1983 West Dorset District Council election

1983 West Dorset District Council election
All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Independent;	Council control after election ; Independent;

The 1983 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1983 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election, following boundary changes that reduced the number of wards by two, but altogether the number of seats remained the same.^[1] Subsequent elections for the council would be elected by thirds following the passing a resolution under section 7 (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

The 1983 election saw the Independent councillors lose seats but maintain their majority control on the Council.

Ward results[edit]

Beaminster[edit]

Beaminster (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Hudson *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	R. Bugler *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,794
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Bothenhampton[edit]

Bothenhampton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	D. Cracknell	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,502
	Ind. Conservative gain from Independent

Bradford Abbas[edit]

Bradford Abbas^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Garrett *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,342
	Independent hold

Bradpole[edit]

Bradpole^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	R. Coatsworth *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,464
	Ind. Conservative hold		Swing

Bridport North[edit]

Bridport North (3 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Tiltman *	780	37.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	D. Stebbings	682	32.6	*N/A*
	Labour	D. Cash	629	30.1	*N/A*
	Alliance	P. Foote	441	–
	Alliance	H. Draper	353	–
Turnout				67.5	N/A
Registered electors			3,096
	Alliance win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bridport South[edit]

Bridport South (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Samways *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Alliance	A. Bell *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,465
	Independent win (new seat)
	Alliance win (new seat)

Broadmayne[edit]

Broadmayne^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	B. Course *	354	53.8	–11.1
	Conservative	I. Cobbold	304	46.2	+11.1
Majority			50	7.6	–22.3
Turnout				52.7	—26.2
Registered electors			1,249
	Alliance hold		Swing

Broadwindsor[edit]

Broadwindsor^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Coate *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,049
	Independent hold

Burton Bradstock[edit]

Burton Bradstock^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Bailey *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,137
	Independent hold

Caundle Vale[edit]

Caundle Vale^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. White *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,048
	Independent hold

Cerne Valley[edit]

Cerne Valley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dione Digby, Lady Digby *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,075
	Independent hold

Charminster[edit]

Charminster^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Hanford *	270	42.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	B. Woodhouse	252	39.4	N/A
	Alliance	G. Halliwell	117	18.3	N/A
Majority			18	2.9	N/A
Turnout				49.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,255
	Independent hold

Charmouth[edit]

Charmouth^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Cockerill	441	65.8	*N/A*
	Independent	J. Robinson	229	34.2	N/A
Majority			212	31.6	N/A
Turnout				52.2	N/A
Registered electors			1,284
	Independent gain from Independent

Chesil Bank[edit]

Chesil Bank^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Pengelly *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,269
	Independent hold

Chickerell[edit]

Chickerell (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Edwards-Stuart *	643	63.9	*N/A*
	Independent	W. McCarthy *	364	–	*N/A*
	Independent	P. Brown	185	–	N/A
	Independent	E. Davies	172	–	N/A
Turnout				34.6	N/A
Registered electors			2,912
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Dorchester East[edit]

Dorchester East (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Enid Stella Jones *	588	38.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	C. Lucas *	499	32.9	*N/A*
	Alliance	D. Smith	428	–
	Conservative	J. Graham	310	–
	Labour	E. Adams	123	8.1	N/A
	Labour	P. Warner	121	–
Turnout				66.8	N/A
Registered electors			2,269
	Alliance win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dorchester North[edit]

Dorchester North (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Phillips *	678	–	*N/A*
	Conservative	C. Thatcher	499	31.6	*N/A*
	Alliance	J. Walker	262	16.6	N/A
	Alliance	T. Harries	262	–
	Labour	J. Hertslet	141	8.9	N/A
Turnout				70.0	N/A
Registered electors			2,258
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dorchester South[edit]

Dorchester South (3 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Seaton *	1,077	56.0	*N/A*
	Alliance	D. Maggs	847	44.0	*N/A*
	Conservative	J. Hebb	820	–
	Conservative	D. Lang	782	–
	Alliance	H. Nicholson *	781	–
	Alliance	S. Pritchard	774	–
Turnout				52.6	N/A
Registered electors			3,657
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Alliance win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dorchester West[edit]

