1983 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 5 May 1983 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

During the 1983 election the Conservatives gained the Bushbury seat from Labour whilst Labour gained the Wednesfield South from the Conservatives, leaving the overall constitution unchanged and Labour as the controlling group.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

Labour 34
Conservative 26

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

Labour 34
Conservative 26

Election result

Bilston East
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J Geraghty	2021
	Conservative	A Lewis	536
	Alliance	Mrs J Gladstone	426
Majority			1485

Bilston North
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	N Dougherty	1756
	Conservative	R Green	1503
	Alliance	G Carter	1001
Majority			253

Blakenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	R Reynolds	2192
	Conservative	A Nelson	1631
	Alliance	Mrs G Hammond	409
Majority			561

Bushbury
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P Turley	1860
	Labour	S S Gangar	949
	Alliance	I Jenkins	767
Majority			911

East Park
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A Steventon	2046
	Conservative	J Rixson	736
	Alliance	J White	371
	Communist	P Hodson	35
Majority			1310

Ettingshall
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	P Richards	1909
	Conservative	M Hutt	583
	Alliance	Mrs A Whitehouse	329
Majority			1326

Fallings Park
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	H Turner	1945
	Labour	Mrs T Walton	1920
	Alliance	P Fisher	464
Majority			25

Graiseley
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Mrs M Chevannes	2259
	Conservative	Mrs K Dass	1875
	Alliance	N T S Khalsa	738
Majority			384

Heath Town
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	B Dass	1221
	Conservative	J Margetts	954
	Residents	W Garbett	822
	Alliance	C Hallmark	596
Majority			267

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	C Laws	2091
	Conservative	Mrs C Horton	837
	Alliance	J Thompson	394
Majority			1254

Merry Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	R Hart	2684
	Alliance	B Lamb	1318
	Labour	Mrs A Denham	681
Majority			1366

Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J Perry	1711
	Labour	J Clifford	1709
	Alliance	R Steel	358
Majority			2

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Mrs M Hodson	2843
	Labour	Mrs J Jones	1339
	Alliance	L Sherwin	581
Majority			1504

Penn
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Mrs P Bradley	3175
	Alliance	J Nock	963
	Labour	Mrs V Winder	638
Majority			2212

St Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	R Lawrence	2842
	Conservative	N Rooke	691
	Alliance	R Gray	450
	Communist	Dr G Barnsby	70
Majority			2151

Spring Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A Garner	1942
	Conservative	A Rissbrook	1200
	Alliance	R Whitehouse	1152
Majority			742

Tettenhall Regis
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J Davis	2393
	Alliance	L McLean	1548
	Labour	Mrs N Jones	600
Majority			845

Tettenhall Wightwick
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J Inglis	2871
	Labour	B Hill	716
	Alliance	Mrs P Andrews	545
Majority			2155

Wednesfield North
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A Morey	1898
	Conservative	R Woodhouse	1744
	Alliance	M Pearson	684
Majority			154

Wednesfield South
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A McPherson	1994
	Conservative	A Griffiths	1661
	Alliance	E George	655
Majority			333

Council elections in the West Midlands
Birmingham	1873 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018
Coventry	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Dudley	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Sandwell	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Solihull	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Walsall	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Wolverhampton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
West Midlands CC	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
Mayor	2017 2021
See also: Wards Boundary changes

(1982 ←) 1983 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1984)
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See also: UK General election

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