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The 1983 Bristol City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election, two seats in every ward, due to the introduction of new ward boundaries. Therefore, direct comparisons with previous elections are not possible. Majority is the number of votes separating the 2nd and 3rd candidates. Alliance candidates who were Liberals are described as such. No party had an overall majority; as the largest party the Conservatives formed a minority administration.
Ward results
[edit]Ashley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K.A. Bassett | 2,060 | 51.8 | ||
Labour | M.J. Shotter | 1,880 | |||
Conservative | C.M. O'Leary | 1,091 | 27.4 | ||
Conservative | B.J. Mitchell | 1,089 | |||
Liberal | J.J. Errington | 477 | 12.0 | ||
Alliance | M.F. Pratt | 372 | |||
Ecology | J.S. Jameson | 188 | 4.7 | ||
Communist | V. Ralph | 163 | 4.1 | ||
Majority | 789 |
Avonmouth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V.W. Pople | 2,184 | 50.5 | ||
Labour | A. Crowley | 2,147 | |||
Conservative | W.T. Lippiatt | 1,512 | 34.9 | ||
Conservative | S.M. Tanner | 1,462 | |||
Alliance | M.C. Brown | 632 | 14.6 | ||
Alliance | C.F. Slater | 617 | |||
Majority | 635 |
Bedminster
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I.P. Gillard | 1,888 | 45.9 | ||
Labour | A.E. Hillman | 1,734 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | J.M. Fey | 1,731 | |||
Labour | J.E. Wood | 1,729 | |||
Alliance | P.P. Hoare | 489 | 11.9 | ||
Alliance | R.M. Kirkham | 477 | |||
Majority | 3 |
Bishopston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Topham | 2,265 | 42.6 | ||
Conservative | M.C. Withers | 2,164 | |||
Labour | H. Bashforth | 1,658 | 31.2 | ||
Labour | M.C. Georghiou | 1,628 | |||
Liberal | A.M. Carter | 1,201 | 22.6 | ||
Alliance | S.V. Spilsbury | 1,134 | |||
Ecology | A. Clarke | 196 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 506 |
Bishopsworth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | V.E. Goodland | 1,342 | 43.0 | ||
Labour | D.M. Jackson | 1,265 | 40.6 | ||
Labour | J.R.G. Comerford | 1,254 | |||
Conservative | D.E. Humphry | 1,151 | |||
Alliance | C.M. Sharland | 511 | 16.4 | ||
Alliance | V.P. Thomas | 420 | |||
Majority | 11 |
Brislington East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.R. Parsons | 2,020 | 40.9 | ||
Labour | C.C. Reid | 1,792 | |||
Conservative | R.J. Wynne | 1,704 | 34.5 | ||
Conservative | T.W. Bray | 1,648 | |||
Independent Labour | K.P. Legg | 698 | 14.1 | ||
Alliance | P.J. Gingell | 519 | 10.5 | ||
Alliance | J.W. Hale | 404 | |||
Majority | 88 |
Brislington West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M.M. Lippitt | 2,008 | 45.7 | ||
Conservative | O.B. Scantlebury | 1,973 | |||
Labour | G.E. Maggs | 1,221 | 27.8 | ||
Labour | C.L. Orlik | 1,170 | |||
Alliance | B.G. Clarke | 1,163 | 26.5 | ||
Alliance | R.T. Parsons | 1,127 | |||
Majority | 752 |
Cabot
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | R.J. Howell | 1,642 | 43.1 | ||
Alliance | I.H. Dunn | 1,515 | |||
Conservative | T.V. Barrington | 1,256 | 33.0 | ||
Conservative | B.C. Hubble | 1,190 | |||
Labour | M.P. Broussine | 752 | 19.7 | ||
Ecology | M. McClelland | 160 | 4.2 | ||
Majority | 259 |
Clifton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.R. Kerridge | 2,062 | 44.6 | ||
Conservative | J. Lloyd-Kirk | 2,014 | |||
Alliance | J.F. Gray | 1,644 | 35.5 | ||
Alliance | R.A. Smith | 1,595 | |||
Labour | A.E. Thomas | 808 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | K.K. Anand | 696 | |||
Clock Party | N. Fox | 111 | 2.4 | ||
Clock Party | N. Tubbs | 72 | |||
Majority | 370 |
Cotham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Hebblethwaite | 1,931 | 43.5 | ||
Conservative | W.E. Blackmore | 1,722 | |||
Liberal | G. Box | 1,478 | 33.3 | ||
Liberal | N.A. Winch | 1,372 | |||
Labour | A.W. MacCallum | 804 | 18.1 | ||
Labour | A.M. Thyer | 763 | |||
Ecology | C.A. Rose | 222 | 5.0 | ||
Majority | 244 |
