1983 Waveney District Council election
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1983 English local government election
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 Winner of each seat at the 1983 Waveney District Council election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Waveney District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Waveney 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, decreasing the number of seats by 9 to 48.
Election result
| 1983 Waveney District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 37 | 27 | N/A | N/A |  5 |
56.3 | 41.7 | 31,511 | –6.2 | |
| Labour | 43 | 17 | N/A | N/A |  |
35.4 | 40.4 | 30,513 | –5.3 | |
| Alliance | 17 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
4.2 | 10.8 | 8,135 | +7.2 | |
| Independent | 8 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 2 |
4.2 | 6.8 | 5,163 | +4.5 | |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
0.0 | 0.3 | 253 | –0.3 | |
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.
Beccles Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Wooden | 1,096 | 46.9 | ||
| Conservative | D. Hartley | 1,043 | 44.6 | ||
| Conservative | D. Hipperson | 866 | 37.0 | ||
| Independent | R. Ellwood | 656 | 28.0 | ||
| Independent | E. Crisp | 590 | 25.2 | ||
| Labour | G. Westwood | 578 | 24.7 | ||
| Labour | J. Yates | 483 | 20.7 | ||
| Labour | S. Tillett | 425 | 18.2 | ||
| Independent | A. Dean | 423 | 18.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,328 | 43.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,304 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Beccles Worlingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Plummer | 785 | 57.1 | ||
| Conservative | E. Gallant | 646 | 47.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Hutchinson | 594 | 43.2 | ||
| Labour | C. Adam | 558 | 40.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,378 | 41.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,320 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Blything
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Currie | 497 | 56.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Swan | 223 | 25.4 | ||
| Alliance | R. Winyard | 158 | 18.0 | ||
| Majority | 274 | 31.2 | |||
| Turnout | 879 | 51.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,706 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Bungay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Palin | 886 | 41.3 | ||
| Alliance | D. Richardson | 869 | 40.5 | ||
| Conservative | D. Crockett | 471 | 22.0 | ||
| Labour | D. Huthard | 396 | 18.5 | ||
| Labour | J. Jervis | 383 | 17.9 | ||
| Alliance | E. Faber | 226 | 10.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,151 | 65.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,293 | ||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Alliance win (new boundaries) | |||||
Carlton
This result was missing from the source document.[1]
Carlton Colville
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Mitchell | 793 | 67.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Allerton | 391 | 33.0 | ||
| Majority | 402 | 34.0 | |||
| Turnout | ~1,186 | 20.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,870 | ||||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
Gunton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Cullum | 1,331 | 54.5 | ||
| Conservative | N. Brighouse | 1,313 | 53.8 | ||
| Conservative | J. Aldous | 1,257 | 51.5 | ||
| Labour | E. Lark | 607 | 24.9 | ||
| Labour | A. Owen | 554 | 22.7 | ||
| Alliance | J. Stannard | 504 | 20.6 | ||
| Alliance | A. Moles | 363 | 14.9 | ||
| Alliance | K. Pointon | 346 | 14.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,441 | 48.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,021 | ||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Halesworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Niblett | 773 | 43.5 | ||
| Labour | E. Leverett | 735 | 41.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Rees | 699 | 39.4 | ||
| Labour | A. Holzer | 669 | 37.7 | ||
| Alliance | J. Winyard | 268 | 15.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,777 | 57.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,100 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Harbour
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Ramm | 720 | 44.2 | ||
| Labour | R. Ford | 677 | 41.6 | ||
| Alliance | J. Sparham | 657 | 40.3 | ||
| Labour | C. Digby | 616 | 37.8 | ||
| Alliance | A. Chamberlain | 476 | 29.3 | ||
| Alliance | D. Woodruff | 473 | 29.1 | ||
| Residents | R. Allen | 253 | 15.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,633 | 40.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,038 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Alliance win (new seat) | |||||
Kessingland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Reader | 810 | 44.0 | ||
| Independent | E. Martin | 537 | 29.2 | ||
| Labour | R. Saunders | 492 | 26.8 | ||
