| Election Name: | 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1986 |
| Next Election: | 1988 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
| Seats For Election: | 17 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | Bob Flatman |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 26 |
| Seats After1: | 26 |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 14 |
| Seats After2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Image4: | All |
| Party4: | SDP–Liberal Alliance |
| Seats Before4: | 7 |
| Seats After4: | 8 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Image5: | RA |
| Party5: | Ratepayers Association |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Seats After5: | 3 |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | Bob Flatman |
| Before Party: | Conservative |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| After Election: | Bob Flatman |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 7 May 1987, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.[1]
The Conservatives retained their narrow majority on the council.[2]
The overall results were as follows:
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[3]