1983 Tendring District Council election

1983 Tendring District Council election
← 1979 5 May 1983 1987 →
All 60 seats to Tendring District Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1983 Tendring District Council election.
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1983 Tendring District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England.^[1] This was the same day as other local elections held across the United Kingdom.

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	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	32	7	53.3	42.8	32,136	–12.2
Labour	8	4	13.3	21.2	15,905	+2.7
Alliance	8	1	13.3	21.0	15,783	+9.5
Residents	8	4	13.3	7.3	5,499	+0.2
Independent	4	1	6.7	6.1	4,595	–1.3
Ind. Conservative	0		0.0	1.5	1,091	N/A
Independent Labour	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	–0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Lord	569	44.9	*N/A*
	Conservative	P. Lynch	528	41.7	*N/A*
	Alliance	D. Fitch*	496	39.1	N/A
	Alliance	J. Hayward	393	31.0	N/A
	Labour	D. Munson	202	15.9	N/A
	Labour	M. Deal	193	15.2	N/A
Turnout			~1,267	45.7	N/A
Registered electors			2,772
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Jiggens	426	58.5	–21.9
	Labour	B. Stapleton	302	41.5	+21.9
Majority			124	17.0	–43.8
Turnout			728	48.9	–27.9
Registered electors			1,489
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Wright*	529	87.4	+1.7
	Labour	L. Rogers	76	12.6	–1.7
Majority			453	74.9	+3.4
Turnout			605	38.0	–34.6
Registered electors			1,592
	Independent hold		Swing	1.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Fitz*	1,133	48.5	–10.2
	Conservative	B. Failes	1,127	48.2	–6.5
	Alliance	G. Wheatley	740	31.7	N/A
	Alliance	G. Lievesley	468	20.0	N/A
	Labour	D. Cubbin	466	19.9	–21.5
Turnout			~2,336	37.0	–29.4
Registered electors			6,314
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Coggins	581	70.6	+2.3
	Labour	G. Crask	242	29.4	–2.3
Majority			339	41.2	+4.7
Turnout			824	51.6	–25.7
Registered electors			1,596
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Patrick*	814	43.8
	Alliance	C. House*	751	40.4
	Labour	R. Kitchen	296	15.9
	Labour	B. Westover	210	11.3
Turnout			~1,861	66.4
Registered electors			2,802
	Independent hold
	Alliance hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	B. Stephens*	593	36.1	–15.5
	Alliance	E. Price*	526	32.0	–18.1
	Conservative	B. Pingree	415	25.3	–3.3
	Independent	M. Herbert	325	19.8	N/A
	Labour	A. Turner	308	18.8	–1.0
	Labour	L. McClean	256	15.6	N/A
Turnout			~1,642	57.0	–24.5
Registered electors			2,880
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Parrish*	598	66.8	+6.5
	Labour	J. Goldsbrough	297	33.2	–6.5
Majority			301	33.6	+13.0
Turnout			895	48.2	–31.8
Registered electors			1,855
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Shelton	1,467	86.2	+16.5
	Conservative	E. Rex*	1,434	84.3	+17.6
	Conservative	H. Major	1,372	80.7	+17.5
	Labour	G. Robb	233	13.7	+1.6
Turnout			~1,701	40.6	–39.1
Registered electors			4,189
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	R. Druge	591	46.4	+11.2
	Residents	R. Finn	467	36.6	+5.7
	Conservative	J. Hill*	419	32.9	–10.6
	Conservative	D. Holmes	336	26.4	–12.3
	Labour	F. Saul	152	11.9	–9.4
	Alliance	J. Lievesley	114	8.9	N/A
Turnout			~1,275	42.9	–30.3
Registered electors			2,972
	Residents gain from Conservative
	Residents gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Mann	312	47.1	+6.5
	Alliance	B. Fawcett	178	26.8	N/A
	Labour	L. Mason	173	26.1	N/A
Majority			267	20.2	N/A
Turnout			796	45.8	–26.8
Registered electors			1,449
	Conservative gain from Independent Labour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lord*	445	57.7	+0.3
	Alliance	R. Taylor	250	32.4	+1.0
	Labour	P. Cunningham	76	9.9	–1.3
Majority			195	25.3	–0.7
Turnout			771	45.5	–30.4
Registered electors			1,694
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Pound	342	65.8	–5.2
	Labour	S. Cooper	178	34.2	+5.2
Majority			164	31.5	–10.4
Turnout			520	48.8	–25.9
Registered electors			1,066
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Good*	725	44.0
	Labour	K. Todd	418	25.4
	Labour	D. Harris	417	25.3
	Independent	L. Brown	296	18.0
	Alliance	M. Gochin	209	12.7
	Alliance	Y. Baker	185	11.2
Turnout			~1,648	65.1
Registered electors			2,532
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Alliance

