1983 Leeds City Council election

Map of the results for the 1983 Leeds council election.

Elections to Leeds City Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983, with one third of the council to be elected. ^[1]

The unwinding of much of Alliance's momentum helped Labour defend most of their 1982 losses, with the Conservative and Alliance gains restricted to a seat apiece in Morley North and Burmantofts respectively. The Conservative ousted by the Alliance gain in ultra-marginal Horsforth the year before won his way back onto the council with the only other gain of the night. ^[1]

Election result

Leeds local election result 1983

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	19	0	2	-2	57.6	40.1	90,584	+5.7%
	Conservative	11	2	0	+2	33.3	36.3	81,908	+0.5%
	Alliance	3	1	1	0	9.1	23.0	51,880	-6.4%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	539	+0.2%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	468	-0.0%
	Ecology	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	227	-0.0%
	National Front	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	142	+0.1%

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	56	54
	Conservatives	32	34
	Alliance	11	11
Total		99	99
Working majority		13	9

Ward results

Aireborough ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Barber	3,958	43.2	+1.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	M. Cooksey	2,678	29.2	−7.4
	Labour	P. Booth	2,532	27.6	+6.3
Majority			1,280	14.0	+8.4
Turnout			9,168
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.2

Armley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	D. Selby	2,989	45.8	−0.7
	Labour	B. Ewart	2,143	32.8	+3.4
	Conservative	H. Hinchliffe	1,349	20.7	−2.5
	Communist	J. Hodgson	46	0.7	−0.3
Majority			846	13.0	−4.1
Turnout			6,527
	Alliance hold		Swing	-2.0

Barwick & Kippax ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Monks	3,652	49.5	+10.1
	Conservative	W. Hedley	2,937	39.8	−2.9
	Alliance (SDP)	E. Ayres	792	10.7	−7.2
Majority			715	9.7	+6.4
Turnout			7,381
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Beeston ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Booth	2,937	54.3	+8.0
	Conservative	W. Birch	1,755	32.5	+0.5
	Alliance (SDP)	B. Pollard	712	13.2	−8.5
Majority			1,182	21.9	+7.5
Turnout			5,404
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.7

Bramley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Miller	3,343	51.7	+6.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	R. Barker	2,012	31.1	−5.0
	Conservative	G. Broadbent	1,114	17.2	−1.2
Majority			1,331	20.6	+11.2
Turnout			6,469
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.5

Burmantofts ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	T. Bland	3,174	45.6	−7.5
	Labour	S. Armitage	2,954	42.5	+7.4
	Conservative	S. Temple	715	10.3	−0.7
	National Front	P. Vessey	59	0.8	+0.8
	Communist	M. Monkman	56	0.8	−0.1
Majority			220	3.2	−14.9
Turnout			6,958
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	-7.4

Chapel Allerton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Clarke	4,049	60.1	+4.6
	Conservative	J. Moore	1,809	26.9	−0.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	C. Smith	879	13.0	−4.4
Majority			2,240	33.2	+4.7
Turnout			6,737
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.4

City & Holbeck ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Morris	3,705	64.4	+2.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Paton	1,177	20.5	−2.0
	Conservative	D. Tomlinson	872	15.2	−0.7
Majority			2,528	43.9	+4.7
Turnout			5,754
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.3

Cookridge ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Wheatley	4,141	55.9	+0.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	P. Kelley	1,900	25.7	−5.4
	Labour	F. Davis	1,362	18.4	+5.4
Majority			2,241	30.3	+5.5
Turnout			7,403
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.7

Garforth & Swillington ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lambert	3,673	44.1	+9.5
	Conservative	N. May	3,562	42.8	+2.2
	Alliance (SDP)	P. Wilson	1,095	13.1	−11.7
Majority			111	1.3	−4.6
Turnout			8,330
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.6

Halton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Hyde	4,025	59.2	+3.4
	Labour	W. Prichard	1,700	25.0	+7.0
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Ratcliffe	1,069	15.7	−10.4
Majority			2,325	34.2	+4.5
Turnout			6,794
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.8

Harehills ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Simmons	3,924	65.1	+4.9
	Conservative	C. Robins	1,374	22.8	−2.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	N. Foster	732	12.1	−2.2
Majority			2,550	42.3	+7.6
Turnout			6,030
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

Headingley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Thomas	3,646	53.6	+7.8
	Conservative	D. Flowers	2,190	32.2	+1.6
	Alliance (SDP)	C. Mularczyk	824	12.1	−9.2
	Communist	B. Cooper	140	2.1	−0.3
Majority			1,456	21.4	+6.2
Turnout			6,800
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.1

Horsforth ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Stevens	3,875	45.8	+2.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	M. Crossfield	3,720	44.0	−1.6
	Labour	A. Radford	858	10.2	−0.4
Majority			155	1.8	+0.0
Turnout			8,453
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	+1.8

Hunslet ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Battle	3,520	83.5	+9.9
	Conservative	R. Wilkinson	405	9.6	+0.4
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Midgley	289	6.9	−10.3
Majority			3,115	73.9	+17.4
Turnout			4,214
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.7

