Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 1983
Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 1983
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Whole Council 27 seats needed for a majority |
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Registered |
76,062 |
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Turnout |
56% |
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Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire |
Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 5 May 1983. All 53 seats were up for election.
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 |
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SDP–Liberal 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
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
Biggleswade Ivel
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
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
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
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
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
Shillington & Stondon
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
Wrest
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, pp. 1979, 1983, retrieved 14 May 2017
- 1 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
- ↑ "Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE", centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017
- 1 2 "Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Vice-Chairman Councillor Fiona Chapman MBE", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017
- ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.