Easton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | S.R. Comer | 1,965 | 50.5 | ||
Liberal | J.F. Kiely | 1,907 | |||
Labour | J.H. King | 1,309 | 33.6 | ||
Labour | D. McLaren | 1,187 | |||
Conservative | I.D. Millard | 535 | 13.7 | ||
Conservative | J.M. Short | 498 | |||
Communist | D.E. Esbester | 83 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | 598 |
Eastville
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.A. Vowles | 1,821 | 42.3 | ||
Conservative | D.A. Fey | 1,732 | |||
Labour | W.G. Williams | 1,379 | 32.0 | ||
Labour | R.A. Fehler | 1,147 | |||
Alliance | P. Hawkesworth | 1,019 | 23.7 | ||
Alliance | P.H. Main | 894 | |||
Ecology | G.A. Dorey | 88 | 2.0 | ||
Majority | 353 |
Filwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V.J. Hicks | 1,703 | 70.9 | ||
Labour | W.W. Jenkins | 1,488 | |||
Conservative | M. MacDonald | 425 | 17.7 | ||
Conservative | P.J. Sidebottom | 293 | |||
Liberal | A. Elkan | 212 | 8.8 | ||
Liberal | A.F. Ryder | 205 | |||
Communist | A. Chester | 61 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 1,063 |
Frome Vale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K.I. Blanchard | 2,040 | 41.9 | ||
Conservative | J.M. Bosdet | 1,951 | |||
Labour | C.I. Rust | 1,893 | 38.9 | ||
Labour | E.G. Skuse | 1,825 | |||
Alliance | R.H. Long | 934 | 19.2 | ||
Alliance | S.D. Long | 797 | |||
Majority | 58 |
Hartcliffe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F.H. Pidgeon | 1,701 | 50.4 | ||
Labour | B.B. Richards | 1,632 | |||
Conservative | L.E. Vann | 990 | 29.3 | ||
Conservative | K.P. Godden | 982 | |||
Alliance | R.T. Rowe | 685 | 20.3 | ||
Alliance | R.S. Sharland | 670 | |||
Majority | 642 |
Henbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.D. Fisk | 2,046 | 45.1 | ||
Conservative | P.G. Gollop | 1,906 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | P.B. Evans | 1,899 | |||
Labour | G.M. Head | 1,640 | |||
Alliance | R.A. Coombs | 585 | 12.9 | ||
Alliance | P.H. Cole | 521 | |||
Majority | 7 |
Hengrove
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A.J. Telling | 2,370 | 53.2 | ||
Conservative | S.C. Williams | 2,354 | |||
Labour | A.B. Abrams | 1,544 | 34.6 | ||
Labour | J.M. Smith | 1,496 | |||
Alliance | M.C. Blundell | 545 | 12.2 | ||
Alliance | R.M. Virgo | 518 | |||
Majority | 810 |
Henleaze
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G.J. Browne | 3,221 | 65.8 | ||
Conservative | P. Paternoster | 3,106 | |||
Liberal | D.N. Clarke | 1,117 | 22.8 | ||
Liberal | B.J. Blanchard | 1,094 | |||
Labour | R. Chamberlain | 558 | 11.4 | ||
Labour | M.D. Vokins | 538 | |||
Majority | 1,989 |
Hillfields
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G.R. Robertson | 1,672 | 47.7 | ||
Labour | J.D. Naysmith | 1,641 | |||
Conservative | J.D. Seville | 1,203 | 34.3 | ||
Conservative | R.C. Walker | 1,099 | |||
Liberal | J.S. Wright | 631 | 18.0 | ||
Liberal | A.J. Humphrey | 624 | |||
Majority | 438 |
Horfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B.J.D. Topham | 2,330 | 44.5 | ||
Conservative | F.J. Apperley | 2,229 | |||
Alliance | C. Boney | 1,677 | 32.0 | ||
Alliance | P.J. Hurford | 1,487 | |||
Labour | I.M. Knight | 1,158 | 22.1 | ||
Labour | T. Morgan | 1,137 | |||
Ecology | C.S. Jameson | 73 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 552 |
Kingsweston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.R. Thomas | 1,868 | 46.2 | ||
Conservative | R. Mellor | 1,619 | 40.0 | ||
Labour | A.E. Tudball | 1,607 | |||
Conservative | S.F. Gorringe | 1,437 | |||
Alliance | J.G. Miller | 556 | 13.8 | ||
Alliance | A.D. West | 547 | |||
Majority | 12 |
Knowle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Munroe | 1,420 | 46.1 | ||
Labour | J. McLaren | 1,287 | |||
Conservative | G. Bridcut | 1,260 | 40.9 | ||
Conservative | S. Roberts | 1,109 | |||
Alliance | S.E. Bateman | 403 | 13.1 | ||
Alliance | G. taylor | 371 | |||
Majority | 27 |
Lawrence Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Jones | 2,329 | 66.4 | ||
