1983 Dacorum District Council election

1983 UK local government election 1983 Dacorum District Council election Hertfordshire parliamentary 1979 Dacorum District Council election 1979 1983 5 5 y 1987 Dacorum District Council election 1987 All 58 seats to Dacorum District Council 30 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 36 4 39,060 41.1% 7.0% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 17 6 31,356 33.0% 8.2% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 3 22,297 23.4% 18.1% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 2 1 2,056 2.2% 1.4% Dacorum UK ward map 1983.svg Winner of each seat at the 1983 Dacorum District Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1983 Dacorum District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Dacorum District Council in Hertfordshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dacorum-1973-2011.pdf Dacorum District Council Election Results 1973-2011 5 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1983 Dacorum District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 5 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 58 36 4 0 4 62.1 39,060 41.1 –7.0 Labour Party (UK) 58 17 0 6 6 29.3 31,356 33.0 –8.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance 45 3 3 0 3 5.2 22,297 23.4 +18.1 Independent politician 3 2 0 1 1 3.4 2,056 2.2 –1.4 Communist Party of Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0.0 188 0.2 +0.1 Ecology Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 0.0 160 0.2 N/A Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. Adeyfield East Adeyfield East (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) G. Scribbens* 807 41.8 –3.0 Labour Party (UK) I. Laidlaw-Dickson* 790 41.0 –3.1 Conservative Party (UK) T. Robinson 661 34.3 –6.3 Conservative Party (UK) C. Cadman 625 32.4 –4.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Blackman 332 17.2 +5.4 ~1,929 49.2 –39.6 3,920 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Adeyfield West Adeyfield West (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) L. Taber* 1,221 51.0 –7.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Breslin 1,087 45.4 –11.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Young* 1,074 44.8 –10.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Payne 673 28.1 –9.4 Conservative Party (UK) T. Bowers 666 27.8 –8.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lill 664 27.7 –8.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance N. Hawkes 521 21.7 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Fryer 510 21.3 N/A ~2,396 52.5 –28.2 4,563 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aldbury & Wigginton Aldbury & Wigginton Conservative Party (UK) A. Whitehead 634 75.8 +48.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Cranfield 202 24.2 N/A 432 51.6 N/A 836 47.8 –36.8 1,747 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Ashridge Ashridge (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. Seely 1,003 63.0 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Massey 999 62.8 +2.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Davies 352 22.1 +0.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Evans 345 21.7 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) V. Mincer 127 8.0 –8.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Pesch 117 7.4 –7.4 ~1,592 58.5 –32.1 2,721 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bennetts End Bennetts End (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Lucas 1,162 50.5 –1.6 Labour Party (UK) L. Morris 1,051 45.7 –2.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Haverson 1,045 45.4 –1.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. Foster 573 24.9 –3.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. Gatehouse 559 24.3 –3.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Parker 551 23.9 –2.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Moon 484 21.0 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance H. Inward 474 20.6 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Cawkell 473 20.6 N/A ~2,301 51.8 –43.0 4,442 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Berkhamsted Central Berkhamsted Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) K. Coleman 1,064 56.9 –2.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Everall 1,057 56.5 –2.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance I. Scott 540 28.9 +6.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance I. McCalla 525 28.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Moss 170 9.1 –9.4 Labour Party (UK) V. Whitlock 142 7.6 –10.8 ~1,870 51.8 –43.4 3,610 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Berkhamsted East Berkhamsted East (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Lees 1,176 50.7 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Jones 1,133 48.9 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Peake* 1,054 45.5 +8.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Carlile-Stitson 528 22.8 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Stevens 494 21.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Brison 468 20.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) B. May 442 19.1 –9.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Roberts 430 18.6 –9.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Richardson 405 17.5 –7.9 ~2,317 47.9 –48.8 4,838 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Berkhamsted West Berkhamsted West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Carter 885 47.4 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) V. Milrath* 883 47.3 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Morrish 447 24.0 –14.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Houlton 437 23.4 +0.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance N. Travis 416 22.3 +4.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Singleton 395 21.2 N/A ~1,865 54.0 –44.0 3,454 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bovingdon & Flaunden Bovingdon & Flaunden (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Mayo* 965 51.3 –1.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Janes* 951 50.5 +0.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Bell 384 20.4 +9.0 Independent politician W. Symons 342 18.2 –1.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Keep 192 10.2 –5.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Simpson 189 10.0 –5.6 ~1,881 55.5 –41.9 3,390 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Boxmoor Boxmoor (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Barling* 1,532 52.6 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. King* 1,531 52.6 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Buteux* 1,470 50.5 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) F. Ryan 660 22.7 –8.5 Labour Party (UK) I. Raeburn 657 22.6 –8.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Horton 641 22.0 +11.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Coxage 615 21.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) K. Cushion 586 20.1 –10.5 Communist Party of Great Britain D. Leigh 188 6.5 N/A ~2,910 58.3 –35.9 4,992 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Central Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Toms* 823 46.9 –2.3 Conservative Party (UK) C. Appleby* 789 45.0 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) F. Wood 456 26.0 –11.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Harding 450 25.6 –10.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Lewis 366 20.9 +7.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Lear 335 19.1 N/A ~1,755 48.2 –37.4 3,641 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Chaulden Chaulden Labour Party (UK) D. Brown* 647 51.3 –5.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Marshall 366 29.0 –4.