# 1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election

The 1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973.

## Ward-by-Ward Results
### Barnwell Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Barnwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Fowles | 316 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | P. Baxter | 173 | |
| | Labour | P. Wynne | 72 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.2% |

### Brigstock Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Brigstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Otter | 389 | |
| | Labour | P. Feather | 160 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Drayton Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Drayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Clifton | 395 | |
| | Labour | B. Wildman | 219 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Forest Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M.Glithero | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Higham Ferriers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Murdin | 1,472 | |
| | Conservative | D. Lawson | 1,352 | |
| | Conservative | H. Binder | 1,321 | |
| | Labour | P. Gadsby | 778 | |
| | Labour | G. Moore | 562 | |
| | Labour | A. Dunn | 519 | |
| | Alliance | D. Forder | 281 | |
| | Alliance | L. Greenop | 245 | |
| | Ecology | S. Green | 137 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Irthlingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Grimmer | 1,470 | |
| | Conservative | E. McGibbon | 1,100 | |
| | Labour | D. Lee | 1,061 | |
| | Labour | W. Howlett | 921 | |
| | Conservative | S. Coghill | 856 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Kings Cliffe Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Kings Cliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Wagstaffe | 270 | |
| | Independent | M. Day | 156 | |
| | Labour | P. Owen | 113 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lower Nene Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Lower Nene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Dixon | 511 | |
| | Labour | J. Atkinson | 112 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Margaret Beaufort :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Gregory | 357 | |
| | Independent | L. Jupp | 290 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Oundle Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Oundle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Clack | 819 | |
| | Conservative | L. Caborn | 761 | |
| | Labour | S. Dalzell | 346 | |
| | Independent | M. Berridge | 305 | |
| | Labour | W. Ives | 274 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.6% |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Raunds Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Raunds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Chatburn | 1,138 | |
| | Conservative | J. Finding | 1,125 | |
| | Conservative | P. Chantrell | 1,070 | |
| | Labour | S. Lack | 993 | |
| | Labour | M. Roberts | 899 | |
| | Labour | H. Lawrence | 887 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ringstead Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Ringstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Barrett | 398 | |
| | Independent | P. Ogden | 379 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rushden East Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Dicks | 1,216 | |
| | Labour | A. Mantle | 817 | |
| | Labour | B. Freeman | 675 | |
| | Conservative | I. Bailey | 630 | |
| | Conservative | C. Morris | 552 | |
| | Alliance | J. Prime | 434 | |
| | Ecology | L. Dowsett | 209 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Rushden North Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | B.Catlin | 1,054 | |
| | Conservative | J. Gay | 1,012 | |
| | Conservative | C. Wood | 858 | |
| | Labour | P. Tomas | 475 | |
| | Alliance | P. Dent | 435 | |
| | Labour | J. Brown | 407 | |
| | Labour | L. Jubb | 394 | |
| | Alliance | D. McGee | 387 | |
| | Alliance | K. Plunkett | 377 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rushden South Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Whittington | 2,338 | |
| | Conservative | A. Perkins | 2,259 | |
| | Conservative | G. Osborne | 2,129 | |
| | Alliance | R. Brook | 638 | |
| | Labour | J. Richardson | 437 | |
| | Labour | G. Draper | 410 | |
| | Labour | J. Wells | 383 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rushden West Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Rushden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | E. Carmichael | 1,029 | |
| | Conservative | J. Stott-Everett | 971 | |
| | Conservative | R. Pinnock | 945 | |
| | Labour | J. McDonald | 774 | |
| | Labour | E. Sampson | 760 | |
| | Labour | A. Kinsella | 727 | |
| | Alliance | A. Kinsella | 549 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stanwick Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Stanwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Goulsbra | 427 | |
| | Labour | W. White | 202 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Thrapston Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Thrapston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G.Hunt | 764 | |
| | Conservative | M.Woollard | 658 | |
| | Labour | P. Loaring | 443 | |
| | Labour | I. Byrnes | 297 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Willibrook Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Willibrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J.Richardson | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Woodford Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1983: Woodford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Hackney | 475 | |
| | Conservative | J. Hawes | 257 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |