1983 Leicester City Council election

The 1983 Leicester City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Leicester City Council in England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Following this election, the council briefly moved from all-out to staggered council elections for the 1984 and 1986 elections.

Summary

1983 Leicester City Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	40			9	71.4	49.0	87,460	+0.1
	Conservative	16			1	28.6	38.0	67,811	–3.3
	Alliance	0				0.0	11.4	20,300	+6.7
	Indian Workers Association	0				0.0	0.9	1,575	N/A
	Independent Labour	0				0.0	0.5	830	N/A
	Ecology	0				0.0	0.2	383	N/A
	Independent	0				0.0	0.1	123	–0.2

References

1. "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 19 January 2023.