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Killen 248 19.7 +12.5 281 22.3 –1.3 1,261 60.2 –24.4 2,130 Labour Party (UK) Chipperfield Chipperfield Conservative Party (UK) J. Nichols* 557 80.6 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Coleman 134 19.4 –2.7 423 61.2 +5.4 691 52.2 –34.6 1,372 Conservative Party (UK) Crabtree Crabtree (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) C. Barling* 1,103 43.0 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Byfield 1,100 42.9 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. Eastman 1,059 41.3 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) S. Harrison 812 31.7 –9.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Ryan 784 30.6 –6.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 784 30.6 –6.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Sivers 548 21.4 +2.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Roe 501 19.5 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Willson 477 18.6 N/A ~2,565 51.9 –36.0 4,942 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cupid Green Cupid Green (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) O. Collingwood* 880 51.4 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Samuels 798 46.6 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Dart 466 27.2 –14.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Payne 443 25.9 –12.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Masters 330 19.3 +5.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Payne 300 17.5 N/A ~1,713 42.0 –40.6 4,079 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Flamstead & Markyate Flamstead & Markyate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Taunton* 933 62.8 –8.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Kent 899 60.5 –9.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Davies 339 22.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Seymour 228 15.3 –13.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Mincer 198 13.3 –13.9 ~1,486 45.9 –34.1 3,238 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Gadebridge Gadebridge (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Wood* 845 42.4 –15.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Mitchell 760 38.2 –15.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Boreham 747 37.5 +26.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Murphy 593 29.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. White 359 18.0 –11.4 Conservative Party (UK) T. Marwood 351 17.6 N/A ~1,992 53.8 –19.8 3,702 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grove Hill Grove Hill (3 seats) SDP–Liberal Alliance N. Hollinghurst 1,022 36.2 +15.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Buxton-Hoare 917 32.5 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Blackman 889 31.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C. Lill 865 30.7 –4.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Stanton 822 29.1 –5.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Stanton 817 29.0 –0.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Hinson 807 28.6 –18.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Leavey 755 26.8 –18.4 Labour Party (UK) T. Smith 749 26.5 –18.6 ~2,822 50.1 –23.1 5,632 SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Highfield Highfield (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Doyle* 1,105 51.9 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Palfrey* 984 46.2 –0.6 Labour Party (UK) M. O'Shea 944 44.3 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Hanson 500 23.5 –6.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rimmer 465 21.8 –1.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Harrington 463 21.7 –0.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Day 441 20.7 –0.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Lear 430 20.2 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance F. Corcoran 413 19.4 N/A ~2,130 48.0 –45.2 4,438 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kings Langley Kings Langley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Barker* 1,212 70.6 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) W. Driver* 1,074 62.6 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Cox 470 27.4 –4.5 Labour Party (UK) I. Bell 380 22.1 –9.1 ~1,717 46.9 –38.0 3,660 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Leverstock Green Leverstock Green (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Bassadone* 1,642 55.3 –6.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Courtnage* 1,633 55.0 –5.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hanson 1,556 52.4 –7.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Garland 753 25.3 –13.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Lewis 740 24.9 –12.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Reading 701 23.6 –10.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance E. Baker 686 23.1 N/A ~2,971 53.2 –28.6 5,584 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Nash Mills Nash Mills Labour Party (UK) D. Jones 419 46.3 –5.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Eversfield 393 43.5 +4.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Pratt 92 10.2 +1.3 26 2.8 –10.4 904 56.9 –26.8 1,652 Labour Party (UK) 5.2 Northchurch Northchurch Conservative Party (UK) G. Scott* 507 63.7 –5.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance E. Patterson 210 26.4 –4.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Cushion 79 9.9 N/A 297 37.3 –0.4 796 47.3 –35.5 1,717 Conservative Party (UK) South South Conservative Party (UK) P. Benton* 703 55.0 –12.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Roe 349 27.3 +21.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Haslock 227 17.7 –8.8 354 27.7 –13.5 1,279 50.3 –36.2 2,601 Conservative Party (UK) 17.2 Tring Central Tring Central (2 seats) Independent politician R. Halling* 955 52.0 –12.8 Conservative Party (UK) T. Amsden 696 37.9 –0.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. Northcott 638 34.7 +14.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Elley 490 26.7 +13.2 Labour Party (UK) T. Wolanski 387 21.1 –3.9 Labour Party (UK) S. Allcock 381 20.7 +1.8 ~1,838 49.4 –27.3 3,720 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Tring East Tring East (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) R. Neale 601 67.2 –15.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance E. Williams 227 25.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Eaude 66 7.4 –10.4 374 41.8 –12.7 894 51.7 –36.1 1,734 Conservative Party (UK) Tring West Tring West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Townsend* 1,008 59.3 +7.4 Independent politician R. Tucker* 759 44.7 –2.5 Conservative Party (UK) P. Ginger 597 35.1 –11.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Smith 378 22.3 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Dymond 317 18.7 –0.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Lynch 279 16.4 –1.3 Ecology Party R. Oliver 160 9.4 N/A ~1,699 47.4 –34.5 3,584 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Warners End Warners End (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Willoughby 1,199 47.3 –5.7 Labour Party (UK) R. McDonald 1,135 44.8 –5.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Smart 1,101 43.5 –5.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Mitchell 636 25.1 –8.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Fry 612 24.2 –5.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Newton 603 23.8 –5.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Bowers 575 22.7 +9.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Redding 562 22.2 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Watts 551 21.8 N/A ~2,553 49.6 –40.0 5,106 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:Dacorum Borough Council elections Dacorum Category:May 1983 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Hertfordshire