1983 Bournemouth Borough Council election

1983 Bournemouth Borough Council election

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All 57 seats to Bournemouth Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Alliance Labour Last election 45 seats, 65.4% 2 seats, 4.7% 6 seats, 17.2% Seats won 39 5 5 Seat change 6 3 1 Popular vote 63,608 25,966 15,602 Percentage 49.7% 20.3% 12.2% Swing 15.7% 15.6% 5.0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Independent Ind. Conservative Residents Last election 2 seats, 4.9% 1 seat, 1.7% 1 seat, 5.2% Seats won 4 4 0 Seat change 2 3 1 Popular vote 15,241 6,294 N/A Percentage 11.9% 4.9% N/A Swing 7.0% 3.2% 5.6%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1983 Bournemouth Borough Council election was held on 5 May 1983 to elect members to Bournemouth Borough Council in Dorset, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1983 Bournemouth Borough Council election [1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	55	39	2	8	6	68.4	49.7	63,608	–15.7
	Alliance	35	5	3	0	3	8.8	20.3	25,966	+15.6
	Labour	23	5	0	1	1	8.8	12.2	15,602	–5.0
	Independent	15	4	2	0	2	7.0	11.9	15,241	+7.0
	Ind. Conservative	6	4	3	0	3	7.0	4.9	6,294	+3.2
	Green	5	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	1,188	+0.5
	Residents	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	N/A	N/A	–5.6

Ward results

Boscombe East

Boscombe East (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Southall*	966	48.3	–13.0
	Conservative	R. Turner*	965	48.3	–13.3
	Conservative	A. Cowley*	957	47.9	–17.8
	Alliance	J. Denby	701	35.1	N/A
	Alliance	M. Hurst	683	34.2	N/A
	Alliance	J. Littlewood	677	33.9	N/A
	Labour	C. Hourihane	329	16.5	–12.8
Turnout			1,999	32.1	–36.4
Registered electors			6,226
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Boscombe West

Boscombe West (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Wotton*	1,054	53.1	–8.6
	Conservative	D. Trenchard*	1,020	51.4	–16.8
	Conservative	G. Anstee	926	46.6	–21.8
	Alliance	R. Beale	414	20.8	N/A
	Alliance	W. Parkinson	396	19.9	N/A
	Labour	A. Dale	267	13.4	N/A
	Green	D. Parkins	133	6.7	–11.6
	Independent	A. Burns-Davie	119	6.0	–7.3
Turnout			~1,986	33.2	–27.4
Registered electors			5,982
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Central

Central (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Chapman	1,023	48.3	–8.8
	Conservative	R. Thomason*	956	45.1	–15.1
	Conservative	J. Macfarlane*	925	43.7	–20.9
	Alliance	P. Brown	510	24.1	N/A
	Alliance	S. Henson	432	20.4	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	I. Macpherson	419	19.8	N/A
	Alliance	B. Leake	416	19.6	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	V. West	360	17.0	N/A
	Labour	A. Shead	167	7.9	–13.5
Turnout			~2,118	36.6	–25.9
Registered electors			5,786
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

East Cliff

East Cliff (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Curtis*	1,484	59.3	–8.4
	Conservative	H. Bostock	1,177	46.9	–14.2
	Conservative	P. Kellaway*	1,084	43.2	–15.7
	Labour	D. Stokes	566	22.6	–5.9
	Independent	M. Hemmi	458	18.3	N/A
Turnout			~2,508	39.2	–21.9
Registered electors			6,399
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Ensbury Park

Ensbury Park (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bryant*	1,380	55.0	–0.9
	Conservative	P. Real	1,357	54.1	+3.0
	Conservative	S. Jeffreys	1,235	49.2	+0.2
	Alliance	P. Craven	784	31.3	N/A
	Alliance	V. Heasman	757	30.2	N/A
	Labour	K. Brewer	698	27.8	–12.1
	Labour	A. Brushett	685	27.3	–7.3
	Labour	R. Wills	627	25.0	–2.6
Turnout			~2,864	45.5	–30.5
Registered electors			6,294
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kinson

