7 May 1987
An election was held in Riverside ward on 7 May 1987 to elect one councillor.
Prior to the election, the seat was held by the SDP-Liberal alliance. Following the election, the SDP-Liberal alliance held the seat.
Robert Sayer was elected as councillor for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
R. Sayer *1,244 | 50.2% | ||
Conservative |
M. Goddard 999 | 40.3% | ||
Labour |
D. Spencer 235 | 9.5% | ||
Turnout | 51.0% | |||
SDP-Liberal Alliance hold |
* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.
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