1983 Braintree District Council election

1983 Braintree District Council election
All 60 seats to Braintree District Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	48.0% (29.6%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1983 Braintree District Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1983 Braintree District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1983 Braintree District Council election
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	28	3	5		46.7	41.7	29,970	–4.8
Labour	16	1	2	1	26.7	28.2	20,296	–8.3
Independent	10	3	0	3	16.7	10.6	7,638	+5.4
Alliance	3	1	1		5.0	16.0	11,488	+7.5
Residents	2	0	0		3.3	2.6	1,870	+0.2
Ind. Conservative	1	0	0		1.7	0.8	586	+0.4

Ward results

Black Notley

Black Notley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Mills*	497	54.6	–20.7
	Alliance	P. Turner	301	33.0	N/A
	Labour	E. Hooper	113	12.4	–12.3
Majority			196	21.5	–29.0
Turnout			911	48.6	–27.2
Registered electors			1,873
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Bocking North

Bocking North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Mann	1,049	45.9	–2.1
	Labour	A. Millam*	963	42.2	–7.5
	Labour	M. Allard	947	41.5	–4.2
	Conservative	A. Comfort	905	39.6	–7.0
	Conservative	P. Matthewman	851	37.3	–8.0
	Conservative	A. Bols	842	36.9	–7.7
	Independent	R. Perkin	331	14.5	N/A
Turnout			2,283	54.0	–21.0
Registered electors			4,228
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Bocking South

Bocking South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Warne*	1,120	50.3	–3.5
	Labour	R. Watson*	921	41.4	–6.1
	Labour	A. Mackenzie*	897	40.3	–7.8
	Conservative	M. Ware	742	33.3	–11.4
	Conservative	H. Bourne	706	31.7	–11.5
	Conservative	S. Brown	689	31.0	–11.8
	Alliance	J. Purdy	365	16.4	N/A
	Alliance	D. Mayhew	308	13.8	N/A
	Alliance	J. O'Reilly	300	13.5	N/A
Turnout			2,225	49.7	–25.4
Registered electors			4,477
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Braintree Central

Braintree Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Warren*	848	46.6	–6.8
	Labour	R. Keeble	768	42.2	–7.3
	Labour	J. Perks*	743	40.8	–9.8
	Conservative	J. Harrington	605	33.2	–10.0
	Conservative	D. Sayers	566	31.1	–11.3
	Alliance	J. Grice	367	20.2	N/A
Turnout			1,821	41.0	–32.9
Registered electors			4,442
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Braintree East

Braintree East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Gilthorpe*	801	47.1	+6.8
	Conservative	J. Amies*	783	46.1	+7.8
	Conservative	A. Plumb*	753	44.3	+6.6
	Alliance	D. Choate	491	28.9	+3.7
	Labour	S. Higby	405	23.8	–7.8
	Alliance	S. Seymore	378	22.2	–1.4
	Labour	A. Sains	375	22.1	–9.0
	Labour	P. Sains	362	21.3	–7.6
Turnout			1,699	36.2	–39.8
Registered electors			4,694
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Braintree West

Braintree West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Bryan*	1,441	55.7	+10.9
	Alliance	J. Ross*	1,419	54.9	+3.9
	Alliance	B. Margetts	1,327	51.3	+11.7
	Conservative	S. Harper*	1,144	44.2	+4.0
	Conservative	B. Britten	1,068	41.3	+7.3
	Conservative	H. Everitt	952	36.8	+0.2
Turnout			2,587	56.1	–23.6
Registered electors			4,611
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold
	Alliance gain from Conservative

No Labour candidates as previous (15.3%, 13.2%).

