Prior to the election, the Conservatives held one of the seats and the SDP-Liberal alliance held the other seat. Following the election, the SDP-Liberal alliance gained one of the seats from the Conservatives and held the other seat.
Ms. A. Sayer and A. Sambrook were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
Ms. A. Sayer SDP-Liberal Alliance |
756 | 23.3% | ||
|
A. Sambrook SDP-Liberal Alliance |
748 | 23.1% | ||
|
Ms. S. Elliot Conservative |
662 | 20.4% | ||
|
D. Langridge Conservative |
662 | 20.4% | ||
|
R. Manning Labour |
211 | 6.5% | ||
|
D. Spencer Labour |
201 | 6.2% | ||
| Turnout | 33.6% | |||
| SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
| SDP-Liberal Alliance hold | ||||
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote Change
Swing
Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.
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