Kinson (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Bennett*	1,372	45.8	+0.7
	Labour	V. Williams*	1,182	39.5	–1.8
	Conservative	W. Coe	1,157	38.6	–1.4
	Conservative	K. Butt	1,141	38.1	–0.2
	Labour	C. Longhurst	1,140	38.1	–7.6
	Conservative	R. Horn	1,087	36.3	–1.5
	Alliance	S. Foote	465	15.5	–18.4
	Alliance	M. Pilskin	426	14.2	N/A
Turnout			~2,994	45.1	+12.0
Registered electors			6,638
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Littledown

Littledown (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Siberry*	1,742	56.2	–7.0
	Conservative	E. Hollies-Smith*	1,704	54.9	–13.0
	Conservative	D. Jenkinson*	1,536	49.5	–17.5
	Alliance	J. Thomas	608	19.6	N/A
	Alliance	R. Buyers	581	18.7	N/A
	Labour	R. Ansell	316	10.2	–14.7
	Independent	J. Morgan	232	7.5	N/A
	Green	B. Martin	202	6.5	N/A
Turnout			~3,102	46.9	–29.0
Registered electors			6,615
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Moordown

Moordown (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Moores*	984	38.5	–5.9
	Conservative	D. Fay	901	35.2	–1.0
	Alliance	J. Moore	900	35.2	+1.2
	Conservative	R. Cole*	885	34.6	–1.4
	Alliance	A. Whitelegg	875	34.2	+0.8
	Conservative	S. Beard	836	32.7	–2.9
	Labour	E. Stevens	671	26.2	–6.8
	Labour	J. Cant	655	25.6	+1.1
	Labour	J. Hawkins	611	23.9	+0.9
Turnout			~2,558	42.8	–30.9
Registered electors			5,976
	Alliance hold
	Conservative hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Muscliff

Muscliff (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Whittaker*	2,752	62.4	–14.0
	Independent	L. Troke	1,186	26.9	+1.1
	Conservative	S. McQueen*	1,186	26.9	–17.8
	Independent	P. Johnson	1,043	23.7	N/A
	Conservative	J. Chandler*	980	22.2	–1.3
	Alliance	A. Musgrave-Scott	471	10.7	N/A
Turnout			~4,407	66.2	–12.1
Registered electors			6,657
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Queens Park

Queens Park (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Dyer*	1,871	68.0	+15.0
	Ind. Conservative	M. Hogarth	1,835	66.7	N/A
	Independent	P. Munro-Walker	1,405	51.1	N/A
	Conservative	J. Banks*	858	31.2	–22.4
	Alliance	B. Petri	847	30.8	N/A
	Conservative	W. Moore	731	26.6	–32.0
	Conservative	B. Lassman	705	25.6	–23.0
Turnout			~5,408	76.5	+3.8
Registered electors			7,069
	Independent hold
	Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative
	Independent gain from Conservative

Redhill Park

Redhill Park (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	P. Whitelegg*	1,591	76.2	+11.0
	Alliance	R. Lee	1,299	62.2	N/A
	Conservative	G. Ball*	1,282	61.4	+7.8
	Conservative	C. Hayward	1,198	57.4	+12.0
	Conservative	B. Board	892	42.7	+5.5
Turnout			~4,173	70.4	–6.6
Registered electors			5,928
	Ind. Conservative hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Southbourne

Southbourne (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Day*	1,486	41.1	–21.6
	Conservative	K. Palmer*	1,427	39.4	–19.2
	Conservative	M. Filer	1,301	36.0	–26.3
	Independent	K. Thresher	1,222	33.8	–17.9
	Independent	E. Ruston	1,175	32.5	N/A
	Independent	B. Jeffery-Machin	917	25.3	N/A
	Alliance	J. Millward	907	25.1	N/A
	Alliance	A. Duffy	631	17.4	N/A
	Alliance	P. Ayrton	581	16.1	N/A
Turnout			3,618	53.4	–20.7
Registered electors			6,776
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Strouden Park

