5 May 1983
Result
An election was held in Town on 5 May 1983 to elect three councillors for the ward. The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
Ms. J. Esterson *1,294 | 18.3% | ||
Labour |
V. Hull 1,202 | 17.0% | ||
Labour |
S. Smith 1,186 | 16.8% | ||
Conservative |
B. Lyons *1,009 | 14.3% | ||
Conservative |
G. Enwright 992 | 14.0% | ||
Conservative |
Ms. A. Millett *989 | 14.0% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
J. Young 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 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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