1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1982 5 May 1983 1984 →
22 of 63 seats ; to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1983 election
Leader of the Council before election; Mike King; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; Mike King; Conservative

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1987. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.^[1]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	37,733 (45.1%)	1.0	14 (63.6%)	14 / 22	2	36 (57.1%)	36 / 63
Labour Party	26,819 (32.0%)	5.6	6 (27.3%)	6 / 22	1	21 (33.3%)	21 / 63
Alliance	19,156 (22.9%)	4.6	2 (9.1%)	2 / 22	1	6 (9.5%)	6 / 63

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. S. Gordon*	1,662	49.3	+0.4
	Labour	P. A. Baldwinson	1,087	32.2	+8.1
	Alliance	G. E. Evans	622	18.5	−8.5
Majority			575	17.1	−4.8
Turnout			3,371	41.2	−0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Barker	2,956	67.9	+5.4
	Alliance	A. P. Ratcliff	920	21.1	−9.2
	Labour	J. A. Schoua	479	11.0	+3.8
Majority			2,036	46.8	+14.6
Turnout			4,355	49.6	+0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton*	1,833	48.8	+4.1
	Labour	R. J. Short	1,187	31.6	+4.0
	Alliance	D. E. Armstrong	736	19.6	−8.1
Majority			646	17.2	+0.2
Turnout			3,756	46.5	+0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Taylor*	2,630	63.3	−0.1
	Liberal	G. M. R. Willmott	1,029	24.8	−0.7
	Labour	R. P. F. Phillips	497	12.0	+0.9
Majority			1,601	38.5	+0.6
Turnout			4,156	51.6	+2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Election result

Ward results

Altrincham

Bowdon

Broadheath

Brooklands

Bucklow

Clifford

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme West

Flixton

Hale

Longford

Mersey-St. Mary's

Park

Priory

Sale Moor

St. Martin's

Stretford

Talbot

Timperley

Urmston

Village

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rogers*	1,738	67.9	+5.2
	Conservative	M. E. Hindley	532	20.8	+1.1
	Alliance	A. C. Halliday	289	11.3	−6.3
Majority			1,206	47.1	+4.1
Turnout			2,559	37.0	+2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. S. Maher*	2,141	58.5	+4.7
	Conservative	G. V. Burrows	1,140	31.1	−0.2
	Alliance	W. C. Sumner	379	10.4	−4.5
Majority			1,001	27.3	+4.7
Turnout			3,660	43.3	+2.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. E. Crosbie*	1,852	44.7	−1.2
	Labour	S. Rogers	1,407	33.9	+3.7
	Alliance	A. Vernon	888	21.4	−2.5
Majority			445	10.7	−4.9
Turnout			4,147	54.3	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. M. Dirikis	1,950	45.4	+0.5
	Labour	L. M. Seex*	1,805	42.0	+12.6
	SDP	K. W. Bower	539	12.6	−13.1
Majority			145	3.4	−12.0
Turnout			4,294	51.1	+3.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. E. Earl*	1,885	41.8	+3.8
	Conservative	P. Schofield	1,819	40.3	−4.2
	Labour	G. Woodburn	807	17.9	+0.5
Majority			66	1.5	−5.0
Turnout			4,511	56.0	+3.5
	Alliance hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. W. Barrett*	2,444	69.2	+3.1
	Alliance	H. E. Bayliss	991	23.0	−4.7
	Labour	K. O'Hagan	337	7.8	+1.6
Majority			1,994	46.2	+7.7
Turnout			4,313	48.4	+1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Kelly*	1,724	45.9	+0.5
	Labour	K. Silcock	1,666	44.4	+3.2
	Alliance	M. L. Kugler	363	9.7	−3.7
Majority			58	1.5	−2.7
Turnout			3,753	49.1	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. P. Bannister*	2,631	59.7	−2.6
	Alliance	J. B. Weightman	1,185	26.9	+2.0
	Labour	N. J. Bentham	592	13.4	+0.6
Majority			1,446	32.8	−4.6
Turnout			4,408	46.5	+4.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Tully	1,435	49.3	+7.8
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	1,097	37.7	−1.9
	Alliance	C. R. Hedley	377	13.0	−5.9
Majority			338	11.6	+9.7
Turnout			2,909	45.7	+7.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. M. Phillipson*	1,670	46.7	+2.8
	Conservative	G. N. Beck	1,279	35.7	−5.3
	Labour	N. P. J. Cowell	629	17.6	+2.5
Majority			391	10.9	+8.0
Turnout			3,578	45.1	+5.5
	Alliance hold		Swing

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. H. Merry*	1,488	40.5	+0.5
	Conservative	J. W. Robinson	1,290	35.1	+0.2
	Alliance	R. C. Tweed	892	24.3	−0.8
Majority			198	5.4	+0.3
Turnout			3,670	46.7	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. H. Mountain	1,987	52.6	+16.5
	Conservative	S. G. Brownhill*	1,275	33.7	−9.5
	Alliance	E. P. M. Wollaston	516	13.7	−7.0
Majority			712	18.8	+11.8
Turnout			3,778	44.2	+0.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Walker*	1,886	47.4	−3.9
	Labour	J. F. L. Wood	1,598	40.1	+9.9
	Alliance	L. L. Sumner	498	12.5	−6.0
Majority			288	7.2	−14.1
Turnout			3,982	48.0	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. C. Cronshaw*	1,843	62.1	+3.5
	Conservative	S. M. Dirikis	781	26.3	+0.8
	Alliance	R. J. Allan	346	11.6	−4.3
Majority			1,062	35.8	+2.8
Turnout			2,970	39.6	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. J. Watkins*	2,003	45.4	−0.2
	Alliance	G. K. Stuart	1,834	41.6	−1.5
	Labour	R. Crewe	575	13.0	+1.8
Majority			169	3.8	+3.8
Turnout			4,412	49.1	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. L. Brown	1,706	43.4	−3.3
	Conservative	C. Warbrick	1,600	40.7	−6.0
	Labour	D. Acton	1,269	32.3	+5.5
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,095	27.8	+1.0
	SDP	P. J. Carlon	867	22.0	−4.5
	SDP	H. Laffey	815	20.7	−5.8
Majority			331	8.4	−11.6
Turnout			3,932	50.2	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Merrell	1,643	38.1	+2.2
	Alliance	R. B. Slack*	1,515	35.1	−9.2
	Labour	E. A. Starkey	1,157	26.8	+7.0
Majority			128	3.0	−5.4
Turnout			4,315	51.8	+8.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing