1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election

1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election^[1]

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5 May 1983

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All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council
19 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

56.6%

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Labour
Seats won	30	6
Seat change		1
Popular vote	12,696	8,132
Percentage	51.2%	32.8%

Map showing the results of the 1983 East Northamptonshire District Council elections.

Council control before election

Council control after election

The 1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973.^[1]

Ward-by-Ward Results

Barnwell Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Barnwell^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Fowles	316
	Ind. Conservative	P. Baxter	173
	Labour	P. Wynne	72
	Conservative hold
Turnout				59.2%

Brigstock Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Brigstock^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Otter	389
	Labour	P. Feather	160
Turnout				52.5%
	Conservative hold

Drayton Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Drayton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Clifton	395
	Labour	B. Wildman	219
Turnout				54.8%
	Conservative hold

Forest Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Forest^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M.Glithero
	Conservative hold

Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Higham Ferriers^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Murdin	1,472
	Conservative	D. Lawson	1,352
	Conservative	H. Binder	1,321
	Labour	P. Gadsby	778
	Labour	G. Moore	562
	Labour	A. Dunn	519
	Alliance	D. Forder	281
	Alliance	L. Greenop	245
	Ecology	S. Green	137
Turnout				61.1%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Irthlingborough^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Grimmer	1,470
	Conservative	E. McGibbon	1,100
	Labour	D. Lee	1,061
	Labour	W. Howlett	921
	Conservative	S. Coghill	856
Turnout				67.2%
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

Kings Cliffe Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Kings Cliffe^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Wagstaffe	270
	Independent	M. Day	156
	Labour	P. Owen	113
Turnout				65.8%
	Conservative hold

Lower Nene Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Lower Nene^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Dixon	511
	Labour	J. Atkinson	112
Turnout				59.5%
	Conservative hold

Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Margaret Beaufort^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Gregory	357
	Independent	L. Jupp	290
Turnout				58.3%
	Conservative hold

Oundle Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Oundle^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Clack	819
	Conservative	L. Caborn	761
	Labour	S. Dalzell	346
	Independent	M. Berridge	305
	Labour	W. Ives	274
Turnout				52.6%
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Raunds Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Raunds^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Chatburn	1,138
	Conservative	J. Finding	1,125
	Conservative	P. Chantrell	1,070
	Labour	S. Lack	993
	Labour	M. Roberts	899
	Labour	H. Lawrence	887
Turnout				46.6%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Ringstead Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Ringstead^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Barrett	398
	Independent	P. Ogden	379
Turnout				60.8%
	Conservative hold

Rushden East Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden East^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Dicks	1,216
	Labour	A. Mantle	817
	Labour	B. Freeman	675
	Conservative	I. Bailey	630
	Conservative	C. Morris	552
	Alliance	J. Prime	434
	Ecology	L. Dowsett	209
Turnout				67.1%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Rushden North Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B.Catlin	1,054
	Conservative	J. Gay	1,012
	Conservative	C. Wood	858
	Labour	P. Tomas	475
	Alliance	P. Dent	435
	Labour	J. Brown	407
	Labour	L. Jubb	394
	Alliance	D. McGee	387
	Alliance	K. Plunkett	377
Turnout				46.2%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Rushden South Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden South^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Whittington	2,338
	Conservative	A. Perkins	2,259
	Conservative	G. Osborne	2,129
	Alliance	R. Brook	638
	Labour	J. Richardson	437
	Labour	G. Draper	410
	Labour	J. Wells	383
Turnout				55.5%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Rushden West Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden West^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Carmichael	1,029
	Conservative	J. Stott-Everett	971
	Conservative	R. Pinnock	945
	Labour	J. McDonald	774
	Labour	E. Sampson	760
	Labour	A. Kinsella	727
	Alliance	A. Kinsella	549
Turnout				54.9%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Stanwick Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Stanwick^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Goulsbra	427
	Labour	W. White	202
Turnout				54.1%
	Conservative hold

Thrapston Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Thrapston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G.Hunt	764
	Conservative	M.Woollard	658
	Labour	P. Loaring	443
	Labour	I. Byrnes	297
Turnout				45.1%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Willibrook Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Willibrook^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J.Richardson
	Conservative hold

Woodford Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Woodford^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Hackney	475
	Conservative	J. Hawes	257
Turnout				57.7%
	Labour hold

References

^ ^a ^b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1983. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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