1983 Bournemouth Borough Council election

1983 local election in Bournemouth, England April 2025 1983 Bournemouth Borough Council election Dorset parliamentary 1979 Bournemouth Borough Council election 1979 1983 5 5 y 1987 Bournemouth Borough Council election 1987 All 57 seats to Bournemouth Borough Council 29 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 45 seats, 65.4% 39 6 63,608 49.7% 15.7% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 seats, 4.7% 5 3 25,966 20.3% 15.6% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 6 seats, 17.2% 5 1 15,602 12.2% 5.0% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 2 seats, 4.9% 4 2 15,241 11.9% 7.0% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 1 seat, 1.7% 4 3 6,294 4.9% 3.2% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 1 seat, 5.2% 0 1 N/A N/A 5.6% Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 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 electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bournemouth-1973-1995.pdf Bournemouth Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995 27 April 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 55 39 2 8 6 49.7 68.4 63,608 –15.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance 35 5 3 0 3 20.3 8.8 25,966 +15.6 Labour Party (UK) 23 5 0 1 1 12.2 8.8 15,602 –5.0 Independent politician 15 4 2 0 2 11.9 7.0 15,241 +7.0 Independent Conservative 6 4 3 0 3 4.9 7.0 6,294 +3.2 Green Party (UK) 5 0 0 0 0.9 0.0 1,188 +0.5 Residents Association 0 0 0 0 1 N/A 0.0 N/A –5.6 |- Ward results Boscombe East Boscombe East (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Southall* 966 48.3 –13.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Turner* 965 48.3 –13.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Cowley* 957 47.9 –17.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Denby 701 35.1 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Hurst 683 34.2 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Littlewood 677 33.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. Hourihane 329 16.5 –12.8 1,999 32.1 –36.4 6,226 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Boscombe West Boscombe West (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Wotton* 1,054 53.1 –8.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Trenchard* 1,020 51.4 –16.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Anstee 926 46.6 –21.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Beale 414 20.8 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Parkinson 396 19.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Dale 267 13.4 N/A Green Party (UK) D. Parkins 133 6.7 –11.6 Independent politician A. Burns-Davie 119 6.0 –7.3 ~1,986 33.2 –27.4 5,982 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Central Central (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Chapman 1,023 48.3 –8.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Thomason* 956 45.1 –15.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Macfarlane* 925 43.7 –20.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Brown 510 24.1 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Henson 432 20.4 N/A Independent Conservative I. Macpherson 419 19.8 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Leake 416 19.6 N/A Independent Conservative V. West 360 17.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Shead 167 7.9 –13.5 ~2,118 36.6 –25.9 5,786 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) East Cliff East Cliff (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Curtis* 1,484 59.3 –8.4 Conservative Party (UK) H. Bostock 1,177 46.9 –14.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Kellaway* 1,084 43.2 –15.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Stokes 566 22.6 –5.9 Independent politician M. Hemmi 458 18.3 N/A ~2,508 39.2 –21.9 6,399 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ensbury Park Ensbury Park (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Bryant* 1,380 55.0 –0.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Real 1,357 54.1 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Jeffreys 1,235 49.2 +0.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Craven 784 31.3 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Heasman 757 30.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) K. Brewer 698 27.8 –12.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Brushett 685 27.3 –7.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Wills 627 25.0 –2.6 ~2,864 45.5 –30.5 6,294 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kinson Kinson (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) L. Bennett* 1,372 45.8 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) V. Williams* 1,182 39.5 –1.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. Coe 1,157 38.6 –1.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. Butt 1,141 38.1 –0.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Longhurst 1,140 38.1 –7.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Horn 1,087 36.3 –1.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Foote 465 15.5 –18.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Pilskin 426 14.2 N/A ~2,994 45.1 +12.0 6,638 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Littledown Littledown (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Siberry* 1,742 56.2 –7.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Hollies-Smith* 1,704 54.9 –13.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Jenkinson* 1,536 49.5 –17.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Thomas 608 19.6 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Buyers 581 18.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Ansell 316 10.2 –14.7 Independent politician J. Morgan 232 7.5 N/A Green Party (UK) B. Martin 202 6.5 N/A ~3,102 46.9 –29.0 6,615 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Moordown Moordown (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Moores* 984 38.5 –5.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Fay 901 35.2 –1.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Moore 900 35.2 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Cole* 885 34.6 –1.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Whitelegg 875 34.2 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) S. Beard 836 32.7 –2.9 Labour Party (UK) E. Stevens 671 26.2 –6.