1983 Leeds City Council election

Elections to Leeds City Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983, with one third of the council to be elected.^[1]

Map of the results for the 1983 Leeds council election.

The unwinding of much of Alliance's momentum helped Labour defend most of their 1982 losses, with the Conservative and Alliance gains restricted to a seat apiece in Morley North and Burmantofts respectively. The Conservative ousted by the Alliance gain in ultra-marginal Horsforth the year before won his way back onto the council with the only other gain of the night.^[1]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1983

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	19	0	2	-2	57.6	40.1	90,584	+5.7%
	Conservative	11	2	0	+2	33.3	36.3	81,908	+0.5%
	Alliance	3	1	1	0	9.1	23.0	51,880	-6.4%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	539	+0.2%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	468	-0.0%
	Ecology	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	227	-0.0%
	National Front	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	142	+0.1%

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	56	54
	Conservatives	32	34
	Alliance	11	11
Total		99	99
Working majority		13	9

Ward results

Aireborough^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Barber	3,958	43.2	+1.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	M. Cooksey	2,678	29.2	−7.4
	Labour	P. Booth	2,532	27.6	+6.3
Majority			1,280	14.0	+8.4
Turnout			9,168
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.2

Armley^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	D. Selby	2,989	45.8	−0.7
	Labour	B. Ewart	2,143	32.8	+3.4
	Conservative	H. Hinchliffe	1,349	20.7	−2.5
	Communist	J. Hodgson	46	0.7	−0.3
Majority			846	13.0	−4.1
Turnout			6,527
	Alliance hold		Swing	-2.0

Barwick & Kippax^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Monks	3,652	49.5	+10.1
	Conservative	W. Hedley	2,937	39.8	−2.9
	Alliance (SDP)	E. Ayres	792	10.7	−7.2
Majority			715	9.7	+6.4
Turnout			7,381
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Beeston^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Booth	2,937	54.3	+8.0
	Conservative	W. Birch	1,755	32.5	+0.5
	Alliance (SDP)	B. Pollard	712	13.2	−8.5
Majority			1,182	21.9	+7.5
Turnout			5,404
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.7

Bramley^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Miller	3,343	51.7	+6.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	R. Barker	2,012	31.1	−5.0
	Conservative	G. Broadbent	1,114	17.2	−1.2
Majority			1,331	20.6	+11.2
Turnout			6,469
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.5

Burmantofts^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	T. Bland	3,174	45.6	−7.5
	Labour	S. Armitage	2,954	42.5	+7.4
	Conservative	S. Temple	715	10.3	−0.7
	National Front	P. Vessey	59	0.8	+0.8
	Communist	M. Monkman	56	0.8	−0.1
Majority			220	3.2	−14.9
Turnout			6,958
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	-7.4

Chapel Allerton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Clarke	4,049	60.1	+4.6
	Conservative	J. Moore	1,809	26.9	−0.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	C. Smith	879	13.0	−4.4
Majority			2,240	33.2	+4.7
Turnout			6,737
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.4

City & Holbeck^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Morris	3,705	64.4	+2.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Paton	1,177	20.5	−2.0
	Conservative	D. Tomlinson	872	15.2	−0.7
Majority			2,528	43.9	+4.7
Turnout			5,754
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.3

Cookridge^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Wheatley	4,141	55.9	+0.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	P. Kelley	1,900	25.7	−5.4
	Labour	F. Davis	1,362	18.4	+5.4
Majority			2,241	30.3	+5.5
Turnout			7,403
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.7

Garforth & Swillington^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lambert	3,673	44.1	+9.5
	Conservative	N. May	3,562	42.8	+2.2
	Alliance (SDP)	P. Wilson	1,095	13.1	−11.7
Majority			111	1.3	−4.6
Turnout			8,330
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.6

Halton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Hyde	4,025	59.2	+3.4
	Labour	W. Prichard	1,700	25.0	+7.0
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Ratcliffe	1,069	15.7	−10.4
Majority			2,325	34.2	+4.5
Turnout			6,794
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.8

Harehills^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Simmons	3,924	65.1	+4.9
	Conservative	C. Robins	1,374	22.8	−2.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	N. Foster	732	12.1	−2.2
Majority			2,550	42.3	+7.6
Turnout			6,030
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

Headingley^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Thomas	3,646	53.6	+7.8
	Conservative	D. Flowers	2,190	32.2	+1.6
	Alliance (SDP)	C. Mularczyk	824	12.1	−9.2
	Communist	B. Cooper	140	2.1	−0.3
Majority			1,456	21.4	+6.2
Turnout			6,800
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.1

Horsforth^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Stevens	3,875	45.8	+2.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	M. Crossfield	3,720	44.0	−1.6
	Labour	A. Radford	858	10.2	−0.4
Majority			155	1.8	+0.0
Turnout			8,453
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	+1.8

Hunslet^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Battle	3,520	83.5	+9.9
	Conservative	R. Wilkinson	405	9.6	+0.4
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Midgley	289	6.9	−10.3
Majority			3,115	73.9	+17.4
Turnout			4,214
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.7

