# 1983 Chester City Council election

The 1983 Chester City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1983 Chester City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 10 | 0 | 50.0 | 27 | 37 | 61.7 | 15,268 | 42.8 | –0.7 |
| | Labour | 5 | 0 | 25.0 | 9 | 14 | 23.3 | 10,147 | 28.4 | +2.4 |
| | Alliance | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 4 | 8 | 13.3 | 9,184 | 25.7 | –4.6 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 966 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | Residents | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 109 | 0.3 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results
### Barrow

Barrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Mapes | 897 | 62.6 | +6.4 |
| | Alliance | W. Moore | 364 | 25.4 | –10.2 |
| | Labour | R. Barlow | 172 | 12.0 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 37.2 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,433 | 45.0 | +4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,184 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Blacon Hill

Blacon Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Price | 1,354 | 78.4 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Davies | 242 | 14.0 | –1.9 |
| | Alliance | J. Indemaur | 130 | 7.5 | –11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,112 | 64.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,726 | 40.4 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,274 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | A. Farrell | 943 | 49.8 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | M. Chambers | 767 | 40.5 | –7.2 |
| | Labour | S. Phillips | 184 | 9.7 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 9.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,894 | 57.7 | –0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,280 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.6 | |

### Christieton

Christieton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Blake* | 1,217 | 70.9 | +12.5 |
| | Alliance | S. Armstrong | 341 | 19.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. Walsh | 159 | 9.3 | –4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 876 | 51.0 | +20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,717 | 47.1 | +7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,645 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### College

College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Crawford* | 1,006 | 52.0 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | H. Middleton | 631 | 32.6 | –3.0 |
| | Alliance | R. Barritt | 188 | 9.7 | –11.0 |
| | Residents | D. Taylor | 109 | 5.6 | –0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 19.4 | +16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,934 | 44.4 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,354 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Dee Point

Dee Point :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Southall | 1,268 | 66.0 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Price | 440 | 22.9 | +2.8 |
| | Alliance | D. Howells | 213 | 11.1 | –8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 828 | 43.1 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,921 | 39.2 | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,902 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Dodleston

Dodleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Fair* | 636 | 78.5 | N/A |
| | Alliance | D. Simpson | 97 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. McBride | 77 | 9.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 66.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 810 | 57.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,418 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elton

Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K. Peate* | 1,043 | 56.7 | +10.3 |
| | Alliance | R. McLure | 590 | 32.1 | –12.3 |
| | Labour | J. Champion | 206 | 11.2 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 24.6 | +22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,839 | 44.3 | –2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,152 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.3 | |

### Grosvenor

Grosvenor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Byatt* | 1,075 | 47.7 | –3.2 |
| | Labour | J. Poynton | 661 | 29.3 | +5.2 |
| | Alliance | H. Fearnall | 519 | 23.0 | –2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 18.4 | –7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,255 | 52.4 | +5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,301 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Hoole

Hoole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | J. Smith* | 1,239 | 50.3 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | W. Crompton | 746 | 30.3 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | K. Jones | 480 | 19.5 | –2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 20.0 | –0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,465 | 54.2 | +9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,547 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 0.5 | |

### Malpas

Malpas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Craddock* | 788 | 60.9 | –10.5 |
| | Labour | J. Edgar | 279 | 21.6 | –7.0 |
| | Alliance | E. Walley | 226 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 509 | 39.4 | –3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,293 | 45.3 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,857 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Newton

Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hibbert | 981 | 53.3 | –2.8 |
| | Labour | J. Holland | 306 | 16.6 | +4.3 |
| | Alliance | L. Irvine | 290 | 15.8 | –15.8 |
| | Independent | F. Carson* | 263 | 14.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 36.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,840 | 44.1 | –3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,173 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Plas Newton

Plas Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Arrowsmith* | 888 | 44.9 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | K. Noon | 755 | 38.2 | –5.8 |
| | Alliance | S. Howells | 336 | 17.0 | –11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,979 | 49.6 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,992 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.7 | |

### Saughall

Saughall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | D. Whitton* | 776 | 53.6 | –15.8 |
| | Conservative | E. Cooke | 550 | 38.0 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | G. Cairns | 122 | 8.4 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 15.6 | –30.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,448 | 49.1 | +2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,947 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 15.3 | |

### Sealand

Sealand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Nield | 873 | 42.7 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Jones | 622 | 30.4 | –7.1 |
| | Alliance | L. Hollins | 551 | 26.9 | –1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,046 | 52.4 | +5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,905 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.0 | |

### Tarvin

Tarvin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Cotgreave* | 1,010 | 72.6 | +7.2 |
| | Alliance | J. Trowell | 231 | 16.6 | –3.5 |
| | Labour | A. Pegrum | 150 | 10.8 | –3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 779 | 56.0 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,391 | 44.9 | –2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,096 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

### Tattenhall

Tattenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | D. Haynes* | 703 | 56.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | B. Bird | 433 | 34.9 | –13.5 |
| | Labour | M. McDowell | 104 | 8.4 | –7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 21.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,240 | 49.8 | +16.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,488 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Upton Heath

Upton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Houlbrook* | 1,012 | 44.7 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | H. Jones | 784 | 34.6 | +5.1 |
| | Alliance | P. Lowery | 470 | 20.7 | –5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,266 | 51.2 | +2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,427 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | S. Proctor | 1,352 | 63.4 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Jones | 538 | 25.2 | –6.0 |
| | Labour | C. Warwood | 244 | 11.4 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 814 | 38.1 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,134 | 49.0 | +2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,355 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Residents | Alliance gain from Residents | Swing | 4.8 | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. White | 1,151 | 56.3 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | R. Champion | 564 | 27.6 | +3.3 |
| | Alliance | S. Fraser | 328 | 16.1 | –8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 28.7 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,043 | 43.1 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,741 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.7 | |