Harwich East Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. Bleakley	619	48.9
	Conservative	D. Rutson	487	38.5
	Alliance	D. Marshall	380	30.0
	Alliance	A. Peake	290	22.9
	Labour	V. Collins	267	21.1
	Labour	D. Bennett	258	20.4
Turnout			~1,266	46.8
Registered electors			2,706
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Harwich West Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Spall	569	41.0	–15.8
	Conservative	G. Hayes*	547	39.4	–11.8
	Alliance	C. Booth	496	35.7	N/A
	Alliance	D. Murrison	436	31.4	N/A
	Labour	D. Robson	323	23.3	–19.9
	Labour	L. Harris	320	23.0	N/A
Turnout			~1,389	48.7	–25.6
Registered electors			2,853
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Holland & Kirby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	G. Reilly	874	45.2	*N/A*
	Residents	L. Strover	699	36.2	*N/A*
	Conservative	I. Divall*	641	33.2	–16.3
	Conservative	R. Manson	449	23.2	–7.6
	Alliance	J. Russell*	266	13.8	–20.5
	Labour	R. Rowlands	152	7.9	–8.2
Turnout			~1,933	50.2	–36.6
Registered electors			3,851
	Residents gain from Conservative
	Residents gain from Alliance

Mistley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Otho-Briggs	260	31.3	–7.9
	Alliance	R. Smith	215	25.9	–11.1
	Independent	R. Clements	184	22.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Beer	171	20.6	–3.2
Majority			45	5.4	+3.3
Turnout			830	53.5	–24.9
Registered electors			1,551
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Knight	672	42.3	+6.2
	Alliance	P. Elleby	492	31.0	*N/A*
	Labour	S. Henderson	484	30.5	N/A
	Conservative	E. Yallop	424	26.7	–7.3
	Conservative	L. Glenn*	415	26.1	–4.6
	Alliance	J. Barrett	351	22.1	N/A
Turnout			~1,588	48.2	–33.7
Registered electors			3,294
	Labour hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	J. Hewitt*	Unopposed
	Residents	I. Fairbairn	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,607
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Randall*	783	46.9
	Labour	R. Dunn	665	39.8
	Alliance	W. Gibbons	461	27.6
	Independent	D. Pallett	425	25.4
Turnout			~1,670	59.1
Registered electors			2,825
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Chappell*	468	85.7	*N/A*
	Labour	M. Lee	78	14.3	–0.8
Majority			390	71.4	N/A
Turnout			546	29.2	–39.0
Registered electors			1,868
	Independent gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Elmer	291	36.6	*N/A*
	Independent	R. Wilkinson*	220	27.7	N/A
	Conservative	V. Padfield	184	23.2	N/A
	Alliance	G. Turner	99	12.5	N/A
Majority			71	8.9	N/A
Turnout			794	51.6	N/A
Registered electors			1,539
	Labour gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Powell*	750	37.1	–5.5
	Conservative	A. Harmer	694	34.3	–6.6
	Labour	F. Baker	528	26.1	–6.1
	Alliance	R. Huse	502	24.8	N/A
	Labour	P. Johnson	488	24.1	–5.3
	Labour	L. Jacobs	482	23.8	N/A
	Alliance	G. Morton Jones	410	20.3	N/A
	Alliance	D. Tunstill	374	18.5	N/A
	Independent	C. Humphrey	240	11.9	N/A
Turnout			~2,022	51.5	–30.2
Registered electors			3,926
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Cox*	1,064	45.6	–32.6
	Conservative	C. Jessop	1,025	43.9	–34.0
	Conservative	L. King*	969	41.5	–27.1
	Alliance	A. Laird	584	25.0	N/A
	Alliance	T. Jeffrey	551	23.6	N/A
	Residents	T. McKean	468	20.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Bond	221	9.5	–12.2
Turnout			2,337	58.8	–12.8
Registered electors			3,974
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	J. Cole*	1,221	90.5	+22.0
	Residents	A. Gibbons	1,179	87.4	+21.7
	Labour	L. Johnson	129	9.6	+4.1
Turnout			~1,349	48.8	–33.5
Registered electors			2,765
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Overton*	873	42.2	–20.8
	Conservative	J. Pye*	805	38.9	–23.0
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith*	717	34.7	–26.9
	Ind. Conservative	G. Cook	545	26.4	N/A
	Alliance	N. Coe	384	18.6	N/A
	Alliance	A. Wallis	345	16.7	N/A
	Labour	D. Lawder	265	12.8	–24.3
	Labour	A. Markham-Lee	264	12.8	N/A
	Labour	L. Markham-Lee	214	10.4	N/A
Turnout			~2,067	47.8	–11.5
Registered electors			4,324
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Bevan*	1,408	47.2	+9.0
	Alliance	P. Manning	1,099	36.8	+6.2
	Conservative	P. Pridmore	1,063	35.6	–0.3
	Conservative	J. Warner	996	33.4	–2.3
	Conservative	W. Ross	972	32.6	–1.0
	Labour	N. Jacobs	513	17.2	–8.7
	Labour	M. Souter	428	14.3	N/A
	Labour	C. Troubman	409	13.7	N/A
Turnout			~2,986	56.4	–27.1
Registered electors			5,294
	Alliance hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Arlesford, Thorrington & Frating

