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    1987 handbook

    Wear Valley: 1987 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1986) (40 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 28 · Other 7 · Conservative 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2

    After (end of 1987) (40 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 26 · Other 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Conservative 3

    Ward results

    Bishop Auckland Town2 seats · turnout 37.1%
    M. LandLib/Sdp738
    G. HillIndependent698
    S DentLabour539
    D. BlanchardLabour355
    Cockton Hill3 seats · turnout 37.2%
    M. HurstConservative1,070
    M. AdlingtonConservative965
    J. BramhaldConservative954
    J. HarburnLabour608
    M. KellettLabour587
    R. BatieLabour515
    Coundon3 seats · turnout 39.9%
    Jean LeeLabour834
    C. KayLabour827
    Phil GrahamLabour804
    M. BradleyLib/Sdp775
    T. JonesLib/Sdp738
    N. HillLib/Sdp682
    Coundon Grange2 seats · turnout 50.4%
    C. Foote WoodLib/Sdp618
    G. HarrisonLib/Sdp589
    R. ThompsonLabour255
    G. HodgsonLabour226
    Crook North1 seat
    Trevor Graham HallLabour451 ✓
    A. StewartLib/Sdp301
    Crook South3 seats · turnout 46.4%
    O. BrownLabour1,134 ✓
    A. BrooksbankLabour1,032 ✓
    R. RichardsonLabour940 ✓
    C. IslesSDP-Liberal Alliance565
    Escomb1 seat
    W. OxbroughLabour0 ✓
    Henknowle2 seats · turnout 38.2%
    W. NeilsonLabour670
    W. JonesLabour627
    L. GillettLib/Sdp329
    Howden Le Wear1 seat · turnout 48.6%
    E. JohnsonIndependent485
    T. ParkinLabour329
    Hunwick1 seat
    D. WhiteLabour0 ✓
    St. Helens Auckland2 seats
    H DouthwaiteLabour0 ✓
    T. JuddLabour0 ✓
    St. Johns Chapel1 seat · turnout 61.2%
    F. PeadonIndependent501
    J. HayesLabour211
    Stanhope2 seats
    J. HuntLabour0 ✓
    R. O'DonovanIndependent0 ✓
    Stanley1 seat · turnout 22.5%
    D. BryanIndependent306
    Tow Law1 seat · turnout 39.7%
    J. JonesLabour407
    C. WatsonIndependent282
    West Auckland2 seats · turnout 33.6%
    D. WallisIndependent629
    R. WilsonLabour485
    G. StewartLabour453
    Wheatbottom and Helmington Row2 seats · turnout 37.9%
    E. WhittonLabour734
    I. BousfieldLabour712
    D. HallidayLib/Sdp490
    Willington East3 seats
    K. ReedLabour0 ✓
    J. RichardsonLabour0 ✓
    A. SeddonLabour0 ✓
    Willington West2 seats · turnout 40.0%
    G. TaylorLabour745
    H. DowsonLabour696
    J. SmithIndependent499
    Wolsingham2 seats · turnout 40.8%
    V ShuttleworthIndependent818
    D. WilsonIndependent721
    G. GillIndependent402
    D. IrvineLabour286
    Woodhouse Close3 seats · turnout 20.5%
    F. FosterLabour756
    J. BryanInd Lab717
    A. GrahamLabour624
    P. DobbinLabour451