1983 Langbaurgh Borough Council election

Elections to Langbaurgh Borough Council took place in May 1983. The whole council was up for election and The Labour Party won 31 seats giving it continued overall control of the council.^[1]

Election result

Langbaurgh Borough Council local election result 1983
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	31	2	3	-1	51.7%	43.7%	51,316	-26,957
Conservative	29	8	1	+7	48.3%	39%	45,757	-31,786
Alliance	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11.6%	13,638	+11,837
Independent	0	0	6	-6	n/a	5.7%	6,744	-6,491

Ward Results

Bankside

Bankside
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	R Haining	833	65.6%	+10.5%
Labour	S Tombe	753
Alliance	N Bond	387	24.1%	+24.1%
Independent	K Helm	387	24.1%	+24.1%
Independent	S Jefferson	245

Belmont

Belmont
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	B Lythgoe	1,449	45.4%	−12.2%
Conservative	P Hopwood	1,416
Alliance	P Bosworth	1,059	33.2%	+33.2%
Labour	S Hunt	677	21.3%	−21%
Labour	J Marvell	616

Brotton

Brotton
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	V Miller	702	35.9%	−8.3%
Conservative	M Smith	678	34.7%	−7.5%
Conservative	K Hutchinson	645
Labour	I Little	605
Independent	A Slater	576	29.4%	+29.4%

Church Lane

Church Lane
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	W Herlingshaw	875	87.3%	+3.9%
Labour	W Martin	873
Alliance	J Mathewman	127	12.7%	+12.7%

Coatham

Coatham
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R Hall	659	44.1%	+10.7%
Conservative	J Dyball	641
Labour	J Coombe	317	21.2%	−8.7%
Independent	J White	316	21.2%	−15.5%
Labour	D Cummings	307
Alliance	J McGowan	202	13.5%	+13.5%
Alliance	P Cockfroft	201

Dormanstown

Dormanstown
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	T Collins	1,836	62.8%	+9.5%
Labour	R Jones	1,710
Labour	A Taylor	1,673
Conservative	C Ridsdale	595	20.4%	−4.2%
Conservative	J Milner	591
Conservative	P Milner	569
Alliance	J Todd	491	16.8%	+16.8%
Alliance	D Best	469

Eston

Eston
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	I Cole	1,057	68.7%	+1.4%
Labour	R Cooney	1,025
Labour	A Harvison	951
Alliance	T Goddard	482	31.3%	+31.3%

Grangetown

Grangetown
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	P Harford	1,040	68.9%	−16.4%
Labour	R Cooney	888
Independent	J Tombe	286	19%	+19%
Alliance	R McLay	183	12.1%	+12.1%

Guisborough

Guisborough
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	W Richardson	1,299	55.6%	+1.6%
Conservative	J Hopwood	1,255
Conservative	D Davies	1,196
Labour	R Lewis	1,037	44.4%	−1.6%
Labour	A Barrett	1,013
Labour	D Punshon	917

Hutton

Hutton
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	B Bradley	1,135	71.2%	−10.7%
Alliance	L Wilkinson	328	20.6%	+20.6%
Labour	H Tout	130	8.2%	−9.9%

Kirkleatham

Kirkleatham
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	K Nilan	1,148	39.9%	−16.3%
Labour	J Taylor	1,133
Labour	R Roberts	1,062
Conservative	A Wordsworth	947	33%	−10.8%
Conservative	S Birt	882
Conservative	P Wright	863
Alliance	E Dobson	404	14.1%	+14.1%
Independent	B Milburn	375	13%	+13%
Alliance	T Wilson	344
Alliance	P Todd	344

Lockwood

Lockwood
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	S Kay	1,156	68.5%	+15.4%
Labour	N Loughran	1,000
Conservative	R Wheeler	532	31.5%	−15.4%

Loftus

Loftus
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	J Theobold	1,671	48.6%	+5.7%
Labour	B Scott	1,635
Labour	N Lantsberry	1,523
Conservative	R Haynes	962	28%	+8.9%
Alliance	D Penny	804	23.4%	+23.4%
Alliance	W Gibson	620

