The 1987 Chelmsford City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The council was contested on new ward boundaries, decreasing the number of seats by 4 to 56.
Summary
Election result
| 1987 Chelmsford Borough Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Alliance | 54 | 29 |  2 |
51.8 | 44.9 | 58,327 | –3.8 | |||
| Conservative | 56 | 24 | 2 |
42.9 | 44.3 | 57,552 | +0.3 | |||
| Independent | 3 | 3 |  |
5.4 | 1.7 | 2,231 | –0.1 | |||
| Labour | 48 | 0 | |
0.0 | 9.1 | 11,793 | +3.6 | |||
References
- ↑ "Chelmsford Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
