Leeds City Council election, 1987

Map of the results for the 1987 Leeds council election.

The Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987, with one third of the council and a vacancy in Wetherby to be elected. Prior to the election, the Alliance had gained the Aireborough seat from the Conservatives in a by-election.

An upsurge in turnout brought with it a greater Conservative and Alliance vote, with a 3.5% swing from Labour to Conservative narrowing things back towards a three-way race. Despite the Conservatives managing to reverse much of their recent decline, they were still unable to win back Aireborough, or halt Alliance gains in Moortown and Horsforth, although running them close in the latter. They fared better in contests with Labour, defending their remaining seat in Morley North and getting within 192 votes of regaining Pudsey South. Labour also seen a strong challenge in Headingley from the Alliance, with their majority slashed to 320 votes. With the two gains achieved on the night by the Alliance from Tory, Labour's majority remained unchanged.^[1]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1987
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	19	0	0	0	55.9	38.1	90,933	-3.8%
	Conservative	9	0	2	-2	26.5	33.1	78,990	+3.3%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	6	2	0	+2	17.6	28.3	67,459	+0.7%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	833	-0.1%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	224	-0.0%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	191	+0.0%

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	58	58
	Conservative	27	25
	Alliance	12	14
	Independent	2	2
Total		99	99
Working majority		17	17

Ward results

Aireborough^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	J. Brown	3,937	43.7	+10.4
	Conservative	S. Bainbridge	3,324	36.9	-1.3
	Labour	M. Dunn	1,752	19.4	-9.1
Majority			613	6.8	+1.9
Turnout			9,013
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing	+5.8

Armley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	D. Selby	3,092	45.7	+4.0
	Labour	B. Cliff	2,446	36.2	-5.1
	Conservative	H. Hinchliffe	1,221	18.1	+2.0
Majority			646	9.6	+9.2
Turnout			6.759
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing	+4.5

Barwick & Kippax^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Monks	4,508	51.8	-0.3
	Conservative	B. Caro	2,902	33.4	+0.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	N. Snowdon	1,285	14.8	+0.1
Majority			1,606	18.5	-0.5
Turnout			8,695
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2

Beeston^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Hodgson	2,712	55.1	-5.9
	Conservative	H. Woodhead	1,361	27.6	+4.3
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	K. Galvin	850	17.3	+1.6
Majority			1,351	27.4	-10.2
Turnout			4,923
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.1

Bramley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Miller	3,578	55.6	-1.7
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	M. Tones	1,665	25.9	-0.5
	Conservative	R. Kent	1,194	18.5	+2.2
Majority			1,913	29.7	-1.2
Turnout			6,437
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.6

Burmantofts^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	S. Sadler	3,284	48.6	-1.5
	Labour	B. Ewart	2,990	44.2	+0.4
	Conservative	J. Higham	489	7.2	+1.6
Majority			294	4.3	-1.9
Turnout			6,763
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing	-0.9

Chapel Allerton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Clarke	4,018	58.4	-4.5
	Conservative	C. Jones	1,760	25.6	+4.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	T. Garbett	1,105	16.1	+0.5
Majority			2,258	32.8	-8.5
Turnout			6,883
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.2

City & Holbeck^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Morris	3,289	65.1	-4.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	D. Hollingsworth	949	18.8	+1.2
	Conservative	M. Lindsey	812	16.1	+3.3
Majority			2,340	46.3	-5.8
Turnout			5,050
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.8

Cookridge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Wheatley	4,495	52.7	+5.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	M. Cooksey	2,733	32.1	-2.5
	Labour	M. St. David-Smith	1,297	15.2	-2.5
Majority			1,762	20.7	+7.6
Turnout			8,525
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.7

Garforth & Swillington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Ratchford	4,065	44.3	-0.7
	Conservative	M. Stelling	3,367	36.7	+2.7
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	E. Ayres	1,749	19.1	-2.0
Majority			698	7.6	-3.4
Turnout			9,181
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.7

Halton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Hyde	4,378	55.1	+11.0
	Labour	M. Burton	1,845	23.2	-8.7
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	T. Ayres	1,726	21.7	-2.3
Majority			2,533	31.9	+19.7
Turnout			7,949
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.8

Harehills^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Simmons	3,425	50.2	-1.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	C. Holden	2,621	38.4	+3.2
	Conservative	K. Weightman	775	11.4	-1.0
Majority			804	11.8	-4.2
Turnout			6,821
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.1

Headingley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Thomas	3,102	40.9	-6.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	A. Shaw	2,782	36.7	+8.5
	Conservative	G. Mercer	1,227	16.2	-2.0
	Green	G. Rainford	407	5.4	+0.1
	Communist	I. Dixon	64	0.8	-0.1
Majority			320	4.2	-15.1
Turnout			7,582
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.5

Horsforth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	B. Rich	3,708	44.1	-2.0
	Conservative	H. Lavery	3,465	41.3	+2.5
	Labour	I. Hugill	1,227	14.6	-0.5
Majority			243	2.9	-4.5
Turnout			8,400
	SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	-2.2

