1983 Fylde Borough Council election

1983 Fylde Borough Council election

5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)
All 49 seats to Fylde Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Residents Independent Last election 28 9 7 Seats won 22 10 8 Seat change 6 1 1   Fourth party   Party Liberal Last election 3 Seats won 7 Seat change 4
Leader before election Conservative Leader after election Conservative

The 1983 Fylde Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Election result

1983 Fylde Borough Council
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	34	26	4	4	0
	Labour	15	1	0	0	0
	Residents	13	11	2	2	0
	Independent	13	9	2	1	1
	Liberal	11	2	0	2	2

Ward Results

Ansdell

Ansdell (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tavernor J.	914	36.3
	Conservative	Simpson F.	898
	Residents	Fletcher E.	821	32.6
	Liberal	Woodhouse P.	786	31.2
	Conservative	Booth D.	724
Turnout				44.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal
	Residents hold

Ashton

Ashton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jones J.	827	27.6
	Residents	Boss S.	819	27.3
	Conservative	Rigby A.	786	26.2
	Conservative	Dobson H.	714
	Liberal	Cash B. Ms.	567	18.9
Turnout				39.0
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Residents hold
	Conservative hold

Bryning With Warton

Bryning With Warton (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rigby W.	Unopposed
	Independent	Howorth D.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Central

Central (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Duffy F.	796	31.4
	Residents	Procopides M. Ms.	671	26.5
	Conservative	Macdonald N.	580
	Liberal	Macdonald C. Ms.	576	22.7
	Conservative	Colquhoun L. Ms.	466
	Labour	Wilkinson J.	304	12.0
	Independent	Mylroie A.	189	7.5
Turnout				34.0
	Conservative hold
	Residents hold
	Conservative hold

Clifton

Clifton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thompson W.	903	39.7
	Conservative	Hodgson C. Ms.	879
	Conservative	Fuller N.	741
	Residents	Buckley V. Ms.	639	28.1
	Liberal	Sherman G.	471	20.7
	Labour	Dixon L.	259	11.4
Turnout				42.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Elswick & Little Eccleston

Elswick & Little Eccleston (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hayhurst P.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Independent hold

Fairhaven

Fairhaven (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Wilding J. Ms.	945	37.6
	Conservative	Caldwell G.	832	33.1
	Conservative	Jealous A.	707
	Liberal	Fairbrother E.	563	22.4
	Labour	Shellard S.	175	7.0
Turnout				33.0
	Residents hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Freckleton East

Freckleton East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Payne J.	Unopposed
	Conservative	Spencer R.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative
	Conservative hold

Freckleton West

Freckleton West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rigby L.	787	44.7
	Conservative	Fiddler T.	746	42.3
	Labour	Wenman M.	229	13.0
	Labour	Wilkinson J.	197
Turnout				41.0
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold

Heyhouses

Heyhouses (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Prestwich D. Ms.	1,157	37.3
	Conservative	Mason J. Ms.	979	31.6
	Liberal	Smith A. Ms.	964	31.1
	Conservative	Woodburn C.	779
	Liberal	Wilby C.	667
Turnout				39.0
	Residents hold
	Conservative hold
	Liberal hold

Kilnhouse

Kilnhouse (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Lane J.	1,556	50.1
	Residents	Watson M. Ms.	1,147
	Conservative	Parkinson J.	753	24.3
	Conservative	Pryce D.	553
	Liberal	Card D.	472	15.2
	Labour	Scammells B.	322	10.4
Turnout				43.0
	Residents hold
	Residents gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Kirkham North

Kirkham North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Fisher R.	968	41.8
	Conservative	Bennett J.	886	38.2
	Independent	Garratt P.	285	12.3
	Independent	Capper P.	178
	Labour	Evans R. Ms.	178	7.7
Turnout				47.0
	Residents hold
	Conservative hold

Kirkham South

Kirkham South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hodgson B.	716	50.6
	Independent	Beckett K.	480	33.9
	Conservative	Paton R.	377
	Labour	Lawrenson B.	218	15.4
	Labour	Leatham E.	162
Turnout				46.0
	Conservative hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Medlar-With-Wesham

Medlar-With-Wesham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bamber G.	Unopposed
	Independent	Bamber G.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Newton & Treales

Newton & Treales (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dark H.	Unopposed
	Conservative	Hall M. Ms.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Park

Park (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Woodhouse J. Ms.	Unopposed
	Residents	Hoyle F.	Unopposed
	Conservative	Fieldhouse P. Ms.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Liberal hold
	Residents hold
	Conservative hold

Ribby With Wrea

Ribby With Wrea (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Warbrick G.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Conservative gain from Independent

Singleton & Greenhalgh

Singleton & Greenhalgh (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cumming-Miller H. Ms.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Independent hold

St. Johns

St. Johns (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bamber E.	951	34.9
	Labour	Callon W.	776	28.5
	Residents	Hoyle J. Ms.	674	24.8
	Conservative	Finn V. Ms.	650
	Conservative	Hood D.	554
	Labour	Simpson P.	331	11.8
	Liberal	Armer T.	322
	Labour	Millar R.	308
Turnout				48.0
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold
	Residents gain from Conservative

St. Leonards

St. Leonards (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Abbott W.	700	26.2
	Conservative	Woodhead I.	686
	Residents	Longstaff J.	686	25.7
	Residents	Green B. Ms.	684
	Independent	Jenkins T.	537	20.1
	Liberal	Chatwin N. Ms.	498	18.6
	Labour	Horridge N.	250	9.4
	Labour	Wilkinson P. Ms.	203
	Labour	Izaks H.	188
Turnout				41.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal
	Residents hold

Staining

Staining (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Atkinson J.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Conservative hold

Weeton & Westby

Weeton & Westby (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bradley G.	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0
	Conservative hold