1983 Stevenage Borough Council election
Appearance
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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1983 Stevenage Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
Overall results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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Labour | 9 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
69.2 | 41.3 | 10,162 | |||
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7.7 | 28.4 | 6,987 | |||
Alliance | 1 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
23.1 | 30.3 | 7,450 | |||
Total | 13 | 24,599 | ||||||||
Labour hold |
Ward results
[edit]Bandley Hill
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Bandley_Hill_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg/150px-Bandley_Hill_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Lloyd | 1,040 | 51.4% | |
Alliance | P. Lucioli | 528 | 26.1% | |
Conservative | F. Warner | 455 | 22.5% | |
Turnout | 44.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Bedwell Plash
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | H. Lawrence | 1,109 | 54.8% | |
Conservative | B. Mann | 507 | 25.0% | |
Alliance | R. Bull | 409 | 20.2% | |
Turnout | 49.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Longmeadow
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | D. Peddie | 883 | 37.1% | |
Conservative | H. Grant | 771 | 32.4% | |
Labour | J. Tye | 726 | 30.5% | |
Turnout | 48.3% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour |
Martins Wood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Clark | 674 | 37.0% | |
Alliance | P. Amor | 633 | 34.7% | |
Conservative | T. Hegan | 515 | 28.3% | |
Turnout | 44.7% | |||
Labour hold |
Mobbsbury
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Gotobed | 755 | 41.7% | |
Conservative | M. Lovett | 566 | 31.3% | |
Alliance | L. Atkins | 488 | 27.0% | |
Turnout | 50.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Monkswood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Cherney | 698 | 51.0% | |
Alliance | H. Kearney | 382 | 27.9% | |
Conservative | W. Travennor | 289 | 21.1% | |
Turnout | 53.7% | |||
Labour hold |
Old Stevenage
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Boyd | 1,120 | 45.4% | |
Labour | A. Spears | 795 | 32.2% | |
Alliance | K. Taylor | 554 | 22.4% | |
Turnout | 49.0% | |||
Conservative hold |
Pin Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Weston | 755 | 40.1% | |
Alliance | J. Lucioli | 589 | 31.3% | |
Conservative | M. Mason | 540 | 28.7% | |
Turnout | 47.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Roebuck
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Cockerton | 834 | 40.0% | |
Alliance | G. Batley | 679 | 32.6% | |
Conservative | S. McPartland | 570 | 27.4% | |
Turnout | 48.6% | |||
Labour hold |
St Nicholas
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | C. Cuthbert | 592 | 41.0% | |
Labour | M. Downing | 511 | 35.4% | |
Conservative | T. Woods | 340 | 23.6% | |
Turnout | 38.8% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour |
Shephall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Hall | 866 | 51.9% | |
Alliance | M. Boutell | 518 | 31.0% | |
Conservative | E. Kolinski | 285 | 17.1% | |
Turnout | 46.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Symonds Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Cotter | 1,115 | 40.5% | |
Conservative | G. Balderstone | 825 | 30.0% | |
Alliance | D. Eaton | 811 | 29.5% | |
Turnout | 51.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Wellfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | D. Hills | 370 | 42.4% | |
Labour | N. Cook | 284 | 32.6% | |
Conservative | B. Potter | 218 | 25.0 | |
Turnout | 50.9% | |||
Labour hold |