1983 Dacorum District Council election

1983 Dacorum District Council election
5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)
All 58 seats to Dacorum District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 36 17
Seat change 4 6
Popular vote 39,060 31,356
Percentage 41.1% 33.0%
Swing 7.0% 8.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Alliance Independent
Seats won 3 2
Seat change 3 1
Popular vote 22,297 2,056
Percentage 23.4% 2.2%
Swing 18.1% 1.4%
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Dacorum District Council election.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1983 Dacorum District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 58 36 4 0 4 62.1 41.1 39,060 –7.0
  Labour 58 17 0 6 6 29.3 33.0 31,356 –8.2
  Alliance 45 3 3 0 3 5.2 23.4 22,297 +18.1
  Independent 3 2 0 1 1 3.4 2.2 2,056 –1.4
  Communist 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 188 +0.1
  Ecology 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 160 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.

Adeyfield East

Adeyfield East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Scribbens* 807 41.8 –3.0
Labour I. Laidlaw-Dickson* 790 41.0 –3.1
Conservative T. Robinson 661 34.3 –6.3
Conservative C. Cadman 625 32.4 –4.5
Alliance J. Blackman 332 17.2 +5.4
Turnout ~1,929 49.2 –39.6
Registered electors 3,920
Labour hold
Labour hold

Adeyfield West

Adeyfield West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Taber* 1,221 51.0 –7.7
Labour B. Breslin 1,087 45.4 –11.3
Labour M. Young* 1,074 44.8 –10.9
Conservative G. Payne 673 28.1 –9.4
Conservative T. Bowers 666 27.8 –8.4
Conservative J. Lill 664 27.7 –8.1
Alliance N. Hawkes 521 21.7 N/A
Alliance S. Fryer 510 21.3 N/A
Turnout ~2,396 52.5 –28.2
Registered electors 4,563
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Aldbury & Wigginton

Aldbury & Wigginton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Whitehead 634 75.8 +48.6
Labour J. Cranfield 202 24.2 N/A
Majority 432 51.6 N/A
Turnout 836 47.8 –36.8
Registered electors 1,747
Conservative gain from Independent

Ashridge

Ashridge (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Seely 1,003 63.0 +0.7
Conservative J. Massey 999 62.8 +2.5
Alliance G. Davies 352 22.1 +0.5
Alliance G. Evans 345 21.7 +7.5
Labour V. Mincer 127 8.0 –8.1
Labour M. Pesch 117 7.4 –7.4
Turnout ~1,592 58.5 –32.1
Registered electors 2,721
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bennetts End

Bennetts End (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Lucas 1,162 50.5 –1.6
Labour L. Morris 1,051 45.7 –2.5
Labour R. Haverson 1,045 45.4 –1.1
Conservative F. Foster 573 24.9 –3.7
Conservative C. Gatehouse 559 24.3 –3.4
Conservative S. Parker 551 23.9 –2.1
Alliance K. Moon 484 21.0 N/A
Alliance H. Inward 474 20.6 N/A
Alliance A. Cawkell 473 20.6 N/A
Turnout ~2,301 51.8 –43.0
Registered electors 4,442
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Berkhamsted Central

Berkhamsted Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Coleman 1,064 56.9 –2.6
Conservative B. Everall 1,057 56.5 –2.6
Alliance I. Scott 540 28.9 +6.8
Alliance I. McCalla 525 28.1 N/A
Labour D. Moss 170 9.1 –9.4
Labour V. Whitlock 142 7.6 –10.8
Turnout ~1,870 51.8 –43.4
Registered electors 3,610
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Berkhamsted East

Berkhamsted East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Lees 1,176 50.7 +6.0
Conservative G. Jones 1,133 48.9 +4.3
Conservative R. Peake* 1,054 45.5 +8.1
Alliance W. Carlile-Stitson 528 22.8 N/A
Alliance G. Stevens 494 21.3 N/A
Alliance M. Brison 468 20.2 N/A
Labour B. May 442 19.1 –9.0
Labour J. Roberts 430 18.6 –9.0
Labour H. Richardson 405 17.5 –7.9
Turnout ~2,317 47.9 –48.8
Registered electors 4,838
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Carter 885 47.4 +3.8
Conservative V. Milrath* 883 47.3 +6.1
Labour C. Morrish 447 24.0 –14.4
Labour R. Houlton 437 23.4 +0.2
Alliance N. Travis 416 22.3 +4.3
Alliance M. Singleton 395 21.2 N/A
Turnout ~1,865 54.0 –44.0
Registered electors 3,454
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bovingdon & Flaunden

