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    1987 handbook

    Wakefield: 1987 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1986) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 56 · Conservative 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0

    After (end of 1987) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 56 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Conservative 3 · Other 1

    Ward results

    Castleford Ferry Fryston1 seat · turnout 37.6%
    N. KennedyLabour3,248
    M. McCannLib/Sdp659
    Castleford Glasshoughton1 seat · turnout 33.3%
    D. ThompsonLabour2,847
    A. BurnsLib/Sdp696
    Castleford Whitwood1 seat · turnout 39.3%
    P. BoxLabour3,281
    D. PritchardLib/Sdp576
    Crofton & Ackworth1 seat · turnout 50.7%
    J. WooffindinLib/Sdp3,266
    P. BridgesLabour2,613
    Featherstone1 seat · turnout 40.8%
    G. IsherwoodLabour2,894
    E. LongleyInd Lab1,165
    L. MorganLib/Sdp417
    Hemsworth1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    W. ChambersLabour3,349
    S. KamalLib/Sdp1,575
    Horbury2 seats · turnout 34.9%
    V. CliffeLabour2,149
    S. OsbornLabour2,090
    S. LingwoodConservative2,045
    J. LittleLib/Sdp1,619
    Knottingley1 seat · turnout 36.3%
    G. ClarkeLabour3,025 ✓
    M. DoddLib/Sdp455
    J. WaltersIndependent430
    D. LeesREV COM103
    Normanton & Sharlston1 seat · turnout 40.4%
    P. BarrettLabour3,648
    R. SloanLib/Sdp1,073
    Ossett1 seat · turnout 43.7%
    E. WilliamsonLabour2,015
    R. BryanLib/Sdp1,718
    H. ScottConservative1,299
    Pontefract North1 seat · turnout 35.2%
    F. WardLabour2,917
    A. MitchellLib/Sdp1,110
    Pontefract South1 seat · turnout 46.0%
    B. BullockLabour2,338
    G. HoltConservative1,980
    C. MillsLib/Sdp736
    South Elmsall1 seat · turnout 47.3%
    B. SykesLabour2,996
    A. AbrahamLib/Sdp1,134
    S. BishopInd Lab939
    South Kirkby1 seat · turnout 47.1%
    H. MillsInd Lab2,512 ✓
    A. WinterLabour1,742
    A. JohnsonLib/Sdp482
    J. OliverConservative291
    Stanley & Altofts1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    J. KennyLabour2,448
    C. CatherallConservative1,383
    M. PritchardLib/Sdp673
    Stanley & Wrenthorpe1 seat
    E. ThompsonLabour0 ✓
    Wakefield Central1 seat · turnout 41.5%
    D. HinchliffeLabour2,762
    K. BlackburnConservative1,467
    E. WilkinsonLib/Sdp586
    Wakefield East1 seat · turnout 39.7%
    C. CroxallLabour2,675
    H. CooperConservative1,269
    M. CorfieldLib/Sdp587
    Wakefield North1 seat · turnout 42.7%
    C. HeinitzLabour2,791
    J. ArchboldConservative1,389
    K. MetcalfeLib/Sdp610
    Wakefield Rural2 seats · turnout 39.8%
    M. KenworthyLabour2,377
    K. ReillyLabour2,264
    R. MajorConservative2,171
    A. HolwellConservative1,960
    R. BanksLib/Sdp864
    Wakefield South1 seat · turnout 46.6%
    A. LofthouseConservative3,042
    C. TibbleLabour1,667
    J. MinichLib/Sdp790