1983_City_of_Lincoln_Council_election
1983 City of Lincoln Council election
Election held in City of Lincoln Council in 1983
The 1983 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 5 May 1983. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of the top-polling candidates at the all out election of 1979. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
Quick Facts 11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Map showing the results the 1983 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives seats. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 72.7 | 46.4 | 12,532 | ||
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27.3 | 39.2 | 10,575 | ||
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 3,561 | |||
Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 181 | |||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 118 | |||
Rev Reform | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17 | |||
Total | 11 | 26,984 |
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Abbey
Birchwood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Lawrence Wells[5] | 910 | 40.9% | |
Conservative | W. Crumblehulme | 864 | 38.8% | |
Labour | L. Retallack | 418 | 18.8% | |
Independent Labour | K. Erskine | 34 | 1.5% | |
Turnout | 40.2% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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Boultham
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | T. Rook | 1,305 | 52.1% | |
Conservative | P. Samways | 870 | 34.7% | |
Alliance | L. Davis | 264 | 10.5% | |
Ecology | C. Moulton | 65 | 2.6% | |
Turnout | 51.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Note: T. Rook had been elected as a Democratic Labour councillor in 1979[3]
Bracebridge
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | E. Jenkins | 1,603 | 61.3% | |
Labour | W. Fielder | 1,011 | 38.7% | |
Turnout | 45.4% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Carholme
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | S. Campbell | 1,185 | 43.3% | |
Labour | B. Phippard | 799 | 29.2% | |
Alliance | S. England | 684 | 25.0% | |
Ecology | S. Moulton | 69 | 2.5% | |
Turnout | 49.5% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Castle
Longdales
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Neil Murray[7] | 1,160 | 46.0% | |
Conservative | C. North | 979 | 38.8% | |
Alliance | R. Barnes | 356 | 14.1% | |
Independent Labour | M. King | 27 | 1.1% | |
Turnout | 51.4% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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Minster
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Jerome O'Brien[5] | 1,481 | 44.8% | |
Conservative | J. Sullivan | 1,352 | 40.9% | |
Alliance | C. Davis | 415 | 12.6% | |
Independent Labour | N. Erskin | 57 | 1.7% | |
Turnout | 53.9% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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Moorland
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | B. Abbott | 1,051 | 46.5% | |
Labour | R. Hodson | 949 | 42.0% | |
Alliance | C. Robins | 243 | 10.8% | |
Rev Reform | T. Kyle | 17 | 0.8% | |
Turnout | 45.7% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Park
Tritton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Hurst | 1,344 | 69.1% | |
Conservative | R. Seale | 601 | 30.9% | |
Turnout | 44.8% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1983". The Elections Centre.
- "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Councillors - Abbey ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "Councillors - Park ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.