1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The third third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 34 | ![]() | |
Labour | 24 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 8 | ![]() |
[4]
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1982.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1983 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||||
Conservative | 22 | 11 | ![]() | 50.0 | 44.7 | 49,878 | ![]() | ||||||||
Labour | 22 | 8 | ![]() | 36.4 | 35.3 | 39,402 | ![]() | ||||||||
Alliance | 22 | 3 | ![]() | 13.6 | 19.9 | 22,246 | ![]() | ||||||||
Independent | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.1 | 139 | N/A |
[1][2]
Ward results
Bebington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Shennan | 3,280 | 56.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | P. McCarthy | 1,649 | 28.5 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Alan Brighouse | 863 | 14.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,631 | 28.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,407 | ||||
Turnout | 50.8 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2][5]
Bidston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Davies | 3,333 | 80.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | R. Firth | 461 | 11.1 | ![]() | |
Alliance | W. Wood | 357 | 8.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,872 | 69.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,183 | ||||
Turnout | 37.1 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Birkenhead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Smith | 2,878 | 66.6 | ![]() | |
Alliance | C. Lloyd | 903 | 20.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | A. Clement | 543 | 12.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,975 | 45.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,663 | ||||
Turnout | 37.1 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[1]
Bromborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Audrey Moore | 2,461 | 48.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | E. Davies | 1,904 | 37.4 | ![]() | |
Alliance | R. Williams | 721 | 14.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 557 | 11.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,715 | ||||
Turnout | 43.4 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Clatterbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dorothy Goodfellow | 3,999 | 62.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | G. Farmer | 1,361 | 21.2 | ![]() | |
Alliance | P. Lloyd | 1,045 | 16.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,638 | 41.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,698 | ||||
Turnout | 46.8 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Claughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | R. Curtis | 2,029 | 39.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Ian McKellar | 1,835 | 35.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | C. Holmes | 1,345 | 25.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 194 | 3.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,780 | ||||
Turnout | 48.3 | ![]() | |||
Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Eastham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | George Mitchell | 2,416 | 39.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | M. Evans | 2,003 | 32.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | P. Taylor | 1,674 | 27.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 413 | 6.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,037 | ||||
Turnout | 50.6 | ![]() | |||
Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2][6]
Egerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Smith | 2,538 | 50.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | M. Cureton | 1,643 | 32.7 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Simon Holbrook | 845 | 16.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 895 | 17.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,561 | ||||
Turnout | 43.5 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2][7][8]
Heswall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | V. Robertson | 4,066 | 74.5 | ![]() | |
Alliance | E. Judge | 888 | 16.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | J. Halling | 505 | 9.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 3,178 | 58.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,879 | ||||
Turnout | 42.4 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Hoylake
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Thompson | 3,652 | 65.0 | ![]() | |
Alliance | C. Robertshaw | 1,456 | 25.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | John McCabe | 511 | 9.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,196 | 39.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,589 | ||||
Turnout | 44.6 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Leasowe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ken Fox | 2,447 | 62.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | E. Sanders | 1,015 | 25.9 | ![]() | |
Alliance | B. Thomas | 451 | 11.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,432 | 36.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,851 | ||||
Turnout | 36.1 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Liscard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hale | 2,352 | 47.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Keith Rimmer | 1,668 | 33.9 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Moira Gallagher | 906 | 18.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 684 | 13.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,170 | ||||
Turnout | 40.5 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2][9]
Moreton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Williams | 1,918 | 44.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Stuart Marshall-Clarke | 1,767 | 40.6 | ![]() | |
Alliance | J. Eyres | 670 | 15.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 151 | 3.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,394 | ||||
Turnout | 46.4 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
New Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Nottage | 2,289 | 53.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | I. Jackson | 1,312 | 30.5 | ![]() | |
Alliance | G. Pumford | 705 | 16.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 977 | 22.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,720 | ||||
Turnout | 36.7 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Oxton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | L. Egdell | 2,172 | 41.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | T. Birkett | 1,946 | 36.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Pauline Cocker | 1,117 | 21.2 | ![]() | |
Independent | R. Cross | 36 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 226 | 4.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,409 | ||||
Turnout | 46.2 | ![]() | |||
Alliance gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Prenton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Taylor | 2,944 | 50.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | P. Brady | 1,908 | 32.4 | ![]() | |
Alliance | M. Miller | 1,039 | 17.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,036 | 17.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,839 | ||||
Turnout | 45.9 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Royden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reg Cumpstey | 3,013 | 64.7 | ![]() | |
Alliance | A. Colwell | 1,084 | 23.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | J. Grant | 562 | 12.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,929 | 41.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,987 | ||||
Turnout | 38.9 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Seacombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barney Gilfoyle | 2,754 | 61.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | L. Kennedy | 1,179 | 26.1 | ![]() | |
Alliance | C. Holmes | 584 | 12.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,575 | 34.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,584 | ||||
Turnout | 35.9 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Thurstaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Donald McCubbin | 3,409 | 66.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | J. Burden | 913 | 17.8 | ![]() | |
Alliance | John Thornton | 799 | 15.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,496 | 48.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,270 | ||||
Turnout | 41.7 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2][10]
Tranmere
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoff Barker | 2,983 | 70.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | W. Lloyd | 773 | 18.2 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Edward Cunniffe | 481 | 11.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,210 | 52.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,479 | ||||
Turnout | 36.9 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Corcoran | 2,775 | 49.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | D. Bartlett | 1,949 | 34.9 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Eric Copestake | 765 | 13.7 | ![]() | |
Independent | M. Wilkinson | 103 | 1.8 | New | |
Majority | 826 | 14.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,752 | ||||
Turnout | 43.9 | ![]() | |||
Labour gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Wallasey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Whatling | 3,705 | 64.9 | ![]() | |
Alliance | I. Horton | 1,067 | 18.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Vincent McGee | 941 | 16.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,638 | 46.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,612 | ||||
Turnout | 45.3 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from (new seat) | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Notes
• italics denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
- ^ a b c "Local Election Summaries 1983". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 6 and 7)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Alan Brighouse". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Dave Mitchell". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Walter Smith". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Simon Holbrook". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor John Hale". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Don McCubbin". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). "Local election 2006". parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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