# 1987 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election

The 1987 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1987 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 13 | 3 | 75.0 | 13 | 26 | 49.1 | 18,919 | 47.4 | +13.6 |
| | Alliance | 2 | 1 | 12.5 | 12 | 14 | 26.4 | 9,821 | 24.6 | –8.3 |
| | Labour | 2 | 2 | 12.5 | 10 | 12 | 22.6 | 11,032 | 27.6 | –5.6 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 104 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |

## Ward Results
### Brickhill

Brickhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Humphrys | 1,753 | 50.8 | −2.7 |
| | Alliance | J. Struthers | 1,314 | 38.0 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | H. Mitchell | 387 | 11.2 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,454 | 56.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bromham

Bromham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Herring | 1,655 | 70.1 | +3.7 |
| | Alliance | E. Edwards | 559 | 23.7 | −16.1 |
| | Labour | A. Albone | 148 | 6.3 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,362 | 60.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Dewar* | 1,319 | 50.2 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | S. Billingham | 911 | 34.7 | +5.0 |
| | Alliance | W. Wright | 399 | 15.2 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,629 | 59.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cauldwell

Cauldwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Astle* | 1,328 | 53.8 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | R. Pal | 845 | 34.2 | +13.6 |
| | Alliance | K. Jones | 259 | 10.5 | −4.4 |
| | Communist | P. Waite | 37 | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,469 | 44.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clapham

Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Sparrow | 681 | 44.3 | +16.7 |
| | Alliance | D. Wickens | 617 | 40.1 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | J. Cartlidge | 239 | 15.5 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,537 | 51.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | | |

### De Parys

De Parys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Barley* | 1,458 | 49.2 | −6.5 |
| | Alliance | P. Dixon | 1,172 | 39.5 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | B. Jones | 335 | 11.3 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,965 | 53.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Goldington

Goldington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | S. Gillard | 1,245 | 44.5 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | F. Garrick | 820 | 29.3 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | V. Fulford | 732 | 26.2 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,797 | 51.1 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |

### Great Barford

Great Barford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Fordham* | 750 | 76.8 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | E. Grugeon | 149 | 15.3 | +8.9 |
| | Alliance | B. Gibbons | 77 | 7.9 | −24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 976 | 51.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harpur

Harpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Dillingham* | 1,310 | 49.5 | −10.5 |
| | Labour | C. Atkins | 1,127 | 42.6 | +14.1 |
| | Alliance | P. Chybalski | 211 | 8.0 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,648 | 50.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston East

Kempston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Attenborough* | 1,786 | 54.4 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | O. Wesley | 1,097 | 33.4 | −6.4 |
| | Alliance | D. Johnson | 399 | 12.2 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,282 | 48.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Tucker | 837 | 71.6 | +4.2 |
| | Alliance | S. Sawford | 173 | 14.8 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | M. Sargeant | 159 | 13.6 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,169 | 55.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston West

Kempston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Joy | 1,453 | 55.7 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | A. Beardmore | 860 | 33.0 | −7.4 |
| | Alliance | M. Dimmock | 295 | 11.3 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,608 | 47.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | M. Nesbitt | 1,152 | 43.9 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | A. Tester | 965 | 36.8 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Mactoom | 507 | 19.3 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,624 | 48.1 | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Putnoe

Putnoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Moore | 1,661 | 51.9 | +8.0 |
| | Alliance | J. Lennon | 1,289 | 40.3 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | G. Wilson | 248 | 7.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,198 | 56.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | | |

### Queen's Park

Queen's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. George* | 1,352 | 63.2 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | M. Williams | 560 | 26.2 | −4.4 |
| | Alliance | T. Kirby | 227 | 10.6 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,139 | 40.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Pearson* | 739 | 65.4 | +0.9 |
| | Alliance | A. Nicholson | 279 | 24.7 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | R. Tysoe | 112 | 9.9 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,130 | 55.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wootton

Wootton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Hyde | 873 | 45.3 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | B. Keens* | 795 | 41.3 | +26.1 |
| | Alliance | A. Travis | 154 | 8.0 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | P. Quirk | 104 | 5.4 | −17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | 54.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Labour had previously gained the Independent seat in a by-election.