The 1987 Braintree District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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All 60 seats to Braintree District Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 1987 Braintree District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary edit
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 42.6 | 36,990 | +0.9 | |
Labour | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21.7 | 28.1 | 24,392 | –0.1 | |
Independent | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 7.6 | 6,615 | –3.0 | |
Alliance | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 | 18.7 | 16,215 | +2.7 | |
Residents | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 2,613 | +0.4 | |
Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | –0.8 |
Ward results edit
Black Notley edit
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Bocking North edit
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Bocking South edit
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Braintree Central edit
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Braintree East edit
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Braintree West edit
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Bumpstead edit
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Castle Headingham edit
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Coggeshall edit
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Conservative hold |
Colne Engaine and Greenstead Green edit
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Cressing edit
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Earls Colne edit
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Gosfield edit
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Halstead Holy Trinity edit
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Residents hold |
Halstead St. Andrew's edit
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Hatfield Peverel edit
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Kelvedon edit
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Panfield edit
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Rayne edit
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Sible Headingham edit
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Stour Valley Central edit
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Stour Valley North edit
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Stour Valley South edit
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Terling edit
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Three Fields edit
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Upper Colne edit
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Witham Central edit
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Witham Chipping Hill edit
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Witham North edit
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Witham Silver End and Rivenhall edit
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Witham South edit
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Witham West edit
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Yeldham edit
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References edit
- ^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.