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1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1987. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1]

1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1982 5 May 1983 (1983-05-05) 1984 →
22 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mike King Richard Mee John Phillipson
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Leader's seat St. Martin's Sale Moor Priory
Last election 15 seats,
46.1% 		5 seats,
26.4% 		2 seats,
27.5%
Seats before 34 22 7
Seats won 14 6 2
Seats after 36 21 6
Seat change Increase2 Decrease1 Decrease1
Popular vote 37,733 26,819 19,156
Percentage 45.1% 32.0% 22.9%
Swing Decrease1.0% Increase5.6% Decrease4.6%
Map of results of 1983 election
Leader of the Council before election

Mike King
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Mike King
Conservative

Election result edit

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 37,733 (45.1%)
  1.0 14 (63.6%)
14 / 22
   2 36 (57.1%)
36 / 63
Labour Party 26,819 (32.0%)
  5.6 6 (27.3%)
6 / 22
   1 21 (33.3%)
21 / 63
Alliance 19,156 (22.9%)
  4.6 2 (9.1%)
2 / 22
   1 6 (9.5%)
6 / 63
↓
21 6 36

Ward results edit

Altrincham edit

Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. S. Gordon* 1,662 49.3 +0.4
Labour P. A. Baldwinson 1,087 32.2 +8.1
Alliance G. E. Evans 622 18.5 -8.5
Majority 575 17.1 -4.8
Turnout 3,371 41.2 -0.4
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon edit

Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Barker 2,956 67.9 +5.4
Alliance A. P. Ratcliff 920 21.1 -9.2
Labour J. A. Schoua 479 11.0 +3.8
Majority 2,036 46.8 +14.6
Turnout 4,355 49.6 +0.2
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath edit

Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. M. L. Burton* 1,833 48.8 +4.1
Labour R. J. Short 1,187 31.6 +4.0
Alliance D. E. Armstrong 736 19.6 -8.1
Majority 646 17.2 +0.2
Turnout 3,756 46.5 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands edit

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Taylor* 2,630 63.3 -0.1
Liberal G. M. R. Willmott 1,029 24.8 -0.7
Labour R. P. F. Phillips 497 12.0 +0.9
Majority 1,601 38.5 +0.6
Turnout 4,156 51.6 +2.5
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow edit

Bucklow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Rogers* 1,738 67.9 +5.2
Conservative M. E. Hindley 532 20.8 +1.1
Alliance A. C. Halliday 289 11.3 -6.3
Majority 1,206 47.1 +4.1
Turnout 2,559 37.0 +2.2
Labour hold Swing

Clifford edit

Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. S. Maher* 2,141 58.5 +4.7
Conservative G. V. Burrows 1,140 31.1 -0.2
Alliance W. C. Sumner 379 10.4 -4.5
Majority 1,001 27.3 +4.7
Turnout 3,660 43.3 +2.4
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East edit

Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. E. Crosbie* 1,852 44.7 -1.2
Labour S. Rogers 1,407 33.9 +3.7
Alliance A. Vernon 888 21.4 -2.5
Majority 445 10.7 -4.9
Turnout 4,147 54.3 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West edit

Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. M. Dirikis 1,950 45.4 +0.5
Labour L. M. Seex* 1,805 42.0 +12.6
SDP K. W. Bower 539 12.6 -13.1
Majority 145 3.4 -12.0
Turnout 4,294 51.1 +3.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Flixton edit

Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance D. E. Earl* 1,885 41.8 +3.8
Conservative P. Schofield 1,819 40.3 -4.2
Labour G. Woodburn 807 17.9 +0.5
Majority 66 1.5 -5.0
Turnout 4,511 56.0 +3.5
Alliance hold Swing


Hale edit

Hale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. W. Barrett* 2,444 69.2 +3.1
Alliance H. E. Bayliss 991 23.0 -4.7
Labour K. O'Hagan 337 7.8 +1.6
Majority 1,994 46.2 +7.7
Turnout 4,313 48.4 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Longford edit

Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Kelly* 1,724 45.9 +0.5
Labour K. Silcock 1,666 44.4 +3.2
Alliance M. L. Kugler 363 9.7 -3.7
Majority 58 1.5 -2.7
Turnout 3,753 49.1 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's edit

Mersey St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. P. Bannister* 2,631 59.7 -2.6
Alliance J. B. Weightman 1,185 26.9 +2.0
Labour N. J. Bentham 592 13.4 +0.6
Majority 1,446 32.8 -4.6
Turnout 4,408 46.5 +4.1
Conservative hold Swing


Park edit

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. A. Tully 1,435 49.3 +7.8
Conservative D. Meadowcroft 1,097 37.7 -1.9
Alliance C. R. Hedley 377 13.0 -5.9
Majority 338 11.6 +9.7
Turnout 2,909 45.7 +7.2
Labour hold Swing

Priory edit

Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance J. M. Phillipson* 1,670 46.7 +2.8
Conservative G. N. Beck 1,279 35.7 -5.3
Labour N. P. J. Cowell 629 17.6 +2.5
Majority 391 10.9 +8.0
Turnout 3,578 45.1 +5.5
Alliance hold Swing

Sale Moor edit

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry* 1,488 40.5 +0.5
Conservative J. W. Robinson 1,290 35.1 +0.2
Alliance R. C. Tweed 892 24.3 -0.8
Majority 198 5.4 +0.3
Turnout 3,670 46.7 +4.4
Labour hold Swing

St. Martin's edit

St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. H. Mountain 1,987 52.6 +16.5
Conservative S. G. Brownhill* 1,275 33.7 -9.5
Alliance E. P. M. Wollaston 516 13.7 -7.0
Majority 712 18.8 +11.8
Turnout 3,778 44.2 +0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stretford edit

Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Walker* 1,886 47.4 -3.9
Labour J. F. L. Wood 1,598 40.1 +9.9
Alliance L. L. Sumner 498 12.5 -6.0
Majority 288 7.2 -14.1
Turnout 3,982 48.0 +3.4
Conservative hold Swing

Talbot edit

Talbot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. C. Cronshaw* 1,843 62.1 +3.5
Conservative S. M. Dirikis 781 26.3 +0.8
Alliance R. J. Allan 346 11.6 -4.3
Majority 1,062 35.8 +2.8
Turnout 2,970 39.6 +0.6
Labour hold Swing

Timperley edit

Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. J. Watkins* 2,003 45.4 -0.2
Alliance G. K. Stuart 1,834 41.6 -1.5
Labour R. Crewe 575 13.0 +1.8
Majority 169 3.8 +3.8
Turnout 4,412 49.1 +3.7
Conservative hold Swing

Urmston edit

Urmston (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. L. Brown 1,706 43.4 -3.3
Conservative C. Warbrick 1,600 40.7 -6.0
Labour D. Acton 1,269 32.3 +5.5
Labour A. G. Hodson 1,095 27.8 +1.0
SDP P. J. Carlon 867 22.0 -4.5
SDP H. Laffey 815 20.7 -5.8
Majority 331 8.4 -11.6
Turnout 3,932 50.2 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Village edit

Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Merrell 1,643 38.1 +2.2
Alliance R. B. Slack* 1,515 35.1 -9.2
Labour E. A. Starkey 1,157 26.8 +7.0
Majority 128 3.0 -5.4
Turnout 4,315 51.8 +8.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

References edit

  1. ^ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 6 May 1983", Trafford M.B.C.(1983).
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