# 1987 Cambridge City Council election

The 1987 Cambridge City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

## Summary
### Election result

1987 Cambridge City 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 % | +/− |
| | Labour | 6 | 2 | 40.0 | 13 | 19 | 45.2 | 14,491 | 33.3 | –4.2 |
| | Conservative | 5 | 1 | 33.3 | 8 | 13 | 31.0 | 15,646 | 36.0 | +3.3 |
| | Alliance | 4 | 1 | 26.7 | 6 | 10 | 23.8 | 13,291 | 30.6 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Durrant | 1,069 | 55.4 | –4.5 |
| | Conservative | Julie Hayward | 583 | 30.2 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Simon Jordan | 278 | 14.4 | –1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 486 | 25.2 | –10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,930 | 40.0 | +5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,826 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Chaplin | 959 | 39.7 | –7.6 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Davenport | 891 | 36.9 | +6.4 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Alison Pegrum | 563 | 23.3 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 2.8 | –14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,413 | 44.7 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,400 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | David Howarth | 1,470 | 43.8 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Gregory | 1,153 | 34.4 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Jessie Ball | 733 | 21.8 | –3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | 9.4 | –0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,356 | 55.3 | +5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,071 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Wright | 1,262 | 37.3 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Christopher Howard* | 1,200 | 35.5 | –6.3 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Mary Basham | 918 | 27.2 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,380 | 63.6 | +10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,312 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Burling* | 1,559 | 46.1 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Martin Blake | 1,337 | 39.5 | –8.8 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Andrew Paton | 485 | 14.3 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,381 | 58.2 | +5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,810 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.1 | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Beckett | 1,628 | 47.5 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Fairclough* | 1,013 | 29.6 | –6.0 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Margaret Trowell | 787 | 23.0 | –0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 615 | 17.9 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,428 | 53.8 | –1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,367 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Hopkins | 809 | 41.8 |
| | Labour | Jill Patterson | 756 | 39.0 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | David Creek | 575 | 29.7 |
| | Conservative | Aidan Dodson | 507 | 26.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Hoskins | 500 | 25.8 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Peter Warner | 472 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,891 | 35.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,386 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Lavena Hawes* | 1,202 | 40.7 | –1.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Leggatt | 1,026 | 34.3 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Cathcart | 724 | 24.5 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 6.0 | –5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,952 | 49.5 | +8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,963 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Elsa Meyland-Smith | 1,496 | 39.1 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Jean Glasberg | 1,286 | 33.6 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Connolly | 1,040 | 27.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,822 | 53.5 | +7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,145 | | |
| | SDP gain from Labour | SDP gain from Labour | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Robertson* | 1,517 | 52.2 | –12.3 |
| | Conservative | Steuart Northfield | 672 | 23.1 | +1.4 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Andrew Lake | 671 | 23.1 | +9.4 |
| | Independent | William Gill | 44 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 29.1 | –13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,904 | 48.7 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,959 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Queens Edith

Queens Edith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Reid | 1,622 | 45.5 | +1.5 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Patricia Reynolds | 1,395 | 39.2 | –0.2 |
| | Labour | Timothy Bedford | 543 | 15.3 | –1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 6.4 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,560 | 58.8 | +13.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,906 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Segdwick-Jell | 1,304 | 50.5 | –8.0 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Wheeler | 755 | 29.3 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Karen Anderson | 522 | 20.2 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | 21.3 | –13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,581 | 45.9 | +7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,621 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elaine Wheatley* | 1,495 | 51.1 | +2.6 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Philippa Slatter | 1,041 | 35.6 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Martin Rose | 387 | 13.2 | –2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 | 15.5 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,923 | 48.6 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,020 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Evelyn Knowles | 1,416 | 43.9 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | James Strachan | 1,255 | 38.9 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Valerie Antopolski | 552 | 17.1 | –6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 5.0 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,223 | 59.9 | +6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,380 | | |
| | SDP hold | SDP hold | Swing | 1.9 | |