1987 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
The 1987 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. A third of the seats were up for contest; one from each ward, plus an additional seat in Welwyn South to fill a casual vacancy. The Conservatives managed to gain a seat from Labour, although their share of the vote was not enough to seriously threat Labour's majority on the council.
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14 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | ~40,035, 54.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary
Election result
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 42.9 | 17 | 23 | 53.5 | 12,511 | 33.4 | –4.4 | |
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 50.0 | 11 | 18 | 41.9 | 16,501 | 44.0 | +8.0 | |
| Alliance | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.7 | 8,463 | 22.6 | –3.6 | ||
References
- "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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