Bovingdon & Flaunden (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Mayo* 965 51.3 –1.7
Conservative A. Janes* 951 50.5 +0.8
Alliance J. Bell 384 20.4 +9.0
Independent W. Symons 342 18.2 –1.6
Labour C. Keep 192 10.2 –5.6
Labour R. Simpson 189 10.0 –5.6
Turnout ~1,881 55.5 –41.9
Registered electors 3,390
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Boxmoor

Boxmoor (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Barling* 1,532 52.6 +2.2
Conservative M. King* 1,531 52.6 +5.2
Conservative J. Buteux* 1,470 50.5 +4.1
Labour F. Ryan 660 22.7 –8.5
Labour I. Raeburn 657 22.6 –8.2
Alliance J. Horton 641 22.0 +11.6
Alliance M. Coxage 615 21.1 N/A
Labour K. Cushion 586 20.1 –10.5
Communist D. Leigh 188 6.5 N/A
Turnout ~2,910 58.3 –35.9
Registered electors 4,992
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Central

Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Toms* 823 46.9 –2.3
Conservative C. Appleby* 789 45.0 +0.7
Labour F. Wood 456 26.0 –11.8
Labour D. Harding 450 25.6 –10.8
Alliance D. Lewis 366 20.9 +7.9
Alliance J. Lear 335 19.1 N/A
Turnout ~1,755 48.2 –37.4
Registered electors 3,641
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Chaulden

Chaulden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Brown* 647 51.3 –5.8
Conservative J. Marshall 366 29.0 –4.5
Alliance W. Killen 248 19.7 +12.5
Majority 281 22.3 –1.3
Turnout 1,261 60.2 –24.4
Registered electors 2,130
Labour hold

Chipperfield

Chipperfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Nichols* 557 80.6 +2.7
Labour J. Coleman 134 19.4 –2.7
Majority 423 61.2 +5.4
Turnout 691 52.2 –34.6
Registered electors 1,372
Conservative hold

Crabtree

Crabtree (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Barling* 1,103 43.0 +2.2
Conservative J. Byfield 1,100 42.9 +2.9
Conservative T. Eastman 1,059 41.3 +1.9
Labour S. Harrison 812 31.7 –9.0
Labour P. Ryan 784 30.6 –6.7
Labour J. Smith 784 30.6 –6.7
Alliance C. Sivers 548 21.4 +2.9
Alliance C. Roe 501 19.5 N/A
Alliance R. Willson 477 18.6 N/A
Turnout ~2,565 51.9 –36.0
Registered electors 4,942
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Cupid Green

Cupid Green (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative O. Collingwood* 880 51.4 +7.2
Conservative D. Samuels 798 46.6 +7.6
Labour C. Dart 466 27.2 –14.4
Labour R. Payne 443 25.9 –12.0
Alliance G. Masters 330 19.3 +5.1
Alliance J. Payne 300 17.5 N/A
Turnout ~1,713 42.0 –40.6
Registered electors 4,079
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Flamstead & Markyate

Flamstead & Markyate (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Taunton* 933 62.8 –8.6
Conservative R. Kent 899 60.5 –9.2
Alliance J. Davies 339 22.8 N/A
Labour J. Seymour 228 15.3 –13.3
Labour H. Mincer 198 13.3 –13.9
Turnout ~1,486 45.9 –34.1
Registered electors 3,238
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gadebridge

Gadebridge (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Wood* 845 42.4 –15.2
Labour A. Mitchell 760 38.2 –15.9
Alliance T. Boreham 747 37.5 +26.1
Alliance K. Murphy 593 29.8 N/A
Conservative M. White 359 18.0 –11.4
Conservative T. Marwood 351 17.6 N/A
Turnout ~1,992 53.8 –19.8
Registered electors 3,702
Labour hold
Labour hold

Grove Hill

Grove Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance N. Hollinghurst 1,022 36.2 +15.9
Alliance G. Buxton-Hoare 917 32.5 N/A
Alliance J. Blackman 889 31.5 N/A
Conservative C. Lill 865 30.7 –4.3
Conservative J. Stanton 822 29.1 –5.1
Conservative R. Stanton 817 29.0 –0.6
Labour P. Hinson 807 28.6 –18.7
Labour L. Leavey 755 26.8 –18.4
Labour T. Smith 749 26.5 –18.6
Turnout ~2,822 50.1 –23.1
Registered electors 5,632
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour

