1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1983 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png parliamentary no 1982 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1982 1983 05 05 y 1984 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1984 22 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 Trafford 83.png Map of results of 1983 election Leader of the Council Mike King Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Mike King Conservative Party (UK) Mike King Conservative Party (UK) 15 seats,46.1% St. Martin's 34 14 36 2 37,733 45.1% 1.0% Richard Mee Labour Party (UK) 5 seats,26.4% Sale Moor 22 6 21 1 26,819 32.0% 5.6% John Phillipson SDP-Liberal Alliance Priory 2 seats,27.5% 7 2 6 1 19,156 22.9% 4.6% Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1987. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council."Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 6 May 1983", Trafford M.B.C.(1983). Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party37,733 (45.1%)45.1 Conservative Party (UK) 1.014 (63.6%)14 22 Conservative Party (UK) 236 (57.1%)36 63 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party26,819 (32.0%)32.0 Labour Party (UK) 5.66 (27.3%)6 22 Labour Party (UK) 1 21 (33.3%)21 63 Labour Party (UK)Alliance19,156 (22.9%)22.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance 4.6 2 (9.1%)2 22 SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 6 (9.5%)6 63 SDP-Liberal Alliance + ↓ 21 6 36 Ward results Altrincham Altrincham Conservative Party (UK) C. S. Gordon* 1,662 49.3 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) P. A. Baldwinson 1,087 32.2 +8.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. E. Evans 622 18.5 -8.5 575 17.1 -4.8 3,371 41.2 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Bowdon Bowdon Conservative Party (UK) G. Barker 2,956 67.9 +5.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. P. Ratcliff 920 21.1 -9.2 Labour Party (UK) J. A. Schoua 479 11.0 +3.8 2,036 46.8 +14.6 4,355 49.6 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Broadheath Broadheath Conservative Party (UK) L. M. L. Burton* 1,833 48.8 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) R. J. Short 1,187 31.6 +4.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. E. Armstrong 736 19.6 -8.1 646 17.2 +0.2 3,756 46.5 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Brooklands Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) J. Taylor* 2,630 63.3 -0.1 Liberal Party (UK) G. M. R. Willmott 1,029 24.8 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) R. P. F. Phillips 497 12.0 +0.9 1,601 38.5 +0.6 4,156 51.6 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Bucklow Bucklow Labour Party (UK) K. Rogers* 1,738 67.9 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. E. Hindley 532 20.8 +1.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. C. Halliday 289 11.3 -6.3 1,206 47.1 +4.1 2,559 37.0 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) Clifford Clifford Labour Party (UK) J. S. Maher* 2,141 58.5 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. V. Burrows 1,140 31.1 -0.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. C. Sumner 379 10.4 -4.5 1,001 27.3 +4.7 3,660 43.3 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) Davyhulme East Davyhulme East Conservative Party (UK) R. E. Crosbie* 1,852 44.7 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Rogers 1,407 33.9 +3.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Vernon 888 21.4 -2.5 445 10.7 -4.9 4,147 54.3 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Davyhulme West Davyhulme West Conservative Party (UK) B. M. Dirikis 1,950 45.4 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) L. M. Seex* 1,805 42.0 +12.6 Social Democratic Party (UK) K. W. Bower 539 12.6 -13.1 145 3.4 -12.0 4,294 51.1 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Flixton Flixton SDP-Liberal Alliance D. E. Earl* 1,885 41.8 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Schofield 1,819 40.3 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) G. Woodburn 807 17.9 +0.5 66 1.5 -5.0 4,511 56.0 +3.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Hale Hale Conservative Party (UK) N. W. Barrett* 2,444 69.2 +3.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. E. Bayliss 991 23.0 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) K. O'Hagan 337 7.8 +1.6 1,994 46.2 +7.7 4,313 48.4 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Longford Longford Conservative Party (UK) A. Kelly* 1,724 45.9 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) K. Silcock 1,666 44.4 +3.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. L. Kugler 363 9.7 -3.7 58 1.5 -2.7 3,753 49.1 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mersey-St. Mary's Mersey St. Marys Conservative Party (UK) R. P. Bannister* 2,631 59.7 -2.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. B. Weightman 1,185 26.9 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) N. J. Bentham 592 13.4 +0.6 1,446 32.8 -4.6 4,408 46.5 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Park Park Labour Party (UK) R. A. Tully 1,435 49.3 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Meadowcroft 1,097 37.7 -1.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. R. Hedley 377 13.0 -5.9 338 11.6 +9.7 2,909 45.7 +7.2 Labour Party (UK) Priory Priory SDP-Liberal Alliance J. M. Phillipson* 1,670 46.7 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. N. Beck 1,279 35.7 -5.3 Labour Party (UK) N. P. J. Cowell 629 17.6 +2.5 391 10.9 +8.0 3,578 45.1 +5.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Sale Moor Sale Moor Labour Party (UK) C. H. Merry* 1,488 40.5 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Robinson 1,290 35.1 +0.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. C. Tweed 892 24.3 -0.8 198 5.4 +0.3 3,670 46.7 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) St. Martin's St. Martins Labour Party (UK) G. H. Mountain 1,987 52.6 +16.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. G. Brownhill* 1,275 33.7 -9.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. P. M. Wollaston 516 13.7 -7.0 712 18.8 +11.8 3,778 44.2 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stretford Stretford Conservative Party (UK) H. Walker* 1,886 47.4 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) J. F. L. Wood 1,598 40.1 +9.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance L. L. Sumner 498 12.5 -6.0 288 7.2 -14.1 3,982 48.0 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Talbot Talbot Labour Party (UK) H. C. Cronshaw* 1,843 62.1 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. M. Dirikis 781 26.3 +0.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. J. Allan 346 11.6 -4.3 1,062 35.8 +2.8 2,970 39.6 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Timperley Timperley Conservative Party (UK) W. J. Watkins* 2,003 45.4 -0.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. K. Stuart 1,834 41.6 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Crewe 575 13.0 +1.8 169 3.8 +3.8 4,412 49.1 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Urmston Urmston (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) A. L. Brown 1,706 43.4 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) C. Warbrick 1,600 40.7 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Acton 1,269 32.3 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) A. G. Hodson 1,095 27.8 +1.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) P. J. Carlon 867 22.0 -4.5 Social Democratic Party (UK) H. Laffey 815 20.7 -5.8 331 8.4 -11.6 3,932 50.2 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Village Village Conservative Party (UK) D. Merrell 1,643 38.1 +2.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. B. Slack* 1,515 35.1 -9.2 Labour Party (UK) E. A. Starkey 1,157 26.8 +7.0 128 3.0 -5.4 4,315 51.8 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) References expanded Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 1983 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1983