1983 Bristol City Council election

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1983 Bristol City Council election
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  1979 5 May 1983 1984  

All 68 seats to Bristol City Council
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Seats won32306

Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

No Overall Control

1983 local election results in Bristol Bristol ward results 1983.png
1983 local election results in Bristol

The 1983 Bristol City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election, two seats in every ward, due to the introduction of new ward boundaries. Therefore, direct comparisons with previous elections are not possible. Majority is the number of votes separating the 2nd and 3rd candidates. Alliance candidates who were Liberals are described as such. No party had an overall majority; as the largest party the Conservatives formed a minority administration.

Contents

Ward results

Ashley

Ashley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K.A. Bassett2,06051.8
Labour M.J. Shotter1,880
Conservative C.M. O'Leary1,09127.4
Conservative B.J. Mitchell1,089
Liberal J.J. Errington47712.0
Alliance M.F. Pratt372
Ecology J.S. Jameson1884.7
Communist V. Ralph1634.1
Majority789

Avonmouth

Avonmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V.W. Pople2,18450.5
Labour A. Crowley2,147
Conservative W.T. Lippiatt1,51234.9
Conservative S.M. Tanner1,462
Alliance M.C. Brown63214.6
Alliance C.F. Slater617
Majority635

Bedminster

Bedminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative I.P. Gillard1,88845.9
Labour A.E. Hillman1,73442.2
Conservative J.M. Fey1,731
Labour J.E. Wood1,729
Alliance P.P. Hoare48911.9
Alliance R.M. Kirkham477
Majority3

Bishopston

Bishopston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Topham2,26542.6
Conservative M.C. Withers2,164
Labour H. Bashforth1,65831.2
Labour M.C. Georghiou1,628
Liberal A.M. Carter1,20122.6
Alliance S.V. Spilsbury1,134
Ecology A. Clarke1963.7
Majority506

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V.E. Goodland1,34243.0
Labour D.M. Jackson1,26540.6
Labour J.R.G. Comerford1,254
Conservative D.E. Humphry1,151
Alliance C.M. Sharland51116.4
Alliance V.P. Thomas420
Majority11

Brislington East

Brislington East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D.R. Parsons2,02040.9
Labour C.C. Reid1,792
Conservative R.J. Wynne1,70434.5
Conservative T.W. Bray1,648
Independent Labour K.P. Legg69814.1
Alliance P.J. Gingell51910.5
Alliance J.W. Hale404
Majority88

Brislington West

Brislington West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M.M. Lippitt2,00845.7
Conservative O.B. Scantlebury1,973
Labour G.E. Maggs1,22127.8
Labour C.L. Orlik1,170
Alliance B.G. Clarke1,16326.5
Alliance R.T. Parsons1,127
Majority752

Cabot

Cabot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance R.J. Howell1,64243.1
Alliance I.H. Dunn1,515
Conservative T.V. Barrington1,25633.0
Conservative B.C. Hubble1,190
Labour M.P. Broussine75219.7
Ecology M. McClelland1604.2
Majority259

Clifton

Clifton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J.R. Kerridge2,06244.6
Conservative J. Lloyd-Kirk2,014
Alliance J.F. Gray1,64435.5
Alliance R.A. Smith1,595
Labour A.E. Thomas80817.5
Labour K.K. Anand696
Clock PartyN. Fox1112.4
Clock PartyN. Tubbs72
Majority370

Cotham

Cotham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Hebblethwaite1,93143.5
Conservative W.E. Blackmore1,722
Liberal G. Box1,47833.3
Liberal N.A. Winch1,372
Labour A.W. MacCallum80418.1
Labour A.M. Thyer763
Ecology C.A. Rose2225.0
Majority244

Easton

Easton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S.R. Comer 1,96550.5
Liberal J.F. Kiely1,907
Labour J.H. King1,30933.6
Labour D. McLaren1,187
Conservative I.D. Millard53513.7
Conservative J.M. Short498
Communist D.E. Esbester832.1
Majority598

Eastville

Eastville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J.A. Vowles1,82142.3
Conservative D.A. Fey1,732
Labour W.G. Williams1,37932.0
Labour R.A. Fehler1,147
Alliance P. Hawkesworth1,01923.7
Alliance P.H. Main894
Ecology G.A. Dorey882.0
Majority353

Filwood

Filwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V.J. Hicks1,70370.9
Labour W.W. Jenkins1,488
Conservative M. MacDonald42517.7
Conservative P.J. Sidebottom293
Liberal A. Elkan2128.8
Liberal A.F. Ryder205
Communist A. Chester612.5
Majority1,063

Frome Vale

Frome Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K.I. Blanchard2,04041.9
Conservative J.M. Bosdet1,951
Labour C.I. Rust1,89338.9
Labour E.G. Skuse1,825
Alliance R.H. Long93419.2
Alliance S.D. Long797
Majority58

Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F.H. Pidgeon1,70150.4
Labour B.B. Richards1,632
Conservative L.E. Vann99029.3
Conservative K.P. Godden982
Alliance R.T. Rowe68520.3
Alliance R.S. Sharland670
Majority642

Henbury

Henbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J.D. Fisk2,04645.1
Conservative P.G. Gollop1,90642.0
Conservative P.B. Evans1,899
Labour G.M. Head1,640
Alliance R.A. Coombs58512.9
Alliance P.H. Cole521
Majority7

