| Election Name: | 1987 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election |
| Country: | Hertfordshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1986 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1986 |
| Next Election: | 1988 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Turnout: | ~40,035, 54.2% |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 24 seats, 37.8% |
| Seats Before1: | 24 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,511 |
| Percentage1: | 33.4% |
| Swing1: | 4.4 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 19 seats, 36.0% |
| Seats Before2: | 17 |
| Seats After2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,501 |
| Percentage2: | 44.0% |
| Swing2: | 8.0 |
| Party3: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Last Election3: | 2 seats, 26.2% |
| Seats Before3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,463 |
| Percentage3: | 22.6% |
| Swing3: | 3.6 |
| Map Size: | 270px |
The 1987 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. A third of the seats were up for contest; one from each ward, plus an additional seat in Welwyn South to fill a casual vacancy. The Conservatives managed to gain a seat from Labour, although their share of the vote was not enough to seriously threat Labour's majority on the council.