title: 1983 Bristol City Council election
text: # 1983 Bristol City Council election
  
  The 1983 Bristol City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election, two seats in every ward, due to the introduction of new ward boundaries. Therefore, direct comparisons with previous elections are not possible. Majority is the number of votes separating the 2nd and 3rd candidates. Alliance candidates who were Liberals are described as such. No party had an overall majority; as the largest party the Conservatives formed a minority administration.
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Ashley
  
  Ashley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K.A. Bassett | 2,060 | 51.8 |
  | | Labour | M.J. Shotter | 1,880 | |
  | | Conservative | C.M. O'Leary | 1,091 | 27.4 |
  | | Conservative | B.J. Mitchell | 1,089 | |
  | | Liberal | J.J. Errington | 477 | 12.0 |
  | | Alliance | M.F. Pratt | 372 | |
  | | Ecology | J.S. Jameson | 188 | 4.7 |
  | | Communist | V. Ralph | 163 | 4.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | |
  
  ### Avonmouth
  
  Avonmouth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | V.W. Pople | 2,184 | 50.5 |
  | | Labour | A. Crowley | 2,147 | |
  | | Conservative | W.T. Lippiatt | 1,512 | 34.9 |
  | | Conservative | S.M. Tanner | 1,462 | |
  | | Alliance | M.C. Brown | 632 | 14.6 |
  | | Alliance | C.F. Slater | 617 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | |
  
  ### Bedminster
  
  Bedminster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | I.P. Gillard | 1,888 | 45.9 |
  | | Labour | A.E. Hillman | 1,734 | 42.2 |
  | | Conservative | J.M. Fey | 1,731 | |
  | | Labour | J.E. Wood | 1,729 | |
  | | Alliance | P.P. Hoare | 489 | 11.9 |
  | | Alliance | R.M. Kirkham | 477 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | |
  
  ### Bishopston
  
  Bishopston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D. Topham | 2,265 | 42.6 |
  | | Conservative | M.C. Withers | 2,164 | |
  | | Labour | H. Bashforth | 1,658 | 31.2 |
  | | Labour | M.C. Georghiou | 1,628 | |
  | | Liberal | A.M. Carter | 1,201 | 22.6 |
  | | Alliance | S.V. Spilsbury | 1,134 | |
  | | Ecology | A. Clarke | 196 | 3.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | |
  
  ### Bishopsworth
  
  Bishopsworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | V.E. Goodland | 1,342 | 43.0 |
  | | Labour | D.M. Jackson | 1,265 | 40.6 |
  | | Labour | J.R.G. Comerford | 1,254 | |
  | | Conservative | D.E. Humphry | 1,151 | |
  | | Alliance | C.M. Sharland | 511 | 16.4 |
  | | Alliance | V.P. Thomas | 420 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | |
  
  ### Brislington East
  
  Brislington East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D.R. Parsons | 2,020 | 40.9 |
  | | Labour | C.C. Reid | 1,792 | |
  | | Conservative | R.J. Wynne | 1,704 | 34.5 |
  | | Conservative | T.W. Bray | 1,648 | |
  | | Independent Labour | K.P. Legg | 698 | 14.1 |
  | | Alliance | P.J. Gingell | 519 | 10.5 |
  | | Alliance | J.W. Hale | 404 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | |
  
  ### Brislington West
  
  Brislington West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | M.M. Lippitt | 2,008 | 45.7 |
  | | Conservative | O.B. Scantlebury | 1,973 | |
  | | Labour | G.E. Maggs | 1,221 | 27.8 |
  | | Labour | C.L. Orlik | 1,170 | |
  | | Alliance | B.G. Clarke | 1,163 | 26.5 |
  | | Alliance | R.T. Parsons | 1,127 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | |
  
  ### Cabot
  
  Cabot :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alliance | R.J. Howell | 1,642 | 43.1 |
  | | Alliance | I.H. Dunn | 1,515 | |
  | | Conservative | T.V. Barrington | 1,256 | 33.0 |
  | | Conservative | B.C. Hubble | 1,190 | |
  | | Labour | M.P. Broussine | 752 | 19.7 |
  | | Ecology | M. McClelland | 160 | 4.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | |
  
  ### Clifton
  
  Clifton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J.R. Kerridge | 2,062 | 44.6 |
  | | Conservative | J. Lloyd-Kirk | 2,014 | |
  | | Alliance | J.F. Gray | 1,644 | 35.5 |
  | | Alliance | R.A. Smith | 1,595 | |
  | | Labour | A.E. Thomas | 808 | 17.5 |
  | | Labour | K.K. Anand | 696 | |
  | | Clock Party | N. Fox | 111 | 2.4 |
  | | Clock Party | N. Tubbs | 72 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | |
  
  ### Cotham
  
  Cotham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G. Hebblethwaite | 1,931 | 43.5 |
  | | Conservative | W.E. Blackmore | 1,722 | |
  | | Liberal | G. Box | 1,478 | 33.3 |
  | | Liberal | N.A. Winch | 1,372 | |
  | | Labour | A.W. MacCallum | 804 | 18.1 |
  | | Labour | A.M. Thyer | 763 | |
  | | Ecology | C.A. Rose | 222 | 5.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | |
  
  ### Easton
  
  Easton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | S.R. Comer | 1,965 | 50.5 |
  | | Liberal | J.F. Kiely | 1,907 | |
  | | Labour | J.H. King | 1,309 | 33.6 |
  | | Labour | D. McLaren | 1,187 | |
  | | Conservative | I.D. Millard | 535 | 13.7 |
  | | Conservative | J.M. Short | 498 | |
  | | Communist | D.E. Esbester | 83 | 2.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | |
  
  ### Eastville
  
  Eastville :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J.A. Vowles | 1,821 | 42.3 |
  | | Conservative | D.A. Fey | 1,732 | |
  | | Labour | W.G. Williams | 1,379 | 32.0 |
  | | Labour | R.A. Fehler | 1,147 | |
  | | Alliance | P. Hawkesworth | 1,019 | 23.7 |
  | | Alliance | P.H. Main | 894 | |
  | | Ecology | G.A. Dorey | 88 | 2.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | |
  
  ### Filwood
  
  Filwood :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | V.J. Hicks | 1,703 | 70.9 |
  | | Labour | W.W. Jenkins | 1,488 | |
  | | Conservative | M. MacDonald | 425 | 17.7 |
  | | Conservative | P.J. Sidebottom | 293 | |
  | | Liberal | A. Elkan | 212 | 8.8 |
  | | Liberal | A.F. Ryder | 205 | |
  | | Communist | A. Chester | 61 | 2.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,063 | |
  
  ### Frome Vale
  
  Frome Vale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | K.I. Blanchard | 2,040 | 41.9 |
  | | Conservative | J.M. Bosdet | 1,951 | |
  | | Labour | C.I. Rust | 1,893 | 38.9 |
  | | Labour | E.G. Skuse | 1,825 | |
  | | Alliance | R.H. Long | 934 | 19.2 |
  | | Alliance | S.D. Long | 797 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | |
  
  ### Hartcliffe
  
  Hartcliffe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | F.H. Pidgeon | 1,701 | 50.4 |
  | | Labour | B.B. Richards | 1,632 | |
  | | Conservative | L.E. Vann | 990 | 29.3 |
  | | Conservative | K.P. Godden | 982 | |
  | | Alliance | R.T. Rowe | 685 | 20.3 |
  | | Alliance | R.S. Sharland | 670 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 642 | |
  
  ### Henbury
  
  Henbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J.D. Fisk | 2,046 | 45.1 |
  | | Conservative | P.G. Gollop | 1,906 | 42.0 |
  | | Conservative | P.B. Evans | 1,899 | |
  | | Labour | G.M. Head | 1,640 | |
  | | Alliance | R.A. Coombs | 585 | 12.9 |
  | | Alliance | P.H. Cole | 521 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | |
  
  ### Hengrove
  
  Hengrove :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A.J. Telling | 2,370 | 53.2 |
  | | Conservative | S.C. Williams | 2,354 | |
  | | Labour | A.B. Abrams | 1,544 | 34.6 |
  | | Labour | J.M. Smith | 1,496 | |
  | | Alliance | M.C. Blundell | 545 | 12.2 |
  | | Alliance | R.M. Virgo | 518 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 810 | |
  
  ### Henleaze
  
  Henleaze :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G.J. Browne | 3,221 | 65.8 |
  | | Conservative | P. Paternoster | 3,106 | |
  | | Liberal | D.N. Clarke | 1,117 | 22.8 |
  | | Liberal | B.J. Blanchard | 1,094 | |
  | | Labour | R. Chamberlain | 558 | 11.4 |
  | | Labour | M.D. Vokins | 538 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,989 | |
  
  ### Hillfields
  
  Hillfields :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | G.R. Robertson | 1,672 | 47.7 |
  | | Labour | J.D. Naysmith | 1,641 | |
  | | Conservative | J.D. Seville | 1,203 | 34.3 |
  | | Conservative | R.C. Walker | 1,099 | |
  | | Liberal | J.S. Wright | 631 | 18.0 |
  | | Liberal | A.J. Humphrey | 624 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | |
  
  ### Horfield
  
  Horfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | B.J.D. Topham | 2,330 | 44.5 |
  | | Conservative | F.J. Apperley | 2,229 | |
  | | Alliance | C. Boney | 1,677 | 32.0 |
  | | Alliance | P.J. Hurford | 1,487 | |
  | | Labour | I.M. Knight | 1,158 | 22.1 |
  | | Labour | T. Morgan | 1,137 | |
  | | Ecology | C.S. Jameson | 73 | 1.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 | |
  
  ### Kingsweston
  
  Kingsweston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | T.R. Thomas | 1,868 | 46.2 |
  | | Conservative | R. Mellor | 1,619 | 40.0 |
  | | Labour | A.E. Tudball | 1,607 | |
  | | Conservative | S.F. Gorringe | 1,437 | |
  | | Alliance | J.G. Miller | 556 | 13.8 |
  | | Alliance | A.D. West | 547 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | |
  
  ### Knowle
  
  Knowle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A. Munroe | 1,420 | 46.1 |
  | | Labour | J. McLaren | 1,287 | |
  | | Conservative | G. Bridcut | 1,260 | 40.9 |
  | | Conservative | S. Roberts | 1,109 | |
  | | Alliance | S.E. Bateman | 403 | 13.1 |
  | | Alliance | G. taylor | 371 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | |
  
  ### Lawrence Hill
  
  Lawrence Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Jones | 2,329 | 66.4 |
  | | Labour | D.B. Tedder | 1,987 | |
  | | Conservative | G.H.W. Woodhouse | 618 | 17.6 |
  | | Conservative | S.C. Trench | 616 | |
  | | Alliance | J.R. McCullough | 558 | 15.9 |
  | | Alliance | A.W.J. Wilcox | 520 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,369 | |
  
  ### Lockleaze
  
  Lockleaze :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | C.E. Merrett | 1,922 | 49.0 |
  | | Labour | J. Hynes | 1,726 | |
  | | Conservative | D. MacFarlane | 1,026 | 26.2 |
  | | Conservative | J.E.V. Henley | 989 | |
  | | Alliance | H.L. Myers | 973 | 24.8 |
  | | Alliance | P.T. Nagle | 762 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 700 | |
  
  ### Redland
  
  Redland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | T.M. Allen | 2,491 | 52.8 |
  | | Conservative | R.S. Trench | 2,429 | |
  | | Alliance | J. Freeland | 1,019 | 21.6 |
  | | Alliance | R.C. Westbury-Jones | 901 | |
  | | Labour | R.J. Ritchie | 869 | 18.4 |
  | | Labour | S.J. Sims | 826 | |
  | | Ecology | T.R. Leegwater | 338 | 7.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,410 | |
  
