1983 Gloucester City Council election

UK local election

The 1983 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1983^[1]
	Seats	Seats %
Conservative	17	51.5
Labour	11	33.3
Alliance	5	15.2

Ward results

Barnwood

Barnwood 1983^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hartshorne A.	1,818	49.2
	Labour	Ms. J. Morgan	1,329	36.0
	Alliance	C. Cole	545	14.8
Turnout			3,692	45.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barton

Barton 1983 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Cosstick	1,137	46.7
	Conservative	Ms. H. Lane	970	39.8
	Alliance	J. Holmes	328	13.5
Turnout			2,435	42.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Eastgate

Eastgate 1983^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Ayland	1,243	41.8
	Conservative	C. Peak	1,047	35.2
	Alliance	Ms. M. Wells	682	22.9
Turnout			2,972	48.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 1983^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	*T. Wathen**	1,630	47.1
	Alliance	A. Cox	1,266	36.6
	Labour	Ms. K. Mills	562	16.3
Turnout			3,458	55.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1983^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Ede	1,271	36.4
	Alliance	Ms. J. Warlow	1,151	32.9
	Labour	Ms. J. Kirby	600	17.2
	Ind. Conservative	R.* Langston	472	13.5
Turnout			3,494	59.0
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing

Linden

Linden 1983^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Lee	1,053	38.0
	Conservative	Ms. B. Grimshaw	924	33.3
	Alliance	G. Martin	796	28.7
Turnout			2,773	47.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 1983^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	*N. Partridge**	1,843	52.2
	Labour	T. Sherwood	868	24.6
	Alliance	M. Butler	822	23.3
Turnout			3,533	57.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson

Matson 1983^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Stephens	1,263	53.0
	Conservative	Ms. J. Bracey	733	30.7
	Alliance	H. James	388	16.3
Turnout			2,384	36.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 1983^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	*D. Halford**	1,923	63.5
	Conservative	F. Stephens	557	18.4
	Labour	R. Thomas	546	18.0
Turnout			3,026	51.4
	Alliance hold		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 1983^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Phillips	1,378	43.2
	Labour	R. Smith	1,314	41.2
	Alliance	S. O'Connor	497	15.6
Turnout			3.189	53.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 1983^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	*Ms. F. Wilton**	1,074	44.2
	Alliance	R. Welshman	863	35.5
	Labour	F. Stevens	492	20.3
Turnout			2,429	45.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "Council compositions by year". Google Drive. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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