Bumpstead

Bumpstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Knight	557	82.2	*N/A*
	Labour	S. Giles	121	17.8	N/A
Majority			436	64.3	N/A
Turnout			678	48.1	N/A
Registered electors			1,410
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Castle Headingham

Castle Headingham
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Poulton	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,356
	Conservative hold

Coggeshall

Coggeshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Bellamy*	873	56.5	+8.0
	Independent	W. Drake*	855	55.4	+3.0
	Conservative	D. Burroughs	729	47.2	+0.1
	Conservative	M. Trapp	691	44.8	+6.6
	Alliance	P. Keeling	610	39.5	N/A
	Alliance	C. Papworth	573	37.1	N/A
	Alliance	D. Sibley	479	31.0	+0.7
	Labour	T. Tant	348	22.5	–5.4
Turnout			1,544	40.6	–38.9
Registered electors			3,804
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	G. Courtauld*	586	85.3	*N/A*
	Labour	M. Jarratt	101	14.7	N/A
Majority			485	70.6	N/A
Turnout			687	49.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,383
	Ind. Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Cressing

Cressing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Flint	302	51.3	+15.3
	Alliance	R. Sweeting	152	25.8	–12.4
	Labour	D. Green	135	22.9	N/A
Majority			150	25.5	N/A
Turnout			589	47.9	–28.7
Registered electors			1,229
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	13.9

No Independent candidate as previous (25.8%).

Earls Colne

Earls Colne
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	C. Holmes*	Unopposed
	Independent	S. Boyce	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,448
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Gosfield

Gosfield
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	D. Marlow*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,081
	Independent hold

Halstead Holy Trinity

Halstead Holy Trinity
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	R. McDowell*	874	57.2	+2.3
	Labour	R. Mayes*	860	56.2	+5.7
	Labour	M. Fincken	660	43.2	+6.9
	Labour	H. Gordon	548	35.8	–7.1
	Conservative	J. Norfolk	534	34.9	–1.2
	Conservative	J. Pike	502	32.8	+0.1
	Alliance	T. Bird	376	24.6	N/A
Turnout			1,529	41.2	–37.2
Registered electors			3,711
	Residents hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	M. Gage*	996	72.5	+21.2
	Conservative	J. Covell	692	50.4	+3.2
	Conservative	C. Denton	431	31.4	+3.6
	Alliance	D. Fuller	428	31.2	N/A
Turnout			1,373	44.7	–32.5
Registered electors			3,072
	Residents hold
	Conservative hold

No Labour candidates as previous (27.8%, 24.3%).

Hatfield Peverel

Hatfield Peverel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Voysey	662	42.2	*N/A*
	Independent	D. Dyson	519	33.1	*N/A*
	Conservative	K. Bigden	457	29.1	–35.5
	Conservative	K. Lawrence	393	25.0	–36.8
	Alliance	C. Livermore	332	21.1	N/A
	Alliance	P. O'Brien	242	15.4	N/A
	Labour	P. Cardy	188	12.0	–19.4
	Labour	J. Brook	87	5.5	–24.0
Turnout			1,570	51.1	–25.9
Registered electors			3,072
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Independent gain from Conservative

Kelvedon

Kelvedon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Clarke*	925	62.1	+13.4
	Conservative	M. Edwards*	826	55.5	+4.2
	Independent	J. Yule*	658	44.2	–0.8
	Conservative	T. Sach	577	38.8	+3.0
	Labour	I. Marshall	390	26.2	–3.2
	Labour	D. Rogers	342	23.0	–5.8
	Labour	J. Ness	275	18.5	–10.2
	Alliance	H. Edwards	233	15.6	N/A
	Alliance	J. Papworth	138	9.3	N/A
	Alliance	K. Webb	102	6.9	N/A
Turnout			2,207	72.2	–8.1
Registered electors			3,057
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Panfield

Panfield
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	M. Willey	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,201
	Conservative hold

Rayne

Rayne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Moore	540	51.2	–23.6
	Alliance	T. Meadows	514	48.8	N/A
Majority			26	2.5	–47.2
Turnout			1,054	58.0	–21.4
Registered electors			1,817
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

No Labour candidate as previous (25.8%).

