1983 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 1983 Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 5 May 1983 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

During the 1983 election the Conservatives gained the Bushbury seat from Labour whilst Labour gained the Wednesfield South from the Conservatives, leaving the overall constitution unchanged and Labour as the controlling group.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

Ward results

Source: [1]

Bilston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Geraghty2021
Conservative A Lewis536
Alliance Mrs J Gladstone426
Majority 1485
Bilston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N Dougherty1756
Conservative R Green1503
Alliance G Carter1001
Majority 253
Blakenhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Reynolds2192
Conservative A Nelson1631
Alliance Mrs G Hammond409
Majority 561
Bushbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P Turley1860
Labour S S Gangar949
Alliance I Jenkins767
Majority 911
East Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Steventon2046
Conservative J Rixson736
Alliance J White371
Communist P Hodson35
Majority 1310
Ettingshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P Richards1909
Conservative M Hutt583
Alliance Mrs A Whitehouse329
Majority 1326
Fallings Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H Turner1945
Labour Mrs T Walton1920
Alliance P Fisher464
Majority 25
Graiseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs M Chevannes2259
Conservative Mrs K Dass1875
Alliance N T S Khalsa738
Majority 384
Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B Dass1221
Conservative J Margetts954
ResidentsW Garbett822
Alliance C Hallmark596
Majority 267
Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C Laws2091
Conservative Mrs C Horton837
Alliance J Thompson394
Majority 1254
Merry Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Hart2684
Alliance B Lamb1318
Labour Mrs A Denham681
Majority 1366
Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Perry1711
Labour J Clifford1709
Alliance R Steel358
Majority 2
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs M Hodson2843
Labour Mrs J Jones1339
Alliance L Sherwin581
Majority 1504
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs P Bradley3175
Alliance J Nock963
Labour Mrs V Winder638
Majority 2212
St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Lawrence2842
Conservative N Rooke691
Alliance R Gray450
Communist Dr G Barnsby70
Majority 2151
Spring Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Garner1942
Conservative A Rissbrook1200
Alliance R Whitehouse1152
Majority 742
Tettenhall Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Davis2393
Alliance L McLean1548
Labour Mrs N Jones600
Majority 845
Tettenhall Wightwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Inglis2871
Labour B Hill716
Alliance Mrs P Andrews545
Majority 2155
Wednesfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Morey1898
Conservative R Woodhouse1744
Alliance M Pearson684
Majority 154
Wednesfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A McPherson1994
Conservative A Griffiths1661
Alliance E George655
Majority 333

References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Wolverhampton City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.