1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election

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1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election [1]
←  1979 5 May 1983 1987  →
All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56.6%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won306
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote12,6968,132
Percentage51.2%32.8%
East Northamptonshire UK local election 1983 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1983 East Northamptonshire District Council elections.
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973. [1]

Contents

Ward-by-Ward Results

Barnwell Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Barnwell [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Fowles 316
Ind. Conservative P. Baxter173
Labour P. Wynne72
Conservative hold
Turnout 59.2%

Brigstock Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Brigstock [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Otter 389
Labour P. Feather160
Turnout 52.5%
Conservative hold

Drayton Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Drayton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative S. Clifton 395
Labour B. Wildman219
Turnout 54.8%
Conservative hold

Forest Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Forest [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M.Glithero
Conservative hold

Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Higham Ferriers [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. Murdin 1,472
Conservative D. Lawson 1,352
Conservative H. Binder 1,321
Labour P. Gadsby778
Labour G. Moore562
Labour A. Dunn519
Alliance D. Forder281
Alliance L. Greenop245
Ecology S. Green137
Turnout 61.1%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Irthlingborough [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C. Grimmer 1,470
Conservative E. McGibbon 1,100
Labour D. Lee 1,061
Labour W. Howlett921
Conservative S. Coghill856
Turnout 67.2%
Labour hold
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Kings Cliffe Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Kings Cliffe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. Wagstaffe 270
Independent M. Day156
Labour P. Owen113
Turnout 65.8%
Conservative hold

Lower Nene Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Lower Nene [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P. Dixon 511
Labour J. Atkinson112
Turnout 59.5%
Conservative hold

Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Margaret Beaufort [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative H. Gregory 357
Independent L. Jupp290
Turnout 58.3%
Conservative hold

Oundle Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Oundle [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M. Clack 819
Conservative L. Caborn 761
Labour S. Dalzell346
Independent M. Berridge305
Labour W. Ives274
Turnout 52.6%
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Raunds Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Raunds [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Chatburn 1,138
Conservative J. Finding 1,125
Conservative P. Chantrell 1,070
Labour S. Lack993
Labour M. Roberts899
Labour H. Lawrence887
Turnout 46.6%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ringstead Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Ringstead [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Barrett 398
Independent P. Ogden379
Turnout 60.8%
Conservative hold

Rushden East Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. Dicks 1,216
Labour A. Mantle 817
Labour B. Freeman 675
Conservative I. Bailey630
Conservative C. Morris552
Alliance J. Prime434
Ecology L. Dowsett209
Turnout 67.1%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Rushden North Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative B.Catlin 1,054
Conservative J. Gay 1,012
Conservative C. Wood 858
Labour P. Tomas475
Alliance P. Dent435
Labour J. Brown407
Labour L. Jubb394
Alliance D. McGee387
Alliance K. Plunkett377
Turnout 46.2%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Rushden South Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Whittington 2,338
Conservative A. Perkins 2,259
Conservative G. Osborne 2,129
Alliance R. Brook638
Labour J. Richardson437
Labour G. Draper410
Labour J. Wells383
Turnout 55.5%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Rushden West Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. Carmichael 1,029
Conservative J. Stott-Everett 971
Conservative R. Pinnock 945
Labour J. McDonald774
Labour E. Sampson760
Labour A. Kinsella727
Alliance A. Kinsella549
Turnout 54.9%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stanwick Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Stanwick [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A. Goulsbra 427
Labour W. White202
Turnout 54.1%
Conservative hold

Thrapston Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Thrapston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G.Hunt 764
Conservative M.Woollard 658
Labour P. Loaring443
Labour I. Byrnes297
Turnout 45.1%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Willibrook Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Willibrook [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J.Richardson
Conservative hold

Woodford Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Woodford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. Hackney 475
Conservative J. Hawes257
Turnout 57.7%
Labour hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1983. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.
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