1987 Plymouth City Council election^[1]

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All 60 seats in the Plymouth City Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Alliance Last election 34 seats, 43.2% 23 seats, 30.6% 0 seats, 22.4% Seats won 31 19 10 Seat change 3 4 10 Popular vote 35,136 25,617 30,779 Percentage 51.7% 31.7% 16.7% Swing 5.4% 3.0% 10.7%
Map showing the results of the 1987 Plymouth City Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1987 Plymouth City Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which it had held since its creation in 1973.^[1]

Overall results

1987 Plymouth City Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	31	3	6	3	51.7	37.8	35,136	5.4
	Labour	19	1	5	4	31.7	27.6	25,617	3.0
	Alliance	10	10	0	10	16.7	33.1	30,779	10.7
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.5	1,440	2.3
Total		60						92,972

Ward results

Budshead (3 seats)

Compton (3 seats)

Drake (3 seats)

Efford (3 seats)

Eggbuckland (3 seats)

Estover (3 seats)

Ham (3 seats)

Honicknowle (3 seats)

Keyham (3 seats)

Mount Gould (3 seats)

Plympton Erle (3 seats)

Plympton St Mary (3 seats)

Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)

Plymstock Radford (3 seats)

Southway (3 seats)

St Budeax (3 seats)

St Peter (3 seats)

Stoke (3 seats)

Sutton (3 seats)

Trelawny (3 seats)