1983 Fenland District Council election

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1983 Fenland District Council election [1]
  1979 5 May 19831987 

All 40 seats in the Fenland District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won2485
Popular vote???
Percentage??%?%

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won3
Popular vote?
Percentage?%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1983 Fenland District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect all members of Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

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1983 Fenland District Council elections

1983 Fenland local election results [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 24Decrease2.svg
  Independent 3Increase2.svg
  Liberal 50Increase2.svg
  Labour 8Decrease2.svg

Ward results

(* denotes sitting councillor)

Benwick and Doddington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Dunham unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Chatteris East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Melton* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Chatteris North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Goodger unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Chatteris South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Brinton* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Chatteris West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A German* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Elm (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mac Cotterell* unopposed
Independent A Ingle* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Leverington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Dixon* unopposed
Conservative R Wallace unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Manea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H Fox unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
March East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Clark* 1,064 47.6
Labour C Bennett 890
Labour D Cherry* 836
Conservative G Brewin*83437.3
Conservative J Thornton575
Conservative K Ansell522
Independent S Green33515.0
Turnout 54.4
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
March North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal P Jackman* 879 35.3
Labour G Campbell* 860 34.6
Labour D Dagless 761
Conservative G Taylor*74830.1
Labour A Clark714
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
March West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Fleming* 891 45.5
Conservative F Grounds* 850
Conservative P Skoulding* 668
Liberal D Dack62131.7
Liberal B Fox506
Labour D Kent44822.9
Labour S Smart419
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Newton and Tydd St Giles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M Palmer* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Outwell and Upwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Pritchard unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Barnes* 649 40.3
Liberal Neil Payne 660 41.0
Conservative J Foster30118.7
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Whittlesey Bassenhally
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K Mayor 330 50.4
Liberal S Richards235
Independent D Roberts90
Turnout
Registered electors
Whittlesey Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C Lovell unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Whittlesey East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative U Cuffe*
Liberal G Spenceley230
Conservative hold Swing
Whittlesey Kingsmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal O Oliver 169 38.6
Conservative P Gray15535.4
Majority
Turnout
Whittlesey South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Whitwell* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Whittlesey West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Lilley* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Wimblington and Stonea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A Hopper unopposed
Independent hold Swing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Wisbech East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Lake* 685 51.7
Labour Ron Harris 640 48.3
Conservative H Piggott576
Labour A Purt517
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wisbech North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Potter* 631 53.9
Labour Ken Williams* 568
Liberal Bernard Martin 539 46.1
Liberal Kathleen Brennan*525
Labour A Worlding418
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Wisbech North East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beryl Petts* 640 63.6
Conservative Michael Osborn* 580
Liberal Gary Monger36736.4
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Wisbech South West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative June Bond* unopposed
Liberal Michael Sharp unopposed
Conservative Malcolm Moss Unopposed
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1983. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 13.
  2. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  3. "Election Results". Fenland Advertiser. 9 May 1983. p. 5.