1983 Waveney District Council election

1983 Waveney District Council election
5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)
All 48 seats to Waveney District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Seats won 27 17 2
Seat change 5 1
Popular vote 31,511 30,513 8,135
Percentage 41.7% 40.4% 10.8%
Swing 6.2% 5.3% 7.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Residents
Seats won 2 0
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 5,163 253
Percentage 6.8% 0.3%
Swing 4.5% 0.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Waveney District Council election.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

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

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, decreasing the number of seats by 9 to 48.

Summary

Election result

1983 Waveney District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 37 27 N/A N/A 5 56.3 41.7 31,511 –6.2
  Labour 43 17 N/A N/A 35.4 40.4 30,513 –5.3
  Alliance 17 2 N/A N/A 1 4.2 10.8 8,135 +7.2
  Independent 8 2 N/A N/A 2 4.2 6.8 5,163 +4.5
  Residents 1 0 N/A N/A 1 0.0 0.3 253 –0.3

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.

Beccles Town

Beccles Town (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative P. Wooden 1,096 46.9
Conservative D. Hartley 1,043 44.6
Conservative D. Hipperson 866 37.0
Independent R. Ellwood 656 28.0
Independent E. Crisp 590 25.2
Labour G. Westwood 578 24.7
Labour J. Yates 483 20.7
Labour S. Tillett 425 18.2
Independent A. Dean 423 18.1
Turnout ~2,328 43.9
Registered electors 5,304
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Beccles Worlingham

Beccles Worlingham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative P. Plummer 785 57.1
Conservative E. Gallant 646 47.0
Labour A. Hutchinson 594 43.2
Labour C. Adam 558 40.6
Turnout ~1,378 41.5
Registered electors 3,320
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Blything

Blything
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Currie 497 56.6
Labour A. Swan 223 25.4
Alliance R. Winyard 158 18.0
Majority 274 31.2
Turnout 879 51.5
Registered electors 1,706
Conservative hold

Bungay

Bungay (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Palin 886 41.3
Alliance D. Richardson 869 40.5
Conservative D. Crockett 471 22.0
Labour D. Huthard 396 18.5
Labour J. Jervis 383 17.9
Alliance E. Faber 226 10.6
Turnout ~2,151 65.3
Registered electors 3,293
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Alliance win (new boundaries)

Carlton

This result was missing from the source document.[1]

Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J. Mitchell 793 67.0
Labour A. Allerton 391 33.0
Majority 402 34.0
Turnout ~1,186 20.2
Registered electors 5,870
Independent win (new boundaries)

Gunton

Gunton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D. Cullum 1,331 54.5
Conservative N. Brighouse 1,313 53.8
Conservative J. Aldous 1,257 51.5
Labour E. Lark 607 24.9
Labour A. Owen 554 22.7
Alliance J. Stannard 504 20.6
Alliance A. Moles 363 14.9
Alliance K. Pointon 346 14.2
Turnout ~2,441 48.6
Registered electors 5,021
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Halesworth

Halesworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Niblett 773 43.5
Labour E. Leverett 735 41.4
Conservative J. Rees 699 39.4
Labour A. Holzer 669 37.7
Alliance J. Winyard 268 15.1
Turnout ~1,777 57.3
Registered electors 3,100
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Harbour

Harbour (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour P. Ramm 720 44.2
Labour R. Ford 677 41.6
Alliance J. Sparham 657 40.3
Labour C. Digby 616 37.8
Alliance A. Chamberlain 476 29.3
Alliance D. Woodruff 473 29.1
Residents R. Allen 253 15.5
Turnout ~1,633 40.4
Registered electors 4,038
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Alliance win (new seat)

Kessingland

Kessingland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Reader 810 44.0
Independent E. Martin 537 29.2
Labour R. Saunders 492 26.8
Labour K. McGhee 398 21.7
Turnout ~1,840 56.1
Registered electors 3,280
Conservative hold
Independent hold

Kirkley

Kirkley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour T. Carter 954 40.2
Labour M. Hall 818 34.5
Labour A. Jurd 787 33.2
Conservative C. Clark 756 31.9
Conservative M. Read 722 30.5
Conservative E. Stephan 667 28.2
Alliance B. Pointon 663 27.9
Alliance A. Shepherd 635 26.8
Alliance C. Westgate 511 21.6
Turnout ~2,376 53.6
Registered electors 4,431
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Lothingland

Lothingland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D. Prettyman 978 46.0
Conservative J. Paul 856 40.3
Independent A. Brown 606 28.5
Labour M. Hood 544 25.6
Turnout ~2,127 53.9
Registered electors 3,946
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Mutford

Mutford
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative G. Farmiloe 375 69.8
Labour L. Owen 162 30.2
Majority 213 39.6
Turnout 538 43.0
Registered electors 1,250
Conservative win (new seat)

Normanston

Normanston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour P. Hunt 1,180 63.9
Labour B. Hunter 1,166 63.1
Labour J. Reynolds 1,106 59.9
Conservative W. Harvey 667 36.1
Conservative P. Browne 665 36.0
Conservative E. Back 659 35.7
Turnout ~1,848 40.5
Registered electors 4,559
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. Barnard 1,378 65.7
Conservative A. Choveaux 1,348 64.2
Conservative A. Leedham 1,315 62.6
Labour G. Manuel 721 34.3
Labour A. Manuel 681 32.4
Labour P. Secker 658 31.3
Turnout ~2,099 41.5
Registered electors 5,059
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Pakefield

Pakefield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lark 1,134 39.6
Conservative M. Gallidoro 1,020 35.6
Conservative D. Porter 972 33.9
Labour A. Martin 935 32.6
Labour J. Spottiswoode 774 27.0
Alliance G. Carroll 710 24.8
Alliance R. Catchpole 473 16.5
Alliance R. Jenner 354 12.3
Turnout ~2,864 59.2
Registered electors 4,837
Labour hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

South Elmham

South Elmham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. Rose 523 71.4
Labour J. Moore 209 28.6
Majority 314 42.8
Turnout 732 53.1
Registered electors 1,378
Conservative win (new seat)

Southwold

Southwold (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative S. Simpson 1,223 39.9
Conservative E. Hudson 1,023 33.4
Labour A. Child 996 32.5
Conservative H. Jones 929 30.3
Independent J. Adnams 847 27.6
Labour P. Swingewood 756 24.6
Independent M. Mack 711 23.2
Labour H. Snowdon 651 21.2
Turnout ~3,069 59.9
Registered electors 5,122
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

St. Margarets

St. Margarets (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour H. Chamberlain 1,062 48.2
Labour R. Durrant 1,001 45.4
Labour J. Cliney 953 43.2
Conservative F. Chapman 694 31.5
Conservative R. Anderson 665 30.2
Alliance B. Coster 449 20.4
Turnout ~2,207 42.2
Registered electors 5,228
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Wainford

Wainford
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative G. Trotter 397 64.7
Labour P. Thirtle 217 35.3
Majority 180 29.4
Turnout 614 49.8
Registered electors 1,233
Conservative win (new seat)

Whitton

Whitton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour T. Chipperfield 1,229 66.9
Labour H. Lay 1,182 64.3
Labour M. Ayers 1,138 61.9
Conservative J. Nice 608 33.1
Conservative A. Pettitt 598 32.6
Turnout ~1,836 40.6
Registered electors 4,521
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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