1983 Maldon District Council election

1983 Maldon District Council election

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All 30 seats to Maldon District Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Alliance Independent Seats won 15 9 3 Seat change 3 6 3 Popular vote 10,369 10,106 1,710 Percentage 41.3% 40.2% 6.8% Swing 8.2% 27.9% 7.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Ind. Conservative Labour Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,123 1,806 Percentage 4.5% 7.2% Swing 2.7% 9.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Maldon District Council election.
Control before election Conservative Control after election No overall control

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

Summary

Election result

1983 Maldon District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	25	15	1	4	3	50.0	41.3	10,369	–8.2
	Alliance	21	9	6	0	6	30.0	40.2	10,106	+27.9
	Independent	8	3	0	3	3	10.0	6.8	1,710	–7.9
	Ind. Conservative	2	2	2	1	1	6.7	4.5	1,123	–2.7
	Labour	7	1	0	1	1	3.3	7.2	1,806	–9.2

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.

Althorne

Althorne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Boyce	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,465
	Conservative hold

Burnham-on-Crouch North

Burnham-on-Crouch North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gill	453	58.2
	Alliance	E. Sage	325	41.8
Majority			128	16.5
Turnout			778	38.7
Registered electors			2,010
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burnham On Crouch South

Burnham On Crouch South (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Blaney	759	52.4
	Conservative	M. Freeman*	687	47.4
	Alliance	J. Gillbee	669	46.2
	Alliance	M. Blaney	572	39.5
	Conservative	G. Stannard	489	33.8
Turnout			~1,448	47.6
Registered electors			3,041
	Alliance gain from Independent
	Conservative hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Cold Norton

Cold Norton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Broyd	318	43.1
	Independent	G. Hooper	276	37.4
	Independent	A. Paul	144	19.5
Majority			42	5.7
Turnout			738	58.2
Registered electors			1,268
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goldhanger

Goldhanger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Frost*	389	61.1
	Alliance	B. Thompson	248	38.9
Majority			141	22.2
Turnout			637	54.4
Registered electors			1,171
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Totham

Great Totham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Bass*	830	66.7
	Conservative	F. Dalderfield	768	61.7
	Alliance	M. Brand	415	33.4
	Alliance	D. Lawton	313	25.2
Turnout			~1,244	54.9
Registered electors			2,266
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Heybridge East

Heybridge East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	L. Bermingham*	613	62.9
	Conservative	M. Hall	361	37.1
Majority			252	25.8
Turnout			974	51.8
Registered electors			1,882
	Alliance hold		Swing

Heybridge West

Heybridge West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Goldring	723	81.3
	Alliance	A. Good*	716	80.5
	Conservative	O. Bryant	167	18.8
	Conservative	D. Norris	155	17.4
Turnout			~889	45.4
Registered electors			1,959
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold

Maldon East

Maldon East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Bannister*	382	31.5
	Alliance	D. Coulthread	369	30.4
	Alliance	B. Dearlove	347	28.6
	Conservative	A. Payne	280	23.1
	Labour	J. Lewis	279	23.0
	Conservative	T. Kelly	277	22.9
	Independent	B. Mead	180	14.9
Turnout			~1,212	57.9
Registered electors			2,093
	Labour hold
	Alliance gain from Labour

Maldon North West

Maldon North West (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	R. Pipe*	1,123	44.4
	Conservative	R. Daws*	613	24.3
	Conservative	K. Munnion*	555	22.0
	Alliance	P. Wallis	538	21.3
	Alliance	M. Eborall	453	17.9
	Alliance	P. Hawkins	407	16.1
	Labour	J. Lees	256	10.1
	Labour	A. Joyce	224	8.9
Turnout			~2,528	76.9
Registered electors			3,288
	Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Maldon South

Maldon South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Norrington	676	47.9
	Alliance	R. Hornett	586	41.5
	Conservative	D. Sewell*	482	34.2
	Conservative	M. Beavis	436	30.9
	Labour	G. Hudson	252	17.9
	Labour	C. Lawder	233	16.5
Turnout			~1,411	52.4
Registered electors			2,693
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Purleigh

Purleigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Barber*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,207
	Independent hold

Southminster

Southminster (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Fisher*	478	48.8
	Conservative	H. Cottam*	380	38.8
	Alliance	J. Kelly	321	32.8
	Alliance	M. Black	293	29.9
	Labour	N. Hunt	180	18.4
Turnout			~980	42.7
Registered electors			2,295
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative
	Conservative hold

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	R. Cowell*	Unopposed
Registered electors			916
	Ind. Conservative gain from Independent

The Maylands

The Maylands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Ashford	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,816
	Conservative hold

Tillingham & Bradwell

Tillingham & Bradwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Forrester	248	42.3
	Independent	E. Chandler	187	31.9
	Conservative	E. Gregory	151	25.8
Majority			61	10.4
Turnout			586	44.8
Registered electors			1,307
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Tollesbury

Tollesbury (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Butt	530	33.7
	Independent	D. Shrimpton*	526	33.5
	Alliance	G. Johnson	515	32.8
	Conservative	D. Scott	490	31.2
Turnout			~1,571	82.5
Registered electors			1,904
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Peel*	431	52.1
	Independent	M. Fairweather	397	48.0
Majority			34	4.1
Turnout			828	59.4
Registered electors			1,395
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wickham Bishops

Wickham Bishops

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bass*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,532
	Conservative hold

Woodham

Woodham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Herrmann*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,188
	Independent hold

References

1. "Maldon District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Election Centre, Plymouth University. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.