1983 Reading Borough Council election

none April 2022 April 2022 1983 Reading Borough Council election Berkshire parliamentary 1979 Reading Borough Council election 1979 1983 5 5 y 1984 Reading Borough Council election 1984 45 seats (whole council) 23 Con Deryck Morton Conservative Party (UK) 22 26 4 61,746 46.1% Lab Mike Orton Labour Party (UK) 16 13 3 39,951 29.8% Lib Jim Day Liberal Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 6 5 31,203 23.3% The 1983 Reading Borough Council election was held on 5 May 1983, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. Following ward boundary changes, the number of seats on the council had been reduced from 49 to 45, arranged as 15 wards with three councillors each. All 45 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election on the new boundaries.The Borough of Reading (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 https://www.lgbce.org.uk/resources/database-of-local-government-orders/south-east/berkshire Database of Local Government Orders Local Government Boundary Commission for England 9 April 2022 Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, with the Conservatives the largest party, operating a minority administration with informal support from the Liberals. At the election the Conservatives won a majority on the council, taking 26 seats, whilst Labour had 13 seats, and the SDP-Liberal Alliance had 6 seats, all of whom were Liberals.Your complete at a glance to all the results from yesterday's local council elections https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 8 April 2022 Evening Post 6 May 1983 Reading 4 The leader of the Conservatives on the council, Deryck Morton, had held the council's top political job as chair of the policy committee since 1976, and retained that post after the election, but with his party having a majority. The leader of the council's Labour group was Mike Orton.Row over Tory mayors plan https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 9 April 2022 Evening Post 12 May 1983 Reading 1,3 The Liberal leader, Jim Day, lost his seat, with Basil Dunning becoming Liberal group leader after the election.Ex-mayor to lead town's Liberals https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 9 April 2022 Evening Post 10 May 1983 Reading 9 Results Reading Borough Council Election, 1983 Conservative Party (UK) 26 57.8 46.1 61,746 Labour Party (UK) 13 28.9 29.8 39,951 SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 13.3 23.3 31,203 Ecology Party 0 0.0 0.8 1,039 Independent (politician) 0 0.0 0.0 42 Ward results The results in each ward were as follows (an asterisk* denotes a sitting councillor standing for re-election):Five parties bid for seats https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 9 April 2022 Evening Post 13 April 1983 Reading 3 Abbey Ward (three seats) Labour Party (UK) Tony Page* 1,430 54.9% Labour Party (UK) David Geary 1,389 53.4% Labour Party (UK) John Silverthorne* 1,270 48.8% Conservative Party (UK) Christina Bilbe 827 31.8% Conservative Party (UK) Julian Pacey 826 31.7% Conservative Party (UK) Allan Pizer 813 31.2% Social Democratic Party (UK) Brian Harris 398 15.3% Social Democratic Party (UK) Paul Morrison 334 12.8% Social Democratic Party (UK) John Jackman 310 11.9% Ecology Party Howard Darby 211 8.1% 7,808 Battle Ward (three seats) Labour Party (UK) Moira Dickenson* 1,035 42.4% Labour Party (UK) Graham Rush* 996 40.8% Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Genis 940 38.5% Conservative Party (UK) Susan Kent 919 37.7% Labour Party (UK) Graeme St Clair 917 37.6% Conservative Party (UK) Ann Horsley 906 37.1% Liberal Party (UK) Roger Darch 547 22.4% Liberal Party (UK) Joyce Wicks 533 21.8% Social Democratic Party (UK) Steve Colley-Moore 527 21.6% 7,320 Caversham Ward (three seats) Conservative Party (UK) Ron Jewitt* 2,638 73.8% Conservative Party (UK) Fred Pugh* 2,321 64.9% Conservative Party (UK) George Robinson* 2,290 64.1% Labour Party (UK) Pat Mander 769 21.5% Labour Party (UK) John Kirby 745 20.8% Labour Party (UK) Lesley Owen 728 20.4% Social Democratic Party (UK) John Pollock 431 12.1% Social Democratic Party (UK) Sean O'Connell 414 11.6% Social Democratic Party (UK) Mary Hargreaves 386 10.8% 10,722 Church Ward (three seats) Labour Party (UK) Dave Absolom* 1,057 46.2% Labour Party (UK) June Orton* 1,015 44.3% Labour Party (UK) Maureen Lockey 958 41.8% Conservative Party (UK) Heather Oliver 852 37.2% Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Oliver 844 36.9% Conservative Party (UK) John Irwin 819 35.8% Liberal Party (UK) Janet Digby 467 20.4% Liberal Party (UK) Philip Gash 461 20.1% Liberal Party (UK) Derek Nathan 395 17.3% 6,868 Katesgrove Ward (three seats Labour Party (UK) Margaret Singh* 1,073 46.8% Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Mills 1,049 45.7% Labour Party (UK) Ron Williams* 1,033 45.1% Labour Party (UK) Ross Sutton 1,015 44.3% Conservative Party (UK) Peter Wager 997 43.5% Conservative Party (UK) Felicity Holden 994 43.3% Social Democratic Party (UK) Carolyn Foster-Moore 275 12.0% Social Democratic