1983 Adur District Council election

1983 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1983 Adur District Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1982 Adur District Council election 1982 1984 Adur District Council election 1984 One third of seats (14 of 39) to Adur District Council 20 5 May 1983 Conservative Party (UK) 7 1 SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 1 Labour Party (UK) 0 Adur UK local election 1983 map.png 400px Map showing the results of the 1983 Adur council elections. Majority party Majority party after election Alliance No Overall Control Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 5 May 1983, with one third of the council up for election. There was an additional vacancy in the Peverel ward and no elections for the Marine ward. Overall turnout climbed to 47.6%.Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003 The election resulted in the Alliance losing control of the council to no overall control. http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Adur-1973-2012.pdf Elections Centre: Adur 1973-2012 electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk 2017-07-25 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000223.stm Vote 2012: Adur bbc.co.uk 2018-03-18 Election result Adur District Council Election Result 1983 Conservative Party (UK) 7 2 1 +1 50.0 47.6 10,115 +2.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 1 2 -1 50.0 39.8 8,454 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 12.2 2,583 0.0 Residents Association 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 92 +0.4 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council SDP-Liberal Alliance 20 19 Conservative 16 17 Independent Residents 2 2 Labour 1 1 Total 39 39 Working majority #FFBF00 1 darkgray #FFBF00 -1 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Buckingham (4049) Conservative Party (UK) Merrick A. 1,311 67.1 +0.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance Miller A. 643 32.9 -0.9 668 34.2 +1.8 1,954 48.4 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) +0.9 Churchill (3758) SDP-Liberal Alliance Blunkett R. 815 46.0 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Burley Y. Ms. 791 44.6 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) Aldrich G. 167 9.4 -0.1 24 1.4 +0.5 1,773 47.8 +8.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) +1.1 Cokeham (3588) SDP-Liberal Alliance Cheal J. 792 56.7 -29.5 Conservative Party (UK) Hart E. 387 27.7 +27.7 Labour Party (UK) Burns F. 219 15.7 +1.9 405 29.0 -43.4 1,398 39.2 +10.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance -28.6 Eastbrook (3659) Conservative Party (UK) Coghlan J. 998 51.1 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Barnard I. 955 48.9 +12.9 43 2.2 -5.9 1,953 53.6 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) -2.9 Hillside (3858) Conservative Party (UK) Barber R. 1,017 60.6 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Woolgar J. 359 21.4 +3.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Watson W. 303 18.0 -3.6 658 39.2 +0.7 1,679 43.7 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) -1.4 Manor (3362) SDP-Liberal Alliance Robinson C. 884 47.1 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Wooven R. 876 46.7 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) Aldrich S. Ms. 117 6.2 -0.1 8 0.4 -9.0 1,877 53.5 +6.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance +4.9 Mash Barn (3011) SDP-Liberal Alliance Hartly J. 701 55.2 -32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Chad R. 416 32.8 +32.8 Labour Party (UK) Grafton R. 153 12.0 -0.7 285 22.4 -52.1 1,270 42.5 +15.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance -32.4 Peverel (3185) SDP-Liberal Alliance Davis G. 808 51.1 -10.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Driscoll D. 681 - Conservative Party (UK) Bailey R. 599 37.9 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) Bridgson J. 175 11.1 +3.6 209 13.2 -16.5 1,582 42.5 +5.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance -8.2 Southlands (3287) SDP-Liberal Alliance Little S. 909 56.4 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Bond A. 536 33.2 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Taylor M. 168 10.4 -4.4 373 23.2 +3.3 1,613 48.5 +12.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance +1.6 Southwick Green (3670) Conservative Party (UK) Woolgar R. 1,011 56.1 -0.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Pellett K. 791 43.9 +11.1 220 12.2 -11.7 1,802 53.7 +11.8 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance -5.8 St. Marys (973) Conservative Party (UK) Warnham J. 208 43.2 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance Biggs A. 92 19.1 N/A Residents Association Morris J. Ms. 92 19.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Gibson C. 90 18.7 N/A 116 24.1 N/A 482 48.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A St. Nicolas (3556) Conservative Party (UK) Lucraft M. 1,102 56.3 -0.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Pressley N. 856 43.7 +8.3 246 12.6 -9.0 1,958 50.9 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) -4.5 Widewater (4143) Conservative Party (UK) Floyd J. 863 45.3 -1.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Stanley A. 860 45.2 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Jacques W. 180 9.5 +2.3 3 0.1 -0.8 1,903 46.5 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance -0.4 References 1983 Category:1983 English local elections Category:1980s in West Sussex