1983 Rochford District Council election
5 May 1983
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The 1983 Rochford District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 1983 Rochford District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 66.7 | 18 | 26 | 65.0 | 6,948 | 52.2 | +4.2 | |
| Alliance | 4 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 | 6 | 15.0 | 4,555 | 34.2 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 7.5 | 1,584 | 11.9 | –4.2 | ||
| Residents | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 7.5 | N/A | N/A | –5.1 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | N/A | N/A | –2.1 | |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 229 | 1.7 | N/A | ||
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).
Ashingdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | B. Crick* | 458 | 44.3 | –1.7 | |
| Conservative | J. Nicholas-Nicholls | 456 | 44.1 | –9.9 | |
| Labour | F. Denny | 121 | 11.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,035 | 45.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,278 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | 4.1 | |||
Barling & Sutton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Hawke | 310 | 50.5 | N/A | |
| Alliance | V. Sullivan | 304 | 49.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 614 | 49.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,246 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Canewdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Wood* | 472 | 67.8 | +32.7 | |
| Labour | M. Weir | 224 | 32.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 248 | 35.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 696 | 42.5 | –35.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,638 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Foulness & Great Wakering East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Pearson* | 441 | 59.6 | +12.5 | |
| Independent Labour | W. Lay | 299 | 40.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 142 | 19.2 | –0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 740 | 45.7 | –33.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,599 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Grange & Rawreth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Heath* | 706 | 43.9 | +6.0 | |
| Alliance | M. Rapley | 588 | 36.5 | +5.2 | |
| Labour | R. Ellis | 316 | 19.6 | –11.2 | |
| Majority | 118 | 7.3 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,610 | 37.0 | –2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,346 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.4 | |||
Great Wakering Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | P. Gwinnell | 304 | 53.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | F. Jopson* | 270 | 47.0 | +12.1 | |
| Majority | 34 | 5.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 574 | 46.9 | –35.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,223 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
Hawkwell East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Harvey* | 889 | 59.5 | +5.3 | |
| Alliance | C. Brown | 306 | 20.5 | –4.6 | |
| Labour | D. Weir | 300 | 20.1 | –0.7 | |
| Majority | 583 | 39.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,495 | 33.6 | –7.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,449 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.0 | |||
Hawkwell West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Fawell | 552 | 51.8 | +7.7 | |
| Alliance | K. Saunders | 281 | 26.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | G. Plackett | 232 | 21.8 | +9.0 | |
| Majority | 271 | 25.4 | +24.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,065 | 36.0 | –12.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,957 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Lodge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Cooke* | 1,162 | 61.3 | +1.6 | |
| Alliance | M. Menning | 484 | 25.5 | –3.5 | |
| Labour | C. Barnaby | 249 | 13.1 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 678 | 35.8 | +5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,895 | 40.8 | +1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,639 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 | |||
Trinity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | D. Helson* | 810 | 59.9 | –3.4 | |
| Conservative | S. Easter | 543 | 40.1 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 267 | 19.7 | –10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,353 | 48.1 | –4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,810 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | 5.2 | |||
Wheatley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | T. Dean | 604 | 53.6 | +17.9 | |
| Conservative | R. Holman* | 522 | 46.4 | –17.9 | |
| Majority | 82 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,126 | 46.6 | +1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,415 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.9 | |||
Whitehouse
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Gibson* | 625 | 52.8 | –1.9 | |
| Alliance | J. Gordon | 416 | 35.2 | –0.2 | |
| Labour | J. Foley | 142 | 12.0 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 209 | 17.7 | –1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,183 | 45.7 | +5.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,590 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |||
References
- ^ "Rochford District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 September 2025.