1983 Bournemouth Borough Council election

1983 Bournemouth Borough Council election
5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)
All 57 seats to Bournemouth Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Alliance Labour
Last election 45 seats, 65.4% 2 seats, 4.7% 6 seats, 17.2%
Seats won 39 5 5
Seat change 6 3 1
Popular vote 63,608 25,966 15,602
Percentage 49.7% 20.3% 12.2%
Swing 15.7% 15.6% 5.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Conservative Residents
Last election 2 seats, 4.9% 1 seat, 1.7% 1 seat, 5.2%
Seats won 4 4 0
Seat change 2 3 1
Popular vote 15,241 6,294 N/A
Percentage 11.9% 4.9% N/A
Swing 7.0% 3.2% 5.6%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1983 Bournemouth Borough Council election was held on 5 May 1983 to elect members to Bournemouth Borough Council in Dorset, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1983 Bournemouth Borough Council election[1]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 55 39 2 8 6 68.4 49.7 63,608 –15.7
  Alliance 35 5 3 0 3 8.8 20.3 25,966 +15.6
  Labour 23 5 0 1 1 8.8 12.2 15,602 –5.0
  Independent 15 4 2 0 2 7.0 11.9 15,241 +7.0
  Ind. Conservative 6 4 3 0 3 7.0 4.9 6,294 +3.2
  Green 5 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,188 +0.5
  Residents 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 N/A N/A –5.6

Ward results

Boscombe East

Boscombe East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Southall* 966 48.3 –13.0
Conservative R. Turner* 965 48.3 –13.3
Conservative A. Cowley* 957 47.9 –17.8
Alliance J. Denby 701 35.1 N/A
Alliance M. Hurst 683 34.2 N/A
Alliance J. Littlewood 677 33.9 N/A
Labour C. Hourihane 329 16.5 –12.8
Turnout 1,999 32.1 –36.4
Registered electors 6,226
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Boscombe West

Boscombe West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Wotton* 1,054 53.1 –8.6
Conservative D. Trenchard* 1,020 51.4 –16.8
Conservative G. Anstee 926 46.6 –21.8
Alliance R. Beale 414 20.8 N/A
Alliance W. Parkinson 396 19.9 N/A
Labour A. Dale 267 13.4 N/A
Green D. Parkins 133 6.7 –11.6
Independent A. Burns-Davie 119 6.0 –7.3
Turnout ~1,986 33.2 –27.4
Registered electors 5,982
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Central

Central (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Chapman 1,023 48.3 –8.8
Conservative R. Thomason* 956 45.1 –15.1
Conservative J. Macfarlane* 925 43.7 –20.9
Alliance P. Brown 510 24.1 N/A
Alliance S. Henson 432 20.4 N/A
Ind. Conservative I. Macpherson 419 19.8 N/A
Alliance B. Leake 416 19.6 N/A
Ind. Conservative V. West 360 17.0 N/A
Labour A. Shead 167 7.9 –13.5
Turnout ~2,118 36.6 –25.9
Registered electors 5,786
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

East Cliff

East Cliff (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Curtis* 1,484 59.3 –8.4
Conservative H. Bostock 1,177 46.9 –14.2
Conservative P. Kellaway* 1,084 43.2 –15.7
Labour D. Stokes 566 22.6 –5.9
Independent M. Hemmi 458 18.3 N/A
Turnout ~2,508 39.2 –21.9
Registered electors 6,399
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ensbury Park

Ensbury Park (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Bryant* 1,380 55.0 –0.9
Conservative P. Real 1,357 54.1 +3.0
Conservative S. Jeffreys 1,235 49.2 +0.2
Alliance P. Craven 784 31.3 N/A
Alliance V. Heasman 757 30.2 N/A
Labour K. Brewer 698 27.8 –12.1
Labour A. Brushett 685 27.3 –7.3
Labour R. Wills 627 25.0 –2.6
Turnout ~2,864 45.5 –30.5
Registered electors 6,294
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kinson

Kinson (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Bennett* 1,372 45.8 +0.7
Labour V. Williams* 1,182 39.5 –1.8
Conservative W. Coe 1,157 38.6 –1.4
Conservative K. Butt 1,141 38.1 –0.2
Labour C. Longhurst 1,140 38.1 –7.6
Conservative R. Horn 1,087 36.3 –1.5
Alliance S. Foote 465 15.5 –18.4
Alliance M. Pilskin 426 14.2 N/A
Turnout ~2,994 45.1 +12.0
Registered electors 6,638
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Littledown

Littledown (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Siberry* 1,742 56.2 –7.0
Conservative E. Hollies-Smith* 1,704 54.9 –13.0
Conservative D. Jenkinson* 1,536 49.5 –17.5
Alliance J. Thomas 608 19.6 N/A
Alliance R. Buyers 581 18.7 N/A
Labour R. Ansell 316 10.2 –14.7
Independent J. Morgan 232 7.5 N/A
Green B. Martin 202 6.5 N/A
Turnout ~3,102 46.9 –29.0
Registered electors 6,615
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Moordown

Moordown (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance A. Moores* 984 38.5 –5.9
Conservative D. Fay 901 35.2 –1.0
Alliance J. Moore 900 35.2 +1.2
Conservative R. Cole* 885 34.6 –1.4
Alliance A. Whitelegg 875 34.2 +0.8
Conservative S. Beard 836 32.7 –2.9
Labour E. Stevens 671 26.2 –6.8
Labour J. Cant 655 25.6 +1.1
Labour J. Hawkins 611 23.9 +0.9
Turnout ~2,558 42.8 –30.9
Registered electors 5,976
Alliance hold
Conservative hold
Alliance gain from Conservative

