UK General Election results June 1987

11th June 1987

The region in which each constituency is situated is indicated in square brackets

Batley & Spen — Beverley

Bexhill & Battle — Birmingham Yardley

Batley & Spen
[E] Conservative hold

EJ Peacock	Conservative	25,512	43.44%
KJ Woolmer	Labour	24,150	41.13%
K Burke	Alliance (SDP)	8,372	14.26%
A Harrison	Moderate Labour	689	1.17%

Electorate: 74,347; Turnout: 78.99%;
Majority: 1,362 (2.32%)

Battersea
[E] Conservative gain

JC Bowis	Conservative	20,945	44.24%
A Dubs	Labour	20,088	42.43%
DI Harries	Alliance (SDP)	5,634	11.90%
SG Willington	Green	559	1.18%
AB Bell	Workers Revolutionary Party	116	0.25%

Electorate: 66,979; Turnout: 70.68%;
Majority: 857 (1.81%)

Beaconsfield
[E] Conservative hold

TJ Smith	Conservative	33,324	65.97%
DH Ive	Alliance (Lib)	11,985	23.73%
KJ Harper	Labour	5,203	10.30%

Electorate: 67,713; Turnout: 74.60%;
Majority: 21,339 (42.25%)

Beckenham
[E] Conservative hold

P Goodhart	Conservative	24,903	56.30%
CG Darracott	Alliance (Lib)	11,439	25.86%
KG Ritchie	Labour	7,888	17.83%

Electorate: 60,110; Turnout: 73.58%;
Majority: 13,464 (30.44%)

Bedfordshire Mid
[E] Conservative hold

NW Lyell	Conservative	37,411	58.98%
NC Hills	Alliance (SDP)	14,560	22.95%
J Heywood	Labour	11,463	18.07%

Electorate: 80,673; Turnout: 78.63%;
Majority: 22,851 (36.02%)

Bedfordshire North
[E] Conservative hold

T Skeet	Conservative	29,845	52.58%
JV Lennon	Alliance (Lib)	13,340	23.50%
CB Henderson	Labour	13,140	23.15%
CD Slee	OOBPC	435	0.77%

Electorate: 73,536; Turnout: 77.19%;
Majority: 16,505 (29.08%)

Bedfordshire South West
[E] Conservative hold

WD Madel	Conservative	36,140	58.15%
JR Burrow	Alliance (SDP)	13,835	22.26%
PH Dimoldenberg	Labour	11,352	18.27%
PJ Rollings	Green	822	1.32%

Electorate: 78,956; Turnout: 78.71%;
Majority: 22,305 (35.89%)

Belfast East
[N] Democratic Unionist hold

PD Robinson	Democratic Unionist	20,372	61.90%
J Alderdice	Alliance	10,574	32.13%
F Cullen	Workers Party	1,314	3.99%
J O'Donnell	Provisional Sinn Fein	649	1.97%

Electorate: 54,628; Turnout: 60.24%;
Majority: 9,798 (29.77%)

Belfast North
[N] Official Ulster Unionist hold

AC Walker	Official Ulster Unionist	14,355	38.99%
A Maginness	SDLP	5,795	15.74%
G Seawright	Protestant Unionist	5,671	15.40%
P McManus	Provisional Sinn Fein	5,062	13.75%
S Lynch	Workers Party	3,062	8.32%
T Campbell	Alliance	2,871	7.80%

Electorate: 59,124; Turnout: 62.27%;
Majority: 8,560 (23.25%)

Belfast South
[N] Official Ulster Unionist hold

WM Smyth	Official Ulster Unionist	18,917	57.84%
D Cook	Alliance	6,963	21.29%
A McDonnell	SDLP	4,268	13.05%
G Carr	Workers Party	1,528	4.67%
S McKnight	Provisional Sinn Fein	1,030	3.15%

Electorate: 54,208; Turnout: 60.33%;
Majority: 11,954 (36.55%)

Belfast West
[N] Provisional Sinn Fein hold

G Adams	Provisional Sinn Fein	16,862	41.16%
JG Hendron	SDLP	14,641	35.74%
F Miller	Official Ulster Unionist	7,646	18.66%
M McMahon	Workers Party	1,819	4.44%

Electorate: 59,324; Turnout: 69.06%;
Majority: 2,221 (5.42%)

Berkshire East
[E] Conservative hold

AJ MacKay	Conservative	39,094	60.28%
LA Murray	Alliance (SDP)	16,468	25.39%
RJE Evans	Labour	9,287	14.32%

Electorate: 87,820; Turnout: 73.84%;
Majority: 22,626 (34.89%)

Berwick-upon-Tweed
[E] Alliance (Lib) hold

AJ Beith	Alliance (Lib)	21,903	52.10%
T Middleton	Conservative	12,400	29.49%
S Lambert	Labour	7,360	17.51%
N Pamphilion	Green	379	0.90%

Electorate: 54,378; Turnout: 77.31%;
Majority: 9,503 (22.60%)

Bethnall Green & Stepney
[E] Labour hold

PD Shore	Labour	15,490	48.25%
JA Shaw	Alliance (Lib)	10,206	31.79%
OH Maitland	Conservative	6,176	19.24%
S Gasquoine	Communist	232	0.72%

Electorate: 55,769; Turnout: 57.57%;
Majority: 5,284 (16.46%)

