Town - Election - 5 May 1983

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

Joyce Esterson, Vernon Hull and Stuart Smith were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Esterson Joyce Joyce Esterson *
Labour 1,294 18.3%

Hull Vernon Vernon Hull
Labour 1,202 17.0%

Smith Stuart Stuart Smith
Labour 1,186 16.8%

Lyons B. B. Lyons *
Conservative 1,009 14.3%

Enwright G. G. Enwright
Conservative 992 14.0%

Millett Ms. A. Ms. A. Millett *
Conservative 989 14.0%

Young J. J. Young
SDP-Liberal Alliance 403 5.7%

Turnout 40.1%

Labour gain from Conservative

Labour gain from Conservative

Labour hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Esterson Joyce Joyce Esterson * Labour	1,294	18.3%
Hull Vernon Vernon Hull Labour	1,202	17.0%
Smith Stuart Stuart Smith Labour	1,186	16.8%
Lyons B. B. Lyons * Conservative	1,009	14.3%
Enwright G. G. Enwright Conservative	992	14.0%
Millett Ms. A. Ms. A. Millett * Conservative	989	14.0%
Young J. J. Young SDP-Liberal Alliance	403	5.7%
Turnout		40.1%
Labour gain from Conservative
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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