1983 Cambridge City Council election

1983 English local election 1983 Cambridge City Council election Cambridgeshire parliamentary 1982 Cambridge City Council election 1982 1983 5 5 y 1984 Cambridge City Council election 1984 14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 50.9% (4.2%) 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 20 seats, 33.1% 7 21 1 14,464 35.9% 2.8% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 14 seats, 34.0% 4 13 1 14,190 35.2% 1.2% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 seats, 32.4% 3 8 11,517 28.6% 3.8% Cambridge UK ward map 1983.svg Winner of each seat at the 1983 Cambridge City Council election Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1983 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cambridge-1973-2012.pdf Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012 18 September 2023 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections across England. Summary Election result 1983 Cambridge City Council election Labour Party (UK) 7 1 50.0 15 21 50.0 14,464 35.9 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) 4 1 28.6 9 13 31.0 14,190 35.2 +1.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 21.4 4 8 19.0 11,517 28.6 –3.8 Ecology Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 90 0.2 N/A Ward results Abbey Abbey Labour Party (UK) Eleanor Fairclough 1,167 61.9 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Sally-Anne Worland 488 25.9 +7.1 Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Kenneth Hales 230 12.2 –9.8 679 36.0 –1.1 1,885 40.6 ±0.0 4,641 Labour Party (UK) 1.8 Arbury Arbury Labour Party (UK) Edward Cowell* 1,305 47.1 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen George 893 32.2 +0.5 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Philip Laidlaw 572 20.6 –8.5 412 14.9 +7.3 2,770 51.5 +1.2 5,379 Labour Party (UK) 3.7 Castle Castle Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance David Pickles* 1,425 45.9 –0.4 Conservative Party (UK) George Reid 1,077 34.7 –3.3 Labour Party (UK) Vivien Allum 605 19.5 +3.8 348 11.2 +2.9 3,107 53.1 +4.2 5,849 Liberal Party (UK) 1.5 Cherry Hinton Cherry Hinton Labour Party (UK) Christopher Howard* 1,443 46.0 +7.1 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Akehurst 989 31.5 –1.5 Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Gale Waller 703 22.4 –5.7 454 14.5 +8.6 3,135 59.3 +4.3 5,291 Labour Party (UK) 4.3 Coleridge Coleridge Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Burling* 1,334 44.2 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Carter 1,305 43.2 +6.4 Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Stephen Hunter 379 12.6 –9.3 29 1.0 –3.5 3,018 55.5 +4.4 5,434 Conservative Party (UK) 1.8 East Chesterton East Chesterton Conservative Party (UK) Sidney Reid* 1,320 41.0 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) Peter Hall 1,117 34.7 +3.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Christine Carling 786 24.4 –3.9 203 6.3 –3.6 3,223 52.6 +2.1 6,126 Conservative Party (UK) 1.8 Kings Hedges Kings Hedges Labour Party (UK) Andrew Burn 1,117 49.5 +1.5 Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Richard Smee 618 27.4 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Dean 523 23.2 +2.0 499 22.1 –3.7 2,258 43.4 +10.1 5,199 Labour Party (UK) 1.9 Market Market Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Lavena Hawes* 1,092 42.0 –5.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Phillips 766 29.5 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Fallside 741 28.5 +3.3 326 12.5 –7.8 2,599 44.2 +5.6 5,874 Liberal Party (UK) 3.9 Newnham Newnham Labour Party (UK) Ruth Cohen* 1,308 37.9 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Bard 1,223 35.4 +2.2 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Margaret Reiss 922 26.7 –3.7 85 2.5 –0.7 3,453 48.0 +8.0 7,200 Labour Party (UK) 0.4 Petersfield Petersfield Labour Party (UK) Richard Robertson 1,538 55.9 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Clark 781 28.4 +5.7 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Troy Cooper 431 15.7 –9.0 757 27.5 –0.5 2,750 47.4 –4.0 5,796 Labour Party (UK) 1.3 Queens Edith Queens Edith Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia Dolby* 1,670 48.0 +3.1 Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Lesbia Bradford 1,284 36.9 –2.9 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Winney 526 15.1 –0.2 386 11.1 +6.0 3,480 58.3 +2.0 5,970 Conservative Party (UK) 3.0 Romsey Romsey Labour Party (UK) Simon Sedgwick-Jell 1,263 40.3 –5.5 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Cathy Grove* 1,229 39.2 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Julia Clark 552 17.6 +3.1 Ecology Party (UK) Guy Grimley 90 2.9 N/A 34 1.1 –5.9 3,134 55.8 +9.4 5,615 Labour Party (UK) Social Democratic Party (UK) 3.0 Trumpington Trumpington Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Wheatley* 1,428 58.0 +2.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Kevin Robinson 545 22.1 –6.3 Labour Party (UK) Alyson Makin 488 19.8 +3.8 883 35.9 +8.6 2,461 44.2 +0.1 5,572 Conservative Party (UK) 4.4 West Chesterton West Chesterton Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Hilary Richmond 1,301 43.5 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Percival Reed* 1,146 38.4 –3.1 Labour Party (UK) Anil Sinha 541 18.1 +1.1 155 5.2 +5.1 2,988 57.2 +6.2 5,220 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 2.6 References Category:Cambridge City Council elections Cambridge Category:May 1983 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Cambridgeshire