# 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 7 May 1987, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.
The Conservatives retained their narrow majority on the council.

## Overall results

The overall results were as follows:
1987 North Hertfordshire District 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 | 10 | | 58.8 | 16 | 26 | 52.0 | 14,822 | 39.5 | +7.2 |
| | Alliance | 3 | 1 | 17.6 | 5 | 8 | 16.0 | 11,872 | 31.6 | -2.0 |
| | Labour | 3 | 1 | 17.6 | 10 | 13 | 26.0 | 9,167 | 24.4 | -4.7 |
| | Ratepayers | 1 | | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 6.0 | 1,523 | 4.1 | +0.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 130 | 0.3 | -0.1 |

## Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.
Arbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Simon Marlow | 574 | 46.1 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | John Sheldrick* | 551 | 44.3 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Leete | 120 | 9.6 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,810 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 | |
Baldock ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Evens* | 1,669 | 46.8 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Donoghue | 968 | 27.1 | −6.9 |
| | Alliance | Robert Young (Bob Young) | 931 | 26.1 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,483 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 | |
Hitchin Bearton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Teresa Trangmar | 959 | 39.9 | −10.7 |
| | Conservative | Norman Frost | 893 | 37.2 | +5.0 |
| | Alliance | Penelope Cunningham (Penny Cunningham) | 550 | 22.9 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,554 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -7.9 | |
Hitchin Highbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beryl Wearmouth* | 1,446 | 49.2 | +9.9 |
| | Alliance | Aileen Burford-Mason | 1,208 | 41.1 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | David Tizzard | 284 | 9.7 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,163 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.5 | |
Hitchin Oughton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Audrey Carss* | 1,030 | 51.1 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Jack | 508 | 25.2 | +7.8 |
| | Alliance | Jennifer Sefton (Jenny Sefton) | 479 | 23.7 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,318 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.8 | |
Hitchin Walsworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayers | Ken Logan* | 1,523 | 48.2 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Veronica Sharp | 662 | 20.9 | −15.1 |
| | Conservative | Barry West | 504 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| | Alliance | Hazel Kelly (Kay Kelly) | 422 | 13.3 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Roberts | 52 | 1.6 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,065 | | |
| | Ratepayers hold | Ratepayers hold | Swing | +8.9 | |
Hitchwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Raffell* | 565 | 67.8 | +5.8 |
| | Alliance | Richard Canning | 134 | 16.1 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | Tony McWalter | 134 | 16.1 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,381 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.9 | |
Hoo ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Jackson* | 439 | 48.9 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Stephen MacDonald | 242 | 27.0 | −4.8 |
| | Alliance | William Rodney Hampson (Rodney Hampson) | 216 | 24.1 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,523 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
Letchworth East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Charles Bifield* (Charles Bifield) | 1,043 | 41.6 | +2.1 |
| | Alliance | Keith Marr | 816 | 32.5 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | John Bush | 651 | 25.9 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,192 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
Letchworth Grange ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Bonita Thomson | 1,114 | 36.4 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Mardell | 1,040 | 34.0 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | James Hannah (Jim Hannah) | 827 | 27.0 | +9.3 |
| | Green | Ian Barratt | 78 | 2.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,275 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | +3.4 | |
Letchworth South East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Tony Quinn* | 1,743 | 47.6 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Muir | 1,217 | 33.2 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Lorna Kercher | 702 | 19.2 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,021 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
Letchworth South West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Jones | 1,556 | 51.9 | +2.2 |
| | Alliance | Ian Simpson | 1,139 | 38.0 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Jane Newbury | 301 | 10.0 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,651 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | +2.5 | |
Letchworth Wilbury ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Emsall | 1,072 | 43.1 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | David Evans | 944 | 37.9 | −5.3 |
| | Alliance | Derek Hunter | 472 | 19.0 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,030 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.8 | |
Newsells ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Wilkerson* (Bob Wilkerson) | 532 | 62.1 | −17.6 |
| | Alliance | Rowena Gardiner | 279 | 32.6 | +32.6 |
| | Labour | Christopher Hills (Chris Hills) | 45 | 5.3 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,329 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -25.1 | |
Offa ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynne Faulkner* | 451 | 43.2 | −4.7 |
| | Alliance | Michael Jackson (Mike Jackson) | 443 | 42.4 | +15.9 |
| | Labour | John Saunders | 150 | 14.4 | −11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,522 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.3 | |
* ↑ Previously elected in 1983 as Lynne Jackson
Royston West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leo Doyle* | 1,490 | 48.5 | +8.7 |
| | Alliance | Gwyn Hardwicke | 1,079 | 35.1 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Dave Bowles | 501 | 16.3 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,593 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | |
Sandon ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Greenfield | 451 | 58.9 | −19.2 |
| | Alliance | Sandra Stainthorpe | 273 | 35.6 | +23.6 |
| | Labour | William Adams (Bill Adams) | 42 | 5.5 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,144 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -21.4 | |