1983 Luton Borough Council election

1983 Luton Borough Council election Bedfordshire parliamentary 1979 Luton Borough Council election 1979 1983 5 5 y 1987 Luton Borough Council election 1987 All 48 seats to Luton Borough Council 25 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 25 7 61,943 39.2% 5.0% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 17 1 60,005 37.9% 1.2% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 6 35,425 22.4% 6.1% Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1983 Luton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Luton Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Luton-1973-1995.pdf Luton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995 2 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1983 Luton Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 2 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 48 25 1 8 7 52.1 61,943 39.2 –5.0 Labour Party (UK) 48 17 2 1 1 35.4 60,005 37.9 –1.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance 48 6 6 0 6 12.5 35,425 22.4 +6.1 Independent politician 1 0 0 0 0.0 510 0.3 +0.3 Communist Party of Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0.0 287 0.2 N/A Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. Biscot Biscot (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Davis 1,590 43.9 –1.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Stewart 1,492 41.2 –4.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Guha 1,491 41.1 –1.5 Conservative Party (UK) K. Woodbridge 1,135 31.3 –6.2 Conservative Party (UK) T. Lankester 1,078 29.7 –5.9 Conservative Party (UK) S. Rizvi 990 27.3 –7.2 Independent politician M. Hussain 510 14.1 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Gearty 387 10.7 –1.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance L. Singh 305 8.4 –2.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Jacobi 283 7.8 –0.4 ~3,625 53.4 –20.4 6,789 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bramingham Bramingham (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Glenister* 1,124 46.1 –0.8 Conservative Party (UK) F. Lester* 1,075 44.1 –0.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Furness 1,043 42.8 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Samuels 1,034 42.4 –1.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Hunt 1,021 41.9 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Debgupta 976 40.0 +5.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Mead 272 11.2 –1.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Z. Ledez 263 10.8 –0.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance L. McColm 252 10.3 –0.6 ~2,438 48.2 –27.6 5,058 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Challney Challney (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Dodd* 1,742 48.5 –1.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Burrett 1,702 47.4 –1.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. McCarroll* 1,679 46.8 –1.0 Labour Party (UK) J. McCafferty 1,203 33.5 –1.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Lacey 1,132 31.5 –3.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Ashraf 974 27.1 –5.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Chinchen 648 18.0 +5.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Roe 577 16.1 +5.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Singh 551 15.3 +6.8 ~3,591 45.0 –32.6 7,979 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Crawley Crawley (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Franks 2,084 49.7 +33.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Rowan 1,918 45.7 +30.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Chapman 1,912 45.6 +31.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Connell 1,060 25.3 –15.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Lucas* 1,054 25.1 –15.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Lacey 1,048 25.0 –12.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Taylor 1,025 24.4 –13.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Macey 964 23.0 –11.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Ahuja 859 20.5 –18.8 ~4,195 50.7 –27.9 8,274 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Dallow Dallow (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) M. Gulliver 1,894 58.3 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) W. Pratt* 1,796 55.3 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Sills 1,754 54.0 +5.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Cason 708 21.8 +11.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Stephens 702 21.6 +12.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Lambert 647 19.9 –11.1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Benson 645 19.9 –10.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Varnals 637 19.6 +11.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Webster 625 19.2 –9.1 ~3,249 44.0 –29.6 7,383 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Farley Farley (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) L. McCowan 1,942 57.6 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Fuller 1,937 57.5 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) W. McKenzie 1,867 55.4 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Robinson 790 23.4 –5.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Cato 785 23.3 –5.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. Portelli 738 21.9 –5.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Brown 469 13.9 +1.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Felmingham 450 13.4 +2.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Adika 381 11.3 +1.2 Communist Party of Great Britain A. McDonald 167 5.0 N/A ~3,369 45.6 –27.8 7,388 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) High Town High Town (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Fensome 1,100 36.4 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Flint* 1,072 35.5 –8.5 Conservative Party (UK) W. Addison 1,061 35.1 –8.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dean 1,054 34.9 –6.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Gonshor 980 32.4 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) O. Devit 951 31.5 +2.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Keens 851 28.1 +8.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Jephson 736 24.3 +7.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Siederer 657 21.7 +9.4 ~3,024 45.7 –27.6 6,616 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Icknield Icknield (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Cartwright* 2,668 67.6 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) V. Dunington* 2,668 67.6 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Johnston* 2,582 65.4 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Hughes 828 21.0 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Lurkings 761 19.3 –0.