1983 Bracknell District Council election

1983 Bracknell District Council election
All 40 seats to Bracknell District Council; 21 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Conservative;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

The 1983 Bracknell District Council election took place on 5 May 1983, to elect all 40 members in 19 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections as part of the 1983 United Kingdom local elections. The Conservative Party won a third term in office, securing an electoral wipeout of the opposition parties by winning all 40 seats, a feat it would repeat in 1987.^[2]

The local Labour Party was riven by internal disputes, cultivated since the last election by the national split and the creation of the Social Democratic Party. In late 1981, Labour group leader Jack Delbridge and other Labour local luminaries, including former council leader Bill Lindop, defected to the SDP, claiming left-wing militants controlled the local Labour party and the relationship was untenable.^[3] Of the 10 Labour councillors elected in 1979, 6 would stand for election under the SDP–Liberal Alliance banner, 3 would not stand for re-election, while only Denis Tunnicliffe stood again, leading the rump Labour group - symbolic of the split was his wife standing for the Alliance in Great Hollands South.^[4]

Summary

Votes for the SDP–Liberal Alliance are compared against the Liberal Party in 1979.

1983 Bracknell District Council election
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	40	13	0	13	100.0	51.3	14,494
Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	24.4	6,909
Labour	0	0	10	10	0.0	22.9	6,466
Independent	0	0	3	3	0.0	1.4	407

Ward results

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.

Votes for the SDP–Liberal Alliance are compared against the Liberal Party in 1979.

Ascot

Ascot (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Benwell D.*	1,034	59.8	−40.2
	Conservative	Dauncey M.	938
	Conservative	Jackson R.*	936
	Alliance	Glynn J.	508	29.4	New
	Alliance	Harrison R.	419
	Alliance	Rennie-Fielding J. Ms.	419
	Labour	Porter M.	188	10.9	New
	Labour	Williams R.	184
	Labour	Bayle M. Ms.	176
Turnout				42.7	N/A
Registered electors			4,050
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Binfield

Binfield (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edwards J. Ms.	705	63.4	+12.1
	Conservative	Taylor G.	663
	Alliance	Biddlecombe M.	273	24.6	−5.0
	Alliance	Sabberton R.	187
	Labour	Harman J.	134	12.1	−7.1
	Labour	Glasson E.	127
Turnout				49.5	−33.7
Registered electors			2,246
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bullbrook

Bullbrook (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Coombs M. Ms.*	1,086	45.8	−10.1
	Conservative	Blake L.	1,051
	Conservative	Strong P. Ms.*	1,037
	Labour	Cook H.	700	29.5	−14.6
	Labour	Newbury J.	621
	Alliance	Hanson R.	585	24.7	New
	Alliance	Moignard M. Ms.	582
	Labour	Wilson D.	581
	Alliance	Lees N.	550
Turnout				43.5	−26.3
Registered electors			5,445
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

College Town

College Town (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arnold A.	587	49.8	+8.5
	Conservative	Simonds R.	506
	Alliance	Routledge M.	345	29.3	New
	Alliance	Watts M.	341
	Labour	Wood R.	247	20.9	+1.2
	Labour	Urquhart C.	175
Turnout				54.3
Registered electors			2,172
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Cranbourne

Cranbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ballin M. Ms.	334	68.2	*New*
	Independent	Smart R.	112	22.9	New
	Labour	Foord M.	44	9.0	New
Turnout				43.8	N/A
Registered electors			1,118
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Crowthorne

Crowthorne (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Finnie J.*	1,060	59.9	−8.3
	Conservative	Cheney A.*	916
	Conservative	Richardson R.	913
	Alliance	Seaman D.	535	30.2	New
	Alliance	Lancashire A.	520
	Alliance	Murray A.	486
	Labour	Vertigen G.	174	9.8	−22.0
	Labour	King S.	167
	Labour	Wheaton T.	149
Turnout				49.2	−6.1
Registered electors			3,595
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Garth

Garth (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Aspey F.	680	42.6	−3.5
	Conservative	Sturman C.	606
	Labour	Palmer J. Ms.	512	32.1	−21.8
	Labour	Loneragan D.	450
	Alliance	Lindop W.	403	25.3	New
	Alliance	Pocknee J.	381
Turnout				52.3	−22.8
Registered electors			3,052
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Great Hollands North

Great Hollands North (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bouchard J. Ms.	635	42.5	+9.7
	Conservative	Cumming C.	617
	Labour	Chapman P. Ms.	560	37.5	−7.6
	Labour	Lomax V. Ms.	491
	Alliance	Campbell-Grant I.	300	20.1	−2.0
	Alliance	Jones E. Ms.	293
Turnout				44.7	−34.3
Registered electors			3,346
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Great Hollands South

