Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1983

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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]

Trafford Metropolitan borough in England

Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers 41 square miles (106 km2) and includes the areas of Old Trafford, Stretford, Urmston, Altrincham, Partington and Sale. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of the metropolitan boroughs of Altrincham, Sale, and Stretford, the urban districts of Bowdon, Hale and Urmston and part of Bucklow Rural District. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative 36 +2
Labour 21 -1
Alliance 6 -1
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative C. S. Gordon*1,66249.3+0.4
Labour P. A. Baldwinson 1,087 32.2 +8.1
SDP–Liberal Alliance G. E. Evans 622 18.5 -8.5
Majority 575 17.1 -4.8
Turnout 3,371 41.2 -0.4
Conservative hold Swing
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. Barker2,95667.9+5.4
SDP–Liberal Alliance A. P. Ratcliff 920 21.1 -9.2
Labour J. A. Schoua 479 11.0 +3.8
Majority 2,036 46.8 +14.6
Turnout 4,355 49.6 +0.2
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative L. M. L. Burton*1,83348.8+4.1
Labour R. J. Short 1,187 31.6 +4.0
SDP–Liberal Alliance D. E. Armstrong 736 19.6 -8.1
Majority 646 17.2 +0.2
Turnout 3,756 46.5 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. Taylor*2,63063.3-0.1
Liberal G. M. R. Willmott 1,029 24.8 -0.7
Labour R. P. F. Phillips 497 12.0 +0.9
Majority 1,601 38.5 +0.6
Turnout 4,156 51.6 +2.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour K. Rogers*1,73867.9+5.2
Conservative M. E. Hindley 532 20.8 +1.1
SDP–Liberal Alliance A. C. Halliday 289 11.3 -6.3
Majority 1,206 47.1 +4.1
Turnout 2,559 37.0 +2.2
Labour hold Swing
Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. S. Maher*2,14158.5+4.7
Conservative G. V. Burrows 1,140 31.1 -0.2
SDP–Liberal Alliance W. C. Sumner 379 10.4 -4.5
Majority 1,001 27.3 +4.7
Turnout 3,660 43.3 +2.4
Labour hold Swing
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. E. Crosbie*1,85244.7-1.2
Labour S. Rogers 1,407 33.9 +3.7
SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Vernon 888 21.4 -2.5
Majority 445 10.7 -4.9
Turnout 4,147 54.3 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative B. M. Dirikis1,95045.4+0.5
Labour L. M. Seex* 1,805 42.0 +12.6
Social Democratic K. W. Bower 539 12.6 -13.1
Majority 145 3.4 -12.0
Turnout 4,294 51.1 +3.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
SDP–Liberal Alliance D. E. Earl*1,88541.8+3.8
Conservative P. Schofield 1,819 40.3 -4.2
Labour G. Woodburn 807 17.9 +0.5
Majority 66 1.5 -5.0
Turnout 4,511 56.0 +3.5
SDP–Liberal Alliance hold Swing
Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative N. W. Barrett*2,44469.2+3.1
SDP–Liberal Alliance H. E. Bayliss 991 23.0 -4.7
Labour K. O'Hagan 337 7.8 +1.6
Majority 1,994 46.2 +7.7
Turnout 4,313 48.4 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. Kelly*1,72445.9+0.5
Labour K. Silcock 1,666 44.4 +3.2
SDP–Liberal Alliance M. L. Kugler 363 9.7 -3.7
Majority 58 1.5 -2.7
Turnout 3,753 49.1 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing
Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. P. Bannister*2,63159.7-2.6
SDP–Liberal Alliance J. B. Weightman 1,185 26.9 +2.0
Labour N. J. Bentham 592 13.4 +0.6
Majority 1,446 32.8 -4.6
Turnout 4,408 46.5 +4.1
Conservative hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. A. Tully1,43549.3+7.8
Conservative D. Meadowcroft 1,097 37.7 -1.9
SDP–Liberal Alliance C. R. Hedley 377 13.0 -5.9
Majority 338 11.6 +9.7
Turnout 2,909 45.7 +7.2
Labour hold Swing
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
SDP–Liberal Alliance J. M. Phillipson*1,67046.7+2.8
Conservative G. N. Beck 1,279 35.7 -5.3
Labour N. P. J. Cowell 629 17.6 +2.5
Majority 391 10.9 +8.0
Turnout 3,578 45.1 +5.5
SDP–Liberal Alliance hold Swing
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour C. H. Merry*1,48840.5+0.5
Conservative J. W. Robinson 1,290 35.1 +0.2
SDP–Liberal Alliance R. C. Tweed 892 24.3 -0.8
Majority 198 5.4 +0.3
Turnout 3,670 46.7 +4.4
Labour hold Swing
St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G. H. Mountain1,98752.6+16.5
Conservative S. G. Brownhill* 1,275 33.7 -9.5
SDP–Liberal Alliance E. P. M. Wollaston 516 13.7 -7.0
Majority 712 18.8 +11.8
Turnout 3,778 44.2 +0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative H. Walker*1,88647.4-3.9
Labour J. F. L. Wood 1,598 40.1 +9.9
SDP–Liberal Alliance L. L. Sumner 498 12.5 -6.0
Majority 288 7.2 -14.1
Turnout 3,982 48.0 +3.4
Conservative hold Swing
Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H. C. Cronshaw*1,84362.1+3.5
Conservative S. M. Dirikis 781 26.3 +0.8
SDP–Liberal Alliance R. J. Allan 346 11.6 -4.3
Majority 1,062 35.8 +2.8
Turnout 2,970 39.6 +0.6
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative W. J. Watkins*2,00345.4-0.2
SDP–Liberal Alliance G. K. Stuart 1,834 41.6 -1.5
Labour R. Crewe 575 13.0 +1.8
Majority 169 3.8 +3.8
Turnout 4,412 49.1 +3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Urmston (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. L. Brown1,70623.2-0.3
Conservative C. Warbrick1,60021.8-3.1
Labour D. Acton 1,269 17.3 +7.8
Labour A. G. Hodson 1,095 14.9 +3.0
Social Democratic P. J. Carlon 867 11.8 -2.9
Social Democratic H. Laffey 815 11.1 -4.3
Majority 331 4.5 -15.5
Turnout 7,352 50.2 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative D. Merrell1,64338.1+2.2
SDP–Liberal Alliance R. B. Slack* 1,515 35.1 -9.2
Labour E. A. Starkey 1,157 26.8 +7.0
Majority 128 3.0 -5.4
Turnout 4,315 51.8 +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).
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