1983 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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1983 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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18 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
Ind
LeaderBob FlatmanJim Reilly
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats before32142
Seats after30152
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
RA
SDP
Party Ratepayers SDP
Seats before20
Seats after21
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Leader before election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

Leader after election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

The 1983 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 5 May 1983, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 18 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Letchworth East ward. [1]

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Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [2]

1983 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 11Decrease2.svg261.1193060.014,34042.1+0.8
  Labour 5Increase2.svg127.8101527.89,93329.1+1.8
  Alliance 1Increase2.svg15.6012.08,19124.0-2.0
  Ratepayers 1Steady2.svg5.6124.01,6144.7+1.2
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0224.000.0n/a

Liberal and SDP votes are counted together in the summary above as part of the Alliance. In the ward results below, where the individual party affiliation of Alliance candidates was reported it is shown instead.

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Arbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Sheldrick* 582 48.3 +2.2
Alliance Anne Glenys Travis53144.1+3.7
Labour Nigel Percival917.6-5.9
Turnout 66.5
Registered electors 1,811
Conservative hold Swing -0.8
Baldock ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Evens* 1,238 47.3 +6.9
Labour Roger McFall93335.6+4.3
Alliance Mike Pritchett44817.1-8.9
Turnout 50.4
Registered electors 5,196
Conservative hold Swing +1.3
Hitchin Bearton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Roberts* 981 41.6 +1.7
Labour Harry Smith88237.4+1.2
Alliance Harry Shipley39616.8-7.0
Residents Basil St John Emery974.1+4.1
Turnout 54.2
Registered electors 4,347
Conservative hold Swing +0.3
Hitchin Highbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beryl Wearmouth* 1,626 65.6 +10.8
SDP Mary Burton50220.3-12.9
Labour Teresa Trangmar35014.1+2.2
Turnout 48.1
Registered electors 5,047
Conservative hold Swing -3.4
Hitchin Oughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Audrey Carss* 1,070 54.3 +6.2
Conservative Derrick Ashley64132.5+1.4
Alliance Lorna Boardman25913.1-7.6
Turnout 44.4
Registered electors 4,437
Labour hold Swing +2.4
Hitchin Walsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Ken Logan* 1,517 46.4 +1.5
Labour Keith Ruff81124.8-5.3
Conservative John Crow61218.7+18.7
Alliance Hugh Kelliher32910.1-14.9
Turnout 56.2
Registered electors 5,817
Ratepayers hold Swing +3.4
Hitchwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Raffell* 463 62.1 -14.8
Alliance Edward Wilson20928.0+28.0
Labour Jenny Marr749.9-13.3
Turnout 55.3
Registered electors 1,349
Conservative hold Swing -21.4
Hoo ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Jackson 430 49.9 -13.5
Labour David Kendall27431.8-4.7
Alliance Celia Lord15718.2+18.2
Turnout 55.4
Registered electors 1,554
Conservative hold Swing -4.4
Letchworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Bifield 956 40.1 -0.3
Labour Headley Parkins* 910
Alliance Martin Fisher76832.2+0.3
Alliance Hans Mulder717
Conservative Nicholas King66027.70.0
Conservative David Langridge655
Turnout 62.3
Registered electors 4,168
Labour hold Swing -0.3
Labour hold Swing

The by-election in Letchworth East ward was to replace Labour councillor Tony McWalter.

Letchworth Grange ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liz Leonard 1,017 37.2 -1.3
Alliance Brian Nicholson95434.9+0.2
Conservative John McKenna76427.9+1.0
Turnout 53.8
Registered electors 5,084
Labour hold Swing -0.8
Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP Tony Quinn 1,355 37.6 +4.7
Conservative Gordon Whalley1,30836.3+0.4
Labour Joan Kirby94026.1-5.1
Turnout 61.2
Registered electors 5,887
SDP gain from Conservative Swing +2.2
Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Talbot* 1,400 55.0 -8.6
Labour Steve Spencer61724.2+11.4
Liberal Rosemary Ryden53020.8-2.8
Turnout 58.8
Registered electors 4,332
Conservative hold Swing -10.0
Letchworth Wilbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Murray 1,162 45.1 +6.0
Conservative Ray Bloxham*1,08042.0+1.0
Alliance Mary Marsh33212.9-7.1
Turnout 64.3
Registered electors 4,003
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.5
Newsells ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Wilkerson*
(Bob Wilkerson)		507 79.7 +0.1
Labour Michael Kernaghan
(Mick Kernaghan)		12920.3-0.1
Turnout 49.8
Registered electors 1,276
Conservative hold Swing +0.1
Offa ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynne Jackson 426 47.9 +2.9
Alliance Andy Hofton23626.5+1.2
Labour John Mayo22825.6-4.1
Turnout 59.8
Registered electors 1,488
Conservative hold Swing +0.9
Royston West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leo Doyle 1,115 43.6 -11.6
Alliance Hazel Lord1,10743.3+17.2
Labour Jessie Etheridge33513.1-5.6
Turnout 50.7
Registered electors 5,045
Conservative hold Swing -14.4
Sandon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Toulson
(Patsy Toulson)		507 78.1 -4.4
Alliance Patrick Short7812.0+12.0
Labour Philip Davies
(Phil Davies)		649.9-7.6
Turnout 59.8
Registered electors 1,085
Conservative hold Swing -8.2

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References

  1. ↑ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
  2. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "First step for Alliance". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen Gazette. 12 May 1983. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "Alliance team bids for breakthrough". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen Gazette. 28 April 1983. p. 9.
  5. ↑ "Tories retain strong hold on Royston". Cambridge Daily News. 6 May 1983. p. 24. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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