1983 Mid Suffolk District Council election
5 May 1983
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The 1983 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 1983 Mid Suffolk District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 22 | 19 | 4 | 47.5 | 29.9 | 5,624 | –9.8 | |||
| Independent | 19 | 13 | 5 | 32.5 | 27.1 | 5,096 | +7.8 | |||
| Labour | 11 | 6 | 1 | 15.0 | 20.5 | 3,860 | –10.8 | |||
| Alliance | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 17.4 | 3,278 | +7.7 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Ecology | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 964 | N/A | ||||
References
- ^ "Mid Suffolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.