1983 Tendring District Council election

1983 Tendring District Council election
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5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)
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All 60 seats to Tendring District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Last election 39 seats, 55.0% 4 seats, 18.5% 7 seats, 11.5%
Seats won 32 8 8
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 32,136 15,905 15,783
Percentage 42.8% 21.2% 21.0%
Swing Decrease 12.2% Increase 2.7% Increase 9.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Residents Independent
Last election 4 seats, 7.1% 5 seats, 7.4%
Seats won 8 4
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 1
Popular vote 5,499 4,595
Percentage 7.3% 6.1%
Swing Increase 0.2% Decrease 1.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Tendring District Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1983 Tendring District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections held across the United Kingdom.

Summary

Election result

1983 Tendring District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 32 Decrease 7 53.3 42.8 32,136 –12.2
  Labour 8 Increase 4 13.3 21.2 15,905 +2.7
  Alliance 8 Increase 1 13.3 21.0 15,783 +9.5
  Residents 8 Increase 4 13.3 7.3 5,499 +0.2
  Independent 4 Decrease 1 6.7 6.1 4,595 –1.3
  Ind. Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 1.5 1,091 N/A
  Independent Labour 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0.0 0 –0.5

Ward results

Arlesford, Thorrington & Frating

Arlesford, Thorrington & Frating
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Lord 569 44.9 N/A
Conservative P. Lynch 528 41.7 N/A
Alliance D. Fitch* 496 39.1 N/A
Alliance J. Hayward 393 31.0 N/A
Labour D. Munson 202 15.9 N/A
Labour M. Deal 193 15.2 N/A
Turnout ~1,267 45.7 N/A
Registered electors 2,772
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Ardleigh

Ardleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Jiggens 426 58.5 –21.9
Labour B. Stapleton 302 41.5 +21.9
Majority 124 17.0 –43.8
Turnout 728 48.9 –27.9
Registered electors 1,489
Conservative hold Swing Decrease21.9

Beaumont & Thorpe

Beaumont & Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Wright* 529 87.4 +1.7
Labour L. Rogers 76 12.6 –1.7
Majority 453 74.9 +3.4
Turnout 605 38.0 –34.6
Registered electors 1,592
Independent hold Swing Increase1.7

Bockings Elm

Bockings Elm (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Fitz* 1,133 48.5 –10.2
Conservative B. Failes 1,127 48.2 –6.5
Alliance G. Wheatley 740 31.7 N/A
Alliance G. Lievesley 468 20.0 N/A
Labour D. Cubbin 466 19.9 –21.5
Turnout ~2,336 37.0 –29.4
Registered electors 6,314
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Coggins 581 70.6 +2.3
Labour G. Crask 242 29.4 –2.3
Majority 339 41.2 +4.7
Turnout 824 51.6 –25.7
Registered electors 1,596
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.3

Brightlingsea East

Brightlingsea East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Patrick* 814 43.8
Alliance C. House* 751 40.4
Labour R. Kitchen 296 15.9
Labour B. Westover 210 11.3
Turnout ~1,861 66.4
Registered electors 2,802
Independent hold
Alliance hold

Brightlingsea West

Brightlingsea West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance B. Stephens* 593 36.1 –15.5
Alliance E. Price* 526 32.0 –18.1
Conservative B. Pingree 415 25.3 –3.3
Independent M. Herbert 325 19.8 N/A
Labour A. Turner 308 18.8 –1.0
Labour L. McClean 256 15.6 N/A
Turnout ~1,642 57.0 –24.5
Registered electors 2,880
Alliance hold
Alliance hold

Elmstead

Elmstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Parrish* 598 66.8 +6.5
Labour J. Goldsbrough 297 33.2 –6.5
Majority 301 33.6 +13.0
Turnout 895 48.2 –31.8
Registered electors 1,855
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.5

Frinton

Frinton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Shelton 1,467 86.2 +16.5
Conservative E. Rex* 1,434 84.3 +17.6
Conservative H. Major 1,372 80.7 +17.5
Labour G. Robb 233 13.7 +1.6
Turnout ~1,701 40.6 –39.1
Registered electors 4,189
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Golf Green

Golf Green (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents R. Druge 591 46.4 +11.2
Residents R. Finn 467 36.6 +5.7
Conservative J. Hill* 419 32.9 –10.6
Conservative D. Holmes 336 26.4 –12.3
Labour F. Saul 152 11.9 –9.4
Alliance J. Lievesley 114 8.9 N/A
Turnout ~1,275 42.9 –30.3
Registered electors 2,972
Residents gain from Conservative
Residents gain from Conservative

Great & Little Oakley

Great & Little Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Mann 312 47.1 +6.5
Alliance B. Fawcett 178 26.8 N/A
Labour L. Mason 173 26.1 N/A
Majority 267 20.2 N/A
Turnout 796 45.8 –26.8
Registered electors 1,449
Conservative gain from Independent Labour

