1983 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 5 May 1983. All 53 seats were up for election.

1983 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
5 May 1983
Whole Council
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered76,062
Turnout56%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won 36 9 7
Popular vote 15,709 6,243 8,260
Percentage 46.6% 18.5% 24.5%
  Fourth party
 
Party Alliance
Seats won 1
Popular vote 3,478
Percentage 10.3
Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire

Result

Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1979 district council election.

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1983 [1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 36 +5 67.9 46.6 15,709 +3.2
  Independent 9 -7 17.0 18.5 6,243 -5.8
  Labour 7 +2 13.2 24.5 8,260 +0.0
  Alliance 1 +1 1.9 10.3 3,478 +6.9

Ward Results

All results are listed below:[2]

Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1979 District Council election.

The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1979 District Council election.

Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.

Ampthill
Ampthill (3 seats, 4,368 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms A Cowell* 1,145 36.2 -15.6
Labour Ms G Wagstaff* 1,073 33.9 -10.5
Conservative Ms A Palmer* 1,030 32.5 -14.4
Alliance P Cruse 949 30.0
Alliance J Letch 643 20.3
Turnout 3,167 72.5 -6.5

Arlesey
Arlesey (2 seats, 3,003 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Harrowell 801 52.8 +8.1
Conservative R Turner* 715 47.1 +1.0
Conservative Ms A Albon* 636 41.9 -13.2
Labour Ms G Walker 469 30.9
Turnout 1,517 50.5

Aspley
Aspley (2 seats, 2,468 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fiona Chapman[lower-alpha 1] 746 44.9 +7.3
Alliance Ms A Crampin 475 28.6
Independent H Jaye* 442 26.6
Turnout 1,663 67.4

Biggleswade Ivel
Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 4,477 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Vickers 1,237 43.7
Labour L Chambers* 1,000 35.3 -14.7
Conservative D Strachan 867 30.6
Conservative Patricia Rouse* 859 30.4 -18.7
Labour H Smeeton 756 26.7
Labour C Mason 712 25.2
Independent P Cook 593 21.0
Turnout 2,829 63.2

Biggleswade Stratton
Biggleswade Stratton (3 seats, 4,276 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ms C Cook* 1,182 35.0 -23.7
Conservative Richard Bennett* 1,112 32.9 -19.5
Labour Victor Brunt* 1,083 32.1 -11.5
Conservative David Smith 996 29.5
Labour Alistair Costley 780 23.1 -11.0
Labour T Bornett 759 22.5 -7.4
Turnout 3,378 79.0

Blunham
Blunham (1 seat, 1,575 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N Davidson* 556 63.3 +20.9
Alliance S Lawford 191 21.7
Labour Ms S Lamburn 131 14.9
Turnout 879 55.8

Campton & Meppershall
Campton & Meppershall (1 seat, 1,351 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Buxton* Unopposed NA

Clifton & Henlow
Clifton & Henlow (3 seats, 3,702 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Rogers* 1,028 68.4 +11.0
Conservative Patricia Cook 928 61.7 +13.3
Conservative Ms G Burn 831 55.3
Labour Joseph Mayes 475 31.6
Turnout 1,503 40.6

Clophill
Clophill (1 seat, 1,220 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Russell* 342 67.9
Labour Ms P Cue 162 32.1
Turnout 504 41.3 -42.4

Cranfield
Cranfield (3 seats, 3,205 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T Grimes 875 45.6
Conservative J Hawksby* 770 40.2 -15.2
Conservative R Palmer* 651 34.0 -14.9
Alliance F Gurney 511 26.7
Independent R Ambridge 270 14.1
Labour Alan Morris 261 13.6
Labour Ms L Cummins 257 13.4
Labour Ms F Perry 221 11.5
Turnout 1,917 59.8

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill
Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,593 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms J Eells* 530 81.8
Labour G Renwick 118 18.2
Turnout 648 40.7

Flitwick East
Flitwick East (2 seats, 2,647 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jack Cowell* Unopposed NA
Conservative Malcolm Randall* Unopposed NA

Flitwick West
Flitwick West (2 seats, 3,431 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dennis Gale* 935 57.9
Conservative Cynthia Baker 793 49.1
Alliance R Clayton 458 28.3
Labour Ms I Austin 224 13.9
Labour Peter Churchill 189 11.7
Turnout 1,616 47.1 -30.3

Harlington
Harlington (1 seat, 1,807 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Giles* 674 71.0 +18.7
Labour T Walsh 274 28.9
Turnout 949 52.5 -28.1

Haynes & Houghton Conquest
Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,771 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H Craddock* 519 60.2
Labour B Oertel 343 39.8
Turnout 862 48.7

Langford
Langford (1 seat, 1,989 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Loney Unopposed NA

Marston
Marston (2 seats, 3,296 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms C Barnes* 885 63.8 +15.6
Conservative B Meddings 714 51.4
Labour J Thatcher 501 36.1
Turnout 1,388 42.1

Maulden
Maulden (1 seat, 1,920 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ms I Robinson* 478 53.5 -6.7
Conservative Ms R Frizzells 414 46.4
Turnout 893 46.5

Northill
Northill (1 seat, 1,605 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Turner* Unopposed NA

Old Warden & Southill
Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,149 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ms M Hamer-Harries* Unopposed NA

Potton
Potton (2 seats, 4,191 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent F Jakes* 835 43.5
Conservative J Ream* 690 36.0
Labour J Morgan 394 20.5
Turnout 1,919 45.8

Sandy All Saints
Sandy All Saints (2 seats, 2,665 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alistair Gammell* 783 66.0 +2.6
Conservative A Sherwood-King* 692 58.3 -2.1
Labour T Blain 403 34.0
Turnout 1,186 44.5

Sandy St Swithuns
Sandy St Swithuns (3 seats, 3,213 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C Osborne 658 42.8
Conservative T Sherwood-King 544 35.4
Labour Ms C Holloway 333 21.7
Labour B Price 321 20.9
Labour P Wilks 299 19.5
Turnout 1,536 47.8

Shefford
Shefford (2 seats, 2,514 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms E Burson 702 34.4
Independent Ms M Faircloth 487 23.9 -5.4
Alliance A Smyth* 454 22.3 -20.3
Labour A King 396 19.4
Labour G Molan 173 8.5
Turnout 2,039 81.1

Shillington & Stondon
Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,633 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R Roe* 624 42.2 -12.1
Conservative Ms R Simkins 615 41.6
Independent S Burr* 554 37.4 -2.3
Labour M Tenwick 240 16.2
Labour B Woolhead 151 10.2
Turnout 1,480 56.2

Stotfold
Stotfold (3 seats, 4,603 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent F Hyde* Unopposed NA
Labour H Wood* Unopposed NA
Conservative J Long* Unopposed NA

Wensley
Wensley (1 seat, 1,301 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Goodyer* Unopposed NA

Westoning
Westoning (1 seat, 1,287 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Kent* Unopposed NA

Woburn
Woburn (1 seat, 1,290 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Woodward* 810 78.7 +20.2
Alliance J Ellis 220 21.4 -18.5
Turnout 1,029 79.8

Wrest
Wrest (1 seat, 1,512 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Thurman 371 46.8
Alliance Ms E Storey 220 27.8
Independent G Wood* 155 19.6
Labour R Martin 47 5.9
Turnout 792 52.4

Notes
  1. Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE.[3][4] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman,[5] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman.[6][4] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976.[2]

References
  1. "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, pp. 1979, 1983, retrieved 14 May 2017
  2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
  3. "Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE", centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017
  4. "Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Vice-Chairman Councillor Fiona Chapman MBE", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017
  5. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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