1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Coat of arms of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.png
  1982 5 May 1983 (1983-05-05) 1984  

22 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderMike KingRichard MeeJohn Phillipson
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Leader's seat St. Martin's Sale Moor Priory
Last election15 seats,
46.1%
5 seats,
26.4%
2 seats,
27.5%
Seats before34227
Seats won1462
Seats after36216
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote37,73326,81919,156
Percentage45.1%32.0%22.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.0%Increase2.svg5.6%Decrease2.svg4.6%

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Map of results of 1983 election

Leader of the Council before election

Mike King
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Mike King
Conservative

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1987. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. [1]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 37,733 (45.1%)
Decrease2.svg 1.014 (63.6%)
14 / 22
Increase2.svg 236 (57.1%)
36 / 63
Labour Party 26,819 (32.0%)
Increase2.svg 5.66 (27.3%)
6 / 22
Decrease2.svg 121 (33.3%)
21 / 63
Alliance 19,156 (22.9%)
Decrease2.svg 4.62 (9.1%)
2 / 22
Decrease2.svg 16 (9.5%)
6 / 63
21636

Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. S. Gordon*1,66249.3+0.4
Labour P. A. Baldwinson1,08732.2+8.1
Alliance G. E. Evans62218.5-8.5
Majority57517.1-4.8
Turnout 3,37141.2-0.4
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Barker2,95667.9+5.4
Alliance A. P. Ratcliff92021.1-9.2
Labour J. A. Schoua47911.0+3.8
Majority2,03646.8+14.6
Turnout 4,35549.6+0.2
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. M. L. Burton*1,83348.8+4.1
Labour R. J. Short1,18731.6+4.0
Alliance D. E. Armstrong73619.6-8.1
Majority64617.2+0.2
Turnout 3,75646.5+0.7
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Taylor*2,63063.3-0.1
Liberal G. M. R. Willmott1,02924.8-0.7
Labour R. P. F. Phillips49712.0+0.9
Majority1,60138.5+0.6
Turnout 4,15651.6+2.5
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow

Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Rogers*1,73867.9+5.2
Conservative M. E. Hindley53220.8+1.1
Alliance A. C. Halliday28911.3-6.3
Majority1,20647.1+4.1
Turnout 2,55937.0+2.2
Labour hold Swing

Clifford

Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. S. Maher*2,14158.5+4.7
Conservative G. V. Burrows1,14031.1-0.2
Alliance W. C. Sumner37910.4-4.5
Majority1,00127.3+4.7
Turnout 3,66043.3+2.4
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. E. Crosbie*1,85244.7-1.2
Labour S. Rogers1,40733.9+3.7
Alliance A. Vernon88821.4-2.5
Majority44510.7-4.9
Turnout 4,14754.3+3.2
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. M. Dirikis1,95045.4+0.5
Labour L. M. Seex*1,80542.0+12.6
SDP K. W. Bower53912.6-13.1
Majority1453.4-12.0
Turnout 4,29451.1+3.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Flixton

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance D. E. Earl*1,88541.8+3.8
Conservative P. Schofield1,81940.3-4.2
Labour G. Woodburn80717.9+0.5
Majority661.5-5.0
Turnout 4,51156.0+3.5
Alliance hold Swing


Hale

Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. W. Barrett*2,44469.2+3.1
Alliance H. E. Bayliss99123.0-4.7
Labour K. O'Hagan3377.8+1.6
Majority1,99446.2+7.7
Turnout 4,31348.4+1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Longford

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Kelly*1,72445.9+0.5
Labour K. Silcock1,66644.4+3.2
Alliance M. L. Kugler3639.7-3.7
Majority581.5-2.7
Turnout 3,75349.1+2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. P. Bannister*2,63159.7-2.6
Alliance J. B. Weightman1,18526.9+2.0
Labour N. J. Bentham59213.4+0.6
Majority1,44632.8-4.6
Turnout 4,40846.5+4.1
Conservative hold Swing


Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. A. Tully1,43549.3+7.8
Conservative D. Meadowcroft1,09737.7-1.9
Alliance C. R. Hedley37713.0-5.9
Majority33811.6+9.7
Turnout 2,90945.7+7.2
Labour hold Swing

Priory

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance J. M. Phillipson*1,67046.7+2.8
Conservative G. N. Beck1,27935.7-5.3
Labour N. P. J. Cowell62917.6+2.5
Majority39110.9+8.0
Turnout 3,57845.1+5.5
Alliance hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. H. Merry*1,48840.5+0.5
Conservative J. W. Robinson1,29035.1+0.2
Alliance R. C. Tweed89224.3-0.8
Majority1985.4+0.3
Turnout 3,67046.7+4.4
Labour hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. H. Mountain1,98752.6+16.5
Conservative S. G. Brownhill*1,27533.7-9.5
Alliance E. P. M. Wollaston51613.7-7.0
Majority71218.8+11.8
Turnout 3,77844.2+0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stretford

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Walker*1,88647.4-3.9
Labour J. F. L. Wood1,59840.1+9.9
Alliance L. L. Sumner49812.5-6.0
Majority2887.2-14.1
Turnout 3,98248.0+3.4
Conservative hold Swing

Talbot

Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. C. Cronshaw*1,84362.1+3.5
Conservative S. M. Dirikis78126.3+0.8
Alliance R. J. Allan34611.6-4.3
Majority1,06235.8+2.8
Turnout 2,97039.6+0.6
Labour hold Swing

Timperley

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. J. Watkins*2,00345.4-0.2
Alliance G. K. Stuart1,83441.6-1.5
Labour R. Crewe57513.0+1.8
Majority1693.8+3.8
Turnout 4,41249.1+3.7
Conservative hold Swing

Urmston

Urmston (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. L. Brown1,70643.4-3.3
Conservative C. Warbrick1,60040.7-6.0
Labour D. Acton1,26932.3+5.5
Labour A. G. Hodson1,09527.8+1.0
SDP P. J. Carlon86722.0-4.5
SDP H. Laffey81520.7-5.8
Majority3318.4-11.6
Turnout 3,93250.2+2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Village

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Merrell1,64338.1+2.2
Alliance R. B. Slack*1,51535.1-9.2
Labour E. A. Starkey1,15726.8+7.0
Majority1283.0-5.4
Turnout 4,31551.8+8.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

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References

  1. "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 6 May 1983", Trafford M.B.C.(1983).