1983 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

1983 English local election 1983 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election Norfolk parliamentary 1979 West Norfolk District Council election 1979 1983 5 5 y 1987 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election 1987 All 60 seats to King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council 31 93,623 ~43.8% (4.7%) 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 42 34,077 53.4% 3.9% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 15 24,131 37.8% 6.0% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 2 1 2,417 3.8% 1.3% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 1 3,153 4.9% 3.8% King's Lynn & West Norfolk UK ward map 1983.svg Winner of each seat at the 1983 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1983 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council in Norfolk, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Kings-Lynn-West-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20260115104446/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Kings-Lynn-West-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf 15 January 2026 Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011 6-7 15 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Compositions calculator 3 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 59 42 N/A N/A 53.4 70.0 34,077 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) 48 15 N/A N/A 37.8 25.0 24,131 –6.0 Independent politician 8 2 N/A N/A 1 3.8 3.3 2,417 –1.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance 13 1 N/A N/A 1 4.9 1.7 3,153 +3.8 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. Airfield Airfield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Bagge* 709 69.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Bagge 684 67.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) G. Holding 308 30.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Holding 282 27.7 N/A ~1,017 38.0 N/A 2,675 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Burnham Burnham Conservative Party (UK) E. Coke* 547 60.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Rosser 247 27.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Raison 111 12.3 N/A 300 37.8 N/A 905 67.4 N/A 1,343 Conservative Party (UK) Chase Chase (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Barton 650 44.7 Conservative Party (UK) F. Cork 559 38.4 Labour Party (UK) L. Watts 470 32.3 Labour Party (UK) N. Cooper 466 32.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Leeder 261 18.0 Independent politician L. Goold 73 5.0 ~1,453 45.1 3,222 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Clenchwarton Clenchwarton Conservative Party (UK) N. Lane 520 54.4 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Sainty 436 45.6 +19.1 84 8.8 –5.5 956 56.3 –24.4 1,698 Conservative Party (UK) 4.3 Creake Creake Labour Party (UK) R. Vallance 469 55.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Kelly 383 45.0 N/A 86 10.1 N/A 852 61.0 N/A 1,396 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Denton Denton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Jones* 942 59.1 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Sharp 800 50.2 –1.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. White 743 46.6 –3.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Waterfall 655 41.1 –5.8 ~1,596 38.3 –36.2 4,166 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Denver Denver Independent politician J. Sharpe* 580 65.0 –5.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Cooper 312 35.0 +5.8 268 30.0 –11.6 892 58.8 –22.5 1,516 Independent politician 5.8 Dersingham Dersingham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) I. Stockwell* 1,027 45.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Greenwood* 779 34.3 N/A Independent politician G. Pratt 715 31.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Watson 531 23.4 N/A ~2,272 65.6 N/A 3,464 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Docking Docking Labour Party (UK) M. Howard* 480 61.0 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. Smith 232 29.5 –10.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Bates 75 9.5 N/A 248 31.5 +10.9 787 56.1 –22.5 1,402 Labour Party (UK) 5.5 Downham Market Downham Market (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) L. Brown* 1,288 48.9 –5.0 Conservative Party (UK) H. Rose* 1,231 46.7 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Blakey* 905 34.3 N/A Independent politician T. Taylor 846 32.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Stewart 498 18.9 –9.2 Labour Party (UK) T. Mansfield 467 17.7 N/A ~2,630 53.9 –39.3 4,880 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Emneth Emneth Independent politician N. Terrington* 1,513 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Gayton Gayton Conservative Party (UK) I. Major* 500 60.1 –5.9 Labour Party (UK) M. James 207 24.9 –9.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Overton 125 15.0 N/A 293 35.2 +3.2 832 55.5 –26.3 1,498 Conservative Party (UK) 1.6 Gaywood Central Gaywood Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Bostock 675 48.6 Conservative Party (UK) F. Barton* 657 47.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Loveless 394 28.4 Labour Party (UK) W. Davison 319 23.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Richards 299 21.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Morrod 295 21.3 ~1,389 48.8 2,847 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Gaywood North Gaywood North (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Garwood* 894 59.2 Conservative Party (UK) T. Swann* 858 56.8 Conservative Party (UK) L. Daubney 842 55.7 Labour Party (UK) H. Billings 614 40.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Marrin 600 39.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Burch 578 38.3 ~1,509 39.0 3,871 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Gaywood South Gaywood South (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) A. Burch* 1,340 71.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Wilkinson 1,335 71.3 Labour Party (UK) P. Wilkinson* 1,333 71.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Bridge 529 28.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. Nockolds 513 27.4 Conservative Party (UK) B. Rawlinson 492 26.2 ~1,871 37.7 4,962 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grimston Grimston Conservative Party (UK) J. Reader* 536 51.7 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Goldsmith 268 25.