1983 Exeter City Council election

Exeter City Council election 1983 Exeter City Council election Devon parliamentary 1979 Exeter City Council election 1979 1983 5 5 y 1984 Exeter City Council election 1984 All 36 seats to Exeter City Council 19 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 21 3 31,496 42.6% 2.1% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 10 2 22,524 30.5% 1.5% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 2 17,535 23.7% 4.9% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 1 1,471 2.0% 0.4% Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1983 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Exeter-1973-2012.pdf Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012 2 October 2023 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1983 Exeter City Council election Conservative Party (UK) 36 21 1 4 3 42.6 58.3 31,496 –2.1 Labour Party (UK) 36 10 3 1 2 30.5 27.8 22,524 –1.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance 36 4 2 0 2 23.7 11.1 17,535 +4.9 Independent politician 2 1 0 0 2.0 2.8 1,471 –0.4 Ecology Party (UK) 6 0 0 0 1.2 0.0 902 +0.6 |- Ward results Alphington Alphington (2 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Browning 1,307 43.7 Conservative Party (UK) P. Spencer 1,232 41.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Fry 1,164 38.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Hadlett 1,051 35.1 Labour Party (UK) F. Sweeney 345 11.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Tonkin 272 9.1 Ecology Party (UK) R. Giles 105 3.5 2,991 62.1 4,816 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Barton Barton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Taylor 811 40.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. Callis 798 39.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Edwards 791 39.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Lopez 788 39.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Branner 420 20.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Pembroke 403 20.0 2,020 53.9 3,748 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Countess Wear Countess Wear (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Rowe 1,492 63.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Bess 1,308 55.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Boyce 634 26.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Hesford 459 19.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Rossall 235 10.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Davies 216 9.2 2,360 62.0 3,806 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cowick Cowick (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Knapp 934 42.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Mosley 908 41.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Slack 855 38.7 Labour Party (UK) C. Gale 787 35.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Hebron 424 19.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Thompson 397 17.9 2,212 51.0 4,337 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Exwick Exwick (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Long 1,019 42.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Bower 890 36.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Corbett-Winer 793 32.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Bialyk 787 32.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Palmer 505 20.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Lucas 358 14.8 2,414 53.9 4,478 Labour Party (UK) Independent Labour Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Heavitree Heavitree (2 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Stanton 924 42.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Williamson 908 42.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Everson 882 41.0 Conservative Party (UK) T. Thomas 851 39.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Pattinson 347 16.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Smith 325 15.1 2,153 53.3 4,040 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Coates 1,056 49.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Whiteway 1,037 48.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. McNair 845 39.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Palfrey 821 38.5 Labour Party (UK) W. Caims 230 10.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Barber 222 10.4 2,133 51.3 4,157 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Pinhoe Pinhoe (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Landers 1,128 50.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Pollitt 1,098 49.5 Labour Party (UK) I. Ford 718 32.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Westlake 698 31.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Gale 375 16.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Buck 344 15.5 2,220 54.3 4,088 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Polsloe Polsloe (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Richardson 868 49.8 Conservative Party (UK) B. Wedgery 857 49.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Shepherd 637 36.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Marshall 629 36.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Cockrell 279 16.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Murray 266 15.3 Ecology Party (UK) C. Green 34 1.9 1,744 46.8 3,726 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rougemont Rougemont (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Lloyd 742 34.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Henson 679 31.1 Labour Party (UK) B. Burt 676 31.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Carless 653 29.9 Conservative Party (UK) N. Kirk 551 25.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Winterhalder-Byles 467 21.4 Ecology Party (UK) D. Foster 109 5.0 2,184 55.4 3,942 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Davids St Davids (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Richardson 1,316 52.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Yeo 1,128 44.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Hughes 481 19.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Lester 471 18.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Harboard 408 16.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Shepherd 314 12.5 Ecology Party (UK) P. Frings 306 12.2 2,512 43.2 5,815 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Leonards St Leonards (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. Davis 1,107 45.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Nation 1,053 43.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. Owens 1,046 43.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Medley 804 33.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Kemp 273 11.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Seaford 258 10.6 2,433 56.3 4,322 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) St Loyes St Loyes (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) V. Coates 795 46.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Tarr 759 44.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Smith 494 28.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Baker 463 27.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Spence 424 24.8 Labour Party (UK) L. Whiting 418 24.4 1,712 48.5 3,530 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Thomas St Thomas (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) N. Long 1,081 44.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Rich 918 37.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Roberts 916 37.8 Conservative Party (UK) Y. Henson 891 36.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Red 426 17.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Warwick 405 16.7 2,425 56.1 4,322 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stoke Hill Stoke Hill (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) A. Golant 1,066 54.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Shepherd 956 48.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Howard 613 31.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Lowry 558 28.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Rogers 248 12.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Clark 224 11.4 Independent politician C. Churchward 41 2.1 1,970 47.8 4,121 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Topsham Topsham Independent politician L. Parsons* 1,430 69.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Stafford* 1,022 50.0 Conservative Party (UK) I. Richards 542 26.5 Ecology Party (UK) J. Smith 303 14.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Waller 248 12.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. O'Duffy 205 10.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Clarke 142 6.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Petrie 142 6.9 2,046 55.8 3,667 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Whipton Whipton (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Hutchings 959 57.0 Labour Party (UK) V. Long 931 55.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Burbanks 499 29.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Cooke 495 29.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Douglas-Mann 180 10.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Stone 168 10.0 Ecology Party (UK) S. Littlejohn 45 2.7 1,682 47.7 3,526 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wonford Wonford (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) M. O'Callaghan 1,068 63.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Clark 975 58.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Palmer 303 18.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hadden 301 18.0 Conservative Party (UK) T. Meade 284 17.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Gove 281 16.8 1,673 43.0 3,890 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:Exeter City Council elections Exeter Category:May 1983 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Devon