1983 South Norfolk District Council election
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1983 English local election
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The 1983 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| 1983 South Norfolk District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 41 | 34 | 7 | 4 |  3 |
72.3 | 45.2 | 18,910 | –0.8 | |
| Independent | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |  6 |
12.8 | 9.1 | 3,793 | –13.5 | |
| Alliance | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
10.6 | 29.7 | 12,429 | +24.9 | |
| Labour | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2.1 | 14.9 | 6,226 | –11.7 | |
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |
2.1 | 1.2 | 482 | N/A | |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Abbey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Turner* | 343 | 44.5 | ||
| Alliance | D. Cudby | 303 | 39.4 | ||
| Labour | J. Drewitt | 124 | 16.1 | ||
| Majority | 40 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 770 | 57.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,387 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Abbeyfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Birkett-Stubbs* | 327 | 52.9 | ||
| Labour | J. Skilleter | 188 | 30.4 | ||
| Alliance | G. Southernwood | 103 | 16.7 | ||
| Majority | 139 | 22.5 | |||
| Turnout | 618 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,383 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Beauchamp
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Howlett | 414 | 52.5 | ||
| Alliance | J. Boardman | 292 | 37.1 | ||
| Labour | J. Lester | 82 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 122 | 15.5 | |||
| Turnout | 788 | 59.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,356 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Beck Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | J. Rawlence | 478 | 53.4 | ||
| Conservative | W. Tyler | 417 | 46.6 | ||
| Majority | 61 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 895 | 55.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,607 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Beckhithe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Pigg | 980 | 64.0 | ||
| Independent | H. Back* | 881 | 57.5 | ||
| Alliance | F. Watkins | 252 | 16.4 | ||
| Labour | D. Clenell | 249 | 16.3 | ||
| Labour | T. Clenell | 221 | 14.4 | ||
| Alliance | C. Parker | 155 | 10.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,532 | 42.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,648 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Berners
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Tilbrook* | 667 | 79.7 | ||
| Alliance | R. Buck | 170 | 20.3 | ||
| Majority | 497 | 59.4 | |||
| Turnout | 837 | 53.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,634 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | ||||
Boyland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | E. Lines | 482 | 66.9 | ||
| Alliance | A. Ross | 238 | 33.1 | ||
| Majority | 244 | 33.9 | |||
| Turnout | 720 | 39.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,854 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Broads
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Knollys | 479 | 70.1 | ||
| Alliance | T. Howlett | 123 | 18.0 | ||
| Labour | R. Kelsey | 81 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 356 | 52.1 | |||
| Turnout | 683 | 49.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,387 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Brookwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Warman | 606 | 64.5 | ||
| Alliance | S. Revell | 173 | 18.4 | ||
| Labour | B. Sanders | 160 | 17.0 | ||
| Majority | 433 | 46.1 | |||
| Turnout | 939 | 57.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,625 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Hemmant* | 434 | 65.2 | ||
| Alliance | T. Wells | 117 | 17.6 | ||
| Labour | M. Tabeart | 115 | 17.3 | ||
| Majority | 317 | 47.6 | |||
| Turnout | 666 | 48.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,622 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Clavering
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Morgan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,691 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Cringleford & Colney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Mackew | 720 | 79.8 | ||
| Alliance | P. Bradshaw | 127 | 14.1 | ||
| Labour | S. Hatfield | 55 | 6.1 | ||
| Majority | 593 | 65.7 | |||
| Turnout | 902 | 55.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,672 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Cromwells
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Tonkin | 320 | 41.4 | ||
| Labour | B. Francis | 239 | 30.9 | ||
| Alliance | P. Smith | 214 | 27.7 | ||
| Majority | 81 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 773 | 58.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,378 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Crown Point
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Ridley-Thomas* | 244 | 47.8 | ||
| Labour | E. Hale | 159 | 31.2 | ||
| Alliance | J. Pitchford | 107 | 21.0 | ||
| Majority | 85 | 16.7 | |||
| Turnout | 510 | 51.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,000 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Dickleburgh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Clark | 455 | 62.4 | ||
| Alliance | P. Withers | 274 | 37.6 | ||
| Majority | 181 | 24.8 | |||
| Turnout | 729 | 56.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,326 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Diss
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Kitchen | 763 | 52.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Scoggins* | 739 | 50.8 | ||
| Conservative | D. Bell* | 734 | 50.4 | ||
| Alliance | P. Norfolk | 448 | 30.8 | ||
| Alliance | I. Jacoby | 367 | 25.2 | ||
| Labour | J. Davies | 290 | 19.9 | ||
| Alliance | D. Cassey | 265 | 18.2 | ||
| Labour | F. Davies | 252 | 17.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,456 | 33.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,413 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Ditchingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Summerfield* | 432 | 46.3 | ||
| Alliance | J. Cooper | 398 | 42.6 | ||
| Labour | S. Browne | 104 | 11.1 | ||
| Majority | 34 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 934 | 62.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,578 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Forehoe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Cook* | 458 | 68.8 | ||
| Labour | G. Williams | 106 | 15.9 | ||
| Alliance | A. Prynne | 102 | 15.3 | ||
| Majority | 352 | 52.9 | |||
| Turnout | 666 | 48.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,473 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Harleston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | S. Burton* | 734 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | J. Mortimer | 536 | 39.1 | ||
| Labour | A. Todd | 100 | 7.3 | ||
| Majority | 198 | 14.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,370 | 59.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,376 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
Hempnall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Sargent* | 462 | 73.1 | ||
| Alliance | J. Halliday | 106 | 16.8 | ||
| Labour | I. Warshaw | 64 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 356 | 56.3 | |||
