1983 Mid Suffolk District Council election

1983 Mid Suffolk District Council election

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All 40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Labour Seats won 19 13 6 Seat change 4 5 1 Popular vote 5,624 5,096 3,860 Percentage 29.9% 27.1% 20.5% Swing 9.8% 7.8% 10.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Alliance Ind. Conservative Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,278 Unopposed Percentage 17.4% Unopposed Swing 7.7% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Mid Suffolk District Council election.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

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

Summary

Election result

1983 Mid Suffolk District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	22	19	5	1	4	47.5	29.9	5,624	–9.8
	Independent	19	13	1	6	5	32.5	27.1	5,096	+7.8
	Labour	11	6	1	0	1	15.0	20.5	3,860	–10.8
	Alliance	10	1	0	1	1	2.5	17.4	3,278	+7.7
	Ind. Conservative	1	1	1	0	1	2.5	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Ecology	7	0	0	0		0.0	5.1	964	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.

Badwell Ash

Badwell Ash

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Linn*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,234
	Independent hold

Barham

Barham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Shipp	453	66.4
	Alliance	B. Ward	229	33.6
Majority			224	32.8
Turnout			682	49.4
Registered electors			1,381
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Barking

Barking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Chapman*	526	84.0
	Independent	F. Cornish	100	16.0
Majority			426	68.0
Turnout			626	45.0
Registered electors			1,391
	Independent hold		Swing

Bramford

Bramford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Bird*	612	41.7
	Independent	G. Cunningham*	465	31.7
	Conservative	J. Banfield	391	26.6
Turnout			~1,468	54.7
Registered electors			2,684
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Claydon

Claydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Griffiths*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,235
	Conservative hold

Creeting

Creeting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Ward*	304	62.0
	Alliance	A. Lilley	186	38.0
Majority			118	24.0
Turnout			490	46.9
Registered electors			1,045
	Independent hold		Swing

Debenham

Debenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Alcock	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,361
	Conservative hold

Elmswell

Elmswell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Dyball*	408	61.4
	Alliance	G. Coleman	205	30.9
	Ecology	M. Green	51	7.7
Majority			203	30.5
Turnout			664	41.9
Registered electors			1,585
	Independent hold		Swing

Eye

Eye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Flatman*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,393
	Independent hold

Fressingfield

Fressingfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Marchant	290	56.1
	Alliance	R. White	227	43.9
Majority			63	12.2
Turnout			517	41.0
Registered electors			1,261
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Gislingham

Gislingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Stevens*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,366
	Independent hold

Haughley & Wetherden

Haughley & Wetherden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crascall*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,391
	Labour hold

Helmingham

Helmingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Denyer	325	71.7
	Independent	C. Crosby	128	28.3
Majority			197	43.4
Turnout			453	42.3
Registered electors			1,071
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Hoxne

Hoxne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Herbert	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,285
	Conservative hold

Mendlesham

Mendlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Braybrooke*	465	81.6
	Ecology	F. Luis	105	18.4
Majority			360	63.2
Turnout			570	42.9
Registered electors			1,329
	Independent hold		Swing

Needham Market

Needham Market (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Mason	Unopposed
	Conservative	J. Swain*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,902
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Norton

Norton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Siffleet*	408	63.1
	Ecology	J. Matthissen	239	36.9
Majority			169	26.1
Turnout			647	42.1
Registered electors			1,537
	Conservative hold		Swing

Onehouse

Onehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Mitson*	565	85.5
	Ecology	C. Chapman	96	14.5
Majority			469	71.0
Turnout			661	46.4
Registered electors			1,425
	Independent hold		Swing

Palgrave

Palgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	N. Goodin	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,314
	Ind. Conservative gain from Independent

Rattlesden

Rattlesden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Vansittart	356	52.5
	Alliance	D. Cole	215	31.7
	Labour	J. Dawson	107	15.8
Majority			141	20.8
Turnout			678	48.8
Registered electors			1,389
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rickinghall

Rickinghall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Moss*	417	63.2
	Independent	J. Jackson	243	36.8
Majority			174	26.4
Turnout			660	44.7
Registered electors			1,477
	Independent hold		Swing

Ringshall

Ringshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Martindale	263	50.2
	Independent	L. Manton	261	49.8
Majority			2	0.4
Turnout			524	38.8
Registered electors			1,351
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Stonham

Stonham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. D'Arcy*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,113
	Conservative hold

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cade*	591	28.1
	Conservative	D. Perry	572	27.2
	Alliance	M. Livett	417	19.9
	Labour	F. Reed	334	15.9
	Labour	M. Weatherell	186	8.9
Turnout			~2,100	64.5
Registered electors			3,256
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Alliance

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Jones*	483	28.5
	Labour	E. Jones	381	22.4
	Independent	R. Pattle*	326	19.2
	Conservative	W. Crane	321	18.9
	Alliance	M. Wilson	186	11.0
Turnout			~1,697	64.7
Registered electors			2,623
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Independent

Stowmarket South

Stowmarket South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Nunn*	661	47.3
	Labour	C. Soames*	531	38.0
	Conservative	D. Burch	394	28.2
	Alliance	J. Finch	342	24.5
Turnout			~1,396	56.4
Registered electors			2,475
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stowupland

Stowupland (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Wilson*	1,139	47.6
	Labour	M. Shave	923	38.6
	Ecology	R. Stearn	331	13.8
Turnout			~2,393	81.1
Registered electors			2,951
	Alliance hold
	Labour hold

Stradbroke

Stradbroke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Hawes*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,162
	Independent hold

Thurston

Thurston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Marston	471	70.5
	Labour	J. Walters	197	29.5
Majority			274	41.0
Turnout			668	42.4
Registered electors			1,575
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walsham-le-Willows

Walsham-le-Willows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Edwards*	467	53.4
	Independent	V. Beak	243	27.8
	Alliance	R. Barber	132	15.1
	Ecology	R. Austin	33	3.8
Majority			224	25.6
Turnout			875	59.0
Registered electors			1,483
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wetheringsett

Wetheringsett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Taylor*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,215
	Conservative gain from Independent

Weybread

Weybread

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wellingham	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,192
	Conservative hold

Woolpit

Woolpit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Baker*	355	68.1
	Ecology	N. Rutter	109	20.9
	Labour	R. Morris	57	10.9
Majority			246	47.2
Turnout			521	48.9
Registered electors			1,065
	Independent hold		Swing

Worlingworth

Worlingworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Thurman*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,251
	Conservative hold

By-elections

Stonham

Stonham by-election: 22 May 1986 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		278	43.2
	Alliance		269	41.8
	Labour		96	14.9
Majority			9	1.4
Turnout			643	56.9
Registered electors			1,130
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ringshall

Ringshall by-election: 30 October 1986 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		326	56.8
	Alliance		185	32.2
	Labour		63	11.0
Majority			141	24.6
Turnout			574	40.0
Registered electors			1,435
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Mid Suffolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, Plymouth: The Elections Centre. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.
3. "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.