Longbeck

Longbeck
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	N Cooney	1,640	48.5%	−1.5%
Conservative	P Gains-Burril	1,561
Conservative	L Russell	1,435
Labour	G Houchen	1,031	30.5%	−19.5%
Labour	M Jones	746
Alliance	N Herrell	709	21%	+21%
Labour	A Mills	701
Alliance	P Sigsworth	648
Alliance	I Thompson	644

Newcomen

Newcomen
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	L Morgan	821	38.2%	−4.8%
Labour	B Forster	791
Conservative	K Haith	562	26.1%	−8.5%
Conservative	M Kirkpatrick	542
Alliance	S Wilson	529	24.6%	+24.6%
Alliance	R Thomas	441
Independent	S Johnson	239	11.1%	−11.3%

Normanby

Normanby
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	D Moore	1,080	52.6%	−6.5%
Conservative	L Richardson	819
Labour	J Briggs	564	27.5%	−13.4%
Labour	E Sickling	425
Alliance	H Martin	408	19.9%	+19.9%

Ormesby

Ormesby
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	P Zoryk	907	55.9%	−7.8%
Conservative	J Fagan	898
Labour	G Johnstone	376	23.2%	−13.1%
Alliance	J Jarvis	339	20.9%	+20.9%
Labour	K O'Neill	328

Overfields

Overfields
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	J Docherty	948	56.3%	−11.3%
Labour	W Towers	791
Conservative	E Hall	375	22.3%	−12.1%
Alliance	K Bayley	362	21.5%	+21.5%

Redcar

Redcar
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	P Chisholm	1,150	40.6%	+3.8%
Conservative	R Binns	908
Independent	G Smith	630	22.3%	−16.7%
Alliance	D Raine	568	20.1%	+20.1%
Labour	C Davis	483	17.1%	−9.1%

Saltburn

Saltburn
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	A Collins	1,918	52.6%	+15.2%
Conservative	B Brent	1,326
Conservative	M Hibbert	1,289
Labour	B Shepherd	578	15.9%	+2.1%
Alliance	P Kilsby	574	15.7%	+15.7%
Independent	F Shields	573	15.7%	−33.1%
Labour	J Faulkner	565
Labour	M Shevis	546
Independent	J Wingham	492

Skelton

Skelton
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R Hill	2,341	62.4%	+9.2%
Conservative	L Douglass	2,140
Conservative	E Carey	1,472
Labour	I Johnson	1,412	37.6%	−9.2%
Labour	E Wesson	754
Labour	D McReddie	753

Skinningrove

Skinningrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V Teasdale	485	68.5%	+8.6%
	Conservative	K Hicks	223	31.5%	−8.6%

South Bank

South Bank
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	A Seed	1,350	74.3%	+6.1%
Labour	C Christie	1,087
Independent	O Reed	467	25.7%	+25.7%

St. Germains

St. Germains
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	E Lightwing	975	36.2%	+6.9%
Conservative	R Lawrenson	956
Independent	K Daws	703	26.1%	−16.3%
Independent	K Barker	685
Alliance	B Williams	551	20.4%	+20.4%
Labour	P Harford	466	17.3%	−11%
Labour	M Learman	392

Teesville

Teesville
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	I Hewitson	1,296	62%	+5.9%
Labour	H York	1,242
Labour	M McCormack	1,237
Conservative	J Mryddin-Baker	796	38%	−5.9%

West Dyke

West Dyke
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	D Lane	1,462	41.1%	+9.4%
Conservative	A Gwenlan	1,462
Conservative	P Wright	1,206
Alliance	J Benbow	793	22.3%	+22.3%
Independent	D Bell	770	21.6%	−8.5%
Alliance	S Wilson	627
Labour	M Pearson	533	15%	−4.5%
Labour	P Todd	452

References

^ Langbaurgh Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991 Election Centre]

[1] Langbaurgh Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991 Election Centre]

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