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Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 5 May 1983. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained its majority.[1] The elections were the last to be held under the old boundaries, with new boundaries for the borough council and its wards coming into effect for the 1983 Borough Council elections.[2]

Composition of the Borough Council after the 1983 election

Election result

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South Ribble Local Election Result 1983
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 Decrease 3 72.2 49.3 41274
  Labour 11 Increase 1 20.4 35.4 29698
  Alliance 4 Increase 3 7.4 14.1 11850
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 1.1 958

Ward Results

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All Saints
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Rhodes 1,190 19.7
Conservative P. Young 1,081 17.9
Conservative T. Huntriss 1,104 17.0
Labour G. Dixon 803 13.3
Labour L. Parker 669 11.1
Labour D. Lamb 572 9.5
Alliance L. Parkins 412 6.8
Alliance P. Gaskill 296 4.9
Bamber Bridge Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Cooper 1,206 19.3
Conservative G. Woods 1,175 18.8
Conservative T. Dixon 1,154 18.5
Labour G. Davies 969 15.5
Labour C. Rooke 893 14.3
Labour P. McDonnell 854 13.7
Charnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Bennett 331 53.0
Conservative R. Ainscough 293 47.0
Farington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Thorpe 1,018 20.7
Conservative L. Craven 1,009 20.5
Conservative C. Elliott 989 20.1
Labour N. Ward 554 11.3
Labour B. Gilfoyle 541 11.0
Labour C. Rigby 491 10.0
Alliance B. Lawrenson 317 6.4
Howick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Stewart 813 33.4
Conservative R. Smith 770 31.6
Labour N. Ward 554 11.3
Alliance A. Grant 267 11.0
Alliance C. Evans 266 10.9
Labour S. Crookes 165 6.8
Labour D. Wooldridge 156 6.4
Hutton & New Longton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hesketh 1,237 25.3
Conservative R. Hawkins 1,221 25.0
Conservative A. Underwood 1,102 22.5
Independent P. Wearden 589 12.0
Labour F. Marshall 260 5.3
Labour K. Shaw 251 5.1
Labour N. House 230 4.7
Kingsfold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Bannister 890 17.4
Conservative E. Carson 880 17.2
Conservative J. Jenkinson 870 17.0
Labour M. Lyons 793 15.5
Labour D. King 681 13.3
Labour H. Jones 673 13.1
Alliance R. Owen 335 6.5


Little Hoole & Much Hoole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Knowles 450 31.8
Conservative E. Webster 442 31.2
Labour M. Lyons 793 15.5
Independent G. Lewis 369 26.0
Labour C. Hamer 82 5.8
Labour A. Brown 72 5.1
Longton Central & West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Burdon 1,195 21.3
Conservative M. Nicholls 1,112 19.8
Conservative J. Breakell 1,109 19.8
Alliance T. Yates 406 7.2
Alliance S. Austen 362 6.4
Labour G. Nicholson 226 4.0
Labour C. Bennett 214 3.8
Labour A. Nicholson 190 3.4
Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Barker 878 30.0
Conservative J. Thompson 849 29.0
Alliance C. Hayes 377 12.9
Alliance A. Hollerman 344 11.7
Labour A. Needham 246 8.4
Labour F. Stansfield 234 8.0


Middleford Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Dickenson 829 29.8
Conservative R. Harwood 646 23.2
Labour M. Clegg 451 16.2
Labour R. Miller 413 14.8
Alliance J. Webb 252 9.0
Alliance R. Whiteley 194 5.9
Moss Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Quinn 802 56.7
Conservative R. Smith 612 43.3
Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Haworth 806 35.6
Conservative S. Allinson 710 31.4
Alliance L. Farrer 390 17.2
Labour J. Nettleship 191 8.4
Labour T. McEvoy 164 7.3
Samlesbury & Cuerdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Barton 322 76.3
Alliance S. Hallett 390 16.6
Labour J. Stott 30 7.1
Seven Stars
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Dawber 1,011 31.1
Labour A. Kelly 899 27.6
Labour C. Croft 861 26.5
Conservative B. Gadd 482 14.8
St. Ambrose Wesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance N. Orrell 1,278 24.0
Alliance M. Kirkham 1,018 19.1
Alliance S. Fenn 949 17.8
Labour A. Dawson 721 13.5
Labour D. Golden 683 12.8
Labour F. Stringfellow 678 12.7
St. Andrews
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance K. Orrell 530 23.6
Conservative N. Greenwood 433 19.3
Alliance D. Golden 364 16.2
Conservative S. Kelley 345 15.4
Labour C. Lamb 322 14.4
Labour D. Wynn 249 11.1
St. Johns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Hocking 1,431 29.6
Labour M. Beardsworth 1,110 23.0
Labour S. Ryan 1,050 21.7
Conservative A. Bilsborough 620 12.8
Alliance J. Loughlin 617 12.8
St. Leonards
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Lawson 969 24.9
Conservative K. Palmer 949 24.4
Conservative H. Clarkson 880 22.6
Alliance R. Barraclough 606 15.6
Labour K. Sharples 491 12.6
St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Marsden 926 15.9
Conservative H. Parr 873 14.9
Conservative W. Jackson 850 24.5
Alliance E. Day 619 10.6
Alliance M. Edwin 612 10.5
Alliance M. Humphrayson 561 9.6
Labour M. Hancock 473 8.1
Labour L. Croft 473 8.1
Labour J. McDonald 455 7.8
Walton-Le-Dale South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Hanson 1,093 16.8
Conservative E. Gregston 1,064 16.3
Labour T. King 1,034 15.9
Labour J. Owen 982 15.1
Conservative W. Park 968 14.9
Conservative E. Smith 962 14.8
Alliance J. Betts 408 6.3


Walton-Le-Dale West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Beckett 1,100 19.8
Conservative C. Hughes 1,060 19.1
Labour A. White 1,043 18.8
Conservative E. Price 906 16.3
Labour G. Lewis 724 13.1
Labour P. Yorke 714 12.9

References

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  1. ^ "South Ribble". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987. Retrieved on 16 December 2022.


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