1983 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 1983 Stevenage Borough 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 and the Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

1983 Stevenage Borough Council election[1][2]

5 May 1983
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Party Labour Alliance Conservative Seats before 29 8 2 Seats won 9 3 1 Seats after 27 10 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 10,162 7,450 6,987 Percentage 41.3% 30.3% 28.4%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1983 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Overall results

1983 Stevenage Borough Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	9	0	2	2	69.2	41.3	10,162
	Conservative	3	0	0		7.7	28.4	6,987
	Alliance	1	2	0	2	23.1	30.3	7,450
Total		13						24,599
	Labour hold

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Lloyd	1,040	51.4%
	Alliance	P. Lucioli	528	26.1%
	Conservative	F. Warner	455	22.5%
Turnout				44.6%
	Labour hold

Bedwell Plash

Location of Bedwell Plash ward

Bedwell Plash[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Lawrence	1,109	54.8%
	Conservative	B. Mann	507	25.0%
	Alliance	R. Bull	409	20.2%
Turnout				49.3%
	Labour hold

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	D. Peddie	883	37.1%
	Conservative	H. Grant	771	32.4%
	Labour	J. Tye	726	30.5%
Turnout				48.3%
	Alliance gain from Labour

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Clark	674	37.0%
	Alliance	P. Amor	633	34.7%
	Conservative	T. Hegan	515	28.3%
Turnout				44.7%
	Labour hold

Mobbsbury

Location of Mobbsbury ward

Mobbsbury[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Gotobed	755	41.7%
	Conservative	M. Lovett	566	31.3%
	Alliance	L. Atkins	488	27.0%
Turnout				50.1%
	Labour hold

Monkswood

Location of Monkswood ward

Monkswood[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Cherney	698	51.0%
	Alliance	H. Kearney	382	27.9%
	Conservative	W. Travennor	289	21.1%
Turnout				53.7%
	Labour hold

Old Stevenage

Location of Old Stevenage ward

Old Stevenage[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Boyd	1,120	45.4%
	Labour	A. Spears	795	32.2%
	Alliance	K. Taylor	554	22.4%
Turnout				49.0%
	Conservative hold

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Weston	755	40.1%
	Alliance	J. Lucioli	589	31.3%
	Conservative	M. Mason	540	28.7%
Turnout				47.8%
	Labour hold

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cockerton	834	40.0%
	Alliance	G. Batley	679	32.6%
	Conservative	S. McPartland	570	27.4%
Turnout				48.6%
	Labour hold

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward

St Nicholas[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	C. Cuthbert	592	41.0%
	Labour	M. Downing	511	35.4%
	Conservative	T. Woods	340	23.6%
Turnout				38.8%
	Alliance gain from Labour

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

Shephall[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Hall	866	51.9%
	Alliance	M. Boutell	518	31.0%
	Conservative	E. Kolinski	285	17.1%
Turnout				46.6%
	Labour hold

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Cotter	1,115	40.5%
	Conservative	G. Balderstone	825	30.0%
	Alliance	D. Eaton	811	29.5%
Turnout				51.2%
	Labour hold

Wellfield

Location of Wellfield ward

Wellfield[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	D. Hills	370	42.4%
	Labour	N. Cook	284	32.6%
	Conservative	B. Potter	218	25.0
Turnout				50.9%
	Labour hold

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1983". The Elections Centre.
3. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.