1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election in 1983 1983 United Kingdom local elections 1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat of arms of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.png parliamentary no 1982 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1982 1983 05 05 y 1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election 1984 22 of 66 seats (One Third)to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 42.7% (2.2%)https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydc190WkM1MVNSNms/view?usp=sharing Local Election Summaries 1983 The Elections Centre 16 December 2018 Wirral Council Election Results Map 1982.svg Map of results of 1983 election Leader of the Council David Fletcher Conservative Leader of the Council after election David Fletcher Conservative Cllr David Fletcher (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 center Blank David Fletcher Conservative Party (UK) 11 seats,44.5% Thurstaston 35 11 34 1 49,878 44.7% 0.2% Lab George Clark Labour Party (UK) 8 seats,27.8% Leasowe 25 8 24 1 39,402 35.3% 7.5% SDP–Lib Roy Perkins SDP–Liberal Alliance Claughton 3 seats,27.6% 6 3 8 2 22,246 19.9% 7.7%December 2018 December 2018 The 1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Wirral-1973-2012.pdf Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 6 and 7) The Elections Centre 16 December 2018 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.The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats±Conservative 34 1Labour 24 1SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 2 Council compositions https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view?pref=2&pli=1 The Elections Centre 27 July 2018 Election results Overall election result Overall result compared with 1982. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1983PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % No. Net % Conservative Party (UK) 22 11 1 50.0 44.7 49,878 0.2 Labour Party (UK) 22 8 1 36.4 35.3 39,402 7.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance 22 3 2 13.6 19.9 22,246 7.7 Independent (politician) 2 0 0.0 0.1 139 N/A Ward results Bebington Bebington Conservative Party (UK) J. Shennan 3,280 56.6 0.5 Labour Party (UK) P. McCarthy 1,649 28.5 6.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Alan Brighouse 863 14.9 5.4 1,631 28.2 6.4 11,407 50.8 2.2 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 3.3 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=665 Councillor Alan Brighouse Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 23 December 2018 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142422/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=665 dead Bidston Bidston Labour Party (UK) Andrew Davies 3,333 80.3 4.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Firth 461 11.1 0.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Wood 357 8.6 4.4 2,872 69.2 6.7 11,183 37.1 3.1 Labour Party (UK) 3.4 Birkenhead Birkenhead Labour Party (UK) Arthur Smith 2,878 66.6 7.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Lloyd 903 20.9 6.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Clement 543 12.6 0.3 1,975 45.7 13.9 11,663 37.1 3.9 Labour Party (UK) (new seat) 7.0 Bromborough Bromborough Labour Party (UK) Audrey Moore 2,461 48.4 7.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Davies 1,904 37.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Williams 721 14.2 7.6 557 11.0 7.6 11,715 43.4 1.3 Labour Party (UK) (new seat) 3.8 Clatterbridge Clatterbridge Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Goodfellow 3,999 62.4 1.7 Labour Party (UK) G. Farmer 1,361 21.2 4.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Lloyd 1,045 16.3 6.6 2,638 41.2 3.4 13,698 46.8 1.8 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 1.7 Claughton Claughton SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Curtis 2,029 39.0 7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ian McKellar 1,835 35.2 8.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Holmes 1,345 25.8 1.0 194 3.7 16.2 10,780 48.3 11.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance (new seat) 8.1 Eastham Eastham SDP-Liberal Alliance George Mitchell 2,416 39.7 12.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Evans 2,003 32.9 4.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Taylor 1,674 27.5 7.9 413 6.8 16.5 12,037 50.6 2.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance (new seat) 8.3 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=181 Councillor Dave Mitchell Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 23 December 2018 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144046/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=181 dead Egerton Egerton Labour Party (UK) Walter Smith 2,538 50.5 11.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Cureton 1,643 32.7 3.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance Simon Holbrook 845 16.8 7.6 895 17.8 14.7 11,561 43.5 5.0 Labour Party (UK) (new seat) 7.4 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119 Councillor Walter Smith Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 23 December 2018 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144009/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=119 dead https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=160 Councillor Simon Holbrook Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 23 December 2018 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142330/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=160 dead Heswall Heswall Conservative Party (UK) V. Robertson 4,066 74.5 2.