Dorchester West (3 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Powell *	743	46.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	G. Duke	561	–
	Conservative	F. Alderman *	548	–
	Liberal	E. Boothman *	544	34.2	N/A
	Liberal	D. Bowring	509	–
	Liberal	David Trevor Jones *	500	–
	Labour	D. Watson	302	19.0	N/A
	Labour	T. Warren	284	–
	Labour	J. Yeomans	241	–
Turnout				75.5	N/A
Registered electors			2,106
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Frome Valley[edit]

Frome Valley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Bryant *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,031
	Independent hold

Halstock[edit]

Halstock^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Frost *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,176
	Independent hold

Holnest[edit]

Holnest^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Cockburn *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,169
	Independent hold

Loders[edit]

Loders^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Fry	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,011
	Independent gain from Independent

Lyme Regis[edit]

Lyme Regis (3 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Broom *	823	–
	Independent	D. Applebee	819	–
	Independent	J. Nuttall *	729	–
	Conservative	V. Homyer *	531	39.2	N/A
Turnout				46.7	–30.9
Registered electors			2,902
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Maiden Newton[edit]

Maiden Newton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Haward *	497	67.0	*N/A*
	Alliance	N. Patmore	245	33.0	N/A
Majority			252	34.0	N/A
Turnout				73.4	N/A
Registered electors			1,011
	Independent hold

Netherbury[edit]

Netherbury^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Peake	409	62.3	*N/A*
	Independent	C. Poole *	247	37.7	N/A
Majority			162	24.6	N/A
Turnout				49.1	N/A
Registered electors			1,335
	Conservative gain from Independent

Owermoigne[edit]

Owermoigne (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Gill	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	R. Symes *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,235
	Alliance win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Piddle Valley[edit]

Piddle Valley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	A. Read	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,218
	Ind. Conservative gain from Independent

Puddletown[edit]

Puddletown^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Bowden	440	72.4	*N/A*
	Labour	S. Riddell	168	27.6	–5.4
Majority			272	44.8	N/A
Turnout				54.7	—20.8
Registered electors			1,111
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Queen Thorne[edit]

Queen Thorne^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Brewer *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,139
	Independent hold

Sherborne East[edit]

Sherborne East (2 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Dyke *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	K. Luxmoore	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,634
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Sherborne West[edit]

Sherborne West (3 seats)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. King *	927	–	*N/A*
	Conservative	S. Waddington	792	32.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	P. Jenkins	766	–
	Alliance	S. Somerville	728	29.8	N/A
Turnout				60.7	N/A
Registered electors			4,031
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Symondsbury[edit]

Symondsbury^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Summers *	360	66.5	*N/A*
	Alliance	B. Wheeler	181	33.5	N/A
Majority			179	33.0	N/A
Turnout				42.3	N/A
Registered electors			1,278
	Conservative gain from Independent

Thorncombe[edit]

Thorncombe^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Atyeo *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,038
	Independent hold

Tolpuddle[edit]

Tolpuddle^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Kraft *	333	80.4	*N/A*
	Alliance	J. Hallett	81	19.6	N/A
Majority			252	60.8	N/A
Turnout				54.7	N/A
Registered electors			757
	Independent hold

Whitchurch Canonicorum[edit]

Whitchurch Canonicorum^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Gibson	445	82.3	*N/A*
	Alliance	P. Lathey	96	17.7	N/A
Majority			349	64.6	N/A
Turnout				46.8	N/A
Registered electors			1,157
	Conservative gain from Independent

Winterborne St Martin[edit]

Winterborne St Martin^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Slade *	512	70.9	+2.6
	Conservative	T. Shorter	210	29.1	N/A
Majority			302	41.8	N/A
Turnout				40.8	–42.5
Registered electors			1,771
	Independent hold		Swing

Yetminster[edit]

Yetminster^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Anderson *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,204
	Conservative hold

References[edit]

^ The District of West Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
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[1] The District of West Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980

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