1983 Langbaurgh Borough Council election

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Elections to Langbaurgh Borough Council took place in May 1983. The whole council was up for election and The Labour Party won 31 seats giving it continued overall control of the council.^[1]

Election result[]

Langbaurgh Borough Council local election result 1983

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	31	2	3	-1	51.7%	43.7%	51,316	-26,957
	Conservative	29	8	1	+7	48.3%	39%	45,757	-31,786
	Alliance	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11.6%	13,638	+11,837
	Independent	0	0	6	-6	n/a	5.7%	6,744	-6,491

Ward Results[]

Bankside[]

Bankside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Haining	833	65.6%	+10.5%
	Labour	S Tombe	753
	Alliance	N Bond	387	24.1%	+24.1%
	Independent	K Helm	387	24.1%	+24.1%
	Independent	S Jefferson	245

Belmont[]

Belmont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Lythgoe	1,449	45.4%	-12.2%
	Conservative	P Hopwood	1,416
	Alliance	P Bosworth	1,059	33.2%	+33.2%
	Labour	S Hunt	677	21.3%	-21%
	Labour	J Marvell	616

Brotton[]

Brotton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V Miller	702	35.9%	-8.3%
	Conservative	M Smith	678	34.7%	-7.5%
	Conservative	K Hutchinson	645
	Labour	I Little	605
	Independent	A Slater	576	29.4%	+29.4%

Church Lane[]

Church Lane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W Herlingshaw	875	87.3%	+3.9%
	Labour	W Martin	873
	Alliance	J Mathewman	127	12.7%	+12.7%

Coatham[]

Coatham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Hall	659	44.1%	+10.7%
	Conservative	J Dyball	641
	Labour	J Coombe	317	21.2%	-8.7%
	Independent	J White	316	21.2%	-15.5%
	Labour	D Cummings	307
	Alliance	J McGowan	202	13.5%	+13.5%
	Alliance	P Cockfroft	201

Dormanstown[]

Dormanstown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Collins	1,836	62.8%	+9.5%
	Labour	R Jones	1,710
	Labour	A Taylor	1,673
	Conservative	C Ridsdale	595	20.4%	-4.2%
	Conservative	J Milner	591
	Conservative	P Milner	569
	Alliance	J Todd	491	16.8%	+16.8%
	Alliance	D Best	469

Eston[]

Eston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I Cole	1,057	68.7%	+1.4%
	Labour	R Cooney	1,025
	Labour	A Harvison	951
	Alliance	T Goddard	482	31.3%	+31.3%

Grangetown[]

Grangetown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Harford	1,040	68.9%	-16.4%
	Labour	R Cooney	888
	Independent	J Tombe	286	19%	+19%
	Alliance	R McLay	183	12.1%	+12.1%

Guisborough[]

Guisborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Richardson	1,299	55.6%	+1.6%
	Conservative	J Hopwood	1,255
	Conservative	D Davies	1,196
	Labour	R Lewis	1,037	44.4%	-1.6%
	Labour	A Barrett	1,013
	Labour	D Punshon	917

Hutton[]

Hutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Bradley	1,135	71.2%	-10.7%
	Alliance	L Wilkinson	328	20.6%	+20.6%
	Labour	H Tout	130	8.2%	-9.9%

Kirkleatham[]

Kirkleatham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Nilan	1,148	39.9%	-16.3%
	Labour	J Taylor	1,133
	Labour	R Roberts	1,062
	Conservative	A Wordsworth	947	33%	-10.8%
	Conservative	S Birt	882
	Conservative	P Wright	863
	Alliance	E Dobson	404	14.1%	+14.1%
	Independent	B Milburn	375	13%	+13%
	Alliance	T Wilson	344
	Alliance	P Todd	344

Lockwood[]

Lockwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Kay	1,156	68.5%	+15.4%
	Labour	N Loughran	1,000
	Conservative	R Wheeler	532	31.5%	-15.4%

Loftus[]

