1983 Harlow District Council election

1983 Harlow District Council election^[1]^[2]
14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1983 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

The 1983 Harlow District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Election result[]

1983 Harlow local election result^[2]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	10	1	0	1	71.4	47.4	11,880	2.6
Alliance	2	1	0	1	14.3	29.4	7,383	10.0
Conservative	2	0	2	2	14.3	23.2	5,824	12.7

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1979 election.

Ward results[]

Brays Grove[]

Location of Brays Grove ward

Brays Grove^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Juliff	829	55.2%
	Alliance	H. Wilcox	443	29.5%
	Conservative	T. McArdle	230	15.3%
Turnout				45.1%
	Labour hold

Great Parndon[]

Location of Great Parndon ward

Great Parndon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Mitchinson	888	47.8%
	Labour	R. Didham	668	36.0%
	Alliance	B. Manktelow	301	16.2%
Turnout				53.5%
	Conservative hold

Katherines With Sumner[]

Location of Katherines with Sumner ward

Katherines With Sumner^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	P. Martin	859	43.2%
	Labour	A. Evans	745	37.5%
	Conservative	P. McLaron	383	19.3%
Turnout				46.4%
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Kingsmoor[]

Location of Kingsmoor ward

Kingsmoor^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Burgoyne	900	41.1%
	Labour	J. Young	836	38.2%
	Alliance	N. Huggins	454	20.7%
Turnout				47.0%
	Conservative hold

Latton Bush[]

Location of Latton Bush ward

Latton Bush^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Bruce	1,056	56.8%
	Conservative	N. Clapham	463	24.9%
	Alliance	S. James	341	18.3%
Turnout				43.8%
	Labour hold

Little Parndon[]

Location of Little Parndon ward

Little Parndon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Warner	990	59.2%
	Alliance	P. McLintic	343	20.5%
	Conservative	E. Atkins	339	20.3%
Turnout				40.5%
	Labour hold

Mark Hall North[]

Location of Mark Hall North ward

Mark Hall North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McAlpine	629	48.0%
	Conservative	P. Mould	342	26.1%
	Alliance	N. Armitage	339	25.9%
Turnout				55.2%
	Labour hold

Mark Hall South[]

Location of Mark Hall South ward

Mark Hall South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Smith	994	54.6%
	Alliance	C. Brown	515	28.3%
	Conservative	S. Tucker	312	17.1%
Turnout				44.5%
	Labour hold

Netteswell East[]

Location of Netteswell East ward

Netteswell East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Garner	732	52.0%
	Alliance	R. Freeman	379	26.9%
	Conservative	R. Dixon	296	21.0%
Turnout				47.0%
	Labour hold

Old Harlow[]

Location of Old Harlow ward

Old Harlow^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Cochrane	1,054	40.0%
	Alliance	P. Ramsay	801	30.4%
	Conservative	R. Cross	779	29.6%
Turnout				58.3%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Passmores[]

Location of Passmores ward

Passmores^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Rowland	806	44.8%
	Alliance	D. Filler	746	41.5%
	Conservative	M. Tombs	246	13.7%
Turnout				44.0%
	Labour hold

Potter Street[]

Location of Potter Street ward

Passmores^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Gibson	907	56.5%
	Alliance	A. Lee	529	33.0%
	Conservative	N. Dean	168	10.5%
Turnout				49.4%
	Labour hold

Stewards[]

Location of Stewards ward

Stewards^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	J. Hewitt	1,056	59.0%
	Labour	R. Nash	544	30.4%
	Conservative	J. Cross	190	10.6%
Turnout				45.7%
	Alliance hold

Tye Green[]

Location of Tye Green ward

Tye Green^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Danvers		%
	Conservative	R. Nash	544	30.4%
	Alliance	J. Cross	190	10.6%
Turnout				45.7%
	Labour hold

References[]

^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^ ^a ^b "Local Election Summaries 1983". The Elections Centre.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Harlow District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

[compostition-1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[summary-2] "Local Election Summaries 1983". The Elections Centre.

[results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Harlow District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

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