All Saints - Election - 5 May 1983

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An election was held in All Saints ward on 5 May 1983 to elect two councillors.

Prior to the election, the Conservatives held one of the seats and Labour held the other seat. Following the election, Labour gained one of the seats from the Conservatives and held the other seat.

Cyril Button and Rodney Morrad were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Button C. C. Button *
Labour 839 28.0%

Morrad R. R. Morrad
Labour 713 23.8%

Dunn P. P. Dunn
Conservative 646 21.6%

Jones L. L. Jones
Conservative 532 17.8%

Workman R. R. Workman
SDP-Liberal Alliance 263 8.8%

Turnout 53.7%

Labour gain from Conservative

Labour hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Button C. C. Button * Labour	839	28.0%
Morrad R. R. Morrad Labour	713	23.8%
Dunn P. P. Dunn Conservative	646	21.6%
Jones L. L. Jones Conservative	532	17.8%
Workman R. R. Workman SDP-Liberal Alliance	263	8.8%
Turnout		53.7%
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Vote Share

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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