1983 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
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 Winner of each seat at the 1983 Suffolk Coastal District Council election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Suffolk Coastal District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Suffolk Coastal District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, but the number of seats remained the same.
Election result
| 1983 Suffolk Coastal District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 47 | 44 | N/A | N/A |  6 |
80.0 | 53.5 | 15,216 | ||
| Independent | 14 | 9 | N/A | N/A |  4 |
16.4 | 12.8 | 3,653 | ||
| Labour | 17 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 2 |
3.6 | 21.1 | 6,009 | ||
| Alliance | 11 | 0 | N/A | N/A |  |
0.0 | 10.6 | 3,026 | ||
| Communist | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
0.0 | 1.9 | 531 | ||
23 Conservatives and 4 Independents were elected unopposed.
Ward results
Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Aldeburgh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Agate | 783 | 73.6 | ||
| Conservative | H. Cooney | 717 | 67.4 | ||
| Alliance | I. Scott | 403 | 37.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,064 | 42.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,503 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Alderton & Sutton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Peacock | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 915 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bealings
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Sledmore | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,216 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bramfield & Cratfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Burroughes | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,492 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Buxlow
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Wright | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,507 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Dennington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Paice | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,210 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Earl Soham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | N. Woodcock | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,220 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Felixstowe Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Savage | 851 | 72.0 | ||
| Conservative | C. Webb | 848 | 71.7 | ||
| Labour | H. Sweetman | 276 | 23.3 | ||
| Labour | B. Else | 250 | 21.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,184 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,573 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Felixstowe East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Bojdys | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | B. Clarke | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,886 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Felixstowe North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Grayston | 749 | 56.0 | ||
| Labour | M. Deacon | 670 | 50.1 | ||
| Conservative | R. Palmer | 667 | 49.8 | ||
| Labour | M. Dyer | 595 | 44.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,338 | 51.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,907 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Felixstowe South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | V. Sutton | 503 | 42.4 | ||
| Independent | A. Loveday | 502 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | A. George | 381 | 32.1 | ||
| Independent | J. Ryles | 366 | 30.9 | ||
| Independent | D. Paddick | 292 | 24.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,185 | 46.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,533 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Felixstowe South East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. Mumford | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | R. Tozer | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,818 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Felixstowe West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Careless | 507 | 42.1 | ||
| Conservative | M. Stokell | 483 | 40.1 | ||
| Independent | B. Gibson | 410 | 34.1 | ||
| Labour | M. Sharman | 398 | 33.1 | ||
| Labour | D. Ballentyne | 389 | 32.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,204 | 46.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,592 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Framlingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Coe | 489 | 54.0 | ||
| Labour | J. Campbell | 311 | 34.3 | ||
| Alliance | K. Rooke | 103 | 11.4 | ||
| Majority | 178 | 19.7 | |||
| Turnout | 906 | 51.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,762 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Glemham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Brookes | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 891 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Grundisburgh & Witnesham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Fabb | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,627 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hasketon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Preese | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 904 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hollesley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Shannon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,005 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Kelsale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Keeble | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,096 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Kesgrave
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Elmer | 914 | 67.8 | ||
| Conservative | P. Cooper | 878 | 65.1 | ||
| Conservative | T. Casey | 825 | 61.2 | ||
| Labour | S. Robinson | 357 | 26.5 | ||
| Labour | B. Margerum | 347 | 25.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,349 | 36.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,687 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Kirton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Metcalfe | 649 | 74.9 | ||
| Labour | S. Voelcker | 87 | 10.0 | ||
| Majority | 562 | 64.9 | |||
| Turnout | 742 | 50.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,458 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Leiston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Geater | 1,128 | 52.2 | ||
| Labour | T. Hodgson | 939 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | T. Hawkins | 902 | 41.7 | ||
| Alliance | F. Huxley | 844 | 39.0 | ||
| Conservative | G. Hill | 627 | 29.0 | ||
| Communist | W. Howard | 531 | 24.6 | ||
| Alliance | D. Stanley | 298 | 13.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,165 | 56.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,853 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Martlesham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Woods | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,240 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Melton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Hutchison | 545 | 73.6 | ||
| Alliance | D. Fitch | 194 | 26.2 | ||
| Majority | 351 | 47.4 | |||
| Turnout | 845 | 37.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,921 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Nacton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Law | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,640 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Orford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Greenwell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 842 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Otley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Kitson | 302 | 65.2 | ||
| Independent | D. Yule | 161 | 34.8 | ||
| Majority | 141 | 30.5 | |||
| Turnout | 463 | 47.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 979 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Rushmere St. Andrew
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Gooch | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | G. Laing | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,826 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Saxmundham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Fisher | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,320 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Snape
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Lapsley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,044 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Trimleys
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Carrick-Spreat | 771 | 45.6 | ||
| Conservative | D. Donnelly | 707 | 41.8 | ||
| Labour | R. Howlett | 530 | 31.3 | ||
| Labour | M. Dixon | 388 | 23.0 | ||
| Alliance | D. Squirrell | 351 | 20.8 | ||
| Alliance | P. England | 307 | 18.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,696 | 49.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,405 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Tunstall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Paice | 265 | 60.4 | ||
| Alliance | M. Stanley | 174 | 39.6 | ||
| Majority | 91 | 20.7 | |||
| Turnout | 439 | 47.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 939 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Ufford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Fooks | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,198 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Walberswick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. James | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,345 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Westleton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Caines | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,142 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Wickham Market
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Mason | 354 | 65.6 | ||
| Alliance | C. Rooke | 104 | 19.3 | ||
| Labour | P. Thurlow | 76 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 250 | 46.3 | |||
| Turnout | 540 | 36.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,480 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Woodbridge Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Thornhill | 288 | 51.0 | ||
| Independent | P. Dawnay | 215 | 38.1 | ||
| Labour | D. Wilkinson | 55 | 9.7 | ||
| Majority | 73 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 565 | 44.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,285 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Woodbridge Farlingaye
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Hewitt | 245 | 59.9 | ||
| Alliance | T. Horton | 163 | 39.9 | ||
| Majority | 82 | 20.0 | |||
| Turnout | 409 | 34.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,192 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Woodbridge Kyson
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Dunnett | 159 | 41.0 | ||
| Labour | K. Redmond | 134 | 34.5 | ||
| Alliance | J. Aldam | 85 | 21.9 | ||
| Majority | 25 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 388 | 42.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 908 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Woodbridge Riverside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Rowland | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,068 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Woodbridge Seckford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Geen | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,141 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Yoxford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Hazelwood | 386 | 65.0 | ||
| Labour | J. Poppleton | 207 | 34.8 | ||
| Majority | 179 | 30.2 | |||
| Turnout | 594 | 57.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,037 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
By-elections
Felixstowe East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 733 | 49.7 | |||
| Alliance | 635 | 43.1 | |||
| Labour | 106 | 7.2 | |||
| Majority | 98 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,474 | 49.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,978 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hasketon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 199 | 53.1 | |||
| Alliance | 154 | 41.1 | |||
| Labour | 22 | 5.9 | |||
| Majority | 45 | 12.0 | |||
| Turnout | 375 | 29.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,271 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kesgrave
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 447 | 54.4 | |||
| Alliance | 216 | 26.3 | |||
| Labour | 159 | 19.3 | |||
| Majority | 231 | 28.1 | |||
| Turnout | 822 | 23 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,574 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Suffolk Coastal District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. pp. 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 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.
