1983_Derby_City_Council_election
The 1983 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
Quick Facts 15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53.3 | 45.7 | 21,467 | ||
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 36.6 | 17,159 | |||
Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 16.9 | 7,952 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 253 | |||
CCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 | |||
Total | 15 | 46,932 |
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Abbey
Babington
Chaddesden
Chellaston
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Lissett | 1,903 | 52.7% | |
Labour | M. Fuller | 1,711 | 47.3% | |
Turnout | 45.8% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Darley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | A. Wright | 2,560 | 59.5% | |
Labour | W. Denman | 810 | 18.8% | |
Alliance | P. Simpson | 677 | 15.7% | |
Independent | R. Morledge | 253 | 5.9% | |
Turnout | 45.6% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Derwent
Kingsway
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | H. Johnson | 1,752 | 53.4% | |
Alliance | S. Seward | 800 | 24.4% | |
Labour | D. Dorrell | 726 | 22.1% | |
Turnout | 40.6% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Litchurch
Littleover
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Wood | 1,913 | 56.8% | |
Labour | S. Bolton | 878 | 26.1% | |
Alliance | G. Taylor | 486 | 14.4% | |
Ecology | B. Sabine | 88 | 2.6% | |
Turnout | 48.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Mackworth
Mickleover
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | N. Glen | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | n/a | n/a | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
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Normanton
Osmanton
Sinfin
Spondon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | M. Rowley | 2,185 | 52.0% | |
Labour | M. Tanvir | 1,146 | 27.3% | |
Alliance | J. Barnett | 869 | 20.7% | |
Turnout | 41.6% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1983". The Elections Centre.
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1983. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.
- "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.