1983 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Last updated

Map of the results of the 1983 Wigan council election. Wigan82.png
Map of the results of the 1983 Wigan council election.

Elections to the Wigan Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983, with one third of the council up for election. The election seen only the main three parties contesting for the first time and one gain in Tyldesley East with Alliance winning their seventh seat from Labour. The Conservatives, contesting a low of seventeen wards, managed their lowest voter share since the council's creation. Overall turnout rose to a relative high of 39.1%. [1]

Contents

Election result

Wigan local election result 1983
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2101-187.557.049,230+6.5%
  Alliance 210+18.325.922,342-3.3%
  Conservative 10004.217.114,790-1.8%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6160
SDP-Liberal Alliance67
Conservatives55
Total7272
Working majority 50  48 

Ward results

Abram [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Cumberbatch3,07184.5+10.5
Alliance M. Belshaw56515.5+0.2
Majority 2,50668.9+10.3
Turnout 3,63636.3+3.3
Labour hold Swing +5.1
Ashton-Golborne [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Hilton1,86363.8+10.1
Alliance A. Jones1,05836.2+12.6
Majority 80527.6−2.5
Turnout 2,92130.7+1.9
Labour hold Swing -1.2
Aspull-Standish [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Chamberlain2,18940.9+5.4
Alliance R. Hewer2,17640.7−1.8
Conservative P. Walker98818.5−3.5
Majority 130.2−6.8
Turnout 5,35352.7+9.1
Labour hold Swing +3.6
Atherton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Sumner2,64772.9+18.2
Conservative B. France60016.5−3.4
Alliance J. Kelsall38410.6−14.8
Majority 2,04756.4+27.0
Turnout 3,63138.3+4.7
Labour hold Swing +10.8
Bedford-Astley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Hayes1,84947.1+3.4
Conservative J. Davies1,05326.8+0.4
Alliance B. Aitken1,02626.1−3.8
Majority 79620.3+6.5
Turnout 3,92840.5+2.2
Labour hold Swing +1.5
Beech Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Antill1,98957.7+1.7
Alliance P. Coleman94327.3−0.7
Conservative J. Wolstenholme51715.0−1.0
Majority 1,04630.3+2.4
Turnout 3,44938.7+6.6
Labour hold Swing +1.2
Bryn [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Foster2,59766.1+15.0
Alliance D. Seary1,33333.9+2.0
Majority 1,26432.2+13.1
Turnout 3,93039.9+4.4
Labour hold Swing +6.5
Hindley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. IsherwoodUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Hindley Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Hayes1,84947.1−1.8
Conservative J. Davies1,05326.8+2.2
Alliance B. Aitken1,02626.1−0.4
Majority 79620.3−2.1
Turnout 3,92840.5+13.2
Labour hold Swing -2.0
Hindsford [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Little2,30266.2+19.4
Alliance W. Jones1,17633.8−3.9
Majority 1,12632.4+23.3
Turnout 3,47832.6+0.0
Labour hold Swing +11.6
Hope Carr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Newton2,22254.7+12.1
Conservative E. Manson1,33532.9+2.4
Alliance J. Thomson50612.5−14.5
Majority 88721.8+9.7
Turnout 4,06342.6+2.3
Labour hold Swing +4.8
Ince [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Molyneaux2,56582.2+10.2
Alliance P. Coleman55517.8−3.4
Majority 2,01064.4+13.6
Turnout 3,12038.0+11.2
Labour hold Swing +6.8
Langtree [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance E. Hill2,07748.8−2.0
Labour P. Sawbridge1,36832.2+2.6
Conservative M. Clark80919.0−0.6
Majority 70916.7−4.7
Turnout 4,25441.5+5.5
Alliance hold Swing -2.3
Leigh Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Hull2,17974.0+1.6
Conservative S. Emerton46215.7+1.6
Alliance H. Crook30410.3−3.2
Majority 1,71758.3−0.0
Turnout 2,94532.6+1.6
Labour hold Swing -0.0
Leigh East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Caley1,83652.7−9.0
Conservative M. Stewart97528.0+28.0
Alliance J. Hampson67519.4−19.0
Majority 86124.7+1.3
Turnout 3,48635.2+7.7
Labour hold Swing -18.5
Lightshaw [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Strett2,73364.5+11.1
Conservative M. Sharland95522.5−2.0
Alliance M. Beasley55113.0−9.1
Majority 1,77841.9+13.1
Turnout 4,23941.8+4.4
Labour hold Swing +6.5
Newtown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Milligan2,23372.3+6.7
Conservative J. Lawson45714.8+0.7
Alliance P. Gibbons39912.9−7.5
Majority 1,17657.512.4
Turnout 3,08933.7+5.3
Labour hold Swing +3.0
Norley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Smith2,44178.6−1.3
Alliance R. Richardson48915.7+2.7
Conservative J. Davies1765.7−1.4
Majority 1,95262.8−4.0
Turnout 3,10636.8+8.0
Labour hold Swing -2.0
Orrell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Capstick1,72641.2+7.3
Conservative A. Carroll1,63139.0−1.1
Alliance W. Hudson82819.8−6.1
Majority 952.3−3.9
Turnout 4,18542.1+3.7
Labour hold Swing +4.2
Swinley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Peet1,86446.0−0.9
Labour K. Pye1,36633.7+4.1
Alliance H. Hughes81920.2−3.1
Majority 49812.3−5.0
Turnout 4,04944.6+4.7
Labour hold Swing -2.5
Tyldesley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance J. Dean2,31054.8+3.9
Labour F. Walker1,90245.2−3.9
Majority 4089.7+7.7
Turnout 4,21243.6+7.4
Alliance gain from Labour Swing +3.9
Whelley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Pendleton2,19064.0+7.0
Alliance P. Wilson77622.7−8.1
Conservative C. Bond45413.3+1.1
Majority 1,41441.3+15.1
Turnout 3,42038.3+4.6
Labour hold Swing +7.5
Winstanley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Taberner1,73039.6+8.4
Alliance C. Ryan1,60236.7−4.2
Conservative J. Michaels1,03823.8−4.3
Majority 1282.9−6.8
Turnout 4,37041.2+7.9
Labour hold Swing +6.3
Worsley Mesnes [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Baldwin2,38366.8+3.4
Alliance C. Hughes76421.4−0.3
Conservative J. Unsworth42311.8−3.1
Majority 1,61945.4+3.8
Turnout 3,57036.2+9.4
Labour hold Swing +1.8

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008" (PDF). wigan.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.