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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]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 21 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 87.5 | 57.0 | 49,230 | +6.5% | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. Cumberbatch | 3,071 | 84.5 | +10.5 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Hilton | 1,863 | 63.8 | +10.1 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Chamberlain | 2,189 | 40.9 | +5.4 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Sumner | 2,647 | 72.9 | +18.2 | |
Conservative | B. France | 600 | 16.5 | -3.4 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Hayes | 1,849 | 47.1 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | J. Davies | 1,053 | 26.8 | +0.4 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Antill | 1,989 | 57.7 | +1.7 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Foster | 2,597 | 66.1 | +15.0 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Isherwood | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Hayes | 1,849 | 47.1 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | J. Davies | 1,053 | 26.8 | +2.2 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Little | 2,302 | 66.2 | +19.4 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Newton | 2,222 | 54.7 | +12.1 | |
Conservative | E. Manson | 1,335 | 32.9 | +2.4 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Molyneaux | 2,565 | 82.2 | +10.2 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing | -2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Hull | 2,179 | 74.0 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | S. Emerton | 462 | 15.7 | +1.6 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Caley | 1,836 | 52.7 | -9.0 | |
Conservative | M. Stewart | 975 | 28.0 | +28.0 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Strett | 2,733 | 64.5 | +11.1 | |
Conservative | M. Sharland | 955 | 22.5 | -2.0 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Milligan | 2,233 | 72.3 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | J. Lawson | 457 | 14.8 | +0.7 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Smith | 2,441 | 78.6 | -1.3 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Capstick | 1,726 | 41.2 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | A. Carroll | 1,631 | 39.0 | -1.1 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Peet | 1,864 | 46.0 | -0.9 | |
Labour | K. Pye | 1,366 | 33.7 | +4.1 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Pendleton | 2,190 | 64.0 | +7.0 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Taberner | 1,730 | 39.6 | +8.4 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Baldwin | 2,383 | 66.8 | +3.4 | |
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 |
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