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    1987 handbook

    Rochdale: 1987 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1986) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 34 · Conservative 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Other 0

    After (end of 1987) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 35 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Conservative 12 · Other 1

    Ward results

    Balderstone1 seat · turnout 44.8%
    A. BagnallConservative1,775
    A. PhilipsLabour1,608
    Brimrod & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 50.1%
    P. RowenLib/Sdp1,677
    M. FreemanLabour1,386
    T. RookConservative366
    Castleton1 seat · turnout 53.8%
    P. FlynnLib/Sdp2,525
    C. ThompsonLabour1,531
    Central & Falinge1 seat · turnout 63.5%
    R. ParkerLabour2,061
    A. TaylorLib/Sdp1,788
    M. SmethurstConservative344
    Healey1 seat · turnout 45.8%
    B. BridgeLib/Sdp2,111
    J. MoranLabour1,277
    C. RiggConservative296
    Heywood North1 seat · turnout 54.6%
    J. GormanLabour1,215
    A. WilliamsLib/Sdp1,074
    I. RothwellConservative928
    Heywood South1 seat · turnout 46.4%
    T. BroderickLabour1,748
    P. KeaneConservative1,566
    A. RumbelowLib/Sdp531
    Heywood West1 seat · turnout 41.5%
    A. HughesLabour1,800
    C. RipleyConservative726
    J. MaybankLib/Sdp518
    Littleborough1 seat · turnout 50.6%
    J. BlackLib/Sdp2,126
    N. AngusConservative1,516
    R. ChadwickLabour1,014
    Middleton Central1 seat · turnout 37.2%
    A. HeafordLabour1,728
    J. TruemanConservative644
    B. BrownLib/Sdp468
    Middleton East1 seat · turnout 48.3%
    L. HartLabour1,269
    J. SwindlesLib/Sdp1,135
    S. WalkerConservative794
    Middleton North1 seat · turnout 38.8%
    A. WilliamsLabour2,007
    G. McHughConservative820
    R. ClarkeLib/Sdp585
    Middleton South1 seat · turnout 54.0%
    P. HawtonConservative2,235
    A. WilliamsLabour1,277
    A. CooganLib/Sdp933
    Middleton West1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    L. WorsleyLabour1,492
    H. MurrayLib/Sdp279
    D. BarnettConservative271
    Milnrow1 seat · turnout 54.8%
    A. UnderdownLabour1,684
    Guy S.Conservative1,557
    D. ClaytonLib/Sdp1,505
    Newbold1 seat · turnout 40.9%
    J. WhiteheadLabour1,866
    G. BuckleyLib/Sdp948
    I. RoscoeConservative423
    Norden & Bamford1 seat · turnout 47.6%
    J. GartsideConservative2,549
    P. BellenesLib/Sdp1,372
    S. Oja-BelloLabour409
    Smallbridge & Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    A. SandersonLabour1,995
    N. StephensLib/Sdp977
    K. HendersonConservative430
    Spotland1 seat · turnout 49.6%
    N. SmithLib/Sdp2,001
    S. RennieLabour628
    N. BeverleyConservative216
    Wardle1 seat · turnout 48.6%
    J. FittonConservative1,562
    R. SarginsonLib/Sdp970
    M. BurkeLabour650