1983 Tendring District Council election

1983 UK local government election July 2026 1983 Tendring District Council election Essex parliamentary 1979 Tendring District Council election 1979 1983 5 5 y 1987 Tendring District Council election 1987 All 60 seats to Tendring District Council 31 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 39 seats, 55.0% 32 7 32,136 42.8% 12.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 4 seats, 18.5% 8 4 15,905 21.2% 2.7% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 seats, 11.5% 8 1 15,783 21.0% 9.5% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 4 seats, 7.1% 8 4 5,499 7.3% 0.2% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 5 seats, 7.4% 4 1 4,595 6.1% 1.3% Tendring UK ward map 1983.svg Winner of each seat at the 1983 Tendring District Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1983 Tendring District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Tendring-1973-2011.pdf Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011 4 January 2023 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was the same day as other local elections held across the United Kingdom. Summary Election result 1983 Tendring District Council election Conservative Party (UK) 32 7 53.3 42.8 32,136 –12.2 Labour Party (UK) 8 4 13.3 21.2 15,905 +2.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 1 13.3 21.0 15,783 +9.5 Residents Association 8 4 13.3 7.3 5,499 +0.2 Independent politician 4 1 6.7 6.1 4,595 –1.3 Independent Conservative 0 0.0 1.5 1,091 N/A Independent Labour 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 –0.5 |} Ward results Arlesford, Thorrington & Frating Arlesford, Thorrington & Frating Conservative Party (UK) R. Lord 569 44.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Lynch 528 41.7 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Fitch* 496 39.1 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Hayward 393 31.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Munson 202 15.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Deal 193 15.2 N/A ~1,267 45.7 N/A 2,772 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Ardleigh Ardleigh Conservative Party (UK) D. Jiggens 426 58.5 –21.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Stapleton 302 41.5 +21.9 124 17.0 –43.8 728 48.9 –27.9 1,489 Conservative Party (UK) 21.9 Beaumont & Thorpe Beaumont & Thorpe Independent politician M. Wright* 529 87.4 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Rogers 76 12.6 –1.7 453 74.9 +3.4 605 38.0 –34.6 1,592 Independent politician 1.7 Bockings Elm Bockings Elm (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Fitz* 1,133 48.5 –10.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. Failes 1,127 48.2 –6.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Wheatley 740 31.7 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Lievesley 468 20.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Cubbin 466 19.9 –21.5 ~2,336 37.0 –29.4 6,314 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix Conservative Party (UK) D. Coggins 581 70.6 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Crask 242 29.4 –2.3 339 41.2 +4.7 824 51.6 –25.7 1,596 Conservative Party (UK) 2.3 Brightlingsea East Brightlingsea East Independent politician P. Patrick* 814 43.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. House* 751 40.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Kitchen 296 15.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Westover 210 11.3 ~1,861 66.4 2,802 Independent politician SDP-Liberal Alliance Brightlingsea West Brightlingsea West (2 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Stephens* 593 36.1 –15.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Price* 526 32.0 –18.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. Pingree 415 25.3 –3.3 Independent politician M. Herbert 325 19.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Turner 308 18.8 –1.0 Labour Party (UK) L. McClean 256 15.6 N/A ~1,642 57.0 –24.5 2,880 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance Elmstead Elmstead Conservative Party (UK) L. Parrish* 598 66.8 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Goldsbrough 297 33.2 –6.5 301 33.6 +13.0 895 48.2 –31.8 1,855 Conservative Party (UK) 6.5 Frinton Frinton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Shelton 1,467 86.2 +16.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. Rex* 1,434 84.3 +17.6 Conservative Party (UK) H. Major 1,372 80.7 +17.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Robb 233 13.7 +1.6 ~1,701 40.6 –39.1 4,189 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Golf Green Golf Green (2 seats) Residents Association R. Druge 591 46.4 +11.2 Residents Association R. Finn 467 36.6 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hill* 419 32.9 –10.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Holmes 336 26.4 –12.3 Labour Party (UK) F. Saul 152 11.9 –9.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Lievesley 114 8.9 N/A ~1,275 42.9 –30.3 2,972 Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Great & Little Oakley Great & Little Oakley Conservative Party (UK) S. Mann 312 47.1 +6.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Fawcett 178 26.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) L. Mason 173 26.1 N/A 267 20.2 N/A 796 45.8 –26.8 1,449 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Labour Great Bentley Great Bentley Conservative Party (UK) G. Lord* 445 57.7 +0.