Hunslet^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Battle	3,469	79.7	+3.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	R. Senior	446	10.2	-1.2
	Conservative	A. Silver	440	10.1	-0.3
Majority			3,023	69.4	+4.6
Turnout			4,355
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.3

Kirkstall^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Illingworth	3,392	52.9	-4.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	N. Batterham	1,728	26.9	+1.6
	Conservative	C. Mollitt	1,296	20.2	+2.5
Majority			1,664	25.9	-5.7
Turnout			6,416
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.8

Middleton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor	3,145	67.1	-5.3
	Conservative	A. Larvin	776	16.6	+1.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	J. Readman	572	12.2	+0.1
	Independent	R. Burness	191	4.1	+4.1
Majority			2,369	50.6	-7.2
Turnout			4,684
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

Moortown^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	M. Crompton	4,003	46.4	-4.5
	Conservative	V. Kendall	3,154	36.6	+3.9
	Labour	A. Hollas	1,463	17.0	+0.7
Majority			849	9.8	-8.4
Turnout			8,620
	SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	-4.2

Morley North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Binks	3,547	45.4	+8.0
	Labour	F. Jones	3,074	39.4	-4.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	P. Haywood	1,184	15.2	-3.2
Majority			473	6.1	-0.6
Turnout			7,805
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.4

Morley South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Mitchell	3,377	49.8	-7.2
	Conservative	A. Clayton	2,310	34.1	+7.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	H. Smith	1,092	16.1	+0.0
Majority			1,067	15.7	-14.4
Turnout			6,779
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.2

North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Feldman	4,221	51.1	+3.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	K. Lee	3,136	38.0	+1.0
	Labour	R. Glassford	899	10.9	-4.8
Majority			1,085	13.1	+2.8
Turnout			8,256
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.4

Otley & Wharfedale^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	G. Kirkland	4,632	44.1	+1.4
	Conservative	G. Francis	4,250	40.5	+2.4
	Labour	S. Egan	1,369	13.0	-3.1
	Green	A. Stevens	246	2.3	-0.7
Majority			382	3.6	-1.1
Turnout			10,497
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing	-0.5

Pudsey North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Favell	4,017	43.9	+5.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	C. Garner	2,871	31.4	+2.1
	Labour	J. McKenna	2,253	24.6	-7.1
Majority			1,146	12.5	+5.3
Turnout			9,141
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.4

Pudsey South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hickinson	2,886	39.1	-4.1
	Conservative	J. Mortimer	2,694	36.5	+5.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	P. Garbutt	1,809	24.5	-1.1
Majority			192	2.6	-9.2
Turnout			7,389
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.6

Richmond Hill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Winnn	3,779	65.8	-3.3
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	K. Norman	1,224	21.3	-0.3
	Conservative	D. Boynton	742	12.9	+4.7
Majority			2,555	44.5	-3.0
Turnout			5,745
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.5

Rothwell^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Walker	3,647	58.2	-6.8
	Conservative	A. Heeson	1,778	28.4	+8.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	S. Cohen	837	13.4	-1.2
Majority			1,869	29.8	-14.8
Turnout			6,262
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.4

Roundhay^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Gruen	4,401	54.4	+1.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	S. Holland	2,172	26.8	-3.0
	Labour	K. Prior	1,520	18.8	+1.2
Majority			2,229	27.5	+4.8
Turnout			8,093
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

Seacroft^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Gabb	3,183	65.0	-6.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	D. Parr	911	18.6	+6.3
	Conservative	H. Townsley	800	16.3	-1.4
Majority			2,272	46.4	-10.5
Turnout			4,894
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.5

University^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Sloan	3,165	63.7	-7.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	J. Clifton	858	17.3	+2.0
	Conservative	A. Savage	784	15.8	+4.4
	Communist	R. Honey	160	3.2	+0.6
Majority			2,307	46.4	-9.0
Turnout			4,967
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.5

Weetwood^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Gill	3,684	41.9	+4.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	J. Ewens	2,554	29.0	+4.5
	Labour	J. Langan	2,378	27.0	-8.3
	Green	C. Nash	180	2.0	-0.3
Majority			1,130	12.8	+10.3
Turnout			8,796
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.2

Wetherby^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Hudson	5,472	61.7	-0.4
	Conservative	J. Evans	5,337
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	T. Burgess	2,296	25.9	+1.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	J. Macarthur	1,753
	Labour	J. Taylor	1,096	12.4	-0.8
	Labour	J. Postill	1,006
Majority			3,041	35.8	-1.6
Turnout			8,864
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.8

Whinmoor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Blower	3,399	51.3	-2.5
	Conservative	M. Silversides	2,226	33.6	+1.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	R. Hutchinson	998	15.1	+1.3
Majority			1,173	17.7	-3.7
Turnout			6,623
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

Wortley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Hamilton	3,185	42.7	-3.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	L. Thackray	2,650	35.5	+2.0
	Conservative	L. Hargreaves	1,628	21.8	+2.7
Majority			535	7.2	-5.4
Turnout			7,463
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.7

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 "District results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. 8 May 1987.

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