Kirkstall^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Illingworth	3,727	56.2	+0.5
	Conservative	A. Walkington	1,808	27.3	−2.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	P. Meadowcroft	1,014	15.3	+2.2
	Communist	B. Jackson	78	1.2	−0.2
Majority			1,919	29.0	+2.9
Turnout			6,627
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.4

Middleton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor	3,303	73.7	+9.7
	Conservative	A. Larvin	765	17.1	−0.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	L. Thackray	411	9.2	−9.4
Majority			2,538	56.7	+11.2
Turnout			4,479
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Moortown^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Sparling	3,739	47.9	−1.6
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Harris	2,712	34.7	−1.4
	Labour	G. Ford	1,363	17.4	+2.9
Majority			1,027	13.1	−0.3
Turnout			7,814
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.1

Morley North^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Marshall	3,522	46.5	+5.3
	Labour	R. Cordingley	3,168	41.8	+6.9
	Alliance (SDP)	H. Smith	886	11.7	−12.2
Majority			354	4.7	−1.5
Turnout			7,576
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-0.8

Morley South^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Mitchell	3,426	50.2	−1.0
	Conservative	R. Halpin	2,189	32.0	+7.7
	Alliance (SDP)	S. Beagles	677	9.9	−14.6
	Independent	S. Welham	539	7.9	+7.9
Majority			1,237	18.1	−8.6
Turnout			6,831
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.3

North^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Feldman	4,011	61.5	+4.0
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Lance	1,415	21.7	−9.0
	Labour	R. Davey	1,101	16.9	+5.0
Majority			2,596	39.8	+13.0
Turnout			6,527
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.5

Otley & Wharfedale^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	G. Kirkland	5,196	51.3	+3.8
	Conservative	E. Davies	3,844	37.9	−2.6
	Labour	J. Monksfield	869	8.6	−0.3
	Ecology	A. Laurence	227	2.2	−0.9
Majority			1,352	13.3	+6.4
Turnout			10,136
	Alliance hold		Swing	+3.2

Pudsey North^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Favell	4,031	50.1	+5.5
	Labour	F. Burnley	2,444	30.4	+2.2
	Alliance (SDP)	V. Hudson	1,569	19.5	−7.7
Majority			1,587	19.7	+3.3
Turnout			8,044
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.6

Pudsey South^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Dickinson	2,688	39.4	+5.5
	Conservative	P. Lee	2,500	36.6	+2.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Booker	1,637	24.0	−7.5
Majority			188	2.8	+2.2
Turnout			6,825
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.7

Richmond Hill^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hamilton	3,636	50.3	+14.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	K. Norman	2,973	41.1	−14.1
	Conservative	J. Higham	534	7.4	−1.2
	National Front	H. Hilton	83	1.1	+1.1
Majority			663	9.2	−10.0
Turnout			7,226
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.1

Rothwell^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Walker	3,609	59.0	+10.6
	Conservative	D. Boynton	1,667	27.3	+1.7
	Alliance (SDP)	P. Burton	790	12.9	−12.1
	Communist	R. Horsbrough	50	0.8	−0.1
Majority			1,942	31.8	+9.0
Turnout			6,116
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.4

Roundhay^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Gruen	4,582	63.5	+3.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	S. Holland	1,449	20.1	−6.5
	Labour	C. Samuels	1,189	16.5	+3.1
Majority			3,133	43.4	+9.9
Turnout			7,220
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.9

Seacroft^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Gabb	3,408	67.9	+5.1
	Conservative	P. Hyde	1,052	21.0	+2.1
	Alliance (SDP)	T. Ayres	559	11.1	−7.2
Majority			2,356	46.9	+2.9
Turnout			5,019
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

University^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Sloane	3,233	66.0	+3.1
	Conservative	J. Mindell	904	18.5	+2.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	J. Staines	664	13.6	−5.4
	Communist	J. Rodgers	98	2.0	+0.0
Majority			2,329	47.5	+3.6
Turnout			4,899
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

Weetwood^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Gill	3,369	45.9	−0.3
	Labour	I. Steele	2,526	34.5	+9.5
	Alliance (SDP)	G. Fox	1,437	19.6	−9.3
Majority			843	11.5	−5.9
Turnout			7,332
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.9

Wetherby^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Hudson	4,977	68.8	−0.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	T. Burgess	1,480	20.5	−1.5
	Labour	R. Bishop	777	10.7	+1.6
Majority			3,497	48.3	+1.3
Turnout			7,234
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7

Whinmoor^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Blower	2,807	48.4	+8.2
	Conservative	M. Beardsall	2,135	36.8	+2.3
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Mortimer	860	14.8	−10.5
Majority			672	11.6	+5.9
Turnout			5,802
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.9

Wortley^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Fathers	3,312	43.5	+6.5
	Conservative	H. Connah	2,198	28.8	−2.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Gilchrist	2,109	27.7	−4.4
Majority			1,114	14.6	+9.7
Turnout			7,619
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.3

References

1. "District results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. 6 May 1983.