Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place in May 1983. They were held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 44.9% (1.9%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 1983 Colchester Borough Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary edit
1983 Colchester Borough Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 13 | 65.0 | 22 | 35 | 58.3 | 18,499 | 45.9 | +0.9 | ||
Labour | 3 | 3 | 15.0 | 13 | 16 | 26.7 | 10,381 | 25.8 | +1.2 | |
Alliance | 3 | 3 | 15.0 | 2 | 5 | 8.3 | 10,249 | 25.4 | +0.3 | |
Tiptree Residents | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 1,170 | 2.9 | +0.1 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | –2.5 |
Ward Results edit
Berechurch edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Graves | 997 | 42.4 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | N. Knell | 735 | 31.2 | +2.3 | |
Alliance | H. Anderson | 569 | 26.4 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 262 | 11.1 | -4.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,301 | 40.2 | +3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,847 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Castle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. Humphreys | 1,187 | 46.5 | +9.3 | |
Labour | K. Taylor | 804 | 31.5 | -6.8 | |
Alliance | D. Locke | 562 | 22.0 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 383 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,553 | 51.1 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,997 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.1 |
Copford & Eight Ash Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Dymond | 755 | 68.6 | -4.4 | |
Alliance | B. Trusler | 174 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Smith | 172 | 15.6 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 581 | 52.8 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,101 | 50.4 | -28.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,184 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Great & Little Horkesley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Willey | 549 | 68.3 | -9.8 | |
Alliance | P. Hills | 184 | 22.9 | N/A | |
Labour | L. Shelley | 71 | 8.8 | -13.1 | |
Majority | 365 | 52.8 | -3.4 | ||
Turnout | 804 | 50.4 | -30.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,753 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Great Tey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Browning* | 551 | 76.0 | -4.6 | |
Labour | R. Price | 89 | 12.3 | -7.1 | |
Alliance | M. Maxam | 85 | 11.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 462 | 63.7 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 725 | 44.8 | -33.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,620 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 |
Harbour edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | T. Brady | 959 | 37.6 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Jim Orpe | 946 | 37.1 | -5.5 | |
Conservative | S. Rae | 644 | 25.3 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 13 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,549 | 47.5 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,367 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 6.4 |
Lexden edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Ian Trusler | 1,427 | 54.0 | +15.6 | |
Conservative | T. Wilson | 1,114 | 42.2 | -13.1 | |
Labour | G. Rose | 101 | 3.8 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 313 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,642 | 64.3 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,108 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.4 |
Mile End edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Fulford* | 1,055 | 58.3 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Mary Bryan | 431 | 23.8 | -7.2 | |
Alliance | R. Baker | 323 | 17.9 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 624 | 34.5 | +14.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,809 | 47.7 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,793 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 |
New Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | J. Coleman | 1,110 | 49.1 | -3.4 | |
Labour | D. Williams* | 629 | 27.8 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | J. Clarke | 520 | 23.0 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 481 | 21.3 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,259 | 48.2 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,683 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 1.8 |
Prettygate edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Howgego | 1,248 | 45.3 | -0.7 | |
Alliance | Martin Hunt | 1,176 | 42.7 | +5.5 | |
Labour | P. Kent | 329 | 12.0 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 72 | 2.6 | -6.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,753 | 54.8 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,022 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.1 |
Pyefleet edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Parsonson* | 548 | 66.3 | -9.6 | |
Alliance | A. Stevens | 185 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Bryan | 94 | 11.4 | -12.7 | |
Majority | 363 | 43.9 | -7.9 | ||
Turnout | 827 | 64.4 | -19.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,285 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Shrub End edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Frank Wilkin* | 887 | 37.6 | +0.4 | |
Alliance | S. Cawley | 883 | 37.4 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | I. Foster | 590 | 25.0 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,360 | 38.3 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,161 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 |
St. Andrews edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Crookes | 1,385 | 56.6 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | N. Elcombe | 653 | 26.7 | +4.4 | |
Alliance | P. Brady* | 408 | 16.7 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 732 | 29.9 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,446 | 29.6 | +1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,263 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 |
St. Annes edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Pawsey* | 1,063 | 45.2 | +9.5 | |
Labour | A. Rawal | 895 | 38.0 | -1.9 | |
Alliance | M. Bayliss | 396 | 16.8 | -8.1 | |
Majority | 168 | 7.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,354 | 49.8 | +4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,670 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.7 |
St. Johns edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. West* | 1,148 | 61.4 | +0.9 | |
Alliance | A. Hayman | 471 | 25.2 | +2.1 | |
Labour | F. Rogers | 251 | 13.4 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 677 | 36.2 | -1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,870 | 50.9 | +5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,673 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 |
St. Marys edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Spendlove* | 1,431 | 61.5 | +4.4 | |
Alliance | C. Curtis | 526 | 22.6 | -5.9 | |
Labour | J. Pearsall | 369 | 15.9 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 905 | 38.9 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,326 | 46.2 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,034 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 |
Stanway edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Holloway* | 1,129 | 61.7 | +12.4 | |
Alliance | W. Sandford | 382 | 20.9 | -10.5 | |
Labour | R. Lister | 318 | 17.4 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 747 | 40.8 | +22.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,829 | 43.6 | -0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,198 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 11.5 |
Tiptree edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tiptree Residents | J. Webb* | 1,170 | 53.8 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | J. Crowe | 748 | 34.4 | -0.3 | |
Labour | S. Simmonds | 258 | 11.9 | -9.2 | |
Majority | 422 | 19.4 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,918 | 33.7 | -3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,828 | ||||
Tiptree Residents hold | Swing | 5.0 |
West Mersea edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Williams* | 1,357 | 71.0 | +7.8 | |
Alliance | B. Packard | 429 | 22.5 | -8.9 | |
Labour | J. Kent | 124 | 6.5 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 928 | 40.5 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,910 | 48.6 | +6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,711 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4 |
Wivenhoe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Last* | 1,474 | 54.5 | +11.6 | |
Labour | J. Baylis | 1,231 | 45.5 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 243 | 9.0 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,705 | 45.0 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,014 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 |
No Independent candidate as previous (-20.4%).
References edit
- ^ Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. The Election Centre, Plymouth University.