7 May 1987
An election was held in Temple Farm ward on 7 May 1987 to elect three councillors.
Prior to the election, all three seats were held by Labour. Following the election, the Conservatives gained all three seats from Labour.
John Avey, Christopher Cornish-Lawrence and Ms. S. Discipline were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
J. Avey 918 | 15.1% | ||
Conservative |
C. Cornish 915 | 15.1% | ||
Conservative |
Ms. S. Discipline 878 | 14.5% | ||
Labour |
G. Priestman *782 | 12.9% | ||
Labour |
A. Barber 726 | 12.0% | ||
Labour |
J. Shaw *713 | 11.8% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
Ms. P. Stone 396 | 6.5% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
A. Boast 382 | 6.3% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
G. Trice 357 | 5.9% | ||
Turnout | 32.4% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
* 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 Change
Swing
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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