Highfield

Highfield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Doyle* 1,105 51.9 +2.5
Labour P. Palfrey* 984 46.2 –0.6
Labour M. O'Shea 944 44.3 +7.0
Conservative G. Hanson 500 23.5 –6.0
Conservative J. Rimmer 465 21.8 –1.1
Conservative D. Harrington 463 21.7 –0.9
Alliance J. Day 441 20.7 –0.5
Alliance W. Lear 430 20.2 N/A
Alliance F. Corcoran 413 19.4 N/A
Turnout ~2,130 48.0 –45.2
Registered electors 4,438
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kings Langley

Kings Langley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Barker* 1,212 70.6 +2.5
Conservative W. Driver* 1,074 62.6 +1.3
Labour R. Cox 470 27.4 –4.5
Labour I. Bell 380 22.1 –9.1
Turnout ~1,717 46.9 –38.0
Registered electors 3,660
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leverstock Green

Leverstock Green (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Bassadone* 1,642 55.3 –6.3
Conservative P. Courtnage* 1,633 55.0 –5.9
Conservative J. Hanson 1,556 52.4 –7.9
Labour R. Garland 753 25.3 –13.2
Labour J. Lewis 740 24.9 –12.5
Labour B. Reading 701 23.6 –10.5
Alliance E. Baker 686 23.1 N/A
Turnout ~2,971 53.2 –28.6
Registered electors 5,584
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Nash Mills

Nash Mills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Jones 419 46.3 –5.8
Conservative D. Eversfield 393 43.5 +4.6
Alliance S. Pratt 92 10.2 +1.3
Majority 26 2.8 –10.4
Turnout 904 56.9 –26.8
Registered electors 1,652
Labour hold Swing 5.2

Northchurch

Northchurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Scott* 507 63.7 –5.1
Alliance E. Patterson 210 26.4 –4.8
Labour E. Cushion 79 9.9 N/A
Majority 297 37.3 –0.4
Turnout 796 47.3 –35.5
Registered electors 1,717
Conservative hold

South

South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Benton* 703 55.0 –12.8
Alliance L. Roe 349 27.3 +21.6
Labour G. Haslock 227 17.7 –8.8
Majority 354 27.7 –13.5
Turnout 1,279 50.3 –36.2
Registered electors 2,601
Conservative hold Swing 17.2

Tring Central

Tring Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Halling* 955 52.0 –12.8
Conservative T. Amsden 696 37.9 –0.2
Conservative B. Northcott 638 34.7 +14.2
Alliance P. Elley 490 26.7 +13.2
Labour T. Wolanski 387 21.1 –3.9
Labour S. Allcock 381 20.7 +1.8
Turnout ~1,838 49.4 –27.3
Registered electors 3,720
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Tring East

Tring East (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Neale 601 67.2 –15.0
Alliance E. Williams 227 25.4 N/A
Labour D. Eaude 66 7.4 –10.4
Majority 374 41.8 –12.7
Turnout 894 51.7 –36.1
Registered electors 1,734
Conservative hold

Tring West

Tring West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Townsend* 1,008 59.3 +7.4
Independent R. Tucker* 759 44.7 –2.5
Conservative P. Ginger 597 35.1 –11.4
Alliance D. Smith 378 22.3 +4.6
Labour J. Dymond 317 18.7 –0.5
Labour G. Lynch 279 16.4 –1.3
Ecology R. Oliver 160 9.4 N/A
Turnout ~1,699 47.4 –34.5
Registered electors 3,584
Conservative hold
Independent hold

Warners End

Warners End (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Willoughby 1,199 47.3 –5.7
Labour R. McDonald 1,135 44.8 –5.4
Labour J. Smart 1,101 43.5 –5.4
Conservative J. Mitchell 636 25.1 –8.6
Conservative S. Fry 612 24.2 –5.8
Conservative P. Newton 603 23.8 –5.3
Alliance R. Bowers 575 22.7 +9.5
Alliance J. Redding 562 22.2 N/A
Alliance T. Watts 551 21.8 N/A
Turnout ~2,553 49.6 –40.0
Registered electors 5,106
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ "Dacorum District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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