1983_Adur_District_Council_election
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 5 May 1983, with one third of the council up for election. There was an additional vacancy in the Peverel ward and no elections for the Marine ward. Overall turnout climbed to 47.6%.[1]
Quick Facts One third of seats (14 of 39) to Adur District Council 20 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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One third of seats (14 of 39) to Adur District Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1983 Adur council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The election resulted in the Alliance losing control of the council to no overall control.[2][3]
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.0 | 47.6 | 10,115 | +2.9 | |
Alliance | 7 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 50.0 | 39.8 | 8,454 | -3.4 | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 2,583 | 0.0 | |
Residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 92 | +0.4 | |
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This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2]
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Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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SDP-Liberal Alliance | 20 | 19 | |||
Conservative | 16 | 17 | |||
Independent Residents | 2 | 2 | |||
Labour | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 39 | 39 | |||
Working majority | 1 | -1 |
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+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Merrick A. | 1,311 | 67.1 | +0.9 | |
Alliance | Miller A. | 643 | 32.9 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 668 | 34.2 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,954 | 48.4 | +4.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Blunkett R. | 815 | 46.0 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Burley Y. Ms. | 791 | 44.6 | -1.1 | |
Labour | Aldrich G. | 167 | 9.4 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 24 | 1.4 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,773 | 47.8 | +8.2 | ||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.1 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Cheal J. | 792 | 56.7 | -29.5 | |
Conservative | Hart E. | 387 | 27.7 | +27.7 | |
Labour | Burns F. | 219 | 15.7 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 405 | 29.0 | -43.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,398 | 39.2 | +10.8 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing | -28.6 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Coghlan J. | 998 | 51.1 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Barnard I. | 955 | 48.9 | +12.9 | |
Majority | 43 | 2.2 | -5.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,953 | 53.6 | +4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.9 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barber R. | 1,017 | 60.6 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Woolgar J. | 359 | 21.4 | +3.2 | |
Alliance | Watson W. | 303 | 18.0 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 658 | 39.2 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,679 | 43.7 | +6.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.4 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Robinson C. | 884 | 47.1 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Wooven R. | 876 | 46.7 | -4.9 | |
Labour | Aldrich S. Ms. | 117 | 6.2 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.4 | -9.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,877 | 53.5 | +6.4 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Hartly J. | 701 | 55.2 | -32.0 | |
Conservative | Chad R. | 416 | 32.8 | +32.8 | |
Labour | Grafton R. | 153 | 12.0 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 285 | 22.4 | -52.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,270 | 42.5 | +15.5 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing | -32.4 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Davis G. | 808 | 51.1 | -10.0 | |
Alliance | Driscoll D. | 681 | |||
Conservative | Bailey R. | 599 | 37.9 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Bridgson J. | 175 | 11.1 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 209 | 13.2 | -16.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,582 | 42.5 | +5.3 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | -8.2 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Little S. | 909 | 56.4 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Bond A. | 536 | 33.2 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Taylor M. | 168 | 10.4 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 373 | 23.2 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,613 | 48.5 | +12.1 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Woolgar R. | 1,011 | 56.1 | -0.6 | |
Alliance | Pellett K. | 791 | 43.9 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 220 | 12.2 | -11.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,802 | 53.7 | +11.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | -5.8 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Warnham J. | 208 | 43.2 | N/A | |
Alliance | Biggs A. | 92 | 19.1 | N/A | |
Residents | Morris J. Ms. | 92 | 19.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Gibson C. | 90 | 18.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 116 | 24.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 482 | 48.7 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lucraft M. | 1,102 | 56.3 | -0.7 | |
Alliance | Pressley N. | 856 | 43.7 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 246 | 12.6 | -9.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,958 | 50.9 | +7.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Floyd J. | 863 | 45.3 | -1.6 | |
Alliance | Stanley A. | 860 | 45.2 | -0.8 | |
Labour | Jacques W. | 180 | 9.5 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,903 | 46.5 | +8.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | -0.4 | |||
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- Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003
- "Elections Centre: Adur 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- "Vote 2012: Adur". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2018.