1983 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1983 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

←  1982 5 May 1983 (1983-05-05) 1984  →
13 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Alliance Labour Seats won 10 3 0 Seats after 27 9 3 Seat change 1 1 2 Popular vote 25,330 17,180 9,255 Percentage 48.9% 33.2% 17.9% Swing 0.1% 0.9% 1.8%
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1983 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	1	76.9	17	27	69.2	25,330	48.9	–0.1
	Alliance	3	1	23.1	6	9	23.1	17,180	33.2	–0.9
	Labour	0	2	0.0	3	3	7.7	9,255	17.9	+1.8
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	24	<0.1	–0.7

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.

Belfairs

Belfairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Smith*	2,263	49.2	–3.7
	Alliance	F. Gane	1,980	43.0	+2.5
	Labour	P. Haines	360	7.8	+1.2
Majority			283	6.1	–6.3
Turnout			4,603	47.4	+2.9
Registered electors			9,710
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Blenheim

Blenheim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Watson-Lamb*	1,959	47.4	–1.4
	Alliance	J. Murray	1,480	35.8	–1.8
	Labour	M. Howard	698	16.9	+3.3
Majority			479	11.6	+0.4
Turnout			4,137	42.6	+1.2
Registered electors			9,861
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Chalkwell

Chalkwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Collard*	2,166	55.5	–5.5
	Alliance	A. Petchey	1,441	36.9	+5.7
	Labour	S. Laycock	295	7.6	–0.1
Majority			725	18.6	–11.2
Turnout			3,902	40.9	–0.1
Registered electors			9,653
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Eastwood

Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Longley	1,918	46.6	+5.9
	Conservative	J. Rowswell	1,878	45.6	–6.1
	Labour	P. Johnson	322	7.8	+0.2
Majority			40	1.0	N/A
Turnout			4,118	39.2	+5.5
Registered electors			10,653
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	6.0

Leigh

Leigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Crystall*	2,476	52.1	–0.5
	Conservative	A. Hall	2,002	42.1	–0.3
	Labour	L. Davidson	249	5.2	+0.2
	Independent	C. Newman	24	0.5	N/A
Majority			474	10.0	–0.2
Turnout			4,751	51.0	+3.1
Registered electors			9,417
	Alliance hold		Swing	0.1

Milton

Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carlile*	1,453	55.6	+6.7
	Labour	R. Kennedy	697	26.7	+6.2
	Alliance	J. Overy	461	17.7	+0.9
Majority			756	29.0	+0.7
Turnout			2,611	32.1	+0.4
Registered electors			8,207
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Prittlewell

Prittlewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Armitage*	1,994	47.3	–0.6
	Conservative	L. Myers	1,640	38.9	–0.1
	Labour	P. Long	586	13.9	+0.8
Majority			354	8.4	–0.5
Turnout			4,220	42.9	+2.0
Registered electors			9,966
	Alliance hold		Swing	0.4

Shoebury

Shoebury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lowe	2,434	50.5	–0.3
	Labour	A. Hurst	1,704	35.4	+8.6
	Alliance	Y. Rushman	680	14.1	–8.3
Majority			730	15.2	–8.9
Turnout			4,818	42.5	+1.9
Registered electors			11,500
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	4.3

Southchurch

Southchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Garston*	2,444	60.2	+5.0
	Alliance	M. Burstin	879	21.6	–1.5
	Labour	G. White	740	18.2	–3.5
Majority			1,565	38.5	+6.3
Turnout			4,063	41.2	+2.2
Registered electors			10,011
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

St Lukes

St Lukes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Hudson	1,186	38.3	+1.5
	Labour	D. Waring	1,142	36.9	+5.3
	Alliance	G. Gibeon	770	24.9	–6.7
Majority			44	1.4	–3.9
Turnout			3,098	36.4	+2.9
Registered electors			8,516
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Thorpe

Thorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Scholfield*	2,738	68.4	+1.1
	Alliance	J. Magnay	736	18.4	–1.2
	Labour	M. Hurley	527	13.2	+0.2
Majority			2,002	50.0	+2.3
Turnout			4,001	39.2	+5.0
Registered electors			10,351
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Victoria

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Cole	1,378	41.2	+1.8
	Labour	G. Elvin*	1,279	38.2	+4.1
	Alliance	N. Baker	691	20.6	–5.9
Majority			99	3.0	–2.3
Turnout			3,348	34.5	+2.9
Registered electors			9,699
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	1.2

Westborough

Westborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Littler*	1,789	43.4	+3.0
	Alliance	P. Jack	1,674	40.6	–1.0
	Labour	A. Smith	656	15.9	–2.1
Majority			115	2.8	N/A
Turnout			4,119	46.4	+3.8
Registered electors			8,973
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

References

1. "Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 9 September 2025.