| Election Name: | 1983 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election |
| Country: | Hertfordshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1984 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Turnout: | 41,358, 56.4% |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 25 seats, 37.4% |
| Seats Before1: | 25 |
| Seats After1: | 24 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,396 |
| Percentage1: | 36.2% |
| Swing1: | 1.2 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 18 seats, 42.0% |
| Seats Before2: | 18 |
| Seats After2: | 19 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,124 |
| Percentage2: | 47.3% |
| Swing2: | 5.3 |
| Party3: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Last Election3: | 0 seats, 20.5% |
| Seats Before3: | 0 |
| Seats After3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 6,990 |
| Percentage3: | 16.4% |
| Swing3: | 4.1 |
| Map Size: | 270px |
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.