# 1983 Fenland District Council election

The 1983 Fenland District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect all members of Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. 1987 Fenland District Council election was due and held on 7 May 1987.

## 1983 Fenland District Council elections

1983 Fenland Local Election Results :
| Party | Seats | Losses |
| Conservative | 24 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Liberal | 5 | 0 |
| Labour | 8 | |

## Ward results

(* denotes sitting councillor)
Benwick and Doddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R Dunham | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chatteris East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A Melton* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chatteris North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R Goodger | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chatteris South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G Brinton* | unopposed | | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chatteris West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A German* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elm (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Mac Cotterell* | unopposed |
| Independent | A Ingle* | unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
Leverington (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | R Dixon* | unopposed |
| Conservative | R Wallace | unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Manea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H Fox | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
March East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F Clark* | 1,064 | 47.6 |
| | Labour | C Bennett | 890 | |
| | Labour | D Cherry* | 836 | |
| | Conservative | G Brewin* | 834 | 37.3 |
| | Conservative | J Thornton | 575 | |
| | Conservative | K Ansell | 522 | |
| | Independent | S Green | 335 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
March North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | P Jackman* | 879 | 35.3 |
| | Labour | G Campbell* | 860 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | D Dagless | 761 | |
| | Conservative | G Taylor* | 748 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | A Clark | 714 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
March West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D Fleming* | 891 | 45.5 |
| | Conservative | F Grounds* | 850 | |
| | Conservative | P Skoulding* | 668 | |
| | Liberal | D Dack | 621 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal | B Fox | 506 | |
| | Labour | D Kent | 448 | 22.9 |
| | Labour | S Smart | 419 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Newton and Tydd St Giles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M Palmer* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Outwell and Upwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G Pritchard | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Barnes* | 649 | 40.3 |
| | Liberal | Neil Payne | 660 | 41.0 |
| | Conservative | J Foster | 301 | 18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
Whittlesey Bassenhally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | K Mayor | 330 | 50.4 |
| | Liberal | S Richards | 235 | |
| | Independent | D Roberts | 90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
Whittlesey Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C Lovell | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Whittlesey East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | U Cuffe* | |
| Liberal | G Spenceley | 230 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Whittlesey Kingsmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | O Oliver | 169 | 38.6 |
| | Conservative | P Gray | 155 | 35.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Whittlesey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Whitwell* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Whittlesey West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Lilley* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wimblington and Stonea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A Hopper | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Conservative | |
| | Labour | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
Wisbech East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bob Lake* | 685 | 51.7 |
| | Labour | Ron Harris | 640 | 48.3 |
| | Conservative | H Piggott | 576 | |
| | Labour | A Purt | 517 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Wisbech North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Harry Potter* | 631 | 53.9 |
| | Labour | Ken Williams* | 568 | |
| | Liberal | Bernard Martin | 539 | 46.1 |
| | Liberal | Kathleen Brennan* | 525 | |
| | Labour | A Worlding | 418 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
Wisbech North East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Beryl Petts* | 640 | 63.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Osborn* | 580 | |
| | Liberal | Gary Monger | 367 | 36.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wisbech South West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | June Bond* | unopposed |
| | Liberal | Michael Sharp | unopposed |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Moss | Unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |