Troy Town - Election - 7 May 1987

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An election was held in Troy Town ward on 7 May 1987 to elect two councillors.

Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by Labour. Following the election, the Conservatives gained one of the seats from Labour and Labour held the other seat.

Ms. R. Reed and Ted Baker were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Reed Ms. R. Ms. R. Reed *
Labour 870 21.5%

Baker E. E. Baker
Conservative 848 21.0%

Couperthwaite C. C. Couperthwaite
Conservative 833 20.6%

Dowsett A. A. Dowsett
Labour 812 20.1%

Jordan Ms. D. Ms. D. Jordan
SDP-Liberal Alliance 364 9.0%

Howard R. R. Howard
SDP-Liberal Alliance 316 7.8%

Turnout 43.1%

Conservative gain from Labour

Labour hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Reed Ms. R. Ms. R. Reed * Labour	870	21.5%
Baker E. E. Baker Conservative	848	21.0%
Couperthwaite C. C. Couperthwaite Conservative	833	20.6%
Dowsett A. A. Dowsett Labour	812	20.1%
Jordan Ms. D. Ms. D. Jordan SDP-Liberal Alliance	364	9.0%
Howard R. R. Howard SDP-Liberal Alliance	316	7.8%
Turnout		43.1%
Conservative gain from Labour
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 Share

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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