Great Bentley

Great Bentley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Lord* 445 57.7 +0.3
Alliance R. Taylor 250 32.4 +1.0
Labour P. Cunningham 76 9.9 –1.3
Majority 195 25.3 –0.7
Turnout 771 45.5 –30.4
Registered electors 1,694
Conservative hold Swing Decrease0.4

Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley

Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Pound 342 65.8 –5.2
Labour S. Cooper 178 34.2 +5.2
Majority 164 31.5 –10.4
Turnout 520 48.8 –25.9
Registered electors 1,066
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.2

Harwich East

Harwich East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Good* 725 44.0
Labour K. Todd 418 25.4
Labour D. Harris 417 25.3
Independent L. Brown 296 18.0
Alliance M. Gochin 209 12.7
Alliance Y. Baker 185 11.2
Turnout ~1,648 65.1
Registered electors 2,532
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Alliance

Harwich East Central

Harwich East Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Bleakley 619 48.9
Conservative D. Rutson 487 38.5
Alliance D. Marshall 380 30.0
Alliance A. Peake 290 22.9
Labour V. Collins 267 21.1
Labour D. Bennett 258 20.4
Turnout ~1,266 46.8
Registered electors 2,706
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Harwich West

Harwich West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Knight 672 42.3 +6.2
Alliance P. Elleby 492 31.0 N/A
Labour S. Henderson 484 30.5 N/A
Conservative E. Yallop 424 26.7 –7.3
Conservative L. Glenn* 415 26.1 –4.6
Alliance J. Barrett 351 22.1 N/A
Turnout ~1,588 48.2 –33.7
Registered electors 3,294
Labour hold
Alliance gain from Conservative

Harwich West Central

Harwich West Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Spall 569 41.0 –15.8
Conservative G. Hayes* 547 39.4 –11.8
Alliance C. Booth 496 35.7 N/A
Alliance D. Murrison 436 31.4 N/A
Labour D. Robson 323 23.3 –19.9
Labour L. Harris 320 23.0 N/A
Turnout ~1,389 48.7 –25.6
Registered electors 2,853
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Haven

Haven (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents J. Hewitt* Unopposed
Residents I. Fairbairn Unopposed
Registered electors 2,607
Residents hold
Residents hold

Holland & Kirby

Holland & Kirby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents G. Reilly 874 45.2 N/A
Residents L. Strover 699 36.2 N/A
Conservative I. Divall* 641 33.2 –16.3
Conservative R. Manson 449 23.2 –7.6
Alliance J. Russell* 266 13.8 –20.5
Labour R. Rowlands 152 7.9 –8.2
Turnout ~1,933 50.2 –36.6
Registered electors 3,851
Residents gain from Conservative
Residents gain from Alliance

Lawford & Manningtree

Lawford & Manningtree (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Randall* 783 46.9
Labour R. Dunn 665 39.8
Alliance W. Gibbons 461 27.6
Independent D. Pallett 425 25.4
Turnout ~1,670 59.1
Registered electors 2,825
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Little Clacton

Little Clacton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Chappell* 468 85.7 N/A
Labour M. Lee 78 14.3 –0.8
Majority 390 71.4 N/A
Turnout 546 29.2 –39.0
Registered electors 1,868
Independent gain from Conservative

Mistley

Mistley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Otho-Briggs 260 31.3 –7.9
Alliance R. Smith 215 25.9 –11.1
Independent R. Clements 184 22.2 N/A
Labour J. Beer 171 20.6 –3.2
Majority 45 5.4 +3.3
Turnout 830 53.5 –24.9
Registered electors 1,551
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.6

Ramsey & Parkeston

Ramsey & Parkeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Elmer 291 36.6 N/A
Independent R. Wilkinson* 220 27.7 N/A
Conservative V. Padfield 184 23.2 N/A
Alliance G. Turner 99 12.5 N/A
Majority 71 8.9 N/A
Turnout 794 51.6 N/A
Registered electors 1,539
Labour gain from Independent

Rush Green

Rush Green (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Powell* 750 37.1 –5.5
Conservative A. Harmer 694 34.3 –6.6
Labour F. Baker 528 26.1 –6.1
Alliance R. Huse 502 24.8 N/A
Labour P. Johnson 488 24.1 –5.3
Labour L. Jacobs 482 23.8 N/A
Alliance G. Morton Jones 410 20.3 N/A
Alliance D. Tunstill 374 18.5 N/A
Independent C. Humphrey 240 11.9 N/A
Turnout ~2,022 51.5 –30.2
Registered electors 3,926
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Southcliff

Southcliff (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Cox* 1,064 45.6 –32.6
Conservative C. Jessop 1,025 43.9 –34.0
Conservative L. King* 969 41.5 –27.1
Alliance A. Laird 584 25.0 N/A
Alliance T. Jeffrey 551 23.6 N/A
Residents T. McKean 468 20.0 N/A
Labour J. Bond 221 9.5 –12.2
Turnout 2,337 58.8 –12.8
Registered electors 3,974
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St. Bartholomews

St. Bartholomews (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents J. Cole* 1,221 90.5 +22.0
Residents A. Gibbons 1,179 87.4 +21.7
Labour L. Johnson 129 9.6 +4.1
Turnout ~1,349 48.8 –33.5
Registered electors 2,765
Residents hold
Residents hold