Muscliff

Muscliff (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Whittaker* 2,752 62.4 –14.0
Independent L. Troke 1,186 26.9 +1.1
Conservative S. McQueen* 1,186 26.9 –17.8
Independent P. Johnson 1,043 23.7 N/A
Conservative J. Chandler* 980 22.2 –1.3
Alliance A. Musgrave-Scott 471 10.7 N/A
Turnout ~4,407 66.2 –12.1
Registered electors 6,657
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Queens Park

Queens Park (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Dyer* 1,871 68.0 +15.0
Ind. Conservative M. Hogarth 1,835 66.7 N/A
Independent P. Munro-Walker 1,405 51.1 N/A
Conservative J. Banks* 858 31.2 –22.4
Alliance B. Petri 847 30.8 N/A
Conservative W. Moore 731 26.6 –32.0
Conservative B. Lassman 705 25.6 –23.0
Turnout ~5,408 76.5 +3.8
Registered electors 7,069
Independent hold
Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Redhill Park

Redhill Park (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative P. Whitelegg* 1,591 76.2 +11.0
Alliance R. Lee 1,299 62.2 N/A
Conservative G. Ball* 1,282 61.4 +7.8
Conservative C. Hayward 1,198 57.4 +12.0
Conservative B. Board 892 42.7 +5.5
Turnout ~4,173 70.4 –6.6
Registered electors 5,928
Ind. Conservative hold
Alliance gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Southbourne

Southbourne (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Day* 1,486 41.1 –21.6
Conservative K. Palmer* 1,427 39.4 –19.2
Conservative M. Filer 1,301 36.0 –26.3
Independent K. Thresher 1,222 33.8 –17.9
Independent E. Ruston 1,175 32.5 N/A
Independent B. Jeffery-Machin 917 25.3 N/A
Alliance J. Millward 907 25.1 N/A
Alliance A. Duffy 631 17.4 N/A
Alliance P. Ayrton 581 16.1 N/A
Turnout 3,618 53.4 –20.7
Registered electors 6,776
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Strouden Park

Strouden Park (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Crone* 1,368 35.2 –18.1
Conservative J. Saunders 1,053 27.1 –13.6
Conservative J. Bowater 1,050 27.0 –11.8
Independent I. Smith 1,022 26.3 N/A
Independent J. Rees-Taylor 814 20.9 N/A
Labour A. Emerson 689 17.7 –14.2
Independent A. Stocker 686 17.6 N/A
Labour S. Gee 680 17.5 N/A
Alliance R. Gaster 564 14.5 N/A
Green T. Dykes 249 6.4 N/A
Turnout ~3,889 54.1 –20.0
Registered electors 7,188
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Residents
Conservative hold

Talbot Woods

Talbot Woods (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative C. Cornish 1,059 33.2
Conservative L. Cade* 1,036 32.5
Ind. Conservative M. Levitt 1,030 32.3
Conservative L. Pardy* 947 29.7
Conservative O. Ford* 934 29.3
Alliance D. Moore 767 24.0
Labour A. Dinkenor 327 10.3
Turnout ~3,190 54.3
Registered electors 5,874
Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative

Wallisdown

Wallisdown (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Grower* 1,225 47.7 –0.4
Labour R. Hanlon* 1,214 47.3 –4.2
Labour P. Brushett* 1,201 46.8 –11.4
Conservative R. Cook 736 28.7 –15.0
Conservative L. Rhodes 678 26.4 N/A
Alliance A. Macdonald 603 23.5 N/A
Alliance B. McGuiness 565 22.0 N/A
Alliance S. Starr 519 20.2 N/A
Turnout ~2,567 38.0 –30.3
Registered electors 6,756
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

West Cliff

West Cliff (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Beale* 1,523 83.2
Conservative W. Forman* 1,391 76.0
Conservative J. Amor* 1,347 73.6
Green M. Hooper 308 16.8
Turnout ~1,831 28.2
Registered electors 6,493
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Southbourne

West Southbourne (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance D. Eyre* 1,720 48.6 –10.2
Conservative R. Bray 1,576 44.5 –4.5
Conservative E. Wyndham 1,483 41.9 –4.3
Conservative B. Beckett 1,460 41.3 –4.8
Alliance F. Cosgrove 1,357 38.3 N/A
Alliance D. Frearson 1,265 35.7 N/A
Labour I. Evison 242 6.8 N/A
Turnout ~3,539 51.8 –20.5
Registered electors 6,833
Alliance hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Westbourne

Westbourne (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Bicknell* 1,602 61.5 –17.3
Conservative J. Lodge 1,434 55.1 –17.4
Conservative G. Jaffe* 1,426 54.8 –14.0
Alliance D. Leeke 477 18.3 N/A
Green R. Eede 296 11.4 N/A
Labour D. Bateson 229 8.8 –9.1
Turnout ~2,603 41.4 –26.0
Registered electors 6,287
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Winton

Winton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance A. Fudge 1,064 36.2 N/A
Conservative P. Haley* 1,030 35.0 –22.9
Conservative J. Ashton 1,017 34.6 –24.2
Conservative M. Laidlaw* 973 33.1 –23.9
Alliance J. Dunn 907 30.8 N/A
Alliance L. Smith 813 27.6 N/A
Labour S. Laughton 509 17.3 –14.0
Independent P. Woodley 339 11.5 N/A
Turnout ~2,943 47.6 –26.8
Registered electors 6,183
Alliance gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

References

  1. ^ "Bournemouth Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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