Kirkstall ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Illingworth	3,727	56.2	+0.5
	Conservative	A. Walkington	1,808	27.3	−2.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	P. Meadowcroft	1,014	15.3	+2.2
	Communist	B. Jackson	78	1.2	−0.2
Majority			1,919	29.0	+2.9
Turnout			6,627
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.4

Middleton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor	3,303	73.7	+9.7
	Conservative	A. Larvin	765	17.1	−0.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	L. Thackray	411	9.2	−9.4
Majority			2,538	56.7	+11.2
Turnout			4,479
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Moortown ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Sparling	3,739	47.9	−1.6
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Harris	2,712	34.7	−1.4
	Labour	G. Ford	1,363	17.4	+2.9
Majority			1,027	13.1	−0.3
Turnout			7,814
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.1

Morley North ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Marshall	3,522	46.5	+5.3
	Labour	R. Cordingley	3,168	41.8	+6.9
	Alliance (SDP)	H. Smith	886	11.7	−12.2
Majority			354	4.7	−1.5
Turnout			7,576
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-0.8

Morley South ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Mitchell	3,426	50.2	−1.0
	Conservative	R. Halpin	2,189	32.0	+7.7
	Alliance (SDP)	S. Beagles	677	9.9	−14.6
	Independent	S. Welham	539	7.9	+7.9
Majority			1,237	18.1	−8.6
Turnout			6,831
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.3

North ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Feldman	4,011	61.5	+4.0
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Lance	1,415	21.7	−9.0
	Labour	R. Davey	1,101	16.9	+5.0
Majority			2,596	39.8	+13.0
Turnout			6,527
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.5

Otley & Wharfedale ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	G. Kirkland	5,196	51.3	+3.8
	Conservative	E. Davies	3,844	37.9	−2.6
	Labour	J. Monksfield	869	8.6	−0.3
	Ecology	A. Laurence	227	2.2	−0.9
Majority			1,352	13.3	+6.4
Turnout			10,136
	Alliance hold		Swing	+3.2

Pudsey North ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Favell	4,031	50.1	+5.5
	Labour	F. Burnley	2,444	30.4	+2.2
	Alliance (SDP)	V. Hudson	1,569	19.5	−7.7
Majority			1,587	19.7	+3.3
Turnout			8,044
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.6

Pudsey South ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Dickinson	2,688	39.4	+5.5
	Conservative	P. Lee	2,500	36.6	+2.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Booker	1,637	24.0	−7.5
Majority			188	2.8	+2.2
Turnout			6,825
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.7

Richmond Hill ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hamilton	3,636	50.3	+14.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	K. Norman	2,973	41.1	−14.1
	Conservative	J. Higham	534	7.4	−1.2
	National Front	H. Hilton	83	1.1	+1.1
Majority			663	9.2	−10.0
Turnout			7,226
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.1

Rothwell ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Walker	3,609	59.0	+10.6
	Conservative	D. Boynton	1,667	27.3	+1.7
	Alliance (SDP)	P. Burton	790	12.9	−12.1
	Communist	R. Horsbrough	50	0.8	−0.1
Majority			1,942	31.8	+9.0
Turnout			6,116
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.4

Roundhay ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Gruen	4,582	63.5	+3.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	S. Holland	1,449	20.1	−6.5
	Labour	C. Samuels	1,189	16.5	+3.1
Majority			3,133	43.4	+9.9
Turnout			7,220
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.9

Seacroft ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Gabb	3,408	67.9	+5.1
	Conservative	P. Hyde	1,052	21.0	+2.1
	Alliance (SDP)	T. Ayres	559	11.1	−7.2
Majority			2,356	46.9	+2.9
Turnout			5,019
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

University ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Sloane	3,233	66.0	+3.1
	Conservative	J. Mindell	904	18.5	+2.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	J. Staines	664	13.6	−5.4
	Communist	J. Rodgers	98	2.0	+0.0
Majority			2,329	47.5	+3.6
Turnout			4,899
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

Weetwood ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Gill	3,369	45.9	−0.3
	Labour	I. Steele	2,526	34.5	+9.5
	Alliance (SDP)	G. Fox	1,437	19.6	−9.3
Majority			843	11.5	−5.9
Turnout			7,332
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.9

Wetherby ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Hudson	4,977	68.8	−0.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	T. Burgess	1,480	20.5	−1.5
	Labour	R. Bishop	777	10.7	+1.6
Majority			3,497	48.3	+1.3
Turnout			7,234
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7

Whinmoor ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Blower	2,807	48.4	+8.2
	Conservative	M. Beardsall	2,135	36.8	+2.3
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Mortimer	860	14.8	−10.5
Majority			672	11.6	+5.9
Turnout			5,802
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.9

Wortley ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Fathers	3,312	43.5	+6.5
	Conservative	H. Connah	2,198	28.8	−2.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Gilchrist	2,109	27.7	−4.4
Majority			1,114	14.6	+9.7
Turnout			7,619
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.3

References

1. "District results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post . 6 May 1983.