title: 1983 Fenland District Council election
text: # 1983 Fenland District Council election
  
  The 1983 Fenland District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect all members of Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. 1987 Fenland District Council election was due and held on 7 May 1987.
  
  ## 1983 Fenland District Council elections
  
  1983 Fenland Local Election Results :
  
  | Party | Seats | Losses |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 24 | |
  | Independent | 3 | |
  | Liberal | 5 | 0 |
  | Labour | 8 | |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  (* denotes sitting councillor)
  
  Benwick and Doddington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R Dunham | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Chatteris East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A Melton* | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Chatteris North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R Goodger | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Chatteris South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G Brinton* | unopposed | | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Chatteris West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A German* | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Elm (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Mac Cotterell* | unopposed |
  | Independent | A Ingle* | unopposed |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
  
  Leverington (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | R Dixon* | unopposed |
  | Conservative | R Wallace | unopposed |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Manea :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | H Fox | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  March East (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | F Clark* | 1,064 | 47.6 |
  | | Labour | C Bennett | 890 | |
  | | Labour | D Cherry* | 836 | |
  | | Conservative | G Brewin* | 834 | 37.3 |
  | | Conservative | J Thornton | 575 | |
  | | Conservative | K Ansell | 522 | |
  | | Independent | S Green | 335 | 15.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.4 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  March North (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | P Jackman* | 879 | 35.3 |
  | | Labour | G Campbell* | 860 | 34.6 |
  | | Labour | D Dagless | 761 | |
  | | Conservative | G Taylor* | 748 | 30.1 |
  | | Labour | A Clark | 714 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  March West (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D Fleming* | 891 | 45.5 |
  | | Conservative | F Grounds* | 850 | |
  | | Conservative | P Skoulding* | 668 | |
  | | Liberal | D Dack | 621 | 31.7 |
  | | Liberal | B Fox | 506 | |
  | | Labour | D Kent | 448 | 22.9 |
  | | Labour | S Smart | 419 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Newton and Tydd St Giles :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | M Palmer* | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Outwell and Upwell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G Pritchard | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Peter Barnes* | 649 | 40.3 |
  | | Liberal | Neil Payne | 660 | 41.0 |
  | | Conservative | J Foster | 301 | 18.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  
  Whittlesey Bassenhally :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | K Mayor | 330 | 50.4 |
  | | Liberal | S Richards | 235 | |
  | | Independent | D Roberts | 90 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
  
  Whittlesey Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | C Lovell | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Whittlesey East :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | U Cuffe* | |
  | Liberal | G Spenceley | 230 |
  | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  Whittlesey Kingsmoor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | O Oliver | 169 | 38.6 |
  | | Conservative | P Gray | 155 | 35.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  Whittlesey South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Raymond Whitwell* | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Whittlesey West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Harold Lilley* | unopposed | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Wimblington and Stonea :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | A Hopper | unopposed | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
  | Party | Party | Candidate |
  | | Conservative | |
  | | Labour | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
  
  Wisbech East (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Bob Lake* | 685 | 51.7 |
  | | Labour | Ron Harris | 640 | 48.3 |
  | | Conservative | H Piggott | 576 | |
  | | Labour | A Purt | 517 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  Wisbech North (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Harry Potter* | 631 | 53.9 |
  | | Labour | Ken Williams* | 568 | |
  | | Liberal | Bernard Martin | 539 | 46.1 |
  | | Liberal | Kathleen Brennan* | 525 | |
  | | Labour | A Worlding | 418 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  
  Wisbech North East (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Beryl Petts* | 640 | 63.6 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Osborn* | 580 | |
  | | Liberal | Gary Monger | 367 | 36.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Wisbech South West (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | June Bond* | unopposed |
  | | Liberal | Michael Sharp | unopposed |
  | | Conservative | Malcolm Moss | Unopposed |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  