1983 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

1983 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 thumb|500px|right|Map of the results of the 1983 Wigan council election. Elections to the Wigan Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983, with one third of the council up for election. The election seen only the main three parties contesting for the first time and one gain in Tyldesley East with Alliance winning their seventh seat from Labour. The Conservatives, contesting a low of seventeen wards, managed their lowest voter share since the council's creation. Overall turnout rose to a relative high of 39.1%. http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008 wigan.gov.uk 2012-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20111120022015/http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf 2011-11-20 dead Election result Wigan local election result 1983 Labour Party (UK) 21 0 1 -1 87.5 57.0 49,230 +6.5% SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 1 0 +1 8.3 25.9 22,342 -3.3% Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.2 17.1 14,790 -1.8% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 61 60 SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 7 Conservatives 5 5 Total 72 72 Working majority #FFBF00 50 darkgray #FFBF00 48 darkgray Ward results Abram Labour Party (UK) N. Cumberbatch 3,071 84.5 +10.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Belshaw 565 15.5 +0.2 2,506 68.9 +10.3 3,636 36.3 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) +5.1 Ashton-Golborne Labour Party (UK) J. Hilton 1,863 63.8 +10.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Jones 1,058 36.2 +12.6 805 27.6 -2.5 2,921 30.7 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) -1.2 Aspull-Standish Labour Party (UK) L. Chamberlain 2,189 40.9 +5.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Hewer 2,176 40.7 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Walker 988 18.5 -3.5 13 0.2 -6.8 5,353 52.7 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) +3.6 Atherton Labour Party (UK) J. Sumner 2,647 72.9 +18.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. France 600 16.5 -3.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Kelsall 384 10.6 -14.8 2,047 56.4 +27.0 3,631 38.3 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) +10.8 Bedford-Astley Labour Party (UK) H. Hayes 1,849 47.1 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Davies 1,053 26.8 +0.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Aitken 1,026 26.1 -3.8 796 20.3 +6.5 3,928 40.5 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) +1.5 Beech Hill Labour Party (UK) H. Antill 1,989 57.7 +1.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Coleman 943 27.3 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wolstenholme 517 15.0 -1.0 1,046 30.3 +2.4 3,449 38.7 +6.6 Labour Party (UK) +1.2 Bryn Labour Party (UK) J. Foster 2,597 66.1 +15.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Seary 1,333 33.9 +2.0 1,264 32.2 +13.1 3,930 39.9 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) +6.5 Hindley Labour Party (UK) T. Isherwood Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Hindley Green Labour Party (UK) H. Hayes 1,849 47.1 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Davies 1,053 26.8 +2.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Aitken 1,026 26.1 -0.4 796 20.3 -2.1 3,928 40.5 +13.2 Labour Party (UK) -2.0 Hindsford Labour Party (UK) S. Little 2,302 66.2 +19.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Jones 1,176 33.8 -3.9 1,126 32.4 +23.3 3,478 32.6 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) +11.6 Hope Carr Labour Party (UK) F. Newton 2,222 54.7 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) E. Manson 1,335 32.9 +2.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Thomson 506 12.5 -14.5 887 21.8 +9.7 4,063 42.6 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) +4.8 Ince Labour Party (UK) D. Molyneaux 2,565 82.2 +10.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Coleman 555 17.8 -3.4 2,010 64.4 +13.6 3,120 38.0 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) +6.8 Langtree SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Hill 2,077 48.8 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Sawbridge 1,368 32.2 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Clark 809 19.0 -0.6 709 16.7 -4.7 4,254 41.5 +5.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance -2.3 Leigh Central Labour Party (UK) P. Hull 2,179 74.0 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Emerton 462 15.7 +1.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Crook 304 10.3 -3.2 1,717 58.3 -0.0 2,945 32.6 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) -0.0 Leigh East Labour Party (UK) D. Caley 1,836 52.7 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Stewart 975 28.0 +28.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Hampson 675 19.4 -19.0 861 24.7 +1.3 3,486 35.2 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) -18.5 Lightshaw Labour Party (UK) B. Strett 2,733 64.5 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sharland 955 22.5 -2.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Beasley 551 13.0 -9.1 1,778 41.9 +13.1 4,239 41.8 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) +6.5 Newtown Labour Party (UK) M. Milligan 2,233 72.3 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lawson 457 14.8 +0.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Gibbons 399 12.9 -7.5 1,176 57.5 12.4 3,089 33.7 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) +3.0 Norley Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 2,441 78.6 -1.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Richardson 489 15.7 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Davies 176 5.7 -1.4 1,952 62.8 -4.0 3,106 36.8 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) -2.0 Orrell Labour Party (UK) R. Capstick 1,726 41.2 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Carroll 1,631 39.0 -1.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Hudson 828 19.8 -6.1 95 2.3 -3.9 4,185 42.1 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) +4.2 Swinley Conservative Party (UK) T. Peet 1,864 46.0 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) K. Pye 1,366 33.7 +4.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Hughes 819 20.2 -3.1 498 12.3 -5.0 4,049 44.6 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) -2.5 Tyldesley East SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Dean 2,310 54.8 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) F. Walker 1,902 45.2 -3.9 408 9.7 +7.7 4,212 43.6 +7.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) +3.9 Whelley Labour Party (UK) M. Pendleton 2,190 64.0 +7.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Wilson 776 22.7 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Bond 454 13.3 +1.1 1,414 41.3 +15.1 3,420 38.3 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) +7.5 Winstanley Labour Party (UK) G. Taberner 1,730 39.6 +8.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Ryan 1,602 36.7 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Michaels 1,038 23.8 -4.3 128 2.9 -6.8 4,370 41.2 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) +6.3 Worsley Mesnes Labour Party (UK) J. Baldwin 2,383 66.8 +3.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Hughes 764 21.4 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Unsworth 423 11.8 -3.1 1,619 45.4 +3.8 3,570 36.2 +9.4 Labour Party (UK) +1.8 References expanded Category:1983 English local elections 1983 Category:1980s in Greater Manchester