| Labour | K. McGhee | 398 | 21.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,840 | 56.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,280 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Kirkley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Carter | 954 | 40.2 | ||
| Labour | M. Hall | 818 | 34.5 | ||
| Labour | A. Jurd | 787 | 33.2 | ||
| Conservative | C. Clark | 756 | 31.9 | ||
| Conservative | M. Read | 722 | 30.5 | ||
| Conservative | E. Stephan | 667 | 28.2 | ||
| Alliance | B. Pointon | 663 | 27.9 | ||
| Alliance | A. Shepherd | 635 | 26.8 | ||
| Alliance | C. Westgate | 511 | 21.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,376 | 53.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,431 | ||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Lothingland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Prettyman | 978 | 46.0 | ||
| Conservative | J. Paul | 856 | 40.3 | ||
| Independent | A. Brown | 606 | 28.5 | ||
| Labour | M. Hood | 544 | 25.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,127 | 53.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,946 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Mutford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Farmiloe | 375 | 69.8 | ||
| Labour | L. Owen | 162 | 30.2 | ||
| Majority | 213 | 39.6 | |||
| Turnout | 538 | 43.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,250 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Normanston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Hunt | 1,180 | 63.9 | ||
| Labour | B. Hunter | 1,166 | 63.1 | ||
| Labour | J. Reynolds | 1,106 | 59.9 | ||
| Conservative | W. Harvey | 667 | 36.1 | ||
| Conservative | P. Browne | 665 | 36.0 | ||
| Conservative | E. Back | 659 | 35.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,848 | 40.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,559 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Oulton Broad
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Barnard | 1,378 | 65.7 | ||
| Conservative | A. Choveaux | 1,348 | 64.2 | ||
| Conservative | A. Leedham | 1,315 | 62.6 | ||
| Labour | G. Manuel | 721 | 34.3 | ||
| Labour | A. Manuel | 681 | 32.4 | ||
| Labour | P. Secker | 658 | 31.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,099 | 41.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,059 | ||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Pakefield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Lark | 1,134 | 39.6 | ||
| Conservative | M. Gallidoro | 1,020 | 35.6 | ||
| Conservative | D. Porter | 972 | 33.9 | ||
| Labour | A. Martin | 935 | 32.6 | ||
| Labour | J. Spottiswoode | 774 | 27.0 | ||
| Alliance | G. Carroll | 710 | 24.8 | ||
| Alliance | R. Catchpole | 473 | 16.5 | ||
| Alliance | R. Jenner | 354 | 12.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,864 | 59.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,837 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
South Elmham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Rose | 523 | 71.4 | ||
| Labour | J. Moore | 209 | 28.6 | ||
| Majority | 314 | 42.8 | |||
| Turnout | 732 | 53.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,378 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Southwold
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Simpson | 1,223 | 39.9 | ||
| Conservative | E. Hudson | 1,023 | 33.4 | ||
| Labour | A. Child | 996 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative | H. Jones | 929 | 30.3 | ||
| Independent | J. Adnams | 847 | 27.6 | ||
| Labour | P. Swingewood | 756 | 24.6 | ||
| Independent | M. Mack | 711 | 23.2 | ||
| Labour | H. Snowdon | 651 | 21.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~3,069 | 59.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,122 | ||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
St. Margarets
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Chamberlain | 1,062 | 48.2 | ||
| Labour | R. Durrant | 1,001 | 45.4 | ||
| Labour | J. Cliney | 953 | 43.2 | ||
| Conservative | F. Chapman | 694 | 31.5 | ||
| Conservative | R. Anderson | 665 | 30.2 | ||
| Alliance | B. Coster | 449 | 20.4 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,207 | 42.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,228 | ||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Wainford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Trotter | 397 | 64.7 | ||
| Labour | P. Thirtle | 217 | 35.3 | ||
| Majority | 180 | 29.4 | |||
| Turnout | 614 | 49.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,233 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Whitton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Chipperfield | 1,229 | 66.9 | ||
| Labour | H. Lay | 1,182 | 64.3 | ||
| Labour | M. Ayers | 1,138 | 61.9 | ||
| Conservative | J. Nice | 608 | 33.1 | ||
| Conservative | A. Pettitt | 598 | 32.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,836 | 40.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,521 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References
- 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
