1983 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

The 1983 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Around a third of the seats on the council were up for election. The results were relatively uneventful - the Conservatives gained a seat from Labour, but still fell very short of threatening Labour's majority on the council.

1983 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
8 May 1983 (1983-05-08)
16 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41,358, 56.4%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Alliance
Last election 25 seats, 37.4% 18 seats, 42.0% 0 seats, 20.5%
Seats before 25 18 0
Seats after 24 19 0
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 15,396 20,124 6,990
Percentage 36.2% 47.3% 16.4%
Swing 1.2 5.3 4.1

Summary

Election result
1983 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 7 1 43.8 17 24 55.8 15,396 36.2 –1.2
  Conservative 9 1 56.3 10 19 44.2 20,124 47.3 +5.3
  Alliance 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 6,990 16.4 –4.1

References
  1. "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 February 2023.


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