Ardleigh

Beaumont & Thorpe

Bockings Elm

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Brightlingsea East

Brightlingsea West

Elmstead

Frinton

Golf Green

Great & Little Oakley

Great Bentley

Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley

Harwich East

Harwich East Central

Harwich West

Harwich West Central

Haven

Holland & Kirby

Lawford & Manningtree

Little Clacton

Mistley

Ramsey & Parkeston

Rush Green

Southcliff

St. Bartholomews

St. James

St Johns

St Marys

St Osyth & Point Clear

Tendring & Weeley

Walton

Southcliff

St James

Mistley

Walton

Great & Little Oakley

Holland & Kirby

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Smith*	725	32.0	+7.1
	Independent	D. Moody*	510	22.5	–9.5
	Labour	S. Morley	422	18.6	–3.6
	Labour	D. Teague	409	18.0	N/A
	Conservative	K. Molyneux	400	17.6	–4.2
	Alliance	R. Bevan	340	15.0	–6.4
	Ind. Conservative	T. Staigl	294	13.0	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	P. Vanner	252	11.1	N/A
Turnout			~2,269	60.1	–36.5
Registered electors			3,776
	Labour hold
	Independent hold
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	T. Dale*	650	38.2
	Alliance	P. Balbirnie	545	32.0
	Conservative	P. Wells	542	31.9
	Independent	J. Smith	509	29.9
Turnout			1,701	62.2
Registered electors			2,734
	Alliance hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Lumber*	452	62.1	+2.9
	Alliance	J. Johnson	202	27.7	–0.2
	Labour	C. Cunningham	74	10.2	–2.6
Majority			250	34.3	+3.0
Turnout			728	38.7	–30.0
Registered electors			1,882
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Day*	1,355	51.1	–21.3
	Conservative	A. Rayner*	1,322	49.8	–19.2
	Conservative	M. Page	1,313	49.5	–18.9
	Independent	C. Robb	825	31.1	N/A
	Labour	P. Lawes	473	17.8	–9.8
	Labour	M. Wilson	465	17.5	–9.8
	Labour	J. Layton	436	16.4	–10.8
Turnout			~2,654	55.0	–10.4
Registered electors			4,826
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	611	50.5	+5.0
	Alliance	451	37.3	+12.3
	Labour	148	12.2	+2.7
Majority		160	13.2	N/A
Turnout		1,210
	Conservative hold	Swing	3.7

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	592	35.3	–6.9
	Alliance	579	34.5	+15.9
	Labour	327	19.5	+6.7
	Other	180	10.7	N/A
Majority		13	0.8	N/A
Turnout		1,678
	Conservative hold	Swing	11.4

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	253	40.0	+14.1
	Conservative	225	35.5	+4.2
	Labour	155	24.5	+3.9
Majority		28	4.5	N/A
Turnout		633	39.3	–14.2
Registered electors		1,611
	Alliance gain from Conservative	Swing	5.0

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,049	63.8	+12.7
	Other	371	22.6	N/A
	Labour	224	13.6	–4.2
Majority		768	41.2	N/A
Turnout		1,644	33.0	–22.0
Registered electors		4,982
	Conservative hold

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	294	41.1	+15.0
	Conservative	280	39.1	–8.0
	Other	142	19.8	N/A
Majority		14	2.0	N/A
Turnout		716	48.0	+2.2
Registered electors		1,492
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing	11.5

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	660	37.8	+24.0
	Conservative	405	23.2	–10.0
	Other	383	21.9	N/A
	Independent	149	8.5	N/A
	Labour	149	8.5	+0.6
Majority		255	14.6	N/A
Turnout		1,746	43.4	–6.8
Registered electors		4,023
	Alliance gain from Residents	Swing	17.0