1983 Babergh District Council election

none September 2025 1983 Babergh District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1979 Babergh District Council election 1979 1983 5 5 y 1987 Babergh District Council election 1987 All 42 seats to Babergh District Council 22 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 18 1 9,664 31.9% 10.7% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 18 1 8,891 29.4% 7.6% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 3 2 8,994 29.7% 2.8% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 1 2,710 9.0% 5.9% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 0 1 did not stand did not stand N/A Babergh UK ward map 1983.svg Winner of each seat at the 1983 Babergh District Council election. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1983 Babergh District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011 27 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20250927101400/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf 27 September 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1983 Babergh District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 23 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 21 18 3 2 1 42.9 9,664 31.9 –10.7 Independent politician 25 18 2 1 1 42.9 8,891 29.4 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) 25 3 1 3 2 7.1 8,994 29.7 –2.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 3 2 1 1 7.1 2,710 9.0 +5.9 Residents Association 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 N/A N/A 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. Alton Alton Independent politician R. Cook* 1,147 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Berners Berners Independent politician E. Pollard* 1,213 Independent politician Bildeston Bildeston Independent politician O. Simpson* 1,233 Independent politician Boxford Boxford Independent politician M. Prescott 549 69.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Armstrong 238 30.2 311 39.6 787 53.5 1,471 Independent politician Brantham Brantham Independent politician J. Truswell* 427 51.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Ward 407 48.8 20 2.4 834 50.3 1,658 Independent politician Brett Vale Brett Vale Conservative Party (UK) E. Green* 364 59.9 Independent politician P. McQuhae 244 40.1 120 19.8 608 52.3 1,163 Conservative Party (UK) Brookvale Brookvale Independent politician J. Baxter* 540 83.2 Labour Party (UK) V. Robson 109 16.8 431 66.4 649 38.7 1,677 Independent politician Bures St. Mary Bures St. Mary Conservative Party (UK) H. Engleheart* 1,312 Conservative Party (UK) Capel & Wenham Capel & Wenham (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Pearce* 541 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. Watson 530 49.5 Labour Party (UK) S. Thomas 438 40.9 ~1,053 44.3 2,416 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Chadacre Chadacre Independent politician G. Ince* 1,655 Independent politician Copdock Copdock Independent politician P. Jones 536 62.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Maddox 316 37.1 220 25.8 852 39.0 2,187 Independent politician Dodnash Dodnash (2 seats) Independent politician C. Wake-Walker* 890 48.6 Independent politician S. Cripps 608 33.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Miller 605 33.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Reason 335 18.3 ~1,346 66.0 2,771 Independent politician Independent politician Elmsett Elmsett Independent politician T. Bailey-Smith* 1,319 Independent politician Glemsford Glemsford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Goodwin* 506 60.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Kiddy* 489 58.2 Labour Party (UK) F. Housego 334 39.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Cain 260 31.0 ~1,129 43.5 1,931 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great Cornard North Great Cornard North (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) V. Cocker 522 51.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Nandi 399 39.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Berry 283 27.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Ambrose 247 24.1 Independent politician R. Lewis 218 21.3 Independent politician D. Davis 203 19.8 ~1,276 42.6 2,401 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Cornard South Great Cornard South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Beer* 746 45.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Eady* 735 44.6 Labour Party (UK) N. MacMaster 553 33.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Bavington 486 29.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Street 214 13.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Blake 181 11.0 Independent politician P. Chandler 137 8.3 Independent politician A. Henderson 134 8.1 ~1,665 50.1 3,296 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hadleigh Hadleigh (3 seats) Independent politician C. Claireaux* 1,436 76.2 Independent politician S. Hogg* 965 51.3 Independent politician J. Andrews* 788 41.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Nelson 448 23.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Farr 411 21.9 Independent politician P. Branch 338 18.0 ~1,981 42.0 4,489 Independent politician Independent politician Independent politician Holbrook Holbrook Independent politician J. Godley* 1,471 Independent politician Lavenham Lavenham SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Spraggins* 432 57.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Skeels 319 42.5 113 15.0 751 53.8 1,395 SDP–Liberal Alliance Leavenheath Leavenheath Independent politician A. Boram* 1,395 Independent politician Long Melford Long Melford (2 seats) SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Kemp* Conservative Party (UK) K. Overman 2,733 SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Nayland Nayland Independent politician D. Mitchell 324 65.9 Independent politician B. Lees 168 34.1 156 31.8 492 52.1 944 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) North Cosford North Cosford Independent politician D. Hodge* 386 62.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Knight 228 37.1 158 25.8 614 51.3 1,198 Independent politician Polstead & Layham Polstead & Layham Conservative Party (UK) A. Lloyd* 1,019 Conservative Party (UK) Shotley Shotley Conservative Party (UK) T. Lloyd* 341 57.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Bryson 251 42.4 90 15.2 592 45.2 1,309 Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury East Sudbury East (2 seats) SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Gargiulo* 539 35.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Colman 524 34.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Du Pave 459 30.2 Labour Party (UK) T. Richmond 433 28.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance H. Ebdon 318 20.9 ~1,489 54.3 2,803 SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury North Sudbury North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Playford* 722 64.4 Conservative Party (UK) H. Singh* 657 58.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Warren 399 35.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Hornby 395 35.2 ~1,173 39.7 2,825 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury South Sudbury South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Moore* 577 52.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Letten 527 48.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Wiles 326 29.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance E. Lovelock 193 17.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Ascott 182 16.6 ~1,100 52.9 2,070 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Waldingfield Waldingfield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) C. Spence* 807 71.1 Conservative Party (UK) V. Pryke 793 69.8 Labour Party (UK) H. Morse 328 28.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Skinner 326 28.7 ~1,135 40.2 2,822 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician West Samford West Samford Conservative Party (UK) N. Quelch 497 83.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Tolcher 98 16.5 399 67.0 595 47.4 1,255 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Lavenham Lavenham by-election: 1 September 1983https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 By-elections 18 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20260118204355/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 18 January 2026 Conservative Party (UK) 324 46.0 Labour Party (UK) 223 31.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance 158 22.4 101 14.4 705 34.7 2,032 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Shotley Shotley by-election: 13 September 1984 SDP–Liberal Alliance 394 64.6 Labour Party (UK) 144 23.6 Independent politician 72 11.8 250 41.0 610 50.0 1,220 SDP–Liberal Alliance Independent politician Great Cornard North Great Cornard North by-election: 28 February 1985 Labour Party (UK) 419 56.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance 166 22.5 Conservative Party (UK) 152 20.6 253 34.3 737 30.0 2,457 Labour Party (UK) Hadleigh Hadleigh by-election: 23 October 1986 SDP–Liberal Alliance 644 50.0 Labour Party (UK) 385 29.9 Independent politician 259 20.1 259 20.1 1,288 27.0 4,770 SDP–Liberal Alliance Independent politician Brantham Brantham by-election: 27 November 1986 SDP–Liberal Alliance 437 68.8 Labour Party (UK) 198 31.2 239 37.6 635 32.0 1,984 SDP–Liberal Alliance Independent politician References Category:Babergh District Council elections Babergh Category:May 1983 in the United Kingdom