7 May 1987
An election was held in Rede Court ward on 7 May 1987 to elect two councillors.
Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by the Conservatives. Following the election, the Conservatives held both of the seats.
Gerald Chalker and Jane Chitty were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
G. Chalker *1,140 | 31.0% | ||
Conservative |
J. Chitty *1,124 | 30.6% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
Ms. A. Howe 409 | 11.1% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
K. Kentell 348 | 9.5% | ||
Labour |
Ms. A. Noble 286 | 7.8% | ||
Labour |
C. Hazell *271 | 7.4% | ||
Green party |
P. Mersh 97 | 2.6% | ||
Turnout | 49.2% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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 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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