1987_Braintree_District_Council_election
1987 Braintree District Council election
Braintree District Council election
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.
Quick Facts All 60 seats to Braintree District Council 31 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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All 60 seats to Braintree District Council 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 30 | 6 | 4 | ![]() |
50.0 | 42.6 | 36,990 | +0.9 | |
Labour | 13 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
21.7 | 28.1 | 24,392 | –0.1 | |
Independent | 8 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
13.3 | 7.6 | 6,615 | –3.0 | |
Alliance | 5 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
8.3 | 18.7 | 16,215 | +2.7 | |
Residents | 4 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
6.7 | 3.0 | 2,613 | +0.4 | |
Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | –0.8 |
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Black Notley
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Bocking North
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Bocking South
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Braintree Central
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Braintree East
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Braintree West
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Bumpstead
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Castle Headingham
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Coggeshall
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Colne Engaine and Greenstead Green
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Cressing
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Earls Colne
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Gosfield
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Halstead Holy Trinity
Halstead St. Andrew's
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Hatfield Peverel
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Kelvedon
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Panfield
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Rayne
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Sible Headingham
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Stour Valley Central
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Stour Valley North
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Stour Valley South
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Terling
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Three Fields
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Upper Colne
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Witham Central
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Witham Chipping Hill
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Witham North
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Witham Silver End and Rivenhall
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Witham South
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Witham West
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Yeldham
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- "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.