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1983 Babergh District Council election
The 1983 Babergh District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 1983 Babergh District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk , England . This was on the same day as other local elections .
1983 Babergh District Council election
Conservative 21 18 3 2 1 42.9 31.9 9,664 –10.7 Independent 25 18 2 1 1 42.9 29.4 8,891 +7.6 Labour 25 3 1 3 2 7.1 29.7 8,994 –2.8 Alliance 9 3 2 1 1 7.1 9.0 2,710 +5.9 Residents 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 N/A N/A N/A
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Party Candidate Votes % .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Independent R. Cook* Unopposed 1,147 Independent gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Pollard* Unopposed 1,213
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent O. Simpson* Unopposed 1,233
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 549 69.8 Labour 238 30.2 311 39.6 787 53.5 1,471 Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 427 51.2 Labour 407 48.8 20 2.4 834 50.3 1,658 Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 364 59.9 Independent 244 40.1 120 19.8 608 52.3 1,163 Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 540 83.2 Labour 109 16.8 431 66.4 649 38.7 1,677 Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Engleheart* Unopposed 1,312
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 541 50.5 Conservative 530 49.5 Labour 438 40.9 ~1,053 44.3 2,416
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Ince* Unopposed 1,655
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 536 62.9 Labour 316 37.1 220 25.8 852 39.0 2,187 Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 890 48.6 Independent 608 33.2 Alliance 605 33.0 Labour 335 18.3 ~1,346 66.0 2,771
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Bailey-Smith* Unopposed 1,319
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 506 60.2 Conservative 489 58.2 Labour 334 39.8 Labour 260 31.0 ~1,129 43.5 1,931
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 522 51.0 Labour 399 39.0 Conservative 283 27.7 Conservative 247 24.1 Independent 218 21.3 Independent 203 19.8 ~1,276 42.6 2,401 Labour gain from Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 746 45.2 Conservative 735 44.6 Labour 553 33.5 Labour 486 29.4 Alliance 214 13.0 Alliance 181 11.0 Independent 137 8.3 Independent 134 8.1 ~1,665 50.1 3,296
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 1,436 76.2 Independent 965 51.3 Independent 788 41.9 Labour 448 23.8 Labour 411 21.9 Independent 338 18.0 ~1,981 42.0 4,489
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Godley* Unopposed 1,471
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 432 57.5 Conservative 319 42.5 113 15.0 751 53.8 1,395 Alliance hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Boram* Unopposed 1,395
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R. Kemp* Unopposed Conservative K. Overman Unopposed 2,733 Alliance gain from Labour Conservative gain from Residents
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 324 65.9 Independent 168 34.1 156 31.8 492 52.1 944 Independent gain from Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 386 62.9 Alliance 228 37.1 158 25.8 614 51.3 1,198 Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Lloyd* Unopposed 1,019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 341 57.6 Labour 251 42.4 90 15.2 592 45.2 1,309 Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 539 35.4 Conservative 524 34.4 Labour 459 30.2 Labour 433 28.5 Alliance 318 20.9 ~1,489 54.3 2,803 Alliance gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 722 64.4 Conservative 657 58.6 Labour 399 35.6 Labour 395 35.2 ~1,173 39.7 2,825
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 577 52.6 Conservative 527 48.1 Labour 326 29.7 Alliance 193 17.6 Labour 182 16.6 ~1,100 52.9 2,070 Conservative gain from Alliance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 807 71.1 Conservative 793 69.8 Labour 328 28.9 Labour 326 28.7 ~1,135 40.2 2,822 Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 497 83.5 Labour 98 16.5 399 67.0 595 47.4 1,255 Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 324 46.0 Labour 223 31.6 Alliance 158 22.4 101 14.4 705 34.7 2,032 Conservative gain from Alliance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 394 64.6 Labour 144 23.6 Independent 72 11.8 250 41.0 610 50.0 1,220 Alliance gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 419 56.9 Alliance 166 22.5 Conservative 152 20.6 253 34.3 737 30.0 2,457 Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 644 50.0 Labour 385 29.9 Independent 259 20.1 259 20.1 1,288 27.0 4,770 Alliance gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 437 68.8 Labour 198 31.2 239 37.6 635 32.0 1,984 Alliance gain from Independent
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