1983 Maldon District Council election

1983 Maldon District Council election
5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)
All 30 seats to Maldon District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Alliance Independent
Seats won 15 9 3
Seat change 3 6 3
Popular vote 10,369 10,106 1,710
Percentage 41.3% 40.2% 6.8%
Swing 8.2% 27.9% 7.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Ind. Conservative Labour
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,123 1,806
Percentage 4.5% 7.2%
Swing 2.7% 9.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Maldon District Council election.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


No overall control

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

Summary

Election result

1983 Maldon District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 25 15 1 4 3 50.0 41.3 10,369 –8.2
  Alliance 21 9 6 0 6 30.0 40.2 10,106 +27.9
  Independent 8 3 0 3 3 10.0 6.8 1,710 –7.9
  Ind. Conservative 2 2 2 1 1 6.7 4.5 1,123 –2.7
  Labour 7 1 0 1 1 3.3 7.2 1,806 –9.2

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.

Althorne

Althorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Boyce Unopposed
Registered electors 1,465
Conservative hold

Burnham-on-Crouch North

Burnham-on-Crouch North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Gill 453 58.2
Alliance E. Sage 325 41.8
Majority 128 16.5
Turnout 778 38.7
Registered electors 2,010
Conservative hold Swing

Burnham On Crouch South

Burnham On Crouch South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance G. Blaney 759 52.4
Conservative M. Freeman* 687 47.4
Alliance J. Gillbee 669 46.2
Alliance M. Blaney 572 39.5
Conservative G. Stannard 489 33.8
Turnout ~1,448 47.6
Registered electors 3,041
Alliance gain from Independent
Conservative hold
Alliance gain from Conservative

Cold Norton

Cold Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Broyd 318 43.1
Independent G. Hooper 276 37.4
Independent A. Paul 144 19.5
Majority 42 5.7
Turnout 738 58.2
Registered electors 1,268
Conservative hold Swing

Goldhanger

Goldhanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Frost* 389 61.1
Alliance B. Thompson 248 38.9
Majority 141 22.2
Turnout 637 54.4
Registered electors 1,171
Conservative hold Swing

Great Totham

Great Totham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Bass* 830 66.7
Conservative F. Dalderfield 768 61.7
Alliance M. Brand 415 33.4
Alliance D. Lawton 313 25.2
Turnout ~1,244 54.9
Registered electors 2,266
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Heybridge East

Heybridge East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance L. Bermingham* 613 62.9
Conservative M. Hall 361 37.1
Majority 252 25.8
Turnout 974 51.8
Registered electors 1,882
Alliance hold Swing

Heybridge West

Heybridge West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance J. Goldring 723 81.3
Alliance A. Good* 716 80.5
Conservative O. Bryant 167 18.8
Conservative D. Norris 155 17.4
Turnout ~889 45.4
Registered electors 1,959
Alliance hold
Alliance hold

Maldon East

Maldon East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Bannister* 382 31.5
Alliance D. Coulthread 369 30.4
Alliance B. Dearlove 347 28.6
Conservative A. Payne 280 23.1
Labour J. Lewis 279 23.0
Conservative T. Kelly 277 22.9
Independent B. Mead 180 14.9
Turnout ~1,212 57.9
Registered electors 2,093
Labour hold
Alliance gain from Labour

Maldon North West

Maldon North West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative R. Pipe* 1,123 44.4
Conservative R. Daws* 613 24.3
Conservative K. Munnion* 555 22.0
Alliance P. Wallis 538 21.3
Alliance M. Eborall 453 17.9
Alliance P. Hawkins 407 16.1
Labour J. Lees 256 10.1
Labour A. Joyce 224 8.9
Turnout ~2,528 76.9
Registered electors 3,288
Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maldon South

Maldon South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance C. Norrington 676 47.9
Alliance R. Hornett 586 41.5
Conservative D. Sewell* 482 34.2
Conservative M. Beavis 436 30.9
Labour G. Hudson 252 17.9
Labour C. Lawder 233 16.5
Turnout ~1,411 52.4
Registered electors 2,693
Alliance gain from Conservative
Alliance gain from Conservative

Purleigh

Purleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Barber* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,207
Independent hold

Southminster

Southminster (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Fisher* 478 48.8
Conservative H. Cottam* 380 38.8
Alliance J. Kelly 321 32.8
Alliance M. Black 293 29.9
Labour N. Hunt 180 18.4
Turnout ~980 42.7
Registered electors 2,295
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative
Conservative hold

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative R. Cowell* Unopposed
Registered electors 916
Ind. Conservative gain from Independent

The Maylands

The Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Ashford Unopposed
Registered electors 1,816
Conservative hold

Tillingham & Bradwell

Tillingham & Bradwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance J. Forrester 248 42.3
Independent E. Chandler 187 31.9
Conservative E. Gregory 151 25.8
Majority 61 10.4
Turnout 586 44.8
Registered electors 1,307
Alliance gain from Independent Swing

Tollesbury

Tollesbury (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Butt 530 33.7
Independent D. Shrimpton* 526 33.5
Alliance G. Johnson 515 32.8
Conservative D. Scott 490 31.2
Turnout ~1,571 82.5
Registered electors 1,904
Conservative hold
Independent hold

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Peel* 431 52.1
Independent M. Fairweather 397 48.0
Majority 34 4.1
Turnout 828 59.4
Registered electors 1,395
Conservative hold Swing

Wickham Bishops

Wickham Bishops
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Bass* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,532
Conservative hold

Woodham

Woodham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Herrmann* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,188
Independent hold

References

  1. ^ "Maldon District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Election Centre, Plymouth University. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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