Watling Street
7 May 1987
An election was held in Watling Street ward on 7 May 1987 to elect one councillor.
Prior to the election, the seat was held by the Conservatives. Following the election, the Conservatives held the seat.
Michael Lewis was elected as councillor for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
Michael Lewis *1,205 | 51.0% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
Ms. K. Haque 969 | 41.0% | ||
Labour |
D. Hawley 189 | 8.0% | ||
Turnout | 53.6% | |||
Conservative 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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