Loftus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Theobold	1,671	48.6%	+5.7%
	Labour	B Scott	1,635
	Labour	N Lantsberry	1,523
	Conservative	R Haynes	962	28%	+8.9%
	Alliance	D Penny	804	23.4%	+23.4%
	Alliance	W Gibson	620

Longbeck[]

Longbeck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N Cooney	1,640	48.5%	-1.5%
	Conservative	P Gains-Burril	1,561
	Conservative	L Russell	1,435
	Labour	G Houchen	1,031	30.5%	-19.5%
	Labour	M Jones	746
	Alliance	N Herrell	709	21%	+21%
	Labour	A Mills	701
	Alliance	P Sigsworth	648
	Alliance	I Thompson	644

Newcomen[]

Newcomen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Morgan	821	38.2%	-4.8%
	Labour	B Forster	791
	Conservative	K Haith	562	26.1%	-8.5%
	Conservative	M Kirkpatrick	542
	Alliance	S Wilson	529	24.6%	+24.6%
	Alliance	R Thomas	441
	Independent	S Johnson	239	11.1%	-11.3%

Normanby[]

Normanby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Moore	1,080	52.6%	-6.5%
	Conservative	L Richardson	819
	Labour	J Briggs	564	27.5%	-13.4%
	Labour	E Sickling	425
	Alliance	H Martin	408	19.9%	+19.9%

Ormesby[]

Ormesby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Zoryk	907	55.9%	-7.8%
	Conservative	J Fagan	898
	Labour	G Johnstone	376	23.2%	-13.1%
	Alliance	J Jarvis	339	20.9%	+20.9%
	Labour	K O'Neill	328

Overfields[]

Overfields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Docherty	948	56.3%	-11.3%
	Labour	W Towers	791
	Conservative	E Hall	375	22.3%	-12.1%
	Alliance	K Bayley	362	21.5%	+21.5%

Redcar[]

Redcar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Chisholm	1,150	40.6%	+3.8%
	Conservative	R Binns	908
	Independent	G Smith	630	22.3%	-16.7%
	Alliance	D Raine	568	20.1%	+20.1%
	Labour	C Davis	483	17.1%	-9.1%

Saltburn[]

Saltburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Collins	1,918	52.6%	+15.2%
	Conservative	B Brent	1,326
	Conservative	M Hibbert	1,289
	Labour	B Shepherd	578	15.9%	+2.1%
	Alliance	P Kilsby	574	15.7%	+15.7%
	Independent	F Shields	573	15.7%	-33.1%
	Labour	J Faulkner	565
	Labour	M Shevis	546
	Independent	J Wingham	492

Skelton[]

Skelton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Hill	2,341	62.4%	+9.2%
	Conservative	L Douglass	2,140
	Conservative	E Carey	1,472
	Labour	I Johnson	1,412	37.6%	-9.2%
	Labour	E Wesson	754
	Labour	D McReddie	753

Skinningrove[]

Skinningrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V Teasdale	485	68.5%	+8.6%
	Conservative	K Hicks	223	31.5%	-8.6%

South Bank[]

South Bank

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Seed	1,350	74.3%	+6.1%
	Labour	C Christie	1,087
	Independent	O Reed	467	25.7%	+25.7%

St. Germains[]

St. Germains

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E Lightwing	975	36.2%	+6.9%
	Conservative	R Lawrenson	956
	Independent	K Daws	703	26.1%	-16.3%
	Independent	K Barker	685
	Alliance	B Williams	551	20.4%	+20.4%
	Labour	P Harford	466	17.3%	-11%
	Labour	M Learman	392

Teesville[]

Teesville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I Hewitson	1,296	62%	+5.9%
	Labour	H York	1,242
	Labour	M McCormack	1,237
	Conservative	J Mryddin-Baker	796	38%	-5.9%

West Dyke[]

West Dyke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Lane	1,462	41.1%	+9.4%
	Conservative	A Gwenlan	1,462
	Conservative	P Wright	1,206
	Alliance	J Benbow	793	22.3%	+22.3%
	Independent	D Bell	770	21.6%	-8.5%
	Alliance	S Wilson	627
	Labour	M Pearson	533	15%	-4.5%
	Labour	P Todd	452

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