  ### St George East
  
  St. George East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | K.M. Mountstephen | 1,773 | 46.7 |
  | | Conservative | R.E. King | 1,627 | |
  | | Labour | P.W. Hammond | 1,504 | 39.6 |
  | | Labour | G. Bee | 1,402 | |
  | | Alliance | J.A. Hoddell | 521 | 13.7 |
  | | Alliance | G.G. Morgan | 491 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | |
  
  ### St George West
  
  St. George West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | R.G.H. Lewis | 1,414 | 41.2 |
  | | Liberal | J. Myers | 1,256 | |
  | | Labour | J. McLaren | 1,210 | 35.2 |
  | | Labour | D.P. Beer | 1,168 | |
  | | Conservative | A.L. Blevins-Walker | 810 | 23.6 |
  | | Conservative | M.E.C. Stump | 732 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | |
  
  ### Southmead
  
  Southmead :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | B. Begley | 1,757 | 50.0 |
  | | Labour | D.L. Hughes | 1,750 | |
  | | Conservative | D.W. Dowling | 1,288 | 36.6 |
  | | Conservative | I.D.G. Roberts | 1,190 | |
  | | Liberal | G.R. Beddoes | 471 | 13.4 |
  | | Liberal | M.J. Turner | 447 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | |
  
  ### Southville
  
  Southville :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A.J. May | 2,088 | 45.9 |
  | | Labour | R.W. Walthon | 1,928 | |
  | | Conservative | R.S. Merriott | 1,566 | 34.4 |
  | | Conservative | T.J. Skipp | 1,542 | |
  | | Alliance | A.M. Mason | 781 | 17.2 |
  | | Alliance | J.R. Osborne | 677 | |
  | | Ecology | G. Pollard | 112 | 2.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | |
  
  ### Stockwood
  
  Stockwood :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | M.A. Stamper | 2,666 | 51.3 |
  | | Conservative | C.J. Williams | 2,618 | |
  | | Labour | I. Douglas | 1,867 | 35.9 |
  | | Labour | J.A. Patterson | 1,812 | |
  | | Liberal | R.I. Johnson | 661 | 12.7 |
  | | Alliance | M.V. Pipping | 490 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 751 | |
  
  ### Stoke Bishop
  
  Stoke Bishop :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P.J. Abraham | 3,705 | 67.5 |
  | | Conservative | C.D.M.B. Alderson | 3,667 | |
  | | Alliance | P.V. Griew | 846 | 15.4 |
  | | Liberal | J.F. Farrand | 838 | |
  | | Labour | M.I. Waddington | 728 | 13.3 |
  | | Labour | R.G. Moss | 693 | |
  | | Ecology | G.A.R. Sawday | 212 | 3.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,821 | |
  
  ### Westbury-on-Trym
  
  Westbury-on-Trym :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D.H. Poole | 3,884 | 73.3 |
  | | Conservative | R.W. Wall | 3,788 | |
  | | Liberal | M.C. Hamilton | 781 | 14.7 |
  | | Alliance | E. Jacobs | 728 | |
  | | Labour | D.V. Evans | 551 | 10.4 |
  | | Labour | A.N. Gillett | 542 | |
  | | Ecology | A.C. Hosegood | 82 | 1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,007 | |
  
  ### Whitchurch Park
  
  Whitchurch Park :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | H.W.M. Willcox | 1,783 | 55.8 |
  | | Labour | C. Draper | 1,353 | |
  | | Conservative | E.M. MacDonald | 874 | 27.3 |
  | | Conservative | M.B. Tellford Beasley | 825 | |
  | | Alliance | J.C. Cassidy | 541 | 16.9 |
  | | Alliance | J.A. Rowe | 535 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | |
  
  ### Windmill Hill
  
  Windmill Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | G. Micklewright | 2,445 | 50.0 |
  | | Labour | P. Tatlow | 2,373 | |
  | | Conservative | W.R. Biggs | 1,711 | 35.0 |
  | | Conservative | P.L. Roberts | 1,634 | |
  | | Alliance | A.F. Akerman | 738 | 15.1 |
  | | Alliance | F. Thomas | 737 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 662 | |
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Bristol Evening Post 6 May 1983
  