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    1983 handbook

    Rochdale: 1983 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1982) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 30 · Conservative 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 14 · Other 1

    After (end of 1983) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 27 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 16 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Balderstone1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    A. BagnallConservative1,462
    W. BaleLabour1,201
    T. FittonLib/Sdp822
    Brimrod & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 43.2%
    P. RowenLib/Sdp1,661
    F. WarburtonLabour1,389
    Castleton1 seat · turnout 50.8%
    P. FlynnLib/Sdp1,735
    J. DobbinLabour1,375
    C. HowarthInd Con622
    Central & Falinge1 seat · turnout 49.1%
    A. TaylorLib/Sdp1,797
    S. MooreLabour1,537
    H. VeeversConservative415
    Healey1 seat · turnout 48.1%
    B. BridgeLib/Sdp2,526
    W. VassieLabour1,270
    S. AndrewNF60
    Heywood North1 seat · turnout 45.0%
    J. GormanLabour1,340
    P. KeaneConservative1,162
    B. WadeLib/Sdp632
    Heywood South1 seat · turnout 47.2%
    M. IngoeConservative1,631
    B. GibbsLabour1,501
    J. MaybankLib/Sdp395
    Heywood West1 seat · turnout 39.7%
    M. FergusLabour1,891
    W. PayneConservative698
    B. KenworthyLib/Sdp393
    Littleborough1 seat · turnout 46.6%
    J. AngusConservative1,896 ✓
    P. CorbyLabour1,299
    D. DavidsonLib/Sdp915
    H. BarkerNF53
    Middleton Central1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    A. GrayLabour1,836
    C. BarnesConservative637
    S. KenworthyLib/Sdp330
    Middleton East1 seat · turnout 43.2%
    L. HartLabour1,266
    B. ReganConservative958
    P. DuffyLib/Sdp642
    Middleton North1 seat · turnout 44.6%
    A. WilliamsLabour2,125
    M. GilmartinConservative965
    J. HindeLib/Sdp829
    Middleton South1 seat · turnout 46.0%
    P. HawtonConservative2,115
    A. WilliamsLabour849
    A. CooganLib/Sdp720
    Middleton West1 seat · turnout 32.8%
    L. WorsleyLabour1,517
    W. KellyLib/Sdp457
    D. BarnesConservative249
    Milnrow1 seat · turnout 53.1%
    A. UnderdownLabour1,863
    D. CharlesConservative1,787
    U. WhitworthLib/Sdp741
    Newbold1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    J. WhiteheadLabour2,103
    E. AbelLib/Sdp1,006
    Norden & Bamford1 seat · turnout 48.2%
    J. GartsideConservative2,015
    P. FletcherLib/Sdp1,833
    G. RobertsLabour308
    Smallbridge & Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 43.4%
    A. SandersonLabour2,097
    S. BellewLib/Sdp1,249
    P. AtkinsonCOMM70
    Spotland1 seat · turnout 48.7%
    N. SmithLib/Sdp2,064
    J. HaslamLabour692
    Wardle1 seat · turnout 47.5%
    S. KirkmanConservative1,297
    M. MoffatLabour944
    J. WilliamsLib/Sdp649