1983 Uttlesford District Council election

1983 Uttlesford District Council election
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3 May 1983 (1983-05-03)
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All 42 seats to Uttlesford District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 28 seats, 53.5% 7 seats, 14.5%
Seats won 28 7
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 11,634 3,684
Percentage 45.7% 14.5%
Swing Decrease 7.8% Steady 0.0%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Alliance Labour
Last election 3 seats, 6.5% 4 seats, 25.5%
Seats won 6 1
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 5,960 4,194
Percentage 23.4% 16.5%
Swing Increase 16.9% Decrease 9.0%
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Uttlesford District Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1983 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 3 May 1983 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1983 Uttlesford District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 32 28 2 2 Steady 66.7 46.8 12,174 –7.9
  Independent 10 7 2 2 Steady 16.7 14.2 3,684 +0.8
  Alliance 17 6 3 0 Increase 3 14.3 22.9 5,960 +14.4
  Labour 15 1 0 3 Decrease 3 2.4 16.1 4,194 –7.3

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.

Ashdon

Ashdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Ford Unopposed
Registered electors 811
Independent gain from Labour

Birchanger

Birchanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Haggerwood* Unopposed
Registered electors 900
Conservative hold

Clavering

Clavering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Abrahams* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,184
Independent hold

Elsenham

Elsenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hurwitz* 522 76.8 +8.3
Labour L. Fordham 158 23.2 –8.3
Majority 364 53.4 +16.6
Turnout 680 50.3 –35.7
Registered electors 1,351
Conservative hold Swing Increase8.3

Felsted

Felsted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R. Hawkins 706 61.3 N/A
Conservative I. Chater 571 49.6 –4.7
Independent J. Guthrie-Dow* 521 45.2 –8.3
Alliance M. Page 426 37.0 N/A
Turnout ~1,152 53.4 –27.8
Registered electors 2,157
Alliance gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R. Aldous 556 54.6 +1.9
Alliance J. Garrett* 538 52.8 N/A
Conservative R. Davey* 463 45.5 –2.1
Turnout ~1,018 51.5 –33.2
Registered electors 1,977
Alliance gain from Conservative
Alliance hold

Great Dunmow South

Great Dunmow South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance N. Prowse* Unopposed
Conservative D. Westcott Unopposed
Registered electors 2,542
Alliance hold
Conservative hold

Great Hallingbury

Great Hallingbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Streeter* Unopposed
Registered electors 708
Independent hold

Hatfield Broad Oak

Hatfield Broad Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Davies* Unopposed
Registered electors 877
Conservative hold

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Delderfield* 369 65.2 –5.2
Labour W. McCarthy 197 34.8 N/A
Majority 172 30.3 –10.5
Turnout 566 49.7 –29.2
Registered electors 1,139
Conservative hold

Henham

Henham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Glover* 354 60.5 –14.3
Alliance J. Gibb 188 32.1 N/A
Labour J. Graddon 43 7.4 –17.8
Majority 166 28.3 –21.1
Turnout 585 50.4 –28.2
Registered electors 1,161
Conservative hold

Little Hallingbury

Little Hallingbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Row* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,071
Conservative hold

Littlebury

Littlebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Menell* Unopposed
Registered electors 851
Conservative hold

Newport

Newport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Pugh* 513 66.8 N/A
Alliance R. Fell 255 33.2 N/A
Majority 258 33.5 N/A
Turnout 768 51.2 N/A
Registered electors 1,499
Conservative hold

Rickling

Rickling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance S. Collins 281 59.2 +4.6
Conservative P. Wawn 194 40.8 –4.6
Majority 87 18.2 +9.1
Turnout 475 62.2 –19.9
Registered electors 764
Alliance hold Swing Increase4.6

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Miller* 773 53.7 –13.3
Conservative A. Walters 604 41.9 –13.6
Alliance A. Hibbs 394 27.3 N/A
Labour R. Laidlaw 273 18.9 –13.2
Labour A. Haywood 222 15.4 –13.4
Turnout ~1,441 67.1 –13.9
Registered electors 2,147
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Eastham 661 42.3 +2.3
Alliance S. Scrivener 513 32.8 N/A
Conservative P. Gould 459 29.3 –9.5
Labour D. Cornell* 390 24.9 –33.6
Labour W. Tritton 332 21.2 –21.1
Turnout ~1,564 67.1 –14.2
Registered electors 2,331
Conservative gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour

Saffron Walden Plantation

Saffron Walden Plantation (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Ketteridge* 773 53.2 –5.5
Conservative S. Neville* 657 45.2 –8.8
Labour D. Barrs 427 29.4 –5.3
Labour A. Heywood 343 32.6 –9.6
Alliance R. Jeffries 253 17.4 N/A
Alliance K. Stevens 253 17.4 N/A
Turnout ~1,454 57.5 –24.4
Registered electors 2,529
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Stevens 565 38.6 –10.6
Labour R. Green* 535 36.5 –18.0
Conservative C. Flaxman 489 33.4 –10.1
Alliance P. Paget 364 24.9 N/A
Labour A. Flateau 199 13.6 –18.7
Turnout ~1,464 65.0 –14.8
Registered electors 2,253
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Stansted Mountfitchet

Stansted Mountfitchet (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Clark* 1,261 57.3 –4.6
Conservative B. Gott 1,037 47.1 –3.9
Conservative S. Stiles* 997 45.3 +8.7
Alliance W. Bree 656 29.8 –1.5
Turnout ~2,202 58.4 –23.8
Registered electors 3,770
Independent hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stebbing

Stebbing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Kiddle* 486 79.5 –3.3
Alliance G. Tobbell 125 20.5 N/A
Majority 361 59.0 –6.5
Turnout 611 56.9 –22.5
Registered electors 1,073
Independent hold

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Collins* Unopposed
Registered electors 997
Conservative hold

Takeley

Takeley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. MacPhail* 468 61.1 +0.6
Conservative E. Whitehead* 462 60.3 +14.9
Labour J. Oliveira 298 38.9 +1.8
Labour R. Sendall 214 27.9 N/A
Turnout ~766 35.2 –39.3
Registered electors 2,176
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thaxted

Thaxted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Leigh 894 83.1 +46.8
Independent P. Leeder 380 35.3 N/A
Labour H. Edwards 375 34.8 +5.0
Independent M. Snow 307 28.5 +4.8
Independent J. Craig 224 20.8 N/A
Labour G. Walker 188 17.5 –8.2
Turnout ~1,076 56.4 –22.3
Registered electors 1,908
Conservative hold
Independent gain from Conservative

The Canfields

The Canfields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Wright* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,312
Conservative hold

The Chesterfords

The Chesterfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Moore* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,090
Conservative hold

The Eastons

The Eastons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Metson Unopposed
Registered electors 997
Conservative hold

The Rodings

The Rodings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Tivendale* Unopposed
Registered electors 939
Conservative hold

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Hughes* 505 79.0 N/A
Alliance H. Nicholson 134 21.0 N/A
Majority 371 58.0 N/A
Turnout 639 52.0 N/A
Registered electors 1,230
Independent hold

Wenden Lofts

Wenden Lofts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Chambers Unopposed
Registered electors 1,029
Conservative hold

Wimbish & Debden

Wimbish & Debden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Tomblin 349 52.3 +10.3
Alliance J. Pearson 318 47.7 N/A
Majority 31 4.5 N/A
Turnout 667 62.9 –21.0
Registered electors 1,061
Conservative gain from Independent

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Uttlesford_District_Council_election