1983 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

1983 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

8 May 1983 (1983-05-08)
16 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	41,358, 56.4%
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Alliance Last election 25 seats, 37.4% 18 seats, 42.0% 0 seats, 20.5% Seats before 25 18 0 Seats after 24 19 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 15,396 20,124 6,990 Percentage 36.2% 47.3% 16.4% Swing 1.2 5.3 4.1

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.

Summary

Election result

1983 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7	1	43.8	17	24	55.8	15,396	36.2	–1.2
	Conservative	9	1	56.3	10	19	44.2	20,124	47.3	+5.3
	Alliance	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	6,990	16.4	–4.1

References

1. "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 February 2023.