| Turnout | 632 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,361 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | J. Golden | 391 | 44.4 | ||
| Conservative | H. Holman* | 368 | 41.8 | ||
| Labour | P. Eldridge | 122 | 13.8 | ||
| Majority | 23 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 881 | 59.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,521 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Humbleyard
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Turner | 374 | 72.2 | ||
| Labour | E. Williams | 84 | 16.2 | ||
| Alliance | M. Parkinson | 60 | 11.6 | ||
| Majority | 290 | 56.0 | |||
| Turnout | 518 | 51.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,029 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kidner
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Gill | 406 | 66.1 | ||
| Labour | M. Colk | 208 | 33.9 | ||
| Majority | 198 | 32.2 | |||
| Turnout | 614 | 43.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,448 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Long Row
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Potter* | 448 | 54.6 | ||
| Conservative | F. Mullender | 372 | 45.4 | ||
| Majority | 76 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 820 | 59.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,407 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Marshland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Rochford* | 265 | 35.9 | ||
| Alliance | W. Batten | 253 | 34.3 | ||
| Conservative | I. Finch | 220 | 29.8 | ||
| Majority | 12 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 738 | 55.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,341 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Mergate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Mickleburgh* | 754 | 78.2 | ||
| Labour | W. Niblo | 210 | 21.8 | ||
| Majority | 544 | 56.4 | |||
| Turnout | 964 | 39.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,476 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
New Costessey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Evans* | 601 | 37.5 | ||
| Conservative | A. Moorhouse* | 578 | 36.1 | ||
| Alliance | R. Piesse | 507 | 31.6 | ||
| Alliance | D. Garrod | 439 | 27.4 | ||
| Labour | S. Button | 328 | 20.5 | ||
| Labour | H. Gascoyne | 320 | 20.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,603 | 45.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,562 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Northfields
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Partridge* | 308 | 45.2 | ||
| Labour | K. Drewitt | 236 | 34.6 | ||
| Alliance | W. Macdonald | 138 | 20.2 | ||
| Majority | 72 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 682 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,510 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Old Costessey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | T. East | 1,060 | 54.2 | ||
| Conservative | D. Hill | 728 | 37.2 | ||
| Alliance | T. Jones | 717 | 36.7 | ||
| Conservative | D. Whiskerd* | 623 | 31.9 | ||
| Labour | D. White-Miller | 173 | 8.8 | ||
| Labour | I. Button | 119 | 6.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,955 | 52.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,760 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Poringland With The Framinghams
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Sykes* | 911 | 54.6 | ||
| Conservative | R. Overton | 745 | 44.7 | ||
| Alliance | J. Pitchford | 465 | 27.9 | ||
| Alliance | P. Corney | 329 | 19.7 | ||
| Labour | L. Pugh | 246 | 14.8 | ||
| Labour | R. Cottey | 207 | 12.4 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,667 | 61.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,732 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Rustens
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Storey | 492 | 55.7 | ||
| Alliance | R. Edwards | 203 | 23.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Morrison | 189 | 21.4 | ||
| Majority | 289 | 32.7 | |||
| Turnout | 884 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,976 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Scole
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | V. Alexander* | 502 | 51.1 | ||
| Alliance | D. Caldwell | 446 | 45.4 | ||
| Labour | D. Ketteringham | 35 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 56 | 5.7 | |||
| Turnout | 983 | 64.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,537 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Smockmill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. King* | 403 | 53.3 | ||
| Alliance | W. Bouchard | 255 | 33.7 | ||
| Labour | D. Pugh | 98 | 13.0 | ||
| Majority | 148 | 19.6 | |||
| Turnout | 756 | 43.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,779 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Springfields
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Easton* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,155 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Stratton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Phillips* | 367 | 43.8 | ||
| Alliance | J. Elsworth | 341 | 40.7 | ||
| Labour | E. Parker | 130 | 15.5 | ||
| Majority | 26 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 838 | 44.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,906 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Tasvale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Ayers | 499 | 57.8 | ||
| Alliance | J. Bullent | 214 | 24.8 | ||
| Labour | E. Sabberton | 151 | 17.5 | ||
| Majority | 285 | 33.0 | |||
| Turnout | 864 | 53.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,646 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | S. Buckton | 333 | 40.3 | ||
| Conservative | E. Capps* | 276 | 33.4 | ||
| Labour | J. Chamberlain | 218 | 26.4 | ||
| Majority | 57 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 827 | 55.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,549 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Steel* | 399 | 44.3 | ||
| Alliance | H. Pagan | 376 | 41.8 | ||
| Labour | C. Todd | 125 | 13.9 | ||
| Majority | 23 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 900 | 56.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,627 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Waveney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Martin* | 491 | 57.6 | ||
| Alliance | A. Spillane | 277 | 32.5 | ||
| Labour | H. Kelsey | 85 | 10.0 | ||
| Majority | 214 | 25.1 | |||
| Turnout | 853 | 59.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,468 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Westwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. Chapman* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,107 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Wodehouse
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Cook* | 427 | 71.9 | ||
| Labour | W. Jervis | 88 | 14.8 | ||
| Alliance | A. Day | 79 | 13.3 | ||
| Majority | 339 | 57.1 | |||
| Turnout | 594 | 49.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,218 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
Long Row
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 314 | 41.4 | |||
| Liberal | 186 | 24.5 | |||
| Labour | 156 | 20.6 | |||
| Independent | 102 | 13.5 | |||
| Majority | 128 | 16.9 | |||
| Turnout | 758 | 52.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,458 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "South Norfolk Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