Beverley
[E] Conservative hold

JD Cran	Conservative	31,459	52.24%
J Bryant	Alliance (Lib)	18,864	31.32%
M Shaw	Labour	9,901	16.44%

Electorate: 78,923; Turnout: 76.31%;
Majority: 12,595 (20.91%)

Bexhill & Battle
[E] Conservative hold

CF Wardle	Conservative	33,570	66.44%
R Kiernan	Alliance (SDP)	13,051	25.83%
DK Watts	Labour	3,903	7.73%

Electorate: 65,288; Turnout: 77.39%;
Majority: 20,519 (40.61%)

Bexleyheath
[E] Conservative hold

CD Townsend	Conservative	24,866	53.75%
BC Standen	Alliance (Lib)	13,179	28.49%
JF Little	Labour	8,218	17.76%

Electorate: 59,448; Turnout: 77.82%;
Majority: 11,687 (25.26%)

Billericay
[E] Conservative hold

TE Gorman	Conservative	33,741	54.92%
M Birch	Alliance (SDP)	15,755	25.64%
R Howitt	Labour	11,942	19.44%

Electorate: 79,535; Turnout: 77.25%;
Majority: 17,986 (29.28%)

Birkenhead
[E] Labour hold

F Field	Labour	27,883	58.71%
KJ Costa	Conservative	12,511	26.35%
R Kemp	Alliance (Lib)	7,095	14.94%

Electorate: 65,662; Turnout: 72.32%;
Majority: 15,372 (32.37%)

Birmingham Edgbaston
[E] Conservative hold

J Knight	Conservative	18,595	49.83%
J Wilton	Labour	10,014	26.83%
JC Binns	Alliance (SDP)	7,843	21.02%
P Simpson	Green	559	1.50%
ST Hardwick	Ind Conservative	307	0.82%

Electorate: 54,416; Turnout: 68.58%;
Majority: 8,581 (22.99%)

Birmingham Erdington
[E] Labour hold

R Corbett	Labour	17,037	45.88%
PJ Johnston	Conservative	14,570	39.23%
N Biddlestone	Alliance (SDP)	5,530	14.89%

Electorate: 54,179; Turnout: 68.55%;
Majority: 2,467 (6.64%)

Birmingham Hall Green
[E] Conservative hold

AR Hargreaves	Conservative	20,478	44.85%
E Brook	Labour	12,857	28.16%
M Wilkes	Alliance (SDP)	12,323	26.99%

Electorate: 61,148; Turnout: 74.67%;
Majority: 7,621 (16.69%)

Birmingham Hodge Hill
[E] Labour hold

TAG Davis	Labour	19,872	48.68%
S Eyre	Conservative	15,083	36.95%
KG Hardeman	Alliance (Lib)	5,868	14.37%

Electorate: 59,296; Turnout: 68.85%;
Majority: 4,789 (11.73%)

Birmingham Ladywood
[E] Labour hold

C Short	Labour	21,971	57.67%
ST Lee	Conservative	11,943	31.35%
G Sangha	Alliance (SDP)	3,532	9.27%
J Millington	Green	650	1.71%

Electorate: 58,761; Turnout: 64.83%;
Majority: 10,028 (26.32%)

Birmingham Northfield
[E] Conservative hold

RD King	Conservative	24,024	45.13%
JF Spellar	Labour	20,889	39.24%
J Gordon	Alliance (SDP)	8,319	15.63%

Electorate: 73,319; Turnout: 72.60%;
Majority: 3,135 (5.89%)

Birmingham Perry Barr
[E] Labour hold

JW Rooker	Labour	25,894	50.41%
JDB Taylor	Conservative	18,961	36.91%
DD Webb	Alliance (Lib)	6,514	12.68%

Electorate: 73,767; Turnout: 69.64%;
Majority: 6,933 (13.50%)

Birmingham Selly Oak
[E]

A Beaumont-Dark	Conservative	23,305	44.17%
A Bore	Labour	20,721	39.27%
C Cane	Alliance (Lib)	8,128	15.40%
M Hackett	Green	611	1.16%

Electorate: 72,213; Turnout: 73.07%;
Majority: 2,584 (4.90%)

Birmingham Small Heath
[E] Labour hold

DH Howell	Labour	22,787	66.31%
P Nischal	Conservative	7,266	21.14%
JAM Hemming	Alliance (Lib)	3,600	10.48%
A Clawley	Green	559	1.63%
PR Sheppard	Communist	154	0.45%

Electorate: 56,722; Turnout: 60.59%;
Majority: 15,521 (45.16%)

Birmingham Sparkbrook
[E] Labour hold

RSG Hattersley	Labour	20,513	60.82%
NA Khan	Conservative	8,654	25.66%
R Dimmick	Alliance (SDP)	3,803	11.28%
R Ambler	Green	526	1.56%
P Khan	Red Front	229	0.68%

Electorate: 53,093; Turnout: 63.52%;
Majority: 11,859 (35.16%)

Birmingham Yardley
[E] Conservative hold

ADG Bevan	Conservative	17,931	42.62%
G Edge	Labour	15,409	36.62%
L Smith	Alliance (Lib)	8,734	20.76%

Electorate: 56,957; Turnout: 73.87%;
Majority: 2,522 (5.99%)

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