Party (UK) John Monks 255 11.1% Social Democratic Party (UK) Russell RoblesListed as a candidate ahead of the election, but his vote not recorded in the results summary; presumably an omission by the newspaper. Ecology Party Geoffrey Darnton 188 8.2% 6,879 Kentwood Ward (three seats) Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Dicker 1,489 42.8% Conservative Party (UK) Derek Browne 1,486 42.7% Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Thomas 1,459 42.0% Liberal Party (UK) Jim Day* 1,282 36.9% Liberal Party (UK) George Ford* 1,124 32.3% Liberal Party (UK) Tess MacFarlane* 1,121 32.2% Labour Party (UK) Chris Giles 826 23.8% Labour Party (UK) Peter Watkins 825 23.7% Labour Party (UK) Pete Ruhemann 817 23.5% 10,429 Minster Ward (three seats) Conservative Party (UK) Joe Slater* 1,756 60.2% Conservative Party (UK) Charles Sage* 1,708 58.6% Conservative Party (UK) Simon Coombs* 1,702 58.4% Labour Party (UK) Chris Cannon 768 26.3% Labour Party (UK) Richard Stainthorp 763 26.2% Labour Party (UK) Charles Brannigan 745 25.6% Social Democratic Party (UK) Mike Foster-Moore 468 16.1% Social Democratic Party (UK) Alan Jackson 430 14.8% Social Democratic Party (UK) Roderic Pratt 405 13.9% 8,745 Norcot Ward (three seats) Liberal Party (UK) Basil Dunning* 1,290 42.8% Liberal Party (UK) John Freeman* 1,184 39.3% Liberal Party (UK) Ann Grant* 1,135 37.7% Labour Party (UK) Helen Hathaway 1,002 33.3% Labour Party (UK) Phil Armson 999 33.2% Labour Party (UK) Norma Sinclair 991 32.9% Conservative Party (UK) Francis Rose 838 27.8% Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Hughes 802 26.6% Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Anderson 798 26.5% 9,039 Park Ward (three seats) Conservative Party (UK) John Bale 1,317 40.4% Conservative Party (UK) Norman Pearson 1,282 39.3% Conservative Party (UK) Simon Oliver 1,276 39.1% Labour Party (UK) Helen Kayes* 1,156 35.4% Labour Party (UK) Brian Bastin 1,129 34.6% Labour Party (UK) Geoff Mander* 1,089 33.4% Social Democratic Party (UK) Jim Pemberton 772 23.7% Social Democratic Party (UK) Roderick Campbell 699 21.4% Social Democratic Party (UK) Marie Williams 683 20.9% Ecology Party Philip Unsworth 387 11.9% 9,790 Peppard Ward (three seats) Conservative Party (UK) Geoff Lowe* 2,188 59.5% Conservative Party (UK) Geoff Canning* 2,177 59.2% Conservative Party (UK) Mary Irwin 2,114 57.5% Social Democratic Party (UK) Clive Jones 1,195 32.5% Social Democratic Party (UK) Barbara Fairhead 1,183 32.2% Liberal Party (UK) Martyn Allies 1,171 31.9% Labour Party (UK) Gerry McGreevy 349 9.5% Labour Party (UK) Hugh Morland 338 9.2% Labour Party (UK) Nidan Singh 312 8.5% 11,027 Redlands Ward (three seats) Conservative Party (UK) John Oliver* 1,138 39.3% Conservative Party (UK) Tony Markham* 1,115 38.5% Conservative Party (UK) Martin Lower* 1,084 37.4% Labour Party (UK) Ruth Berkley 936 32.3% Labour Party (UK) Robert Dimmick 910 31.4% Labour Party (UK) David Law 902 31.1% Social Democratic Party (UK) Howard Rodaway 840 29.0% Liberal Party (UK) David Langshaw 787 28.1% Social Democratic Party (UK) Susan MacKenzie-Williams 726 25.1% Ecology Party Maria Callies 253 8.7% 8,691 Southcote Ward (three seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Kirk 1,805 51.7% Conservative Party (UK) Anna Bradley 1,798 51.5% Conservative Party (UK) John Irwin 1,797 51.4% Labour Party (UK) Laurence Cavannagh 1,132 32.4% Labour Party (UK) Bob Mitchell 1,111 31.8% Labour Party (UK) Tony Jones 1,080 30.9% Liberal Party (UK) Janet Holmes 627 17.9% Social Democratic Party (UK) Charles Bond 578 16.5% Social Democratic Party (UK) Jean Howarth 552 15.8% 10,480 Thames Ward (three seats) Conservative Party (UK) Brian Fowles* 2,458 70.3% Conservative Party (UK) Hamza Fuad* 2,280 65.2% Conservative Party (UK) Deryck Morton* 2,262 64.7% Liberal Party (UK) Ian Fenwick 812 23.2% Liberal Party (UK) Annette Hendry 755 21.6% Liberal Party (UK) Jill Verran 712 20.4% Labour Party (UK) Philip Hingley 414 11.8% Labour Party (UK) David Winchester 408 11.7% Labour Party (UK) Pam Lockley 383 11.0% 10,484 Tilehurst Ward (three seats) Liberal Party (UK) Paddy Day* 1,520 50.5% Liberal Party (UK) Janet Bond* 1,378 45.8% Liberal Party (UK) Tom Heydeman* 1,323 44.0% Conservative Party (UK) Terence Kelly 1,230 40.9% Conservative Party (UK) Rannard Wilson 1,175 39.0% Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Platt 1,165 38.7% Labour Party (UK) Frank Harris 421 14.0% Labour Party (UK) Mary Ranson 398 13.2% Labour Party (UK) Gerald Scott 378 12.6% Independent (politician) Maurice White 42 1.4% 9,030 Whitley Ward (three seats) Labour Party (UK) Doris Lawrence* 1,379 62.0% Labour Party (UK) Mike Orton* 1,310 58.9% Labour Party (UK) Jack Price* 1,250 56.2% Conservative Party (UK) John Cleminson 685 30.8% Conservative Party (UK) Vera Cleminson 671 30.2% Conservative Party (UK) Philip Wickens 656 29.5% Liberal Party (UK) Mark Goldup 252 11.3% Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Stinton 247 11.1% Liberal Party (UK) Stephen Begg 219 9.9% 6,669 Notes References Reading 1983 Reading Borough Council election, 1983