Sible Headingham

Sible Headingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Tanner*	551	56.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	J. Disley	422	43.4	*N/A*
	Independent	J. Choppin	338	34.7	N/A
	Independent	J. Brett	231	23.7	N/A
	Independent	J. Waldron	212	21.8	N/A
Turnout			973	39.1	N/A
Registered electors			2,489
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold

Stour Valley Central

Stour Valley Central
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	K. Nott*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,218
	Conservative hold

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	M. Hall	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,095
	Conservative hold

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Twinn	665	79.1	*N/A*
	Labour	L. Hill	176	20.9	N/A
Majority			489	58.1	N/A
Turnout			841	54.6	N/A
Registered electors			1,541
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Terling

Terling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Isted*	309	46.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	B. Burtt	272	40.8	–33.3
	Labour	K. Bates	86	12.9	–13.3
Majority			37	5.5	N/A
Turnout			667	53.0	–23.7
Registered electors			1,259
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Three Fields

Three Fields
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Hawkins*	886	46.9	–10.7
	Conservative	D. Platt*	698	37.0	–9.3
	Independent	J. Finbow	658	34.9	–5.2
	Labour	Y. Hennings	344	18.2	–12.3
Turnout			1,888	73.5	–5.5
Registered electors			2,569
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Upper Colne

Upper Colne
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	D. Johnson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,253
	Conservative hold

Witham Central

Witham Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Pitchforth*	420	47.8	–11.5
	Conservative	J. Allan	330	37.6	+7.9
	Labour	M. Sabin	82	9.3	–1.7
	Independent	B. Farrow	46	5.2	N/A
Majority			90	10.3	–19.4
Turnout			878	54.1	–21.7
Registered electors			1,623
	Independent hold		Swing	9.7

Witham Chipping Hill

Witham Chipping Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Richards*	585	40.8	–7.0
	Conservative	V. Carpenter	504	35.1	–6.2
	Labour	L. Randall	381	26.6	–25.5
	Labour	K. Smith	337	23.5	–18.8
	Alliance	A. Slowman*	240	16.7	N/A
	Independent	S. Frost	228	15.9	N/A
Turnout			1,435	49.2	–28.3
Registered electors			2,916
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

Witham North

Witham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Gyford	642	48.1	–3.6
	Labour	I. Pointon	546	40.9	–8.3
	Labour	M. Tracey	533	39.9	–7.6
	Conservative	P. Collard	435	32.6	–11.0
	Conservative	H. Scott	431	32.3	–10.1
	Conservative	T. Stote	396	29.7	–9.2
	Independent	R. Smith	259	19.4	N/A
	Independent	F. Muffet	254	19.0	N/A
	Independent	M. Canter	249	18.7	N/A
Turnout			1,335	36.0	–40.0
Registered electors			3,708
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Witham Silver End & Rivenhall

Witham Silver End & Rivenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lyon*	944	64.1	+10.2
	Labour	J. Evans*	919	62.4	+7.8
	Conservative	P. Cutmore	530	36.0	–9.8
	Conservative	J. Speakman	445	30.2	–10.2
Turnout			1,473	50.3	–30.3
Registered electors			2,929
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Witham South

Witham South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pluthero	632	36.1	–3.5
	Conservative	G. Gibbs	575	32.8	–4.7
	Labour	K. Boylan*	540	30.8	–7.8
	Labour	D. Sabin	528	30.1	–7.9
	Independent	L. Hammond	366	20.9	N/A
	Independent	B. Marsh	353	20.1	N/A
	Alliance	D. Bigg	214	12.2	–8.2
	Alliance	A. Bigg	158	9.0	–7.7
Turnout			1,753	42.8	–33.1
Registered electors			4,095
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Witham West

Witham West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Lager*	642	45.0	–10.5
	Conservative	P. Gibbs*	589	41.3	–14.2
	Labour	R. Pay	417	29.2	–12.8
	Independent	J. Clark	367	25.7	N/A
	Labour	E. Wilson	325	22.8	N/A
Turnout			1,427	47.3	–27.1
Registered electors			3,016
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

No Communist candidate as previous (9.6%).

Yeldham

Yeldham
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Yeldham*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,300
	Conservative hold

References

^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[1] "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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