1983 Chester City Council election

1983 English local election

1983 Chester City Council election

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20 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 47.5% (3.1%)
|  | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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Party  | Conservative | Labour | Alliance
Last election  | 37 seats, 43.5%  | 14 seats, 26.0%  | 8 seats, 30.3%
Seats won  | 10  | 5  | 4
Seats after  | 37 | 14  | 8
Seat change  |  0 |  0  |  2
Popular vote  | 15,268 | 10,147  | 9,184
Percentage  | 42.8% | 28.4%  | 25.7%
Swing  |  0.7% |  2.4%  |  4.6%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Independent | Residents
Last election  | 1 seat, 0.0%  | 2 seats, 0.3%
Seats won  | 1  | 0
Seats after  | 1  | 0
Seat change  |  0  |  2
Popular vote  | 966  | 109
Percentage  | 2.7%  | 0.3%
Swing  | N/A |  0.0%

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Winner of each seat at the 1983 Chester City Council election

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| Council control before election

Conservative

| Council control after election

Conservative

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The 1983 Chester City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary

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### Election result

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1983 Chester City Council election

Party  | This election  | Full council  | This election
Seats  | Net  | Seats %  | Other | Total  | Total %  | Votes  | Votes %  | +/−
| Conservative | 10  |  0  | 50.0  | 27 | 37 | 61.7 | 15,268 | 42.8 | –0.7
| Labour | 5  |  0  | 25.0  | 9  | 14  | 23.3  | 10,147  | 28.4  | +2.4
| Alliance | 4  |  2  | 20.0  | 4  | 8  | 13.3  | 9,184  | 25.7  | –4.6
| Independent | 1  |  0  | 5.0  | 0  | 1  | 1.7  | 966  | 2.7  | N/A
| Residents | 0  |  2  | 0.0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 109  | 0.3  | ±0.0

## Ward results

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### Barrow

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Barrow  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | W. Mapes  | 897  | 62.6  | +6.4
| Alliance | W. Moore  | 364  | 25.4  | –10.2
| Labour | R. Barlow  | 172  | 12.0  | +3.8
Majority | 533  | 37.2  | +16.6
Turnout | 1,433  | 45.0  | +4.4
Registered electors | 3,184  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.3  |

### Blacon Hill

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Blacon Hill  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | L. Price  | 1,354  | 78.4  | +12.8
| Conservative | A. Davies  | 242  | 14.0  | –1.9
| Alliance | J. Indemaur  | 130  | 7.5  | –11.0
Majority | 1,112  | 64.4  | N/A
Turnout | 1,726  | 40.4  | +5.2
Registered electors | 4,274  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.4  |

### Boughton Heath

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Boughton Heath  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Alliance | A. Farrell  | 943  | 49.8  | +7.9
| Conservative | M. Chambers  | 767  | 40.5  | –7.2
| Labour | S. Phillips  | 184  | 9.7  | –0.7
Majority | 176  | 9.3  | N/A
Turnout | 1,894  | 57.7  | –0.3
Registered electors | 3,280  |  |
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.6  |

### Christieton

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Christieton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | J. Blake*  | 1,217  | 70.9  | +12.5
| Alliance | S. Armstrong  | 341  | 19.9  | N/A
| Labour | R. Walsh  | 159  | 9.3  | –4.3
Majority | 876  | 51.0  | +20.6
Turnout | 1,717  | 47.1  | +7.4
Registered electors | 3,645  |  |
| Conservative hold

### College

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College  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | J. Crawford*  | 1,006  | 52.0  | +13.9
| Conservative | H. Middleton  | 631  | 32.6  | –3.0
| Alliance | R. Barritt  | 188  | 9.7  | –11.0
| Residents | D. Taylor  | 109  | 5.6  | –0.1
Majority | 375  | 19.4  | +16.9
Turnout | 1,934  | 44.4  | +3.1
Registered electors | 4,354  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.5  |

### Dee Point

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Dee Point  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | D. Southall  | 1,268  | 66.0  | +5.8
| Conservative | J. Price  | 440  | 22.9  | +2.8
| Alliance | D. Howells  | 213  | 11.1  | –8.6
Majority | 828  | 43.1  | +3.0
Turnout | 1,921  | 39.2  | +4.5
Registered electors | 4,902  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.5  |

### Dodleston

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Dodleston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | W. Fair*  | 636  | 78.5  | N/A
| Alliance | D. Simpson  | 97  | 12.0  | N/A
| Labour | R. McBride  | 77  | 9.5  | N/A
Majority | 539  | 66.5  | N/A
Turnout | 810  | 57.1  | N/A
Registered electors | 1,418  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Elton

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Elton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | K. Peate*  | 1,043  | 56.7  | +10.3
| Alliance | R. McLure  | 590  | 32.1  | –12.3
| Labour | J. Champion  | 206  | 11.2  | +2.1
Majority | 453  | 24.6  | +22.6
Turnout | 1,839  | 44.3  | –2.1
Registered electors | 4,152  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 11.3  |

