1983 Babergh District Council election

1983 Babergh District Council election
5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)
All 42 seats to Babergh District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won 18 18 3
Seat change 1 1 2
Popular vote 9,664 8,891 8,994
Percentage 31.9% 29.4% 29.7%
Swing 10.7% 7.6% 2.8%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Alliance Residents
Seats won 3 0
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 2,710 did not stand
Percentage 9.0% did not stand
Swing 5.9% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Babergh District Council election.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1983 Babergh District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1983 Babergh District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 21 18 3 2 1 42.9 31.9 9,664 –10.7
  Independent 25 18 2 1 1 42.9 29.4 8,891 +7.6
  Labour 25 3 1 3 2 7.1 29.7 8,994 –2.8
  Alliance 9 3 2 1 1 7.1 9.0 2,710 +5.9
  Residents 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 N/A N/A N/A

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.

Alton

Alton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Cook* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,147
Independent gain from Labour

Berners

Berners
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Pollard* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,213
Independent hold

Bildeston

Bildeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent O. Simpson* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,233
Independent hold

Boxford

Boxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Prescott 549 69.8
Labour M. Armstrong 238 30.2
Majority 311 39.6
Turnout 787 53.5
Registered electors 1,471
Independent hold Swing

Brantham

Brantham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Truswell* 427 51.2
Labour A. Ward 407 48.8
Majority 20 2.4
Turnout 834 50.3
Registered electors 1,658
Independent hold Swing

Brett Vale

Brett Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Green* 364 59.9
Independent P. McQuhae 244 40.1
Majority 120 19.8
Turnout 608 52.3
Registered electors 1,163
Conservative hold Swing

Brookvale

Brookvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Baxter* 540 83.2
Labour V. Robson 109 16.8
Majority 431 66.4
Turnout 649 38.7
Registered electors 1,677
Independent hold Swing

Bures St. Mary

Bures St. Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Engleheart* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,312
Conservative hold

Capel & Wenham

Capel & Wenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Pearce* 541 50.5
Conservative C. Watson 530 49.5
Labour S. Thomas 438 40.9
Turnout ~1,053 44.3
Registered electors 2,416
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Chadacre

Chadacre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Ince* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,655
Independent hold

Copdock

Copdock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Jones 536 62.9
Labour R. Maddox 316 37.1
Majority 220 25.8
Turnout 852 39.0
Registered electors 2,187
Independent hold Swing

Dodnash

Dodnash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Wake-Walker* 890 48.6
Independent S. Cripps 608 33.2
Alliance J. Miller 605 33.0
Labour G. Reason 335 18.3
Turnout ~1,346 66.0
Registered electors 2,771
Independent hold
Independent hold

Elmsett

Elmsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Bailey-Smith* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,319
Independent hold

Glemsford

Glemsford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Goodwin* 506 60.2
Conservative P. Kiddy* 489 58.2
Labour F. Housego 334 39.8
Labour P. Cain 260 31.0
Turnout ~1,129 43.5
Registered electors 1,931
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Cocker 522 51.0
Labour R. Nandi 399 39.0
Conservative S. Berry 283 27.7
Conservative J. Ambrose 247 24.1
Independent R. Lewis 218 21.3
Independent D. Davis 203 19.8
Turnout ~1,276 42.6
Registered electors 2,401
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Great Cornard South

Great Cornard South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Beer* 746 45.2
Conservative A. Eady* 735 44.6
Labour N. MacMaster 553 33.5
Labour A. Bavington 486 29.4
Alliance W. Street 214 13.0
Alliance A. Blake 181 11.0
Independent P. Chandler 137 8.3
Independent A. Henderson 134 8.1
Turnout ~1,665 50.1
Registered electors 3,296
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hadleigh

Hadleigh (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Claireaux* 1,436 76.2
Independent S. Hogg* 965 51.3
Independent J. Andrews* 788 41.9
Labour M. Nelson 448 23.8
Labour C. Farr 411 21.9
Independent P. Branch 338 18.0
Turnout ~1,981 42.0
Registered electors 4,489
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Holbrook

Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Godley* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,471
Independent hold

Lavenham

Lavenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance L. Spraggins* 432 57.5
Conservative A. Skeels 319 42.5
Majority 113 15.0
Turnout 751 53.8
Registered electors 1,395
Alliance hold Swing

Leavenheath

Leavenheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Boram* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,395
Independent hold

Long Melford

Long Melford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R. Kemp* Unopposed
Conservative K. Overman Unopposed
Registered electors 2,733
Alliance gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Residents

Nayland

Nayland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Mitchell 324 65.9
Independent B. Lees 168 34.1
Majority 156 31.8
Turnout 492 52.1
Registered electors 944
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

North Cosford

North Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Hodge* 386 62.9
Alliance D. Knight 228 37.1
Majority 158 25.8
Turnout 614 51.3
Registered electors 1,198
Independent hold Swing

Polstead & Layham

Polstead & Layham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Lloyd* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,019
Conservative hold

Shotley

Shotley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Lloyd* 341 57.6
Labour S. Bryson 251 42.4
Majority 90 15.2
Turnout 592 45.2
Registered electors 1,309
Conservative hold Swing

Sudbury East

Sudbury East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance S. Gargiulo* 539 35.4
Conservative J. Colman 524 34.4
Labour P. Du Pave 459 30.2
Labour T. Richmond 433 28.5
Alliance H. Ebdon 318 20.9
Turnout ~1,489 54.3
Registered electors 2,803
Alliance gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Sudbury North

Sudbury North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Playford* 722 64.4
Conservative H. Singh* 657 58.6
Labour G. Warren 399 35.6
Labour J. Hornby 395 35.2
Turnout ~1,173 39.7
Registered electors 2,825
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Sudbury South

Sudbury South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Moore* 577 52.6
Conservative S. Letten 527 48.1
Labour E. Wiles 326 29.7
Alliance E. Lovelock 193 17.6
Labour A. Ascott 182 16.6
Turnout ~1,100 52.9
Registered electors 2,070
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Alliance

Waldingfield

Waldingfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Spence* 807 71.1
Conservative V. Pryke 793 69.8
Labour H. Morse 328 28.9
Labour J. Skinner 326 28.7
Turnout ~1,135 40.2
Registered electors 2,822
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

West Samford

West Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Quelch 497 83.5
Labour D. Tolcher 98 16.5
Majority 399 67.0
Turnout 595 47.4
Registered electors 1,255
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Lavenham

Lavenham by-election: 1 September 1983[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 324 46.0
Labour 223 31.6
Alliance 158 22.4
Majority 101 14.4
Turnout 705 34.7
Registered electors 2,032
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing

Shotley

Shotley by-election: 13 September 1984[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 394 64.6
Labour 144 23.6
Independent 72 11.8
Majority 250 41.0
Turnout 610 50.0
Registered electors 1,220
Alliance gain from Independent Swing

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North by-election: 28 February 1985[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 419 56.9
Alliance 166 22.5
Conservative 152 20.6
Majority 253 34.3
Turnout 737 30.0
Registered electors 2,457
Labour hold Swing

Hadleigh

Hadleigh by-election: 23 October 1986[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 644 50.0
Labour 385 29.9
Independent 259 20.1
Majority 259 20.1
Turnout 1,288 27.0
Registered electors 4,770
Alliance gain from Independent Swing

Brantham

Brantham by-election: 27 November 1986[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 437 68.8
Labour 198 31.2
Majority 239 37.6
Turnout 635 32.0
Registered electors 1,984
Alliance gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ^ "Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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