Labour | D.B. Tedder | 1,987 | |||
Conservative | G.H.W. Woodhouse | 618 | 17.6 | ||
Conservative | S.C. Trench | 616 | |||
Alliance | J.R. McCullough | 558 | 15.9 | ||
Alliance | A.W.J. Wilcox | 520 | |||
Majority | 1,369 |
Lockleaze
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C.E. Merrett | 1,922 | 49.0 | ||
Labour | J. Hynes | 1,726 | |||
Conservative | D. MacFarlane | 1,026 | 26.2 | ||
Conservative | J.E.V. Henley | 989 | |||
Alliance | H.L. Myers | 973 | 24.8 | ||
Alliance | P.T. Nagle | 762 | |||
Majority | 700 |
Redland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T.M. Allen | 2,491 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative | R.S. Trench | 2,429 | |||
Alliance | J. Freeland | 1,019 | 21.6 | ||
Alliance | R.C. Westbury-Jones | 901 | |||
Labour | R.J. Ritchie | 869 | 18.4 | ||
Labour | S.J. Sims | 826 | |||
Ecology | T.R. Leegwater | 338 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 1,410 |
St George East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K.M. Mountstephen | 1,773 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | R.E. King | 1,627 | |||
Labour | P.W. Hammond | 1,504 | 39.6 | ||
Labour | G. Bee | 1,402 | |||
Alliance | J.A. Hoddell | 521 | 13.7 | ||
Alliance | G.G. Morgan | 491 | |||
Majority | 123 |
St George West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | R.G.H. Lewis | 1,414 | 41.2 | ||
Liberal | J. Myers | 1,256 | |||
Labour | J. McLaren | 1,210 | 35.2 | ||
Labour | D.P. Beer | 1,168 | |||
Conservative | A.L. Blevins-Walker | 810 | 23.6 | ||
Conservative | M.E.C. Stump | 732 | |||
Majority | 46 |
Southmead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Begley | 1,757 | 50.0 | ||
Labour | D.L. Hughes | 1,750 | |||
Conservative | D.W. Dowling | 1,288 | 36.6 | ||
Conservative | I.D.G. Roberts | 1,190 | |||
Liberal | G.R. Beddoes | 471 | 13.4 | ||
Liberal | M.J. Turner | 447 | |||
Majority | 462 |
Southville
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.J. May | 2,088 | 45.9 | ||
Labour | R.W. Walthon | 1,928 | |||
Conservative | R.S. Merriott | 1,566 | 34.4 | ||
Conservative | T.J. Skipp | 1,542 | |||
Alliance | A.M. Mason | 781 | 17.2 | ||
Alliance | J.R. Osborne | 677 | |||
Ecology | G. Pollard | 112 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 362 |
Stockwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M.A. Stamper | 2,666 | 51.3 | ||
Conservative | C.J. Williams | 2,618 | |||
Labour | I. Douglas | 1,867 | 35.9 | ||
Labour | J.A. Patterson | 1,812 | |||
Liberal | R.I. Johnson | 661 | 12.7 | ||
Alliance | M.V. Pipping | 490 | |||
Majority | 751 |
Stoke Bishop
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P.J. Abraham | 3,705 | 67.5 | ||
Conservative | C.D.M.B. Alderson | 3,667 | |||
Alliance | P.V. Griew | 846 | 15.4 | ||
Liberal | J.F. Farrand | 838 | |||
Labour | M.I. Waddington | 728 | 13.3 | ||
Labour | R.G. Moss | 693 | |||
Ecology | G.A.R. Sawday | 212 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 2,821 |
Westbury-on-Trym
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D.H. Poole | 3,884 | 73.3 | ||
Conservative | R.W. Wall | 3,788 | |||
Liberal | M.C. Hamilton | 781 | 14.7 | ||
Alliance | E. Jacobs | 728 | |||
Labour | D.V. Evans | 551 | 10.4 | ||
Labour | A.N. Gillett | 542 | |||
Ecology | A.C. Hosegood | 82 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 3,007 |
Whitchurch Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H.W.M. Willcox | 1,783 | 55.8 | ||
Labour | C. Draper | 1,353 | |||
Conservative | E.M. MacDonald | 874 | 27.3 | ||
Conservative | M.B. Tellford Beasley | 825 | |||
Alliance | J.C. Cassidy | 541 | 16.9 | ||
Alliance | J.A. Rowe | 535 | |||
Majority | 479 |
Windmill Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Micklewright | 2,445 | 50.0 | ||
Labour | P. Tatlow | 2,373 | |||
Conservative | W.R. Biggs | 1,711 | 35.0 | ||
Conservative | P.L. Roberts | 1,634 | |||
Alliance | A.F. Akerman | 738 | 15.1 | ||
Alliance | F. Thomas | 737 | |||
Majority | 662 |
Sources
[edit]- Bristol Evening Post 6 May 1983