1983 West Dorset District Council election

1983 West Dorset District Council election

← 1979 5 May 1983 (1983-05-05) 1984 →
All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Ind Con All Party Independent Conservative Alliance Last election 37 seats, 42.1% 7 seats, 20.9% 8 seats, 24.8% Seats won 30 15 6 Seat change 7 8 2 Popular vote 7,666 10,923 8,871 Percentage 26.0% 37.1% 30.1% Swing 16.1% 16.2% 5.3%   Fourth party Fifth party   IndC Lab Party Ind. Conservative Labour Last election 1 seat, 0.6% 2 seats, 10.8% Seats won 3 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote N/A 2,009 Percentage N/A 6.8% Swing 0.6% 4.0%
Council control before election Independent Council control after election Independent

The 1983 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1983 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election, following boundary changes that reduced the number of wards by two, but altogether the number of seats remained the same.^[1] Subsequent elections for the council would be elected by thirds following the passing of a resolution under section 7 (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

The 1983 election saw the Independent councillors lose seats but maintain their majority control on the Council.