| Election Name: | 1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election[1] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1983 |
| Next Election: | 1991 East Northamptonshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 1987 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 30 |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,429 |
| Percentage1: | 52.0% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,210 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Percentage2: | 24.1% |
| Party3: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 4,839 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Percentage3: | 18.7% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
The 1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973.[2]