 994 | | |
| Labour | Martin Huddleston | 943 | | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Gordon Griffiths | 831 | | |
| Labour | Valerie Hill | 770 | | |
| Alliance | David Arthur Bonsall Woodward | 745 | | |
| Alliance | David Thomas Gladding | 644 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
New Mills South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Harry Norman Burfoot | 761 | | |
| Labour | Marion Williams | 739 | | |
| Labour | Donald Peace Rae | 702 | | |
| Alliance | Stephen John Herbert Dearden | 504 | | |
| Conservative | Maureen Agnes Bowen | 436 | | |
| Conservative | Robert Francis Craddock | 373 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Alliance hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Peveril Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles David Lewis | 603 | 59.58 | |
| Alliance | Angela Helen Kellie | 280 | 27.67 | |
| Labour | Christine Davies | 129 | 12.75 | |
Majority | 323 | 31.92 | |
Turnout | 1012 | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
St. Andrew's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mary Kathleen Holtom | 826 | | |
| Labour | John Hallsworth | 739 | | |
| Conservative | Neville Moss | 723 | | |
| Alliance | James William Angus | 517 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Charles' Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Holtom | 944 | | |
| Labour | Francis Walter Stubbs | 829 | | |
| Conservative | Jack Arnold Jones | 630 | | |
| Alliance | Trevor Jones Randall | 431 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. James' Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Leslie Ernest Proctor | 947 | | |
| Conservative | Graham Turner Buckley | 912 | | |
| Conservative | Barbara Sharpe | 888 | | |
| Alliance | Malcolm Hay Thompson | 744 | | |
| Alliance | William John Thatcher | 723 | | |
| Alliance | Joan Robertson | 701 | | |
| Labour | Arthur Harrison Gilbert | 687 | | |
| Labour | Norman Patrick Garlick | 679 | | |
| Labour | Richard George Stone | 626 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St John's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brenda Tetlow | 760 | 69.79 | |
| Alliance | Christopher Frank Harbut | 183 | 16.80 | |
| Labour | Peter Roy Urquhart | 146 | 13.41 | |
Majority | 577 | 52.99 | |
Turnout | 1089 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Simmondley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Harry Abbott | 486 | 40.27 | |
| Alliance | Gerald Seymour Wood | 440 | 36.45 | |
| Labour | Harry Bunting | 281 | 23.28 | |
Majority | 46 | 3.81 | |
Turnout | 1207 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stone Bench Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Raymond Vernon Browne | 808 | | |
| Labour | James Henry Poulton | 806 | | |
| Alliance | Peter Francis Clayton | 323 | | |
| Conservative | Linda Diamond | 303 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tintwistle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Wright Brownhill Cooper | 311 | 39.72 | |
| Labour | Patrick Jenner | 239 | 30.52 | |
| Alliance | John David Leah | 233 | 29.76 | |
Majority | 72 | 9.20 | |
Turnout | 783 | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Whaley Bridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jean Elizabeth Hallam | 1808 | | |
| Independent | John Arthur Thomas Pritchard | 1467 | | |
| Alliance | Constance Ann Smith | 1145 | | |
| Conservative | Graham Fox | 1127 | | |
| Labour | Damian Francis Allen | 610 | | |
| Labour | Susan Janet Bottomley | 551 | | |
| Labour | Michael Brunt | 532 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "List of High Peak Local Election Results". BBC News. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ Source: Rallings and Thrasher, Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest, 2003. ISBN 0-948858-34-6, ISBN 978-0-948858-34-5