1983 Chester City Council election

1983 English local election

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5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)

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20 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

47.5% (

3.1%)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Labour	Alliance
Last election	37 seats, 43.5%	14 seats, 26.0%	8 seats, 30.3%
Seats won	10	5	4
Seats after	37	14	8
Seat change	0	0	2
Popular vote	15,268	10,147	9,184
Percentage	42.8%	28.4%	25.7%
Swing	0.7%	2.4%	4.6%

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Party	Independent	Residents
Last election	1 seat, 0.0%	2 seats, 0.3%
Seats won	1	0
Seats after	1	0
Seat change	0	2
Popular vote	966	109
Percentage	2.7%	0.3%
Swing	N/A	0.0%

Winner of each seat at the 1983 Chester City Council election

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1983 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	0	50.0	27	37	61.7	15,268	42.8	–0.7
	Labour	5	0	25.0	9	14	23.3	10,147	28.4	+2.4
	Alliance	4	2	20.0	4	8	13.3	9,184	25.7	–4.6
	Independent	1	0	5.0	0	1	1.7	966	2.7	N/A
	Residents	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	109	0.3	±0.0

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Mapes	897	62.6	+6.4
	Alliance	W. Moore	364	25.4	–10.2
	Labour	R. Barlow	172	12.0	+3.8
Majority			533	37.2	+16.6
Turnout			1,433	45.0	+4.4
Registered electors			3,184
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.3

Blacon Hill

Blacon Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Price	1,354	78.4	+12.8
	Conservative	A. Davies	242	14.0	–1.9
	Alliance	J. Indemaur	130	7.5	–11.0
Majority			1,112	64.4	N/A
Turnout			1,726	40.4	+5.2
Registered electors			4,274
	Labour hold		Swing	7.4

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Farrell	943	49.8	+7.9
	Conservative	M. Chambers	767	40.5	–7.2
	Labour	S. Phillips	184	9.7	–0.7
Majority			176	9.3	N/A
Turnout			1,894	57.7	–0.3
Registered electors			3,280
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	7.6

Christieton

Christieton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Blake*	1,217	70.9	+12.5
	Alliance	S. Armstrong	341	19.9	N/A
	Labour	R. Walsh	159	9.3	–4.3
Majority			876	51.0	+20.6
Turnout			1,717	47.1	+7.4
Registered electors			3,645
	Conservative hold

College

College
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Crawford*	1,006	52.0	+13.9
	Conservative	H. Middleton	631	32.6	–3.0
	Alliance	R. Barritt	188	9.7	–11.0
	Residents	D. Taylor	109	5.6	–0.1
Majority			375	19.4	+16.9
Turnout			1,934	44.4	+3.1
Registered electors			4,354
	Labour hold		Swing	8.5

Dee Point

Dee Point
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Southall	1,268	66.0	+5.8
	Conservative	J. Price	440	22.9	+2.8
	Alliance	D. Howells	213	11.1	–8.6
Majority			828	43.1	+3.0
Turnout			1,921	39.2	+4.5
Registered electors			4,902
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Dodleston

Dodleston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Fair*	636	78.5	*N/A*
	Alliance	D. Simpson	97	12.0	N/A
	Labour	R. McBride	77	9.5	N/A
Majority			539	66.5	N/A
Turnout			810	57.1	N/A
Registered electors			1,418
	Conservative hold

Elton

Elton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Peate*	1,043	56.7	+10.3
	Alliance	R. McLure	590	32.1	–12.3
	Labour	J. Champion	206	11.2	+2.1
Majority			453	24.6	+22.6
Turnout			1,839	44.3	–2.1
Registered electors			4,152
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.3

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Byatt*	1,075	47.7	–3.2
	Labour	J. Poynton	661	29.3	+5.2
	Alliance	H. Fearnall	519	23.0	–2.0
Majority			414	18.4	–7.5
Turnout			2,255	52.4	+5.3
Registered electors			4,301
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2

Hoole

Hoole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Smith*	1,239	50.3	+1.0
	Labour	W. Crompton	746	30.3	+1.9
	Conservative	K. Jones	480	19.5	–2.8
Majority			493	20.0	–0.9
Turnout			2,465	54.2	+9.3
Registered electors			4,547
	Alliance hold		Swing	0.5

Malpas

Malpas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Craddock*	788	60.9	–10.5
	Labour	J. Edgar	279	21.6	–7.0
	Alliance	E. Walley	226	17.5	N/A
Majority			509	39.4	–3.4
Turnout			1,293	45.3	+4.6
Registered electors			2,857
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Newton

Newton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hibbert	981	53.3	–2.8
	Labour	J. Holland	306	16.6	+4.3
	Alliance	L. Irvine	290	15.8	–15.8
	Independent	F. Carson*	263	14.3	N/A
Majority			675	36.7	N/A
Turnout			1,840	44.1	–3.8
Registered electors			4,173
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing	3.6

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Arrowsmith*	888	44.9	+15.5
	Conservative	K. Noon	755	38.2	–5.8
	Alliance	S. Howells	336	17.0	–11.7
Majority			133	6.7	N/A
Turnout			1,979	49.6	+4.9
Registered electors			3,992
	Labour hold		Swing	10.7

Saughall

Saughall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Whitton*	776	53.6	–15.8
	Conservative	E. Cooke	550	38.0	+14.7
	Labour	G. Cairns	122	8.4	+1.1
Majority			226	15.6	–30.5
Turnout			1,448	49.1	+2.1
Registered electors			2,947
	Alliance hold		Swing	15.3

Sealand

Sealand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Nield	873	42.7	+8.9
	Conservative	J. Jones	622	30.4	–7.1
	Alliance	L. Hollins	551	26.9	–1.8
Majority			251	12.3	N/A
Turnout			2,046	52.4	+5.6
Registered electors			3,905
	Labour hold		Swing	8.0

Tarvin

Tarvin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cotgreave*	1,010	72.6	+7.2
	Alliance	J. Trowell	231	16.6	–3.5
	Labour	A. Pegrum	150	10.8	–3.7
Majority			779	56.0	+10.7
Turnout			1,391	44.9	–2.7
Registered electors			3,096
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Tattenhall

Tattenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Haynes*	703	56.7	*N/A*
	Conservative	B. Bird	433	34.9	–13.5
	Labour	M. McDowell	104	8.4	–7.4
Majority			270	21.8	N/A
Turnout			1,240	49.8	+16.0
Registered electors			2,488
	Independent hold

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Houlbrook*	1,012	44.7	+0.6
	Labour	H. Jones	784	34.6	+5.1
	Alliance	P. Lowery	470	20.7	–5.7
Majority			228	10.1	N/A
Turnout			2,266	51.2	+2.1
Registered electors			4,427
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Proctor	1,352	63.4	+3.5
	Conservative	A. Jones	538	25.2	–6.0
	Labour	C. Warwood	244	11.4	+2.5
Majority			814	38.1	+9.3
Turnout			2,134	49.0	+2.9
Registered electors			4,355
	Alliance gain from Residents		Swing	4.8

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. White	1,151	56.3	+4.7
	Labour	R. Champion	564	27.6	+3.3
	Alliance	S. Fraser	328	16.1	–8.0
Majority			587	28.7	+1.5
Turnout			2,043	43.1	+2.4
Registered electors			4,741
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

References

^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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