1983 Luton Borough Council election

1983 Luton Borough Council election

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All 48 seats to Luton Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Alliance Seats won 25 17 6 Seat change 7 1 6 Popular vote 61,943 60,005 35,425 Percentage 39.2% 37.9% 22.4% Swing 5.0% 1.2% 6.1%
Control before election Conservative Control after election Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1983 Luton Borough Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	48	25	1	8	7	52.1	39.2	61,943	–5.0
	Labour	48	17	2	1	1	35.4	37.9	60,005	–1.2
	Alliance	48	6	6	0	6	12.5	22.4	35,425	+6.1
	Independent	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	510	+0.3
	Communist	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	287	N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Biscot

Biscot (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Davis	1,590	43.9	–1.8
	Labour	D. Stewart	1,492	41.2	–4.0
	Labour	M. Guha	1,491	41.1	–1.5
	Conservative	K. Woodbridge	1,135	31.3	–6.2
	Conservative	T. Lankester	1,078	29.7	–5.9
	Conservative	S. Rizvi	990	27.3	–7.2
	Independent	M. Hussain	510	14.1	N/A
	Alliance	M. Gearty	387	10.7	–1.5
	Alliance	L. Singh	305	8.4	–2.5
	Alliance	G. Jacobi	283	7.8	–0.4
Turnout			~3,625	53.4	–20.4
Registered electors			6,789
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bramingham

Bramingham (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Glenister*	1,124	46.1	–0.8
	Conservative	F. Lester*	1,075	44.1	–0.2
	Labour	R. Furness	1,043	42.8	+4.1
	Conservative	R. Samuels	1,034	42.4	–1.0
	Labour	E. Hunt	1,021	41.9	+4.0
	Labour	S. Debgupta	976	40.0	+5.0
	Alliance	C. Mead	272	11.2	–1.3
	Alliance	Z. Ledez	263	10.8	–0.1
	Alliance	L. McColm	252	10.3	–0.6
Turnout			~2,438	48.2	–27.6
Registered electors			5,058
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Challney

Challney (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Dodd*	1,742	48.5	–1.7
	Conservative	D. Burrett	1,702	47.4	–1.2
	Conservative	M. McCarroll*	1,679	46.8	–1.0
	Labour	J. McCafferty	1,203	33.5	–1.4
	Labour	R. Lacey	1,132	31.5	–3.2
	Labour	M. Ashraf	974	27.1	–5.8
	Alliance	M. Chinchen	648	18.0	+5.8
	Alliance	H. Roe	577	16.1	+5.5
	Alliance	N. Singh	551	15.3	+6.8
Turnout			~3,591	45.0	–32.6
Registered electors			7,979
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Crawley

Crawley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Franks	2,084	49.7	+33.2
	Alliance	M. Rowan	1,918	45.7	+30.2
	Alliance	P. Chapman	1,912	45.6	+31.2
	Conservative	P. Connell	1,060	25.3	–15.9
	Conservative	A. Lucas*	1,054	25.1	–15.4
	Labour	P. Lacey	1,048	25.0	–12.9
	Labour	D. Taylor	1,025	24.4	–13.4
	Labour	R. Macey	964	23.0	–11.5
	Conservative	A. Ahuja	859	20.5	–18.8
Turnout			~4,195	50.7	–27.9
Registered electors			8,274
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Dallow

Dallow (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Gulliver	1,894	58.3	+6.3
	Labour	W. Pratt*	1,796	55.3	+4.2
	Labour	R. Sills	1,754	54.0	+5.3
	Alliance	C. Cason	708	21.8	+11.7
	Alliance	S. Stephens	702	21.6	+12.0
	Conservative	R. Lambert	647	19.9	–11.1
	Conservative	H. Benson	645	19.9	–10.6
	Alliance	J. Varnals	637	19.6	+11.4
	Conservative	S. Webster	625	19.2	–9.1
Turnout			~3,249	44.0	–29.6
Registered electors			7,383
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Farley

Farley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. McCowan	1,942	57.6	+5.5
	Labour	D. Fuller	1,937	57.5	+6.0
	Labour	W. McKenzie	1,867	55.4	+5.4
	Conservative	R. Robinson	790	23.4	–5.7
	Conservative	M. Cato	785	23.3	–5.3
	Conservative	G. Portelli	738	21.9	–5.4
	Alliance	G. Brown	469	13.9	+1.9
	Alliance	J. Felmingham	450	13.4	+2.2
	Alliance	V. Adika	381	11.3	+1.2
	Communist	A. McDonald	167	5.0	N/A
Turnout			~3,369	45.6	–27.8
Registered electors			7,388
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

High Town

High Town (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Fensome	1,100	36.4	+0.9
	Conservative	A. Flint*	1,072	35.5	–8.5
	Conservative	W. Addison	1,061	35.1	–8.4
	Conservative	R. Dean	1,054	34.9	–6.8
	Labour	S. Gonshor	980	32.4	+0.6
	Labour	O. Devit	951	31.5	+2.7
	Alliance	T. Keens	851	28.1	+8.6
	Alliance	C. Jephson	736	24.3	+7.0
	Alliance	H. Siederer	657	21.7	+9.4
Turnout			~3,024	45.7	–27.6
Registered electors			6,616
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Icknield

Icknield (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Cartwright*	2,668	67.6	+0.6
	Conservative	V. Dunington*	2,668	67.6	+1.0
	Conservative	D. Johnston*	2,582	65.4	+1.2
	Labour	L. Hughes	828	21.0	+1.1
	Labour	E. Lurkings	761	19.3	–0.5
	Labour	R. Lucas	759	19.2	+0.5
	Alliance	M. Large	451	11.4	+0.9
	Alliance	T. Perry	441	11.2	+1.6
	Alliance	J. Smith	437	11.1	+2.2
Turnout			~2,946	50.4	–32.6
Registered electors			7,830
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Leagrave