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) V. Cross 232 22.4 N/A 268 25.8 N/A 1,036 51.7 N/A 2,002 Conservative Party (UK) Heacham Heacham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) V. Stapley* 969 54.1 –3.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Gidney* 947 52.9 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Weston 493 27.5 –14.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Maiden 431 24.0 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Wright 328 18.3 N/A ~1,789 49.4 –29.0 3,622 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hunstanton Hunstanton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) T. Legge* 1,045 65.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C. Matkin 1,014 63.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) B. Devlin 543 34.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. Dearden 423 26.6 N/A ~1,589 44.6 N/A 3,562 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lynn Central Lynn Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Cook 404 50.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Batstone 400 49.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Fraulo 368 45.8 Labour Party (UK) A. West 326 40.5 ~803 38.7 2,075 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lynn North Lynn North (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) F. Juniper 964 78.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Defty 902 73.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Dorrington 269 21.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Brown 151 12.2 ~1,233 39.3 3,139 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lynn South West Lynn South West (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Benefer* 723 56.2 +12.1 Labour Party (UK) W. Baker* 701 54.5 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Garrod 320 24.9 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hobday-Pepper 286 22.3 +0.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Everett 244 19.0 N/A ~1,286 32.8 –46.2 3,922 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mershe Lande Mershe Lande Conservative Party (UK) H. Goose* 1,600 Conservative Party (UK) Middleton Middleton Conservative Party (UK) J. Lemon* 516 68.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Watson 236 31.4 N/A 280 37.2 N/A 752 50.5 N/A 1,489 Conservative Party (UK) North Coast North Coast Conservative Party (UK) R. Gibbs 680 76.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. Jennings 214 23.9 N/A 466 52.2 N/A 894 47.7 N/A 1,875 Conservative Party (UK) Priory Priory Labour Party (UK) T. Ward 447 63.6 +11.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Peck 175 24.9 –22.9 Independent politician R. Hayward 82 11.7 N/A 272 38.7 +34.3 704 60.3 –20.5 1,168 Labour Party (UK) 17.1 Rudham Rudham Labour Party (UK) B. Seaman* 383 62.6 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dowen 229 37.4 –3.2 154 25.2 +6.4 612 57.6 –23.0 1,063 Labour Party (UK) 3.2 Snettisham Snettisham Conservative Party (UK) F. Barwick* 470 57.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Dale 349 42.6 N/A 121 14.8 N/A 819 43.5 N/A 1,883 Conservative Party (UK) Spellowfields Spellowfields (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Howling* 702 57.0 +9.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wright* 671 54.5 +11.4 Labour Party (UK) F. Howlett 529 42.9 +13.1 Labour Party (UK) W. Cowen 431 35.0 N/A ~1,230 39.1 –54.1 3,145 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Lawrence St. Lawrence Conservative Party (UK) W. Garner* 379 50.5 –10.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Green 287 38.2 –0.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Heley 86 11.5 N/A 92 12.3 –10.4 752 47.1 –31.2 1,598 Conservative Party (UK) 5.2 St. Margarets St. Margarets Labour Party (UK) C. Heron 352 40.0 –4.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance B. Goldstone 267 30.3 +14.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Bolt 260 29.6 –10.8 85 9.7 +6.0 879 54.7 –24.3 1,607 Labour Party (UK) 9.5 Ten Mile Ten Mile Labour Party (UK) J. Simper* 380 50.5 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. Ferguson 373 49.5 –0.5 7 0.9 +0.9 753 42.4 –32.3 1,777 Labour Party (UK) 0.5 The Walpoles The Walpoles Conservative Party (UK) E. Kemp* 1,763 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician The Woottons The Woottons (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Spencer* 1,310 70.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Dutton* 1,295 69.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Fish 561 30.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Higgins 522 27.9 ~1,872 51.0 3,670 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Upwell, Outwell & Delph Upwell, Outwell & Delph (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Clark Conservative Party (UK) E. Feary* 3,228 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Valley Hill Valley Hill Labour Party (UK) M. Tilbury* 677 59.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Saint 468 40.9 209 18.2 1,145 64.5 1,774 Labour Party (UK) Watlington Watlington Conservative Party (UK) P. Haynes* 659 71.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Williams 259 28.2 N/A 400 43.6 N/A 918 57.6 N/A 1,595 Conservative Party (UK) West Walton West Walton Independent politician F. Jude* 1,029 Independent politician West Winch West Winch Conservative Party (UK) G. Davies 557 57.6 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Walker 235 24.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Boswell 175 18.1 N/A 322 33.3 N/A 967 49.5 N/A 1,955 Conservative Party (UK) Wiggenhall Wiggenhall Conservative Party (UK) J. Turrell* 296 43.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) G. Wilkinson 257 38.1 N/A Independent politician G. Caley 121 18.0 N/A 39 5.8 N/A 674 47.6 N/A 1,417 Conservative Party (UK) Wissey Wissey SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Marsh 464 50.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cowieson 457 49.6 7 0.8 921 52.1 1,768 SDP–Liberal Alliance References Category:King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council elections King's Lynn and West Norfolk Category:May 1983 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Norfolk