Strouden Park (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Crone*	1,368	35.2	–18.1
	Conservative	J. Saunders	1,053	27.1	–13.6
	Conservative	J. Bowater	1,050	27.0	–11.8
	Independent	I. Smith	1,022	26.3	N/A
	Independent	J. Rees-Taylor	814	20.9	N/A
	Labour	A. Emerson	689	17.7	–14.2
	Independent	A. Stocker	686	17.6	N/A
	Labour	S. Gee	680	17.5	N/A
	Alliance	R. Gaster	564	14.5	N/A
	Green	T. Dykes	249	6.4	N/A
Turnout			~3,889	54.1	–20.0
Registered electors			7,188
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Residents
	Conservative hold

Talbot Woods

Talbot Woods (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	C. Cornish	1,059	33.2
	Conservative	L. Cade*	1,036	32.5
	Ind. Conservative	M. Levitt	1,030	32.3
	Conservative	L. Pardy*	947	29.7
	Conservative	O. Ford*	934	29.3
	Alliance	D. Moore	767	24.0
	Labour	A. Dinkenor	327	10.3
Turnout			~3,190	54.3
Registered electors			5,874
	Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative

Wallisdown

Wallisdown (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Grower*	1,225	47.7	–0.4
	Labour	R. Hanlon*	1,214	47.3	–4.2
	Labour	P. Brushett*	1,201	46.8	–11.4
	Conservative	R. Cook	736	28.7	–15.0
	Conservative	L. Rhodes	678	26.4	N/A
	Alliance	A. Macdonald	603	23.5	N/A
	Alliance	B. McGuiness	565	22.0	N/A
	Alliance	S. Starr	519	20.2	N/A
Turnout			~2,567	38.0	–30.3
Registered electors			6,756
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

West Cliff

West Cliff (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Beale*	1,523	83.2
	Conservative	W. Forman*	1,391	76.0
	Conservative	J. Amor*	1,347	73.6
	Green	M. Hooper	308	16.8
Turnout			~1,831	28.2
Registered electors			6,493
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

West Southbourne

West Southbourne (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Eyre*	1,720	48.6	–10.2
	Conservative	R. Bray	1,576	44.5	–4.5
	Conservative	E. Wyndham	1,483	41.9	–4.3
	Conservative	B. Beckett	1,460	41.3	–4.8
	Alliance	F. Cosgrove	1,357	38.3	N/A
	Alliance	D. Frearson	1,265	35.7	N/A
	Labour	I. Evison	242	6.8	N/A
Turnout			~3,539	51.8	–20.5
Registered electors			6,833
	Alliance hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Westbourne

Westbourne (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Bicknell*	1,602	61.5	–17.3
	Conservative	J. Lodge	1,434	55.1	–17.4
	Conservative	G. Jaffe*	1,426	54.8	–14.0
	Alliance	D. Leeke	477	18.3	N/A
	Green	R. Eede	296	11.4	N/A
	Labour	D. Bateson	229	8.8	–9.1
Turnout			~2,603	41.4	–26.0
Registered electors			6,287
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Winton

Winton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Fudge	1,064	36.2	N/A
	Conservative	P. Haley*	1,030	35.0	–22.9
	Conservative	J. Ashton	1,017	34.6	–24.2
	Conservative	M. Laidlaw*	973	33.1	–23.9
	Alliance	J. Dunn	907	30.8	N/A
	Alliance	L. Smith	813	27.6	N/A
	Labour	S. Laughton	509	17.3	–14.0
	Independent	P. Woodley	339	11.5	N/A
Turnout			~2,943	47.6	–26.8
Registered electors			6,183
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

References

1. "Bournemouth Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 27 April 2025.