1983 West Dorset District Council election

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.

1983 West Dorset District Council election
5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)
All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Ind
Con
All
Party Independent Conservative Alliance
Last election 37 seats, 42.1% 7 seats, 20.9% 8 seats, 24.8%
Seats won 30 15 6
Seat change 7 8 2
Popular vote 7,666 10,923 8,871
Percentage 26.0% 37.1% 30.1%
Swing 16.1% 16.2% 5.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
IndC
Lab
Party Ind. Conservative Labour
Last election 1 seat, 0.6% 2 seats, 10.8%
Seats won 3 1
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote N/A 2,009
Percentage N/A 6.8%
Swing 0.6% 4.0%
Council control before election

Independent

 Council control after election

Independent

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

Ward results

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

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

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

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

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

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

Charminster
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 2.8 N/A
Turnout 49.0 N/A
Registered electors 1,255
Independent hold

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

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

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

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

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

Lyme Regis
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
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
Netherbury[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Peake 409 62.3 N/A
Independent C. Poole * 247 37.7 N/A
Majority 162 24.7 N/A
Turnout 49.1 N/A
Registered electors 1,335
Conservative gain from Independent

Owermoigne
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
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
Puddletown[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Bowden 440 72.4 N/A
Labour S. Riddell 168 27.6 –5.4
Majority 272 44.7 N/A
Turnout 54.7 —20.8
Registered electors 1,111
Independent gain from Independent Swing

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

Sherborne East
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
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
Symondsbury[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Summers * 360 66.5 N/A
Alliance B. Wheeler 181 33.5 N/A
Majority 179 33.1 N/A
Turnout 42.3 N/A
Registered electors 1,278
Conservative gain from Independent

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

Tolpuddle
Tolpuddle[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Kraft * 333 80.4 N/A
Alliance J. Hallett 81 19.6 N/A
Majority 252 60.9 N/A
Turnout 54.7 N/A
Registered electors 757
Independent hold

Whitchurch Canonicorum
Whitchurch Canonicorum[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Gibson 445 82.3 N/A
Alliance P. Lathey 96 17.7 N/A
Majority 349 64.5 N/A
Turnout 46.8 N/A
Registered electors 1,157
Conservative gain from Independent

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

References
  1. The District of West Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  2. "West Dorset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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