### Grosvenor

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Grosvenor  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | M. Byatt*  | 1,075  | 47.7  | –3.2
| Labour | J. Poynton  | 661  | 29.3  | +5.2
| Alliance | H. Fearnall  | 519  | 23.0  | –2.0
Majority | 414  | 18.4  | –7.5
Turnout | 2,255  | 52.4  | +5.3
Registered electors | 4,301  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.2  |

### Hoole

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Hoole  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Alliance | J. Smith*  | 1,239  | 50.3  | +1.0
| Labour | W. Crompton  | 746  | 30.3  | +1.9
| Conservative | K. Jones  | 480  | 19.5  | –2.8
Majority | 493  | 20.0  | –0.9
Turnout | 2,465  | 54.2  | +9.3
Registered electors | 4,547  |  |
| Alliance hold | Swing | 0.5  |

### Malpas

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Malpas  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | F. Craddock*  | 788  | 60.9  | –10.5
| Labour | J. Edgar  | 279  | 21.6  | –7.0
| Alliance | E. Walley  | 226  | 17.5  | N/A
Majority | 509  | 39.4  | –3.4
Turnout | 1,293  | 45.3  | +4.6
Registered electors | 2,857  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8  |

### Newton

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Newton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | J. Hibbert  | 981  | 53.3  | –2.8
| Labour | J. Holland  | 306  | 16.6  | +4.3
| Alliance | L. Irvine  | 290  | 15.8  | –15.8
| Independent | F. Carson*  | 263  | 14.3  | N/A
Majority | 675  | 36.7  | N/A
Turnout | 1,840  | 44.1  | –3.8
Registered electors | 4,173  |  |
| Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | 3.6  |

### Plas Newton

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Plas Newton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | J. Arrowsmith*  | 888  | 44.9  | +15.5
| Conservative | K. Noon  | 755  | 38.2  | –5.8
| Alliance | S. Howells  | 336  | 17.0  | –11.7
Majority | 133  | 6.7  | N/A
Turnout | 1,979  | 49.6  | +4.9
Registered electors | 3,992  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.7  |

### Saughall

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Saughall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Alliance | D. Whitton*  | 776  | 53.6  | –15.8
| Conservative | E. Cooke  | 550  | 38.0  | +14.7
| Labour | G. Cairns  | 122  | 8.4  | +1.1
Majority | 226  | 15.6  | –30.5
Turnout | 1,448  | 49.1  | +2.1
Registered electors | 2,947  |  |
| Alliance hold | Swing | 15.3  |

### Sealand

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Sealand  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | D. Nield  | 873  | 42.7  | +8.9
| Conservative | J. Jones  | 622  | 30.4  | –7.1
| Alliance | L. Hollins  | 551  | 26.9  | –1.8
Majority | 251  | 12.3  | N/A
Turnout | 2,046  | 52.4  | +5.6
Registered electors | 3,905  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.0  |

### Tarvin

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Tarvin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | D. Cotgreave*  | 1,010  | 72.6  | +7.2
| Alliance | J. Trowell  | 231  | 16.6  | –3.5
| Labour | A. Pegrum  | 150  | 10.8  | –3.7
Majority | 779  | 56.0  | +10.7
Turnout | 1,391  | 44.9  | –2.7
Registered electors | 3,096  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4  |

### Tattenhall

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Tattenhall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | D. Haynes*  | 703  | 56.7  | N/A
| Conservative | B. Bird  | 433  | 34.9  | –13.5
| Labour | M. McDowell  | 104  | 8.4  | –7.4
Majority | 270  | 21.8  | N/A
Turnout | 1,240  | 49.8  | +16.0
Registered electors | 2,488  |  |
| Independent hold

### Upton Heath

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Upton Heath  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | J. Houlbrook*  | 1,012  | 44.7  | +0.6
| Labour | H. Jones  | 784  | 34.6  | +5.1
| Alliance | P. Lowery  | 470  | 20.7  | –5.7
Majority | 228  | 10.1  | N/A
Turnout | 2,266  | 51.2  | +2.1
Registered electors | 4,427  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9  |

### Vicars Cross

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Vicars Cross  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Alliance | S. Proctor  | 1,352  | 63.4  | +3.5
| Conservative | A. Jones  | 538  | 25.2  | –6.0
| Labour | C. Warwood  | 244  | 11.4  | +2.5
Majority | 814  | 38.1  | +9.3
Turnout | 2,134  | 49.0  | +2.9
Registered electors | 4,355  |  |
| Alliance gain from Residents | Swing | 4.8  |

### Westminster

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Westminster  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | P. White  | 1,151  | 56.3  | +4.7
| Labour | R. Champion  | 564  | 27.6  | +3.3
| Alliance | S. Fraser  | 328  | 16.1  | –8.0
Majority | 587  | 28.7  | +1.5
Turnout | 2,043  | 43.1  | +2.4
Registered electors | 4,741  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.7  |

## References

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1. ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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