Leagrave (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Garrett*	1,610	45.5	+0.9
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith*	1,394	39.4	–1.9
	Conservative	M. Punter	1,352	38.2	–1.8
	Labour	R. Robertson	1,350	38.1	–2.5
	Labour	M. Lobo	1,310	37.0	–2.6
	Labour	D. Thakoordin	1,259	35.6	–3.1
	Alliance	T. Kenneally	578	16.3	+3.5
	Alliance	S. Kenneally	565	16.0	+4.2
	Alliance	R. Schweizer	488	13.8	+5.6
Turnout			~3,541	44.9	–31.0
Registered electors			7,886
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Lewsey

Lewsey (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hamill	1,734	49.0	–1.4
	Labour	D. Kennedy*	1,688	47.7	+2.0
	Labour	M. Yasin	1,432	40.4	–2.8
	Alliance	D. Degroot	894	25.2	+14.2
	Alliance	D. Larkman	893	25.2	+14.2
	Alliance	M. Paul	819	23.1	+12.4
	Conservative	P. Lankester	803	22.7	–11.7
	Conservative	D. Curd	798	22.5	–11.4
	Conservative	R. Oakley	795	22.5	–9.2
Turnout			~3,541	40.4	–33.8
Registered electors			8,503
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Limbury

Limbury (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Locke	1,495	44.0	–1.8
	Conservative	H. Mason	1,489	43.8	–1.3
	Conservative	A. Scott	1,407	41.4	–2.7
	Labour	R. Jeffries	1,210	35.6	–2.8
	Labour	K. Cunliffe	1,129	33.2	–2.6
	Labour	P. Broadhead	1,043	30.7	–4.4
	Alliance	N. Collett	694	20.4	+5.1
	Alliance	W. Johnston	646	19.0	+6.9
	Alliance	P. McKenna	623	18.3	+6.7
Turnout			~3,397	45.5	–34.4
Registered electors			7,465
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Putteridge

Putteridge (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Davies	1,670	39.7	+5.3
	Conservative	L. Chantler*	1,495	35.6	–1.0
	Alliance	D. Woodroffe	1,420	33.8	+3.1
	Conservative	G. Payne	1,401	33.3	–2.6
	Conservative	C. Skinner	1,387	33.0	–1.6
	Alliance	C. Hinkley	1,363	32.4	+2.6
	Labour	J. Gardner	1,040	24.7	–2.9
	Labour	K. Cockfield	1,023	24.3	–2.3
	Labour	K. Bruckdorfer	1,000	23.8	+0.4
Turnout			~4,203	52.9	–30.5
Registered electors			7,945
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Saints

Saints (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Copeland*	1,680	47.2	–3.0
	Conservative	T. Cunningham*	1,645	46.2	–2.3
	Conservative	P. Wolsey	1,564	43.9	–3.4
	Labour	R. Bramwell	1,337	37.5	+3.8
	Labour	E. Nolan	1,307	36.7	+3.3
	Labour	R. Shannon	1,290	36.2	+3.1
	Alliance	J. Blindell	542	15.2	+3.0
	Alliance	B. Murray	512	14.4	+2.3
	Alliance	M. Robinson	499	14.0	+3.9
Turnout			~3,561	46.8	–31.1
Registered electors			7,609
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

South

South (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Bush*	1,448	49.8	+2.5
	Conservative	L. Benson*	1,397	48.1	+1.8
	Conservative	G. Boote	1,389	47.8	+1.8
	Labour	K. Cowan	946	32.6	–2.3
	Labour	R. Wratten	916	31.5	–2.9
	Labour	I. Thorpe	906	31.2	–2.6
	Alliance	P. Mandell	393	13.5	–0.8
	Alliance	N. Roe	393	13.5	+1.2
	Alliance	J. Roe	363	12.5	+0.5
	Communist	C. Mitchell	120	4.1	N/A
Turnout			~2,906	39.2	–29.7
Registered electors			7,413
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Stopsley

Stopsley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Dillingham*	1,486	39.3	–2.7
	Alliance	J. Davies	1,430	37.8	+12.5
	Conservative	J. Lucas	1,409	37.3	–3.9
	Conservative	R. Denny	1,379	36.5	–2.6
	Alliance	M. Dolling	1,237	32.7	+10.7
	Alliance	W. Cole	1,181	31.2	+9.8
	Labour	R. Galbraith	866	22.9	–5.2
	Labour	D. Fengl	844	22.3	–4.6
	Labour	E. Scanlan	825	21.8	–3.8
Turnout			~3,779	53.0	–26.9
Registered electors			7,131
	Conservative hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Sundon Park

Sundon Park (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Cooney*	1,751	49.7	+12.6
	Labour	E. Haldane*	1,659	47.1	+11.1
	Labour	J. Johnson	1,612	45.8	+11.5
	Conservative	P. Evans	1,100	31.2	+2.9
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith	1,087	30.9	+3.9
	Conservative	C. Everard	1,066	30.3	+5.9
	Alliance	J. Bizley	670	19.0	–14.2
	Alliance	J. Gilmour	600	17.0	–15.7
	Alliance	B. Wright	580	16.5	–10.3
Turnout			~3,522	45.4	–32.0
Registered electors			7,757
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

References

1. "Luton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 2 January 2026.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 2 January 2026.