# 1983 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1983 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

Source:
Bilston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | J Geraghty | 2021 |
| | Conservative | A Lewis | 536 |
| | Alliance | Mrs J Gladstone | 426 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1485 |
Bilston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | N Dougherty | 1756 |
| | Conservative | R Green | 1503 |
| | Alliance | G Carter | 1001 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 |
Blakenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | R Reynolds | 2192 |
| | Conservative | A Nelson | 1631 |
| | Alliance | Mrs G Hammond | 409 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 |
Bushbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | P Turley | 1860 |
| | Labour | S S Gangar | 949 |
| | Alliance | I Jenkins | 767 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 911 |
East Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A Steventon | 2046 |
| | Conservative | J Rixson | 736 |
| | Alliance | J White | 371 |
| | Communist | P Hodson | 35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1310 |
Ettingshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | P Richards | 1909 |
| | Conservative | M Hutt | 583 |
| | Alliance | Mrs A Whitehouse | 329 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1326 |
Fallings Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | H Turner | 1945 |
| | Labour | Mrs T Walton | 1920 |
| | Alliance | P Fisher | 464 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 |
Graiseley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mrs M Chevannes | 2259 |
| | Conservative | Mrs K Dass | 1875 |
| | Alliance | N T S Khalsa | 738 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 |
Heath Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | B Dass | 1221 |
| | Conservative | J Margetts | 954 |
| | Residents | W Garbett | 822 |
| | Alliance | C Hallmark | 596 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 |
Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | C Laws | 2091 |
| | Conservative | Mrs C Horton | 837 |
| | Alliance | J Thompson | 394 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1254 |
Merry Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | R Hart | 2684 |
| | Alliance | B Lamb | 1318 |
| | Labour | Mrs A Denham | 681 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1366 |
Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J Perry | 1711 |
| | Labour | J Clifford | 1709 |
| | Alliance | R Steel | 358 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs M Hodson | 2843 |
| | Labour | Mrs J Jones | 1339 |
| | Alliance | L Sherwin | 581 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1504 |
Penn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mrs P Bradley | 3175 |
| | Alliance | J Nock | 963 |
| | Labour | Mrs V Winder | 638 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2212 |
St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | R Lawrence | 2842 |
| | Conservative | N Rooke | 691 |
| | Alliance | R Gray | 450 |
| | Communist | Dr G Barnsby | 70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2151 |
Spring Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A Garner | 1942 |
| | Conservative | A Rissbrook | 1200 |
| | Alliance | R Whitehouse | 1152 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 |
Tettenhall Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J Davis | 2393 |
| | Alliance | L McLean | 1548 |
| | Labour | Mrs N Jones | 600 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 |
Tettenhall Wightwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J Inglis | 2871 |
| | Labour | B Hill | 716 |
| | Alliance | Mrs P Andrews | 545 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2155 |
Wednesfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A Morey | 1898 |
| | Conservative | R Woodhouse | 1744 |
| | Alliance | M Pearson | 684 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 |
Wednesfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A McPherson | 1994 |
| | Conservative | A Griffiths | 1661 |
| | Alliance | E George | 655 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 |