Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1983

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%.^[1]

Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 1983
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	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	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:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	61	60
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6	7
	Conservatives	5	5
Total		72	72
Working majority		50	48

Ward results

Abram^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Cumberbatch	3,071	84.5	+10.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M. Belshaw	565	15.5	+0.2
Majority			2,506	68.9	+10.3
Turnout			3,636	36.3	+3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.1

Ashton-Golborne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hilton	1,863	63.8	+10.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	A. Jones	1,058	36.2	+12.6
Majority			805	27.6	-2.5
Turnout			2,921	30.7	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.2

Aspull-Standish^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Chamberlain	2,189	40.9	+5.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R. Hewer	2,176	40.7	-1.8
	Conservative	P. Walker	988	18.5	-3.5
Majority			13	0.2	-6.8
Turnout			5,353	52.7	+9.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.6

Atherton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sumner	2,647	72.9	+18.2
	Conservative	B. France	600	16.5	-3.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. Kelsall	384	10.6	-14.8
Majority			2,047	56.4	+27.0
Turnout			3,631	38.3	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.8

Bedford-Astley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Hayes	1,849	47.1	+3.4
	Conservative	J. Davies	1,053	26.8	+0.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	B. Aitken	1,026	26.1	-3.8
Majority			796	20.3	+6.5
Turnout			3,928	40.5	+2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

Beech Hill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Antill	1,989	57.7	+1.7
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	P. Coleman	943	27.3	-0.7
	Conservative	J. Wolstenholme	517	15.0	-1.0
Majority			1,046	30.3	+2.4
Turnout			3,449	38.7	+6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

Bryn^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Foster	2,597	66.1	+15.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	D. Seary	1,333	33.9	+2.0
Majority			1,264	32.2	+13.1
Turnout			3,930	39.9	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Hindley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Isherwood	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Hindley Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Hayes	1,849	47.1	-1.8
	Conservative	J. Davies	1,053	26.8	+2.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	B. Aitken	1,026	26.1	-0.4
Majority			796	20.3	-2.1
Turnout			3,928	40.5	+13.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.0

Hindsford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Little	2,302	66.2	+19.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	W. Jones	1,176	33.8	-3.9
Majority			1,126	32.4	+23.3
Turnout			3,478	32.6	+0.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.6

Hope Carr^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Newton	2,222	54.7	+12.1
	Conservative	E. Manson	1,335	32.9	+2.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. Thomson	506	12.5	-14.5
Majority			887	21.8	+9.7
Turnout			4,063	42.6	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.8

Ince^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Molyneaux	2,565	82.2	+10.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	P. Coleman	555	17.8	-3.4
Majority			2,010	64.4	+13.6
Turnout			3,120	38.0	+11.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.8

Langtree^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	E. Hill	2,077	48.8	-2.0
	Labour	P. Sawbridge	1,368	32.2	+2.6
	Conservative	M. Clark	809	19.0	-0.6
Majority			709	16.7	-4.7
Turnout			4,254	41.5	+5.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing	-2.3

Leigh Central^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hull	2,179	74.0	+1.6
	Conservative	S. Emerton	462	15.7	+1.6
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	H. Crook	304	10.3	-3.2
Majority			1,717	58.3	-0.0
Turnout			2,945	32.6	+1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.0

Leigh East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Caley	1,836	52.7	-9.0
	Conservative	M. Stewart	975	28.0	+28.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. Hampson	675	19.4	-19.0
Majority			861	24.7	+1.3
Turnout			3,486	35.2	+7.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-18.5

Lightshaw^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Strett	2,733	64.5	+11.1
	Conservative	M. Sharland	955	22.5	-2.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M. Beasley	551	13.0	-9.1
Majority			1,778	41.9	+13.1
Turnout			4,239	41.8	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Newtown^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Milligan	2,233	72.3	+6.7
	Conservative	J. Lawson	457	14.8	+0.7
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	P. Gibbons	399	12.9	-7.5
Majority			1,176	57.5	12.4
Turnout			3,089	33.7	+5.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.0

Norley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Smith	2,441	78.6	-1.3
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R. Richardson	489	15.7	+2.7
	Conservative	J. Davies	176	5.7	-1.4
Majority			1,952	62.8	-4.0
Turnout			3,106	36.8	+8.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.0

Orrell^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Capstick	1,726	41.2	+7.3
	Conservative	A. Carroll	1,631	39.0	-1.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	W. Hudson	828	19.8	-6.1
Majority			95	2.3	-3.9
Turnout			4,185	42.1	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.2

Swinley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Peet	1,864	46.0	-0.9
	Labour	K. Pye	1,366	33.7	+4.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	H. Hughes	819	20.2	-3.1
Majority			498	12.3	-5.0
Turnout			4,049	44.6	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.5

Tyldesley East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. Dean	2,310	54.8	+3.9
	Labour	F. Walker	1,902	45.2	-3.9
Majority			408	9.7	+7.7
Turnout			4,212	43.6	+7.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	+3.9

Whelley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Pendleton	2,190	64.0	+7.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	P. Wilson	776	22.7	-8.1
	Conservative	C. Bond	454	13.3	+1.1
Majority			1,414	41.3	+15.1
Turnout			3,420	38.3	+4.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.5

Winstanley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Taberner	1,730	39.6	+8.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	C. Ryan	1,602	36.7	-4.2
	Conservative	J. Michaels	1,038	23.8	-4.3
Majority			128	2.9	-6.8
Turnout			4,370	41.2	+7.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.3

Worsley Mesnes^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Baldwin	2,383	66.8	+3.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	C. Hughes	764	21.4	-0.3
	Conservative	J. Unsworth	423	11.8	-3.1
Majority			1,619	45.4	+3.8
Turnout			3,570	36.2	+9.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008" (PDF). wigan.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-30.

(1982 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1983 (→ 1984)

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