5 May 1983
An election was held in Luton ward on 5 May 1983 to elect three councillors.
Prior to the election, all three seats were held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held all three seats.
J. Goddon, J. Horton and J. Santrey were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
J. Goddon 1,028 | 18.2% | ||
Labour |
J. Horton 889 | 15.8% | ||
Labour |
J. Santrey 870 | 15.4% | ||
Conservative |
P. Trumper 705 | 12.5% | ||
Conservative |
D. Skillington 701 | 12.4% | ||
Conservative |
L. Kelly 691 | 12.3% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
R. Cole 283 | 5.0% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
J. Doherty 238 | 4.2% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
A. Jefferies 234 | 4.1% | ||
Turnout | 31.8% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour 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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