# 1987 South Ribble Borough Council election

Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 7 May 1987. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained its majority. The elections were the first to be held under the new boundaries laid out in March 1987.

## Election result

South Ribble Local Election Result 1987 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 37 | 2 | 68.5 | 48.8 | 41789 |
| Labour | 11 | | 20.4 | 36.0 | 30891 |
| Alliance | 6 | 2 | 11.1 | 14.5 | 12405 |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 612 |

## Ward Results

All Saints :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | B. Greenland | 1,198 | 18.3 |
| Conservative | M. Rhodes | 1,145 | 17.5 |
| Conservative | P. Young | 1,104 | 16.9 |
| Labour | B. Yates | 1070 | 16.4 |
| Conservative | B. Gadd | 1054 | 16.1 |
| Labour | J. Swain | 969 | 14.8 |
Bamber Bridge Central :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | F. Cooper | 1,177 | 20.6 |
| Conservative | G. Woods | 1,145 | 20.0 |
| Conservative | T. Dixon | 1,079 | 18.9 |
| Labour | D. Watson | 793 | 13.9 |
| Labour | E. Calvert | 754 | 13.2 |
| Labour | A. Nicholson | 754 | 13.2 |
Bamber Bridge South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | E. Barrersby | 871 | 18.0 |
| Labour | T. Hanson | 833 | 17.3 |
| Conservative | E. Smith | 808 | 16.7 |
| Labour | W. Harrison | 781 | 16.2 |
| Conservative | D. Titterington | 770 | 15.9 |
| Labour | J. Owen | 765 | 15.8 |
Charnock :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | P. Dowdall | 314 | 42.3 |
| Conservative | J. Byme | 292 | 39.3 |
| Alliance | B. Ward | 137 | 18.4 |
Farington :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | G. Cross | 1,100 | 18.7 |
| Conservative | G. Thorpe | 1,074 | 18.2 |
| Conservative | E. Chadwick | 1,040 | 17.6 |
| Labour | N. Berry | 821 | 13.9 |
| Labour | G. Baehren | 796 | 13.5 |
| Labour | G. Durham | 717 | 12.2 |
| Alliance | J.Healy | 346 | 5.9 |
Howick :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | D. Stewart | 807 | 33.0 |
| Conservative | H. Smith | 780 | 31.9 |
| Alliance | J. Thomason | 220 | 9.0 |
| Labour | J. Crookes | 216 | 8.8 |
| Alliance | C. Miller | 212 | 8.7 |
| Labour | K. Shaw | 208 | 8.5 |
Hutton & New Longton :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | J. Hesketh | 1,122 | 25.2 |
| Conservative | M. Jenkinson | 1,015 | 22.8 |
| Conservative | A. Underwood | 948 | 21.3 |
| Independent | P. Wearden | 612 | 13.7 |
| Labour | R. Parkinson | 398 | 8.9 |
| Labour | I. Chewter | 366 | 8.2 |
Kingsfold :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | A. Bannister | 1,027 | 19.5 |
| Conservative | E. Carson | 946 | 18.0 |
| Conservative | J. Jenkinson | 879 | 16.7 |
| Labour | S. Crozier | 702 | 13.3 |
| Labour | D. Wooldridge | 695 | 13.2 |
| Labour | R. Millar | 682 | 13.0 |
| Alliance | G. Owen | 335 | 6.4 |
Leyland Central :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alliance | J. Jenkinson | 879 | 28.8 |
| Alliance | M. Gardner | 676 | 22.2 |
| Labour | A. Dawson | 485 | 15.9 |
| Labour | J. Kelly | 695 | 15.6 |
| Conservative | S. Kelley | 303 | 9.9 |
| Conservative | R.Harwood | 233 | 7.6 |
Leyland St. Ambrose :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alliance | N. Orrell | 1,130 | 35.2 |
| Alliance | M. Kirkham | 1,046 | 32.6 |
| Labour | D. Golden | 386 | 12.0 |
| Labour | F. Stringfellow | 372 | 11.6 |
