Holcombe - Election - 5 May 1983

Contents

Result

Vote Share

Vote Change

Swing

Prior to the election, all three seats were held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held all three seats.

R. Foster, T. Wheeler and Ms. M. Christopher were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Foster R. R. Foster *
Labour 1,435 21.1%

Wheeler T. T. Wheeler
Labour 1,198 17.7%

Christopher Ms. M. Ms. M. Christopher *
Labour 1,182 17.4%

Page M. M. Page
Conservative 835 12.3%

Harding Alan Alan Harding
Conservative 787 11.6%

Martin N. N. Martin
Conservative 768 11.3%

Wood D. D. Wood
SDP-Liberal Alliance 425 6.3%

Kirwan P. P. Kirwan
New Britain party 155 2.3%

Turnout 42.1%

Labour hold

Labour hold

Labour hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Foster R. R. Foster * Labour	1,435	21.1%
Wheeler T. T. Wheeler Labour	1,198	17.7%
Christopher Ms. M. Ms. M. Christopher * Labour	1,182	17.4%
Page M. M. Page Conservative	835	12.3%
Harding Alan Alan Harding Conservative	787	11.6%
Martin N. N. Martin Conservative	768	11.3%
Wood D. D. Wood SDP-Liberal Alliance	425	6.3%
Kirwan P. P. Kirwan New Britain party	155	2.3%
Turnout		42.1%
Labour hold
Labour hold
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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