5 May 1983
An election was held in Weedswood ward on 5 May 1983 to elect two councillors.
Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by the Conservatives. Following the election, the Conservatives held both of the seats.
B. Reeve and B. Sheppard were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
B. Reeve 835 | 24.2% | ||
Conservative |
B. Sheppard 775 | 22.4% | ||
Labour |
J. Buck *763 | 22.1% | ||
Labour |
K. Castle 595 | 17.2% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
T. Shelley 274 | 7.9% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
J. Armstrong 215 | 6.2% | ||
Turnout | 42.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative 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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