Great Hollands South (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	McCracken I.	727	54.2	+6.1
	Conservative	Angell R.	719
	Labour	Jamison N.	310	23.1	−9.9
	Alliance	Biggs K. Ms.	305	22.7	+3.8
	Labour	Sanderson B.	303
	Alliance	Tunnicliffe S. Ms.	296
Turnout				46.5	−29.9
Registered electors			2,884
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hanworth

Hanworth (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elford D.*	1,416	48.9	+6.5
	Conservative	Percy R.	1,401
	Conservative	Wallace M.	1,338
	Labour	Grayson H.	893	30.8	−5.6
	Labour	Tunnicliffe D.	834
	Labour	Ozanne P.	797
	Alliance	Balfour A.	587	20.3	−0.9
	Alliance	Gee L.	561
	Alliance	Miles M.	556
Turnout				47.9	−29.8
Registered electors			6,049
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harmanswater

Harmanswater (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ainscough T.*	1,308	49.2	−1.9
	Conservative	Mills T.	1,285
	Conservative	Teesdale G. Ms.	1,257
	Labour	Munn M. Ms.	778	29.2	−2.4
	Labour	Scorer A.	749
	Labour	Williams A. Ms.	742
	Alliance	Hughes W.	575	21.6	+4.3
	Alliance	White P.	537
	Alliance	Spencer J.	530
Turnout				44.2	−33.6
Registered electors			6,014
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Little Sandhurst

Little Sandhurst (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cohen H.*	779	58.1	−11.1
	Conservative	Marsden J.	775
	Alliance	Lyne H.	368	27.4	New
	Alliance	Hewitt H.	315
	Labour	Wood J. Ms.	194	14.5	−16.3
	Labour	Goddard R.	190
Turnout				46.4	−30.5
Registered electors			2,890
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Bracknell

Old Bracknell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fox P.	842	44.5	+11.0
	Conservative	Cavill D.	841
	Conservative	Egan J.	819
	Labour	Newbury C.	613	32.4	−12.3
	Labour	Ryan V. Ms.	608
	Labour	Warwick S. Ms.	586
	Alliance	Maxwell D.	439	23.2	+1.4
	Alliance	McCartan H.	388
	Alliance	Carson C.	378
Turnout				38.0	−40.0
Registered electors			4,981
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Owlsmoor

Owlsmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas R.	674	51.7	−48.3
	Alliance	Nicholson J.	527	40.4	New
	Labour	Draper R.	103	7.9	New
Turnout				58.1
Registered electors			2,246
	Conservative hold		Swing

Priestwood

Priestwood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Furniss A.	483	36.2	−3.4
	Conservative	Shean J.	461
	Labour	Drukker M.	457	34.3	−26.1
	Labour	Tarry A.	421
	Alliance	Mountjoy T.*^{[n 1]}	394	29.5	New
	Alliance	Cain F.*^{[n 1]}	376
Turnout				43.8	−31.3
Registered electors			3,046
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Sandhurst

Sandhurst (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ward A.	665	48.5	−12.1
	Conservative	Brookes C.*	600
	Alliance	Murray L. Ms.	310	22.6	New
	Independent	Allum G.	295	21.5	New
	Alliance	Duerden M.	258
	Labour	Crew R.	101	7.4	−32.0
	Labour	Brierley A.	95
Turnout				53.4	−24.4
Registered electors			2,567
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Marys

St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Warren J.*	426	85.9	−14.1
	Labour	Wheaton A. Ms.	70	14.1	New
Turnout				46.4	N/A
Registered electors			1,068
	Conservative hold		Swing

Warfield

Warfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kay J. Ms.*	455	69.3	−3.8
	Alliance	Thompson I.	115	17.5	New
	Labour	Murnane J.	87	13.2	−13.7
Turnout				46.4	−23.6
Registered electors			1,415
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wildridings

Wildridings (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mattick J.*	598	48.3	−2.6
	Conservative	Wreglesworth N.	548
	Alliance	Mullarky P.	340	27.4	New
	Alliance	Cole C. Ms.	328
	Labour	Hignell W.	301	24.3	−24.8
	Labour	Onyewu A.	258
Turnout				53.0	−23.4
Registered electors			2,338
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b Cain and Mountjoy were elected as Labour Party candidates in 1979.

References

^ "Tories grab 40 seats in a landslide". Reading Evening Post. 7 May 1983. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ "Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ Kerr, Terry (4 November 1981). "'Why we quit Labour' by SDP converts". Reading Evening Post. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "'Misguided' - Sue in bid for power". Reading Evening Post. 28 April 1983. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[defect-5] Cain and Mountjoy were elected as Labour Party candidates in 1979.

[1] "Tories grab 40 seats in a landslide". Reading Evening Post. 7 May 1983. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[figures-2] "Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[3] Kerr, Terry (4 November 1981). "'Why we quit Labour' by SDP converts". Reading Evening Post. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[4] "'Misguided' - Sue in bid for power". Reading Evening Post. 28 April 1983. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

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