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Cant 655 25.6 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Hawkins 611 23.9 +0.9 ~2,558 42.8 –30.9 5,976 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Muscliff Muscliff (3 seats) Independent politician R. Whittaker* 2,752 62.4 –14.0 Independent politician L. Troke 1,186 26.9 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. McQueen* 1,186 26.9 –17.8 Independent politician P. Johnson 1,043 23.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Chandler* 980 22.2 –1.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Musgrave-Scott 471 10.7 N/A ~4,407 66.2 –12.1 6,657 Independent politician Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Queens Park Queens Park (3 seats) Independent politician C. Dyer* 1,871 68.0 +15.0 Independent Conservative M. Hogarth 1,835 66.7 N/A Independent politician P. Munro-Walker 1,405 51.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Banks* 858 31.2 –22.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Petri 847 30.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Moore 731 26.6 –32.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Lassman 705 25.6 –23.0 ~5,408 76.5 +3.8 7,069 Independent politician Independent Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Redhill Park Redhill Park (3 seats) Independent Conservative P. Whitelegg* 1,591 76.2 +11.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Lee 1,299 62.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Ball* 1,282 61.4 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Hayward 1,198 57.4 +12.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Board 892 42.7 +5.5 ~4,173 70.4 –6.6 5,928 Independent Conservative SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southbourne Southbourne (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) N. Day* 1,486 41.1 –21.6 Conservative Party (UK) K. Palmer* 1,427 39.4 –19.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Filer 1,301 36.0 –26.3 Independent politician K. Thresher 1,222 33.8 –17.9 Independent politician E. Ruston 1,175 32.5 N/A Independent politician B. Jeffery-Machin 917 25.3 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Millward 907 25.1 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Duffy 631 17.4 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Ayrton 581 16.1 N/A 3,618 53.4 –20.7 6,776 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Strouden Park Strouden Park (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Crone* 1,368 35.2 –18.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Saunders 1,053 27.1 –13.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bowater 1,050 27.0 –11.8 Independent politician I. Smith 1,022 26.3 N/A Independent politician J. Rees-Taylor 814 20.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Emerson 689 17.7 –14.2 Independent politician A. Stocker 686 17.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Gee 680 17.5 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Gaster 564 14.5 N/A Green Party (UK) T. Dykes 249 6.4 N/A ~3,889 54.1 –20.0 7,188 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Talbot Woods Talbot Woods (3 seats) Independent Conservative C. Cornish 1,059 33.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Cade* 1,036 32.5 Independent Conservative M. Levitt 1,030 32.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Pardy* 947 29.7 Conservative Party (UK) O. Ford* 934 29.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Moore 767 24.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Dinkenor 327 10.3 ~3,190 54.3 5,874 Independent Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Wallisdown Wallisdown (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) B. Grower* 1,225 47.7 –0.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Hanlon* 1,214 47.3 –4.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Brushett* 1,201 46.8 –11.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Cook 736 28.7 –15.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Rhodes 678 26.4 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Macdonald 603 23.5 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance B. McGuiness 565 22.0 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Starr 519 20.2 N/A ~2,567 38.0 –30.3 6,756 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Cliff West Cliff (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. Beale* 1,523 83.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Forman* 1,391 76.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Amor* 1,347 73.6 Green Party (UK) M. Hooper 308 16.8 ~1,831 28.2 6,493 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Southbourne West Southbourne (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Eyre* 1,720 48.6 –10.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Bray 1,576 44.5 –4.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. Wyndham 1,483 41.9 –4.3 Conservative Party (UK) B. Beckett 1,460 41.3 –4.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance F. Cosgrove 1,357 38.3 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Frearson 1,265 35.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) I. Evison 242 6.8 N/A ~3,539 51.8 –20.5 6,833 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Westbourne Westbourne (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Bicknell* 1,602 61.5 –17.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lodge 1,434 55.1 –17.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Jaffe* 1,426 54.8 –14.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Leeke 477 18.3 N/A Green Party (UK) R. Eede 296 11.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Bateson 229 8.8 –9.1 ~2,603 41.4 –26.0 6,287 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Winton Winton (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Fudge 1,064 36.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Haley* 1,030 35.0 –22.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Ashton 1,017 34.6 –24.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Laidlaw* 973 33.1 –23.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Dunn 907 30.8 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance L. Smith 813 27.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Laughton 509 17.3 –14.0 Independent politician P. Woodley 339 11.5 N/A ~2,943 47.6 –26.8 6,183 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Bournemouth Category:Bournemouth Borough Council elections Category:1980s in Dorset