1983 Erewash Borough Council election

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1983 Erewash Borough Council election

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All 51 seats to Erewash Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Independent Labour Last election 30 17 1 Seats won 28 20 2 Seat change 2 3 1   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 1 Seats won 1 Seat change 1

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Overall results

Erewash Borough 1983 Election Results

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	28
	Labour	20
	Independent Labour	2
	Independent	1

Erewash Borough Council - Results by Ward

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Breadsall and Morley

Breadsall and Morley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Queenborough J. (E)	498
	Labour	Elwell J. Ms	124
Turnout				63.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breaston

Breaston (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Orchard M. Ms (E)	1352
	Conservative	Parkinson R. (E)	1239
	Conservative	Pemberton H. (E)	1229
	Labour	Torr A. Ms	486
	Labour	Pinfield D.	447
	Labour	Collyer E.	400
Turnout				48.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cotmanhay

Cotmanhay (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeffrey P. (E)	928
	Labour	Fletcher F. Ms. (E)	913
	Labour	Campion M. (E)	865
	Conservative	Cartmell A.	759
	Alliance	Waters M.	608
	Alliance	Clarke M.	578
	Alliance	Pestell L.	466
Turnout				32.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Dale Abbey

Dale Abbey (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Creswell P. (E)	459
	Labour	Harlow A.	111
Turnout				51.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Derby Road East

Derby Road East (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marshall J. Ms (E)	980
	Labour	Griffiths H. (E)	895
	Labour	Negus G. (E)	885
	Conservative	Marriott G.	750
	Conservative	Ward C.	690
Turnout				32.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Derby Road West

Derby Road West (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wilkinson A. (E)	1279
	Conservative	Wilkinson M. Ms (E)	1241
	Conservative	Stevens S. (E)	1222
	Labour	Wildey D.	785
	Labour	Turner P.	746
	Labour	Molson I.	731
	Alliance	Neill I.	504
Turnout				46.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Draycott

Draycott (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	Boyland R. (E)	671
	Conservative	Crowther D.	529
Turnout				58.3
	Independent Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ilkeston Central

Ilkeston Central (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geehan J. (E)	870
	Labour	Bevan E. (E)	863
	Labour	Gilbert T. (E)	860
	Conservative	Atkinson J. Ms	611
	Conservative	Collins D.	593
	Conservative	Hill N. Ms	552
Turnout				35.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ilkeston North

Ilkeston North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeffries E. (E)	631
	Independent	Gunn J. (E)	606
	Labour	Carrington J.	551
	Independent	Edwards J.	378
Turnout				39.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Ilkeston South

Ilkeston South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	McCluskey J. Ms (E)	685
	Conservative	Oldham D. (E)	627
	Labour	Halford B.	605
	Labour	Cullen C.	577
Turnout				41.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kirk Hallam North

Kirk Hallam North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walton R. (E)	738
	Labour	Shelley B. (E)	730
	Conservative	Wallbank E.	388
	Conservative	Roberts C.	344
Turnout				42.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kirk Hallam South

Kirk Hallam South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Killeavy B. (E)	827
	Labour	Moloney P. (E)	825
	Conservative	Jones C.	231
	Conservative	Simmons D.	221
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing
Turnout				39.6

Little Eaton

Little Eaton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hargreaves P. (E)	630
	Labour	Fearn M.	216
Turnout				46.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Eaton Central

Long Eaton Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hickton F. Ms (E)	643
	Conservative	Wood J. (E)	616
	Labour	Buckley J. Ms	533
	Independent Labour	Biddulph V.	475
	Labour	Scott A.	379
Turnout				40.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nottingham Road

Nottingham Road (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Allen J. (E)	1048
	Conservative	Byrne D. (E)	1034
	Conservative	Gough R. (E)	1026
	Labour	White B. Ms	786
	Labour	Wright C.	718
	Labour	Sutton W.	694
Turnout				39.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ockbrook and Borrowash

Ockbrook and Borrowash (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Seeley R (E)	1924
	Conservative	Colclough A. (E)	1841
	Conservative	Tumanow. V Ms (E)	1790
	Labour	Heighton E.	1437
	Labour	Bell D.	1187
	Labour	Somerset Sullivan J.	1082
Turnout				54.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Park

Old Park (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Guy T. (E)	713
	Labour	Needham M. (E)	665
	Conservative	Sherwood M.	353
	Conservative	Spittal B. Ms	343
Turnout				36.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandiacre North

Sandiacre North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jowett M. Ms (E)	1043
	Labour	Barker D. (E)	943
	Conservative	Aindow M.	710
	Conservative	Tapping K.	685
Turnout				51.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandiacre South

Sandiacre South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Uren D. (E)	949
	Conservative	Ross-Clyne G. (E)	933
	Labour	Dickman F.	518
	Labour	Williams I.	515
Turnout				49.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sawley

Sawley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	Camm W. (E)	2547
	Conservative	Chalk V. (E)	1039
	Conservative	Munro L. (E)	989
	Labour	Robinson R.	864
	Labour	Thompsell G.	664
	Labour	Wells T.	660
Turnout				40.0
	Independent Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanley

Stanley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ball P. (E)	548
	Conservative	Fildes J.	363
Turnout				58.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Evans W. (E)	905
	Conservative	Johnstone A. Ms (E)	754
	Labour	Trueman K.	644
	Labour	Gough P.	602
Turnout				52.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Hallam

West Hallam (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Heathcote L. (E)	896
	Conservative	Shaw H. (E)	896
	Independent	Steiner P.	398
	Independent	Blockley C.	349
	Labour	Birch M.	242
	Labour	Clapham A.	212
Turnout				50.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilsthorpe

Wilsthorpe (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Webb R. (E)	1042
	Conservative	Morton S. (E)	957
	Labour	Chadbourne S.	811
	Labour	Winfield C.	743
Turnout				43.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

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