| Conservative | N. Dean | 278 | 8.7 |
Leyland St. Johns :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | J. Hocking | 1,272 | 26.2 |
| Labour | M. Beardsworth | 1,142 | 23.5 |
| Labour | J. Ryan | 998 | 20.5 |
| Conservative | S. Postance | 417 | 8.6 |
| Alliance | K. Walmsley | 364 | 7.5 |
| Alliance | E. Marshall | 343 | 7.1 |
| Alliance | J. Ritchie | 324 | 6.7 |
Leyland St. Marys :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alliance | J. Edwin | 925 | 13.6 |
| Conservative | J. Treacher | 905 | 13.3 |
| Alliance | J. Knowles | 900 | 13.2 |
| Conservative | H. Parr | 876 | 12.8 |
| Alliance | M. Simmonds | 811 | 11.9 |
| Conservative | M. Creer | 797 | 11.7 |
| Labour | C. Lamb | 569 | 8.3 |
| Labour | G. Lewis | 522 | 7.7 |
| Labour | C. Bass | 513 | 7.5 |
Little Hoole & Much Hoole :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | E. Webster | 740 | 36.0 |
| Conservative | J. Knowles | 736 | 35.8 |
| Labour | J. Haddock | 304 | 14.8 |
| Labour | M. Graham | 277 | 13.5 |
Longton Central & West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | R. Colton | 993 | 26.9 |
| Conservative | J. Breakell | 908 | 24.6 |
| Conservative | E. Nicholls | 903 | 24.4 |
| Alliance | T. Yates | 325 | 8.8 |
| Labour | S. Breakell | 309 | 8.4 |
| Labour | N. Hall | 257 | 7.0 |
Lostock Hall :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | N. Crossley | 1,253 | 20.6 |
| Conservative | K. Beattie | 1,250 | 20.5 |
| Conservative | J. Hughes | 1,243 | 20.4 |
| Labour | B. Cox | 824 | 13.5 |
| Labour | D. Smith | 769 | 12.6 |
| Labour | P. Farrell | 756 | 12.4 |
Manor :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | M. Barker | 721 | 22.9 |
| Alliance | J. Holleran | 698 | 22.1 |
| Conservative | B. Thompson | 680 | 21.6 |
| Alliance | M. Thomason | 598 | 19.0 |
| Labour | W. Crozier | 229 | 7.3 |
| Labour | A. Needham | 228 | 7.2 |
Middleforth Green :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | K. Dickinson | 989 | 32.5 |
| Conservative | J. Richardson | 775 | 25.5 |
| Labour | J. Stoker | 452 | 14.8 |
| Labour | D. Pownall | 443 | 14.5 |
| Alliance | J. Holleran | 386 | 12.7 |
Moss Side :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | R. Quinn | 805 | 18.6 |
| Labour | A. Brown | 742 | 17.2 |
| Labour | M. Evenson | 685 | 15.9 |
| Conservative | N. Greenwood | 624 | 14.4 |
| Conservative | R. Smith | 579 | 13.4 |
| Conservative | M. Postance | 577 | 13.3 |
| Alliance | R. Prescott | 577 | 7.1 |
Priory :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | B. Moulding | 820 | 29.9 |
| Conservative | R. Haworth | 813 | 29.7 |
| Alliance | P. Farrer | 410 | 15.0 |
| Alliance | J. Farmer | 368 | 13.4 |
| Labour | J. Clarkson | 171 | 6.2 |
| Labour | R. Prescott | 157 | 5.7 |
Samlesbury & Cuerdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Barton | 306 | 73.4 | |
| | Labour | R. Ashburner | 111 | 26.6 | |
Seven Stars :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | E. Croft | 809 | 39.9 |
| Labour | J. McDonald | 797 | 39.3 |
| Alliance | H. Prescott | 420 | 20.7 |
Walton Le Dale :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | J. Lawson | 997 | 23.0 |
| Conservative | H. Clarkson | 950 | 21.9 |
| Conservative | K. Palmer | 941 | 21.7 |
| Labour | G. Davies | 442 | 10.2 |
| Labour | A. Calder | 382 | 8.8 |
| Labour | K. Jones | 376 | 8.7 |
| Alliance | B. Moore | 245 | 5.7 |