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Lucas 759 19.2 +0.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Large 451 11.4 +0.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Perry 441 11.2 +1.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Smith 437 11.1 +2.2 ~2,946 50.4 –32.6 7,830 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Leagrave Leagrave (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Garrett* 1,610 45.5 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Goldsmith* 1,394 39.4 –1.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Punter 1,352 38.2 –1.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Robertson 1,350 38.1 –2.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Lobo 1,310 37.0 –2.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Thakoordin 1,259 35.6 –3.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Kenneally 578 16.3 +3.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Kenneally 565 16.0 +4.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Schweizer 488 13.8 +5.6 ~3,541 44.9 –31.0 7,886 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lewsey Lewsey (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Hamill 1,734 49.0 –1.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Kennedy* 1,688 47.7 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Yasin 1,432 40.4 –2.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Degroot 894 25.2 +14.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Larkman 893 25.2 +14.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Paul 819 23.1 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) P. Lankester 803 22.7 –11.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Curd 798 22.5 –11.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Oakley 795 22.5 –9.2 ~3,541 40.4 –33.8 8,503 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Limbury Limbury (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Locke 1,495 44.0 –1.8 Conservative Party (UK) H. Mason 1,489 43.8 –1.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Scott 1,407 41.4 –2.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Jeffries 1,210 35.6 –2.8 Labour Party (UK) K. Cunliffe 1,129 33.2 –2.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Broadhead 1,043 30.7 –4.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Collett 694 20.4 +5.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Johnston 646 19.0 +6.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. McKenna 623 18.3 +6.7 ~3,397 45.5 –34.4 7,465 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Putteridge Putteridge (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Davies 1,670 39.7 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Chantler* 1,495 35.6 –1.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Woodroffe 1,420 33.8 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Payne 1,401 33.3 –2.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Skinner 1,387 33.0 –1.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Hinkley 1,363 32.4 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Gardner 1,040 24.7 –2.9 Labour Party (UK) K. Cockfield 1,023 24.3 –2.3 Labour Party (UK) K. Bruckdorfer 1,000 23.8 +0.4 ~4,203 52.9 –30.5 7,945 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Saints Saints (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Copeland* 1,680 47.2 –3.0 Conservative Party (UK) T. Cunningham* 1,645 46.2 –2.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Wolsey 1,564 43.9 –3.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Bramwell 1,337 37.5 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Nolan 1,307 36.7 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Shannon 1,290 36.2 +3.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Blindell 542 15.2 +3.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Murray 512 14.4 +2.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Robinson 499 14.0 +3.9 ~3,561 46.8 –31.1 7,609 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South South (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Bush* 1,448 49.8 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) L. Benson* 1,397 48.1 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Boote 1,389 47.8 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) K. Cowan 946 32.6 –2.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Wratten 916 31.5 –2.9 Labour Party (UK) I. Thorpe 906 31.2 –2.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Mandell 393 13.5 –0.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Roe 393 13.5 +1.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Roe 363 12.5 +0.5 Communist Party of Great Britain C. Mitchell 120 4.1 N/A ~2,906 39.2 –29.7 7,413 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stopsley Stopsley (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) G. Dillingham* 1,486 39.3 –2.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Davies 1,430 37.8 +12.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lucas 1,409 37.3 –3.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Denny 1,379 36.5 –2.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Dolling 1,237 32.7 +10.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Cole 1,181 31.2 +9.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Galbraith 866 22.9 –5.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Fengl 844 22.3 –4.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Scanlan 825 21.8 –3.8 ~3,779 53.0 –26.9 7,131 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sundon Park Sundon Park (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) W. Cooney* 1,751 49.7 +12.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Haldane* 1,659 47.1 +11.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Johnson 1,612 45.8 +11.5 Conservative Party (UK) P. Evans 1,100 31.2 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Goldsmith 1,087 30.9 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. Everard 1,066 30.3 +5.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Bizley 670 19.0 –14.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Gilmour 600 17.0 –15.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Wright 580 16.5 –10.3 ~3,522 45.4 –32.0 7,757 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:Luton Borough Council elections Luton Category:May 1983 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Bedfordshire