St. James

St. James (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Overton* 873 42.2 –20.8
Conservative J. Pye* 805 38.9 –23.0
Conservative J. Goldsmith* 717 34.7 –26.9
Ind. Conservative G. Cook 545 26.4 N/A
Alliance N. Coe 384 18.6 N/A
Alliance A. Wallis 345 16.7 N/A
Labour D. Lawder 265 12.8 –24.3
Labour A. Markham-Lee 264 12.8 N/A
Labour L. Markham-Lee 214 10.4 N/A
Turnout ~2,067 47.8 –11.5
Registered electors 4,324
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Johns

St Johns (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance A. Bevan* 1,408 47.2 +9.0
Alliance P. Manning 1,099 36.8 +6.2
Conservative P. Pridmore 1,063 35.6 –0.3
Conservative J. Warner 996 33.4 –2.3
Conservative W. Ross 972 32.6 –1.0
Labour N. Jacobs 513 17.2 –8.7
Labour M. Souter 428 14.3 N/A
Labour C. Troubman 409 13.7 N/A
Turnout ~2,986 56.4 –27.1
Registered electors 5,294
Alliance hold
Alliance gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

St Marys

St Marys (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Smith* 725 32.0 +7.1
Independent D. Moody* 510 22.5 –9.5
Labour S. Morley 422 18.6 –3.6
Labour D. Teague 409 18.0 N/A
Conservative K. Molyneux 400 17.6 –4.2
Alliance R. Bevan 340 15.0 –6.4
Ind. Conservative T. Staigl 294 13.0 N/A
Ind. Conservative P. Vanner 252 11.1 N/A
Turnout ~2,269 60.1 –36.5
Registered electors 3,776
Labour hold
Independent hold
Labour hold

St Osyth & Point Clear

St Osyth & Point Clear (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance T. Dale* 650 38.2
Alliance P. Balbirnie 545 32.0
Conservative P. Wells 542 31.9
Independent J. Smith 509 29.9
Turnout 1,701 62.2
Registered electors 2,734
Alliance hold
Alliance gain from Conservative

Tendring & Weeley

Tendring & Weeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Lumber* 452 62.1 +2.9
Alliance J. Johnson 202 27.7 –0.2
Labour C. Cunningham 74 10.2 –2.6
Majority 250 34.3 +3.0
Turnout 728 38.7 –30.0
Registered electors 1,882
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.6

Walton

Walton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Day* 1,355 51.1 –21.3
Conservative A. Rayner* 1,322 49.8 –19.2
Conservative M. Page 1,313 49.5 –18.9
Independent C. Robb 825 31.1 N/A
Labour P. Lawes 473 17.8 –9.8
Labour M. Wilson 465 17.5 –9.8
Labour J. Layton 436 16.4 –10.8
Turnout ~2,654 55.0 –10.4
Registered electors 4,826
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections

Southcliff

Southcliff by-election: 29 September 1983[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 611 50.5 +5.0
Alliance 451 37.3 +12.3
Labour 148 12.2 +2.7
Majority 160 13.2 N/A
Turnout 1,210
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.7

No Residents Association candidate as previous (–20.0%).

St James

St James by-election: 3 May 1984[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 592 35.3 –6.9
Alliance 579 34.5 +15.9
Labour 327 19.5 +6.7
Other 180 10.7 N/A
Majority 13 0.8 N/A
Turnout 1,678
Conservative hold Swing Decrease11.4

No Independent Conservative candidate as previous (–26.4%).

Mistley

Mistley by-election: 20 September 1984[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 253 40.0 +14.1
Conservative 225 35.5 +4.2
Labour 155 24.5 +3.9
Majority 28 4.5 N/A
Turnout 633 39.3 –14.2
Registered electors 1,611
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase5.0

No Independent candidate as previous (–22.2%).

Walton

Walton by-election: 1 November 1984[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,049 63.8 +12.7
Other 371 22.6 N/A
Labour 224 13.6 –4.2
Majority 768 41.2 N/A
Turnout 1,644 33.0 –22.0
Registered electors 4,982
Conservative hold

No Independent candidate as previous (–31.1%).

Great & Little Oakley

Great & Little Oakley by-election: 28 March 1985[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 294 41.1 +15.0
Conservative 280 39.1 –8.0
Other 142 19.8 N/A
Majority 14 2.0 N/A
Turnout 716 48.0 +2.2
Registered electors 1,492
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase11.5

No SDP-Liberal candidate as previous (–26.8%).

Holland & Kirby

Holland & Kirby by-election: 29 May 1986[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 660 37.8 +24.0
Conservative 405 23.2 –10.0
Other 383 21.9 N/A
Independent 149 8.5 N/A
Labour 149 8.5 +0.6
Majority 255 14.6 N/A
Turnout 1,746 43.4 –6.8
Registered electors 4,023
Alliance gain from Residents Swing Increase17.0

References

  1. ^ "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "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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