1983 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
5 May 1983
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The 1983 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 1983 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 36 | 30 | 2 | 68.2 | 52.6 | 14,981 | –2.2 | |||
| Labour | 26 | 9 | 1 | 20.5 | 27.5 | 7,814 | –8.0 | |||
| Alliance | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6.8 | 16.5 | 4,697 | +13.6 | |||
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 494 | –4.1 | |||
| Ecology | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 470 | N/A | ||||
References
- ^ "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.