1983 Chichester District Council election explained
| Election Name: | 1983 Chichester District Council election |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Chichester District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1987 Chichester District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Chichester.png |
| Seats For Election: | All 50 seats to Chichester District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 1983 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 27 |
| Seats1: | 27 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,522 |
| Percentage1: | 40.6% |
| Party2: | SDP–Liberal Alliance |
| Last Election2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 12 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,112 |
| Percentage2: | 30.9% |
| Council control |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 5 May 1983.
The whole council was up for election and resulted in a Conservative majority.
Election result
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Ward results
Plaistow (2 seats)| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
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| Conservative | P. Luttman-Johnson | Unopposed |
| Conservative | T. Micklem | Unopposed |
| Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|---|
| Registered electors | 3,100 | | |
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| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | |
