The 1983 Braintree District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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All 60 seats to Braintree District Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 48.0% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1983 Braintree District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary
editElection result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 28 | 3 | 5 | 46.7 | 41.7 | 29,970 | –4.8 | ||
Labour | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26.7 | 28.2 | 20,296 | –8.3 | |
Independent | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16.7 | 10.6 | 7,638 | +5.4 | |
Alliance | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 11,488 | +7.5 | ||
Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1,870 | +0.2 | ||
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 586 | +0.4 |
Ward results
editBlack Notley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Mills* | 497 | 54.6 | –20.7 | |
Alliance | P. Turner | 301 | 33.0 | N/A | |
Labour | E. Hooper | 113 | 12.4 | –12.3 | |
Majority | 196 | 21.5 | –29.0 | ||
Turnout | 911 | 48.6 | –27.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,873 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Bocking North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Mann | 1,049 | 45.9 | –2.1 | |
Labour | A. Millam* | 963 | 42.2 | –7.5 | |
Labour | M. Allard | 947 | 41.5 | –4.2 | |
Conservative | A. Comfort | 905 | 39.6 | –7.0 | |
Conservative | P. Matthewman | 851 | 37.3 | –8.0 | |
Conservative | A. Bols | 842 | 36.9 | –7.7 | |
Independent | R. Perkin | 331 | 14.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,283 | 54.0 | –21.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,228 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Bocking South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Warne* | 1,120 | 50.3 | –3.5 | |
Labour | R. Watson* | 921 | 41.4 | –6.1 | |
Labour | A. Mackenzie* | 897 | 40.3 | –7.8 | |
Conservative | M. Ware | 742 | 33.3 | –11.4 | |
Conservative | H. Bourne | 706 | 31.7 | –11.5 | |
Conservative | S. Brown | 689 | 31.0 | –11.8 | |
Alliance | J. Purdy | 365 | 16.4 | N/A | |
Alliance | D. Mayhew | 308 | 13.8 | N/A | |
Alliance | J. O'Reilly | 300 | 13.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,225 | 49.7 | –25.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,477 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Braintree Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Warren* | 848 | 46.6 | –6.8 | |
Labour | R. Keeble | 768 | 42.2 | –7.3 | |
Labour | J. Perks* | 743 | 40.8 | –9.8 | |
Conservative | J. Harrington | 605 | 33.2 | –10.0 | |
Conservative | D. Sayers | 566 | 31.1 | –11.3 | |
Alliance | J. Grice | 367 | 20.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,821 | 41.0 | –32.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,442 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Braintree East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Gilthorpe* | 801 | 47.1 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | J. Amies* | 783 | 46.1 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | A. Plumb* | 753 | 44.3 | +6.6 | |
Alliance | D. Choate | 491 | 28.9 | +3.7 | |
Labour | S. Higby | 405 | 23.8 | –7.8 | |
Alliance | S. Seymore | 378 | 22.2 | –1.4 | |
Labour | A. Sains | 375 | 22.1 | –9.0 | |
Labour | P. Sains | 362 | 21.3 | –7.6 | |
Turnout | 1,699 | 36.2 | –39.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,694 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Braintree West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | M. Bryan* | 1,441 | 55.7 | +10.9 | |
Alliance | J. Ross* | 1,419 | 54.9 | +3.9 | |
Alliance | B. Margetts | 1,327 | 51.3 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | S. Harper* | 1,144 | 44.2 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | B. Britten | 1,068 | 41.3 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | H. Everitt | 952 | 36.8 | +0.2 | |
Turnout | 2,587 | 56.1 | –23.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,611 | ||||
Alliance hold | |||||
Alliance hold | |||||
Alliance gain from Conservative |
No Labour candidates as previous (15.3%, 13.2%).
Bumpstead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Knight | 557 | 82.2 | N/A | |
Labour | S. Giles | 121 | 17.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 436 | 64.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 678 | 48.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,410 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Castle Headingham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Poulton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,356 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Coggeshall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Bellamy* | 873 | 56.5 | +8.0 | |
Independent | W. Drake* | 855 | 55.4 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | D. Burroughs | 729 | 47.2 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | M. Trapp | 691 | 44.8 | +6.6 | |
Alliance | P. Keeling | 610 | 39.5 | N/A | |
Alliance | C. Papworth | 573 | 37.1 | N/A | |
Alliance | D. Sibley | 479 | 31.0 | +0.7 | |
Labour | T. Tant | 348 | 22.5 | –5.4 | |
Turnout | 1,544 | 40.6 | –38.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,804 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Independent hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Conservative | G. Courtauld* | 586 | 85.3 | N/A | |
Labour | M. Jarratt | 101 | 14.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 485 | 70.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 687 | 49.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,383 | ||||
Ind. Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Cressing
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. Flint | 302 | 51.3 | +15.3 | |
Alliance | R. Sweeting | 152 | 25.8 | –12.4 | |
Labour | D. Green | 135 | 22.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 150 | 25.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 589 | 47.9 | –28.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,229 | ||||
Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | 13.9 |
No Independent candidate as previous (25.8%).
Earls Colne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | C. Holmes* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | S. Boyce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,448 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent hold |
Gosfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Marlow* | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,081 | ||||
Independent hold |
Halstead Holy Trinity
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | R. McDowell* | 874 | 57.2 | +2.3 | |
Labour | R. Mayes* | 860 | 56.2 | +5.7 | |
Labour | M. Fincken | 660 | 43.2 | +6.9 | |
Labour | H. Gordon | 548 | 35.8 | –7.1 | |
Conservative | J. Norfolk | 534 | 34.9 | –1.2 | |
Conservative | J. Pike | 502 | 32.8 | +0.1 | |
Alliance | T. Bird | 376 | 24.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,529 | 41.2 | –37.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,711 | ||||
Residents hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Halstead St. Andrew's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | M. Gage* | 996 | 72.5 | +21.2 | |
Conservative | J. Covell | 692 | 50.4 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | C. Denton | 431 | 31.4 | +3.6 | |
Alliance | D. Fuller | 428 | 31.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,373 | 44.7 | –32.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,072 | ||||
Residents hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
No Labour candidates as previous (27.8%, 24.3%).
Hatfield Peverel
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M. Voysey | 662 | 42.2 | N/A | |
Independent | D. Dyson | 519 | 33.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | K. Bigden | 457 | 29.1 | –35.5 | |
Conservative | K. Lawrence | 393 | 25.0 | –36.8 | |
Alliance | C. Livermore | 332 | 21.1 | N/A | |
Alliance | P. O'Brien | 242 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Labour | P. Cardy | 188 | 12.0 | –19.4 | |
Labour | J. Brook | 87 | 5.5 | –24.0 | |
Turnout | 1,570 | 51.1 | –25.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,072 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Independent gain from Conservative |
Kelvedon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Clarke* | 925 | 62.1 | +13.4 | |
Conservative | M. Edwards* | 826 | 55.5 | +4.2 | |
Independent | J. Yule* | 658 | 44.2 | –0.8 | |
Conservative | T. Sach | 577 | 38.8 | +3.0 | |
Labour | I. Marshall | 390 | 26.2 | –3.2 | |
Labour | D. Rogers | 342 | 23.0 | –5.8 | |
Labour | J. Ness | 275 | 18.5 | –10.2 | |
Alliance | H. Edwards | 233 | 15.6 | N/A | |
Alliance | J. Papworth | 138 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Alliance | K. Webb | 102 | 6.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,207 | 72.2 | –8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,057 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Independent hold |
Panfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Willey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,201 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Rayne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Moore | 540 | 51.2 | –23.6 | |
Alliance | T. Meadows | 514 | 48.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 26 | 2.5 | –47.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,054 | 58.0 | –21.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,817 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
No Labour candidate as previous (25.8%).
Sible Headingham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R. Tanner* | 551 | 56.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | J. Disley | 422 | 43.4 | N/A | |
Independent | J. Choppin | 338 | 34.7 | N/A | |
Independent | J. Brett | 231 | 23.7 | N/A | |
Independent | J. Waldron | 212 | 21.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 973 | 39.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,489 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Stour Valley Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. Nott* | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,218 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Stour Valley North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Hall | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,095 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Stour Valley South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Twinn | 665 | 79.1 | N/A | |
Labour | L. Hill | 176 | 20.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 489 | 58.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 841 | 54.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,541 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Terling
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G. Isted* | 309 | 46.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | B. Burtt | 272 | 40.8 | –33.3 | |
Labour | K. Bates | 86 | 12.9 | –13.3 | |
Majority | 37 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 667 | 53.0 | –23.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,259 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Three Fields
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Hawkins* | 886 | 46.9 | –10.7 | |
Conservative | D. Platt* | 698 | 37.0 | –9.3 | |
Independent | J. Finbow | 658 | 34.9 | –5.2 | |
Labour | Y. Hennings | 344 | 18.2 | –12.3 | |
Turnout | 1,888 | 73.5 | –5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,569 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Upper Colne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Johnson* | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,253 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Witham Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H. Pitchforth* | 420 | 47.8 | –11.5 | |
Conservative | J. Allan | 330 | 37.6 | +7.9 | |
Labour | M. Sabin | 82 | 9.3 | –1.7 | |
Independent | B. Farrow | 46 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 90 | 10.3 | –19.4 | ||
Turnout | 878 | 54.1 | –21.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,623 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | 9.7 |
Witham Chipping Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. Richards* | 585 | 40.8 | –7.0 | |
Conservative | V. Carpenter | 504 | 35.1 | –6.2 | |
Labour | L. Randall | 381 | 26.6 | –25.5 | |
Labour | K. Smith | 337 | 23.5 | –18.8 | |
Alliance | A. Slowman* | 240 | 16.7 | N/A | |
Independent | S. Frost | 228 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,435 | 49.2 | –28.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,916 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative hold |
Witham North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Gyford | 642 | 48.1 | –3.6 | |
Labour | I. Pointon | 546 | 40.9 | –8.3 | |
Labour | M. Tracey | 533 | 39.9 | –7.6 | |
Conservative | P. Collard | 435 | 32.6 | –11.0 | |
Conservative | H. Scott | 431 | 32.3 | –10.1 | |
Conservative | T. Stote | 396 | 29.7 | –9.2 | |
Independent | R. Smith | 259 | 19.4 | N/A | |
Independent | F. Muffet | 254 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Independent | M. Canter | 249 | 18.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,335 | 36.0 | –40.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,708 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Witham Silver End & Rivenhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Lyon* | 944 | 64.1 | +10.2 | |
Labour | J. Evans* | 919 | 62.4 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | P. Cutmore | 530 | 36.0 | –9.8 | |
Conservative | J. Speakman | 445 | 30.2 | –10.2 | |
Turnout | 1,473 | 50.3 | –30.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,929 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Witham South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Pluthero | 632 | 36.1 | –3.5 | |
Conservative | G. Gibbs | 575 | 32.8 | –4.7 | |
Labour | K. Boylan* | 540 | 30.8 | –7.8 | |
Labour | D. Sabin | 528 | 30.1 | –7.9 | |
Independent | L. Hammond | 366 | 20.9 | N/A | |
Independent | B. Marsh | 353 | 20.1 | N/A | |
Alliance | D. Bigg | 214 | 12.2 | –8.2 | |
Alliance | A. Bigg | 158 | 9.0 | –7.7 | |
Turnout | 1,753 | 42.8 | –33.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,095 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Witham West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Lager* | 642 | 45.0 | –10.5 | |
Conservative | P. Gibbs* | 589 | 41.3 | –14.2 | |
Labour | R. Pay | 417 | 29.2 | –12.8 | |
Independent | J. Clark | 367 | 25.7 | N/A | |
Labour | E. Wilson | 325 | 22.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,427 | 47.3 | –27.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,016 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
No Communist candidate as previous (9.6%).
Yeldham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Yeldham* | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,300 | ||||
Conservative hold |
References
edit- ^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.