1983 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 5 May 1983 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

During the 1983 election the Conservatives gained the Bushbury seat from Labour whilst Labour gained the Wednesfield South from the Conservatives, leaving the overall constitution unchanged and Labour as the controlling group.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

• Labour 34
• Conservative 26

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

• Labour 34
• Conservative 26

Election result

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J Geraghty	2021
	Conservative	A Lewis	536
	Alliance	Mrs J Gladstone	426
Majority			1485

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	N Dougherty	1756
	Conservative	R Green	1503
	Alliance	G Carter	1001
Majority			253

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R Reynolds	2192
	Conservative	A Nelson	1631
	Alliance	Mrs G Hammond	409
Majority			561

Bushbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P Turley	1860
	Labour	S S Gangar	949
	Alliance	I Jenkins	767
Majority			911

East Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A Steventon	2046
	Conservative	J Rixson	736
	Alliance	J White	371
	Communist	P Hodson	35
Majority			1310

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P Richards	1909
	Conservative	M Hutt	583
	Alliance	Mrs A Whitehouse	329
Majority			1326

Fallings Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H Turner	1945
	Labour	Mrs T Walton	1920
	Alliance	P Fisher	464
Majority			25

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mrs M Chevannes	2259
	Conservative	Mrs K Dass	1875
	Alliance	N T S Khalsa	738
Majority			384

Heath Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B Dass	1221
	Conservative	J Margetts	954
	Residents	W Garbett	822
	Alliance	C Hallmark	596
Majority			267

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	C Laws	2091
	Conservative	Mrs C Horton	837
	Alliance	J Thompson	394
Majority			1254

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R Hart	2684
	Alliance	B Lamb	1318
	Labour	Mrs A Denham	681
Majority			1366

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J Perry	1711
	Labour	J Clifford	1709
	Alliance	R Steel	358
Majority			2

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mrs M Hodson	2843
	Labour	Mrs J Jones	1339
	Alliance	L Sherwin	581
Majority			1504

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mrs P Bradley	3175
	Alliance	J Nock	963
	Labour	Mrs V Winder	638
Majority			2212

St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R Lawrence	2842
	Conservative	N Rooke	691
	Alliance	R Gray	450
	Communist	Dr G Barnsby	70
Majority			2151

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A Garner	1942
	Conservative	A Rissbrook	1200
	Alliance	R Whitehouse	1152
Majority			742

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J Davis	2393
	Alliance	L McLean	1548
	Labour	Mrs N Jones	600
Majority			845

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J Inglis	2871
	Labour	B Hill	716
	Alliance	Mrs P Andrews	545
Majority			2155

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A Morey	1898
	Conservative	R Woodhouse	1744
	Alliance	M Pearson	684
Majority			154

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A McPherson	1994
	Conservative	A Griffiths	1661
	Alliance	E George	655
Majority			333