Election Name: | 1983 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1982 |
Next Election: | 1984 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
Next Year: | 1984 |
Seats For Election: | 18 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Image1: | Con |
Leader1: | Bob Flatman |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 32 |
Seats After1: | 30 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Leader2: | Jim Reilly |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 14 |
Seats After2: | 15 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Image3: | Ind |
Party3: | Independent politician |
Seats Before3: | 2 |
Seats After3: | 2 |
Image4: | RA |
Party4: | Ratepayers Association |
Seats Before4: | 2 |
Seats After4: | 2 |
Image5: | SDP |
Party5: | Social Democratic Party (UK) |
Seats Before5: | 0 |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Leader | |
Before Election: | Bob Flatman |
Before Party: | Conservative |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
After Election: | Bob Flatman |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1983 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 5 May 1983, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. There were 18 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Letchworth East ward.[1]
The overall results were as follows:Liberal and SDP votes are counted together in the summary above as part of the Alliance. In the ward results below, where the individual party affiliation of Alliance candidates was reported it is shown instead.
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[2] [3] [4] [5]
The by-election in Letchworth East ward was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Tony McWalter.