Hengrove

Hengrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A.J. Telling2,37053.2
Conservative S.C. Williams2,354
Labour A.B. Abrams1,54434.6
Labour J.M. Smith1,496
Alliance M.C. Blundell54512.2
Alliance R.M. Virgo518
Majority810

Henleaze

Henleaze
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G.J. Browne3,22165.8
Conservative P. Paternoster3,106
Liberal D.N. Clarke1,11722.8
Liberal B.J. Blanchard1,094
Labour R. Chamberlain55811.4
Labour M.D. Vokins538
Majority1,989

Hillfields

Hillfields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G.R. Robertson1,67247.7
Labour J.D. Naysmith1,641
Conservative J.D. Seville1,20334.3
Conservative R.C. Walker1,099
Liberal J.S. Wright63118.0
Liberal A.J. Humphrey624
Majority438

Horfield

Horfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B.J.D. Topham2,33044.5
Conservative F.J. Apperley2,229
Alliance C. Boney1,67732.0
Alliance P.J. Hurford1,487
Labour I.M. Knight1,15822.1
Labour T. Morgan1,137
Ecology C.S. Jameson731.4
Majority552

Kingsweston

Kingsweston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T.R. Thomas1,86846.2
Conservative R. Mellor1,61940.0
Labour A.E. Tudball1,607
Conservative S.F. Gorringe1,437
Alliance J.G. Miller55613.8
Alliance A.D. West547
Majority12

Knowle

Knowle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Munroe1,42046.1
Labour J. McLaren1,287
Conservative G. Bridcut1,26040.9
Conservative S. Roberts1,109
Alliance S.E. Bateman40313.1
Alliance G. taylor371
Majority27

Lawrence Hill

Lawrence Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Jones2,32966.4
Labour D.B. Tedder1,987
Conservative G.H.W. Woodhouse61817.6
Conservative S.C. Trench616
Alliance J.R. McCullough55815.9
Alliance A.W.J. Wilcox520
Majority1,369

Lockleaze

Lockleaze
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C.E. Merrett1,92249.0
Labour J. Hynes1,726
Conservative D. MacFarlane1,02626.2
Conservative J.E.V. Henley989
Alliance H.L. Myers97324.8
Alliance P.T. Nagle762
Majority700

Redland

Redland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T.M. Allen2,49152.8
Conservative R.S. Trench2,429
Alliance J. Freeland1,01921.6
Alliance R.C. Westbury-Jones901
Labour R.J. Ritchie86918.4
Labour S.J. Sims826
Ecology T.R. Leegwater3387.2
Majority1,410

St George East

St. George East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K.M. Mountstephen1,77346.7
Conservative R.E. King1,627
Labour P.W. Hammond1,50439.6
Labour G. Bee1,402
Alliance J.A. Hoddell52113.7
Alliance G.G. Morgan491
Majority123

St George West

St. George West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R.G.H. Lewis1,41441.2
Liberal J. Myers1,256
Labour J. McLaren1,21035.2
Labour D.P. Beer1,168
Conservative A.L. Blevins-Walker81023.6
Conservative M.E.C. Stump732
Majority46

Southmead

Southmead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Begley1,75750.0
Labour D.L. Hughes1,750
Conservative D.W. Dowling1,28836.6
Conservative I.D.G. Roberts1,190
Liberal G.R. Beddoes47113.4
Liberal M.J. Turner447
Majority462

Southville

Southville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A.J. May2,08845.9
Labour R.W. Walthon1,928
Conservative R.S. Merriott1,56634.4
Conservative T.J. Skipp1,542
Alliance A.M. Mason78117.2
Alliance J.R. Osborne677
Ecology G. Pollard1122.5
Majority362

Stockwood

Stockwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M.A. Stamper2,66651.3
Conservative C.J. Williams2,618
Labour I. Douglas1,86735.9
Labour J.A. Patterson1,812
Liberal R.I. Johnson66112.7
Alliance M.V. Pipping490
Majority751

Stoke Bishop

Stoke Bishop
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P.J. Abraham3,70567.5
Conservative C.D.M.B. Alderson3,667
Alliance P.V. Griew84615.4
Liberal J.F. Farrand838
Labour M.I. Waddington72813.3
Labour R.G. Moss693
Ecology G.A.R. Sawday2123.9
Majority2,821

Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D.H. Poole3,88473.3
Conservative R.W. Wall3,788
Liberal M.C. Hamilton78114.7
Alliance E. Jacobs728
Labour D.V. Evans55110.4
Labour A.N. Gillett542
Ecology A.C. Hosegood821.5
Majority3,007

Whitchurch Park

Whitchurch Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H.W.M. Willcox1,78355.8
Labour C. Draper1,353
Conservative E.M. MacDonald87427.3
Conservative M.B. Tellford Beasley825
Alliance J.C. Cassidy54116.9
Alliance J.A. Rowe535
Majority479

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Micklewright2,44550.0
Labour P. Tatlow2,373
Conservative W.R. Biggs1,71135.0
Conservative P.L. Roberts1,634
Alliance A.F. Akerman73815.1
Alliance F. Thomas737
Majority662

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