1983 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

1983 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	36	30	2	4	2	68.2	52.6	14,981	–2.2
	Labour	26	9	2	1	1	20.5	27.5	7,814	–8.0
	Alliance	11	3	2	0	2	6.8	16.5	4,697	+13.6
	Independent	2	2	0	1	1	4.5	1.7	494	–4.1
	Ecology	3	0	0	0		0.0	1.7	470	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.

Abbeygate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Jepson*	727	72.3
	Conservative	A. Biggs*	675	67.2
	Labour	M. Hanlon	278	27.7
Turnout			~1,005	38.9
Registered electors			2,585
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Barningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Hatten*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,578
	Conservative hold

Barrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. English*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,398
	Conservative hold

Cangle (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Rushbrook*	735	44.3
	Labour	G. Kiernan	480	28.9
	Conservative	J. Savage*	458	27.6
	Alliance	A. Walker	445	26.8
	Labour	R. Otley	424	25.5
Turnout			~1,659	47.9
Registered electors			3,463
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Elkins*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,655
	Labour hold

Cavendish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wayman*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,263
	Conservative hold

Chalkstone (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Richards	543	40.4
	Labour	B. Easteal*	454	33.8
	Labour	R. King*	441	32.8
	Alliance	A. Cheer	347	25.8
Turnout			~1,345	43.6
Registered electors			3,084
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Chevington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Aitkens	567	65.9
	Alliance	B. Wilkes	294	34.1
Majority			273	31.8
Turnout			861	60.2
Registered electors			1,430
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bone	405	60.6
	Labour	T. Shaw	263	39.4
Majority			142	21.2
Turnout			668	43.9
Registered electors			1,521
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clements (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Basham	Unopposed
	Labour	R. Hartley	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,537
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Eastgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Jennings*	694	61.7
	Conservative	R. Self*	610	54.2
	Labour	R. Nowak	259	23.0
	Labour	M. Kilner	242	21.5
	Ecology	G. Rynsard	172	15.3
Turnout			~1,125	47.2
Registered electors			2,385
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Fornham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Warren	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,613
	Conservative gain from Independent

Great Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Winsor*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,444
	Conservative hold

Honington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Starling*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,117
	Conservative hold

Horringer (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Underwood*	763	62.8
	Conservative	H. Dutson	683	56.2
	Alliance	I. Norris	452	37.2
Turnout			~1,215	42.2
Registered electors			2,878
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hundon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Bryant	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,580
	Conservative hold

Ixworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cross*	559	73.8
	Labour	C. South	198	26.2
Majority			361	47.6
Turnout			757	45.6
Registered electors			1,659
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kedington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Jones	430	53.5
	Conservative	K. Curl	294	36.6
	Labour	G. Hatchett	80	10.0
Majority			136	16.9
Turnout			804	48.4
Registered electors			1,661
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Northgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Steele*	555	39.4
	Labour	D. Lockwood	500	35.5
	Conservative	E. Spooner*	454	32.2
	Alliance	A. Bignell	401	28.4
Turnout			~1,410	56.4
Registered electors			2,499
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Pakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. Whitwell*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,546
	Independent hold

Risby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Conran*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,439
	Conservative hold

Risbygate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Marsh*	576	42.5
	Conservative	R. Houlton-Hart	476	35.1
	Labour	B. Ranger	333	24.6
	Alliance	S. Tanlyn	282	20.8
	Ecology	C. Whittaker	165	12.2
Turnout			~1,355	53.2
Registered electors			2,551
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Rougham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. May*	494	78.8
	Ecology	P. Corke	133	21.2
Majority			361	57.6
Turnout			627	41.7
Registered electors			1,503
	Independent hold		Swing

Sextons (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Lacey*	779	63.6
	Conservative	J. Knight*	774	63.2
	Labour	P. Woods	446	36.4
	Labour	A. Miller	401	32.7
Turnout			~1,225	32.2
Registered electors			3,807
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Southgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Williams*	942	54.2
	Alliance	K. Sturgeon	801	46.1
	Conservative	S. Pott*	591	34.0
	Conservative	A. Tarpley	587	33.8
	Labour	A. Robertson	205	11.8
	Labour	A. Rainbird	179	10.3
Turnout			~1,738	52.0
Registered electors			3,344
	Alliance hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative

St. Marys & Helions

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Horrigan*	279	61.3
	Labour	R. Phillips	176	38.7
Majority			103	22.6
Turnout			455	38.0
Registered electors			1,186
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Olaves (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Wormleighton*	684	75.5
	Labour	W. Cownley*	594	65.6
	Conservative	M. Stonehouse	222	24.5
Turnout			~906	32.8
Registered electors			2,761
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stanton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Rudge*	504	57.9
	Labour	D. Pollard	199	22.8
	Alliance	T. Cook	168	19.3
Majority			305	35.1
Turnout			871	47.8
Registered electors			1,821
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Cutting*	810	70.7
	Conservative	D. Kempson*	799	69.8
	Labour	L. Robertson	336	29.3
Turnout			~1,146	41.5
Registered electors			2,762
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Whelnetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Clements	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,493
	Conservative hold

Wickhambrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Long*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,460
	Conservative hold

Withersfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mowbray*	416	65.2
	Alliance	J. Jones	135	21.2
	Labour	D. Hutchings	87	13.6
Majority			281	44.0
Turnout			638	49.1
Registered electors			1,299
	Conservative hold		Swing