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Judge 888 16.3 1.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Halling 505 9.3 3.3 3,178 58.2 0.7 12,879 42.4 2.4 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 0.4 Hoylake Hoylake Conservative Party (UK) H. Thompson 3,652 65.0 1.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Robertshaw 1,456 25.9 11.0 Labour Party (UK) John McCabe 511 9.1 New 2,196 39.1 12.8 12,589 44.6 0.8 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 6.5 Leasowe Leasowe Labour Party (UK) Ken Fox 2,447 62.5 8.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. Sanders 1,015 25.9 0.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance B. Thomas 451 11.5 8.5 1,432 36.6 9.2 10,851 36.1 3.1 Labour Party (UK) (new seat) 4.6 Liscard Liscard Conservative Party (UK) John Hale 2,352 47.7 0.6 Labour Party (UK) Keith Rimmer 1,668 33.9 6.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Moira Gallagher 906 18.4 6.2 684 13.9 7.3 12,170 40.5 0.7 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 3.7 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173 Councillor John Hale Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 26 December 2018 5 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180701/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=173 dead Moreton Moreton Conservative Party (UK) David Williams 1,918 44.0 0.8 Labour Party (UK) Stuart Marshall-Clarke 1,767 40.6 10.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Eyres 670 15.4 9.9 151 3.5 11.4 9,394 46.4 4.8 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 5.8 New Brighton New Brighton Conservative Party (UK) B. Nottage 2,289 53.2 2.9 Labour Party (UK) I. Jackson 1,312 30.5 8.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Pumford 705 16.4 4.9 977 22.7 10.9 11,720 36.7 1.2 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 5.5 Oxton Oxton SDP-Liberal Alliance L. Egdell 2,172 41.2 12.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. Birkett 1,946 36.9 6.8 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Cocker 1,117 21.2 6.5 Independent politician R. Cross 36 0.7 New 226 4.3 19.3 11,409 46.2 3.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance (new seat) 9.7 Prenton Prenton Conservative Party (UK) William Taylor 2,944 50.0 1.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Brady 1,908 32.4 2.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Miller 1,039 17.6 3.1 1,036 17.6 0.9 12,839 45.9 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 0.4 Royden Royden Conservative Party (UK) Reg Cumpstey 3,013 64.7 0.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Colwell 1,084 23.3 11.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Grant 562 12.1 New 1,929 41.4 10.4 11,987 38.9 1.4 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 5.2 Seacombe Seacombe Labour Party (UK) Barney Gilfoyle 2,754 61.0 11.8 Conservative Party (UK) L. Kennedy 1,179 26.1 1.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Holmes 584 12.9 13.5 1,575 34.9 12.1 12,584 35.9 1.4 Labour Party (UK) (new seat) 6.1 Thurstaston Thurstaston Conservative Party (UK) Donald McCubbin 3,409 66.6 0.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Burden 913 17.8 8.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance John Thornton 799 15.6 7.5 2,496 48.7 4.6 12,270 41.7 0.3 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 2.3 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=666 Councillor Don McCubbin Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 26 December 2018 12 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180712222729/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=666 dead Tranmere Tranmere Labour Party (UK) Geoff Barker 2,983 70.4 10.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. Lloyd 773 18.2 1.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance Edward Cunniffe 481 11.4 9.5 2,210 52.2 13.3 11,479 36.9 4.9 Labour Party (UK) (new seat) 6.7 Upton Upton Labour Party (UK) Peter Corcoran 2,775 49.6 4.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Bartlett 1,949 34.9 0.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance Eric Copestake 765 13.7 7.4 Independent politician M. Wilkinson 103 1.8 New 826 14.8 4.4 12,752 43.9 1.9 Labour Party (UK) (new seat) 2.2 Wallasey Wallasey Conservative Party (UK) C. Whatling 3,705 64.9 1.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance I. Horton 1,067 18.7 8.3 Labour Party (UK) Vincent McGee 941 16.5 6.6 2,638 46.2 10.1 12,612 45.3 0.7 Conservative Party (UK) (new seat) 5.1 Notes • italics denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate n References Mellows-Facer Adam 10 May 2006 https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP06-26 Local election 2006 parliament.uk 29 December 2018http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/330.stm 1 May 2003 BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL BBC News 29 December 2018 Category:1983 English local elections 1983 Category:1980s in Merseyside