7 May 1987
An election was held in Earl ward on 7 May 1987 to elect two councillors.
Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held both of the seats.
T. Fry and Frederick Bacon were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
T. Fry 869 | 23.1% | ||
Labour |
F. Bacon 827 | 22.0% | ||
Conservative |
P. Hicks 726 | 19.3% | ||
Conservative |
Ms. A. Sheppard 726 | 19.3% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
Ms. E. Jones 315 | 8.4% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
Ms. S. Huxtable 298 | 7.9% | ||
Turnout | 39.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
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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