1983 Babergh District Council election

1983 Babergh District Council election

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All 42 seats to Babergh District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Labour Seats won 18 18 3 Seat change 1 1 2 Popular vote 9,664 8,891 8,994 Percentage 31.9% 29.4% 29.7% Swing 10.7% 7.6% 2.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Alliance Residents Seats won 3 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,710 did not stand Percentage 9.0% did not stand Swing 5.9% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Babergh District Council election.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 1983 Babergh District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1983 Babergh District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	21	18			1	42.9	31.9	9,664	–10.7
	Independent	25	18			1	42.9	29.4	8,891	+7.6
	Labour	25	3			2	7.1	29.7	8,994	–2.8
	Alliance	9	3			1	7.1	9.0	2,710	+5.9
	Residents	0	0			1	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A

By-elections

Lavenham

Lavenham by-election: 1 September 1983 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		324	46.0
	Labour		223	31.6
	Alliance		158	22.4
Majority			101	14.4
Turnout			705	34.7
Registered electors			2,032
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing

Shotley

Shotley by-election: 13 September 1984 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance		394	64.6
	Labour		144	23.6
	Independent		72	11.8
Majority			250	41.0
Turnout			610	50.0
Registered electors			1,220
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North by-election: 28 February 1985 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		419	56.9
	Alliance		166	22.5
	Conservative		152	20.6
Majority			253	34.3
Turnout			737	30.0
Registered electors			2,457
	Labour hold		Swing

Hadleigh

Hadleigh by-election: 23 October 1986 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance		644	50.0
	Labour		385	29.9
	Independent		259	20.1
Majority			259	20.1
Turnout			1,288	27.0
Registered electors			4,770
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Brantham

Brantham by-election: 27 November 1986 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance		437	68.8
	Labour		198	31.2
Majority			239	37.6
Turnout			635	32.0
Registered electors			1,984
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

References

1. "Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.
3. "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.