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Taylor 250 32.4 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Cunningham 76 9.9 –1.3 195 25.3 –0.7 771 45.5 –30.4 1,694 Conservative Party (UK) 0.4 Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley Conservative Party (UK) S. Pound 342 65.8 –5.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Cooper 178 34.2 +5.2 164 31.5 –10.4 520 48.8 –25.9 1,066 Conservative Party (UK) 5.2 Harwich East Harwich East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. Good* 725 44.0 Labour Party (UK) K. Todd 418 25.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Harris 417 25.3 Independent politician L. Brown 296 18.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Gochin 209 12.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Y. Baker 185 11.2 ~1,648 65.1 2,532 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Harwich East Central Harwich East Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Bleakley 619 48.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Rutson 487 38.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Marshall 380 30.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Peake 290 22.9 Labour Party (UK) V. Collins 267 21.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Bennett 258 20.4 ~1,266 46.8 2,706 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harwich West Harwich West (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Knight 672 42.3 +6.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Elleby 492 31.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Henderson 484 30.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. Yallop 424 26.7 –7.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Glenn* 415 26.1 –4.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Barrett 351 22.1 N/A ~1,588 48.2 –33.7 3,294 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Harwich West Central Harwich West Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Spall 569 41.0 –15.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Hayes* 547 39.4 –11.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Booth 496 35.7 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Murrison 436 31.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Robson 323 23.3 –19.9 Labour Party (UK) L. Harris 320 23.0 N/A ~1,389 48.7 –25.6 2,853 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Haven Haven (2 seats) Residents Association J. Hewitt* Residents Association I. Fairbairn 2,607 Residents Association Residents Association Holland & Kirby Holland & Kirby Residents Association G. Reilly 874 45.2 N/A Residents Association L. Strover 699 36.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) I. Divall* 641 33.2 –16.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Manson 449 23.2 –7.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Russell* 266 13.8 –20.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Rowlands 152 7.9 –8.2 ~1,933 50.2 –36.6 3,851 Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association SDP-Liberal Alliance Lawford & Manningtree Lawford & Manningtree (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) L. Randall* 783 46.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Dunn 665 39.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Gibbons 461 27.6 Independent politician D. Pallett 425 25.4 ~1,670 59.1 2,825 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Little Clacton Little Clacton Independent politician A. Chappell* 468 85.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Lee 78 14.3 –0.8 390 71.4 N/A 546 29.2 –39.0 1,868 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Mistley Mistley Conservative Party (UK) T. Otho-Briggs 260 31.3 –7.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Smith 215 25.9 –11.1 Independent politician R. Clements 184 22.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Beer 171 20.6 –3.2 45 5.4 +3.3 830 53.5 –24.9 1,551 Conservative Party (UK) 1.6 Ramsey & Parkeston Ramsey & Parkeston Labour Party (UK) W. Elmer 291 36.6 N/A Independent politician R. Wilkinson* 220 27.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) V. Padfield 184 23.2 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Turner 99 12.5 N/A 71 8.9 N/A 794 51.6 N/A 1,539 Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Rush Green Rush Green (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) I. Powell* 750 37.1 –5.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Harmer 694 34.3 –6.6 Labour Party (UK) F. Baker 528 26.1 –6.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Huse 502 24.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Johnson 488 24.1 –5.3 Labour Party (UK) L. Jacobs 482 23.8 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Morton Jones 410 20.3 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Tunstill 374 18.5 N/A Independent politician C. Humphrey 240 11.9 N/A ~2,022 51.5 –30.2 3,926 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southcliff Southcliff (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) L. Cox* 1,064 45.6 –32.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Jessop 1,025 43.9 –34.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. King* 969 41.5 –27.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Laird 584 25.0 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Jeffrey 551 23.6 N/A Residents Association T. McKean 468 20.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Bond 221 9.5 –12.2 2,337 58.8 –12.8 3,974 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Bartholomews St. Bartholomews (2 seats) Residents Association J. Cole* 1,221 90.5 +22.0 Residents Association A. Gibbons 1,179 87.4 +21.