7 May 1987
Result
An election was held in Town on 7 May 1987 to elect three councillors for the ward. The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
Ms. J. Esterson *990 | 14.1% | ||
Labour |
V. Hull *986 | 14.0% | ||
Labour |
T. Robson 937 | 13.3% | ||
Conservative |
N. Martin 884 | 12.6% | ||
Conservative |
M. Williams 829 | 11.8% | ||
Conservative |
A. Basar 780 | 11.1% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
Ms. B. Payne 497 | 7.1% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
G. Payne 486 | 6.9% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
N. Winter 452 | 6.4% | ||
Independent |
T. Wheeler *107 | 1.5% | ||
Independent |
Ms. H. Wheeler 71 | 1.0% | ||
Turnout | 37.1% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour 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.
Previous election | Next election |
« 5 May 1983 | 2 May 1991 » |