1983 Brighton Borough Council election

1983 UK local government election 1983 Brighton Borough Council election East Sussex parliamentary 1979 Brighton Borough Council election 1979 1983 5 5 y 1984 Brighton Borough Council election 1984 All 48 seats to Brighton Borough Council 25 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 24 12 71,121 44.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 20 3 54,872 34.1% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 2 34,579 21.5% Brighton UK ward map 1983.svg Winner of each seat at the 1983 Brighton Borough Council election Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) No overall control The 1983 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Brighton-1973-1995.pdf Brighton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995 23 September 2023 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1983 Brighton Borough Council election Conservative Party (UK) 48 24 0 10 12 44.2 50.0 71,121 Labour Party (UK) 48 20 10 0 3 34.1 41.7 54,872 SDP-Liberal Alliance 48 4 1 0 2 21.5 8.3 34,579 National Front (UK) 4 0 0 0 0.1 0.0 208 Communist Party of Great Britain 1 0 0 0 <0.1 0.0 66 Independent politician 1 0 0 0 <0.1 0.0 26 |- Ward results Hanover Hanover (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Forester 2,260 43.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Fitch 2,085 40.4 Labour Party (UK) I. Duncan 2,013 39.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Ackers 1,865 36.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Ruewell 1,850 35.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Johnson 1,822 35.3 Conservative Party (UK) H. Bradley 747 14.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Guy 663 12.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Harrison 652 12.6 Communist Party of Great Britain V. Mundy 66 1.3 5,161 58.4 8,837 SDP-Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hollingbury Hollingbury (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) B. Fitch 1,918 49.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Lepper 1,798 46.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Morley 1,695 43.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Harman 1,440 37.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Miller 1,294 33.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Jakins 1,229 31.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Bailey 507 13.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Hirst 505 13.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Garratt 482 12.5 3,865 50.1 7,715 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kings Cliff Kings Cliff Conservative Party (UK) H. Somerville 1,579 49.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Williamson 1,484 46.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Layfield 1,417 44.2 Labour Party (UK) F. Tonks 1,344 41.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Turner 1,316 41.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Winter 1,234 38.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Saunders 281 8.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Measor 277 8.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Purvis 266 8.3 3,207 45.5 7,049 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Marine Marine (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Humphrey 1,545 44.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Parish 1,519 43.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Radford 1,507 43.0 Labour Party (UK) F. Netley 1,477 42.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Haynes 1,339 38.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Avey 1,333 38.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Jones 394 11.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. McLoughlin 345 9.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Cherrington 339 9.7 National Front (UK) I. Taylor 66 1.9 National Front (UK) W. Kennedy 55 1.6 National Front (UK) M. Wingfield 36 1.0 Independent politician L. Green 26 0.7 3,508 45.0 7,795 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Moulescombe Moulescombe (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Hobden 1,706 59.8 Labour Party (UK) B. Turner 1,479 51.8 Labour Party (UK) A. King 1,379 48.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Stevens 858 30.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Holder 829 29.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. McKernan 748 26.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Meads 238 8.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Rees 200 7.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance L. Yeodal 191 6.7 National Front (UK) I. Cameron 51 1.8 2,853 36.5 7,817 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Patcham Patcham (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) L. Solkhon 2,071 61.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hutchinson 2,022 60.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wakefield 1,936 57.7 Labour Party (UK) W. Scrace 882 26.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Lee 869 25.9 Labour Party (UK) N. Warren 825 24.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Pendry 402 12.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Butcher 384 11.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Hedger 365 10.9 3,357 46.8 7,172 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Preston Preston (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Cristofoll 1,853 55.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Baker 1,830 54.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Leach 1,693 50.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Bates 1,175 35.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Eggleston 1,067 31.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Hack 1,056 31.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Haines 885 26.4 Labour Party (UK) C. Kenward 857 25.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Kent 806 24.0 3,913 48.2 8,119 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Queens Park Queens Park (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Townsend 1,355 44.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Lythell 1,337 44.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Stanton 1,320 43.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Byrne 1,259 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) F. Forte 1,241 41.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Land 1,230 40.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Saunders 417 13.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Bailey 385 12.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance K. Harwood 358 11.8 3,028 45.8 6,611 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Regency Regency (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Nettleton 1,208 42.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Giles 1,175 41.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Feld 1,136 39.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Ungar 1,091 38.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Simpson 973 33.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Bigwood 831 29.0 Labour Party (UK) B. Wing 567 19.8 Labour Party (UK) L. Rogers 559 19.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Woolerton 539 18.8 2,867 39.6 7,239 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rottingdean Rottingdean (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Blackman 3,049 68.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Larkin 2,912 65.6 Conservative Party (UK) F. Masefield Baker 2,783 62.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Dore 1,093 24.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Greenway 852 19.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Senior 807 18.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Poole 296 6.7 Labour Party (UK) A. McKenna 285 6.4 Labour Party (UK) B. Wilkinson 255 5.7 4,440 58.0 7,655 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Seven Dials Seven Dials (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Rogers 1,543 51.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance F. Hix 1,502 49.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. May 1,481 48.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Barratt 932 30.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Stapley 929 30.7 Conservative Party (UK) P. Mallard 922 30.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Dibley 570 18.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Ballance 547 18.1 Labour Party (UK) L. Turner 541 17.9 3,026 41.2 7,344 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance St Peters St Peters (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) G. Sweeting 1,436 40.7 Labour Party (UK) C. Simpson 1,413 40.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Backwell 1,361 38.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Farmer 1,093 31.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Watts 1,051 29.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Robinson 1,049 29.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Neves 994 28.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Neves 912 25.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance K. Butcher 837 23.7 3,525 48.0 7,344 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stanmer Stanmer (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Hawkes 1,595 50.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Humphrey 1,557 49.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Blackwood 1,551 49.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Cartwright 1,219 38.5 Conservative Party (UK) N. Biggon 1,184 37.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. West 1,128 35.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Gammon 346 10.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. McBeth 337 10.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Simpson 310 9.8 3,163 40.6 7,790 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tenantry Tenantry (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) N. Clarke 1,598 47.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Bassam 1,566 46.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Davies 1,470 43.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Toner 1,229 36.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Jakes 1,228 36.6 Conservative Party (UK) P. Robinson 1,227 36.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Barnes 526 15.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Greenway 426 12.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Driscoll 421 12.6 3,354 43.0 7,799 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Westdene Westdene (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Clark 2,128 64.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Theobald 2,089 62.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. Jermy 2,046 61.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Roberts 701 21.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance L. How 664 20.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Ungar 658 19.8 Labour Party (UK) F. Spicer 492 14.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Marsh 478 14.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Philo 472 14.2 3,323 44.2 7,519 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woodingdean Woodingdean (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Smith 2,321 60.4 Conservative Party (UK) B. Grinsted 2,246 58.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hill 2,191 57.0 Labour Party (UK) L. Williams 895 23.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Dunford 890 23.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Holmes 865 22.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Farrow 623 16.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance K. Hale 525 13.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Stokes 517 13.5 3,842 48.0 8,005 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Brighton Borough Council elections Brighton Category:May 1983 in the United Kingdom Category:20th century in Brighton and Hove