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Johnson 129 9.6 +4.1 ~1,349 48.8 –33.5 2,765 Residents Association Residents Association St. James St. James (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Overton* 873 42.2 –20.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Pye* 805 38.9 –23.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Goldsmith* 717 34.7 –26.9 Independent Conservative G. Cook 545 26.4 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Coe 384 18.6 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Wallis 345 16.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Lawder 265 12.8 –24.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Markham-Lee 264 12.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) L. Markham-Lee 214 10.4 N/A ~2,067 47.8 –11.5 4,324 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Johns St Johns (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Bevan* 1,408 47.2 +9.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Manning 1,099 36.8 +6.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Pridmore 1,063 35.6 –0.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Warner 996 33.4 –2.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. Ross 972 32.6 –1.0 Labour Party (UK) N. Jacobs 513 17.2 –8.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Souter 428 14.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. Troubman 409 13.7 N/A ~2,986 56.4 –27.1 5,294 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Marys St Marys (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Smith* 725 32.0 +7.1 Independent politician D. Moody* 510 22.5 –9.5 Labour Party (UK) S. Morley 422 18.6 –3.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Teague 409 18.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) K. Molyneux 400 17.6 –4.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Bevan 340 15.0 –6.4 Independent Conservative T. Staigl 294 13.0 N/A Independent Conservative P. Vanner 252 11.1 N/A ~2,269 60.1 –36.5 3,776 Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Labour Party (UK) St Osyth & Point Clear St Osyth & Point Clear (2 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Dale* 650 38.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Balbirnie 545 32.0 Conservative Party (UK) P. Wells 542 31.9 Independent politician J. Smith 509 29.9 1,701 62.2 2,734 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Tendring & Weeley Tendring & Weeley Conservative Party (UK) C. Lumber* 452 62.1 +2.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Johnson 202 27.7 –0.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Cunningham 74 10.2 –2.6 250 34.3 +3.0 728 38.7 –30.0 1,882 Conservative Party (UK) 1.6 Walton Walton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Day* 1,355 51.1 –21.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Rayner* 1,322 49.8 –19.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Page 1,313 49.5 –18.9 Independent politician C. Robb 825 31.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Lawes 473 17.8 –9.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Wilson 465 17.5 –9.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Layton 436 16.4 –10.8 ~2,654 55.0 –10.4 4,826 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Southcliff Southcliff by-election: 29 September 1983https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 By-elections 18 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20260118204355/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 18 January 2026 Conservative Party (UK) 611 50.5 +5.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance 451 37.3 +12.3 Labour Party (UK) 148 12.2 +2.7 160 13.2 N/A 1,210 Conservative Party (UK) 3.7 No Residents Association candidate as previous (–20.0%). St James St James by-election: 3 May 1984 Conservative Party (UK) 592 35.3 –6.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance 579 34.5 +15.9 Labour Party (UK) 327 19.5 +6.7 Other 180 10.7 N/A 13 0.8 N/A 1,678 Conservative Party (UK) 11.4 No Independent Conservative candidate as previous (–26.4%). Mistley Mistley by-election: 20 September 1984 SDP-Liberal Alliance 253 40.0 +14.1 Conservative Party (UK) 225 35.5 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) 155 24.5 +3.9 28 4.5 N/A 633 39.3 –14.2 1,611 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 5.0 No Independent candidate as previous (–22.2%). Walton Walton by-election: 1 November 1984 Conservative Party (UK) 1,049 63.8 +12.7 Other 371 22.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) 224 13.6 –4.2 768 41.2 N/A 1,644 33.0 –22.0 4,982 Conservative Party (UK) No Independent candidate as previous (–31.1%). Great & Little Oakley Great & Little Oakley by-election: 28 March 1985 Labour Party (UK) 294 41.1 +15.0 Conservative Party (UK) 280 39.1 –8.0 Other 142 19.8 N/A 14 2.0 N/A 716 48.0 +2.2 1,492 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 11.5 No SDP-Liberal candidate as previous (–26.8%). Holland & Kirby Holland & Kirby by-election: 29 May 1986 SDP-Liberal Alliance 660 37.8 +24.0 Conservative Party (UK) 405 23.2 –10.0 Other 383 21.9 N/A Independent politician 149 8.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) 149 8.5 +0.6 255 14.6 N/A 1,746 43.4 –6.8 4,023 SDP-Liberal Alliance Residents Association 17.0 References Category:Tendring District Council elections Tendring Category:1980s in Essex