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    1983 handbook

    Reading: 1983 local elections

    15 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1982) (49 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 22 · Labour 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Other 0

    After (end of 1983) (45 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 26 · Labour 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Abbey3 seats
    Antony PageLabour1,430 ✓
    D. GearyLabour1,389 ✓
    J SilverthorneLabour1,270 ✓
    C BilbeConservative827
    J PaceyConservative826
    A PizerConservative813
    B. HarrisLib/Sdp398
    P MorrisonLib/Sdp334
    J JackmanLib/Sdp310
    H. DarbyEcol211
    Battle3 seats
    Moira DickensonLabour1,035 ✓
    G RushLabour996 ✓
    G GenisConservative940 ✓
    S KentConservative919
    G St. ClairLabour917
    M HorsleyConservative906
    R. DarchLib/Sdp547
    J WicksLib/Sdp533
    S Colley-MooreLib/Sdp527
    Caversham3 seats
    R JewittConservative2,638 ✓
    F PughConservative2,321 ✓
    G RobinsonConservative2,290 ✓
    P ManderLabour769
    J KirkbyLabour745
    L. OwenLabour728
    J PollockLib/Sdp431
    S O'ConnellLib/Sdp414
    M. HargreavesLib/Sdp386
    Church3 seats
    D AbsolomLabour1,057 ✓
    J OrtonLabour1,015 ✓
    M. LockeyLabour958 ✓
    H OliverConservative852
    T OliverConservative844
    J IrwinConservative819
    J DigbyLib/Sdp467
    P GashLib/Sdp461
    D NathanLib/Sdp395
    Katesgrove3 seats
    M. SinghLabour1,073 ✓
    S. MillsConservative1,049 ✓
    R WilliamsLabour1,033 ✓
    R SuttonLabour1,015
    R WagerConservative997
    F HoldenConservative994
    C Foster-MooreLib/Sdp275
    R Robles-ThorneLib/Sdp255
    K MonksLib/Sdp255
    G DarntonEcol188
    Kentwood3 seats
    T. DickerConservative1,489
    D. BrowneConservative1,486
    S. ThomasConservative1,459
    J. DayLib/Sdp1,282
    G. FordLib/Sdp1,124
    T. MacfarlaneLib/Sdp1,121
    C. GilesLabour826
    P. WatkinsLabour825
    P. RuhemannLabour817
    Minster3 seats
    J. SlaterConservative1,756
    C. SageConservative1,708
    S. CoombsConservative1,702
    C. CannonLabour768
    R. StainthorpLabour763
    C. BranniganLabour745
    M. Foster-MooreLib/Sdp468
    A. JacksonLib/Sdp430
    A. PrattLib/Sdp405
    Norcot3 seats
    B DunningLib/Sdp1,190 ✓
    J FreemanLib/Sdp1,184 ✓
    A GrantLib/Sdp1,135 ✓
    H. HathawayLabour1,002
    P. ArmsonLabour999
    N SinclairLabour991
    F RoseConservative838
    G HughesConservative802
    F AndersonConservative798
    Park3 seats
    J. BaleConservative1,317 ✓
    J. PearsonConservative1,282 ✓
    S. OliverConservative1,276 ✓
    H. KayesLabour1,156
    B. BastinLabour1,129
    Mand G.Labour1,089
    J. PembertonLib/Sdp772
    R. CampbellLib/Sdp699
    M. WilliamsLib/Sdp683
    P. UnsworthEcol387
    Peppard3 seats
    G. LoweConservative2,183
    G. CanningConservative2,177
    M. IrwinConservative2,114
    C. JonesLib/Sdp1,195
    B. FairheadLib/Sdp1,183
    M. AlliesLib/Sdp1,171
    G. McGreevyLabour349
    H. MorlandLabour338
    N. SinghLabour312
    Redlands3 seats
    J OliverConservative1,138 ✓
    T MarkhamConservative1,115 ✓
    M LowerConservative1,084 ✓
    R BerkdayLabour936
    Robert Stephen DimmickLabour910
    D LawLabour902
    H. RodawayLib/Sdp840
    D LangshawLib/Sdp787
    S McKenzie-WilliamsLib/Sdp726
    M CalliesEcol253
    Southcote3 seats
    D KirkConservative1,805 ✓
    A BradleyConservative1,798 ✓
    J IrwinConservative1,797 ✓
    L CavanaghLabour1,132
    R MitchellLabour1,111
    T JonesLabour1,080
    J HolmesLib/Sdp627
    C BondLib/Sdp578
    J HowarthLib/Sdp552
    Thames3 seats
    B FowlesConservative2,458 ✓
    H FuadConservative2,280 ✓
    D MortonConservative2,262 ✓
    I. FenwickLib/Sdp812
    A HendryLib/Sdp755
    J VerranLib/Sdp712
    P HingleyLabour414
    David George WinchesterLabour408
    P. LockleyLabour383
    Tilehurst3 seats
    F DayLib/Sdp1,520 ✓
    J BondLib/Sdp1,378 ✓
    T. HeydemanLib/Sdp1,323 ✓
    T KellyConservative1,230
    R WilsonConservative1,175
    P PlattConservative1,165
    F HarrisLabour421
    E RansonLabour398
    G ScottLabour378
    M WhiteIndependent42
    Whitley3 seats
    D. LawrenceLabour1,379
    M. OrtonLabour1,310
    J. PriceLabour1,250
    J. CleminsonConservative685
    V. CleminsonConservative671
    P. WickensConservative656
    M. GoldupLib/Sdp252
    A. StintonLib/Sdp247
    S. BeggLib/Sdp219