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    1983 handbook

    North Dorset: 1983 local elections

    15 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1982) (31 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 28 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Conservative 0 · Labour 0

    After (end of 1983) (33 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 25 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Conservative 2 · Labour 0

    Ward results

    Abbey2 seats
    J. ToryIndependent0 ✓
    M. MillerIndependent0 ✓
    Blackmore2 seats · turnout 29.3%
    B. ClarkeIndependent574
    A. JeansIndependent538
    E. FoxwellLib/Sdp398
    Bourton & District1 seat
    G. MillerIndependent0 ✓
    Bulbarrow1 seat
    G. RideoutIndependent0 ✓
    Hill Forts2 seats · turnout 43.5%
    S. SingletonIndependent839
    M. KayIndependent836
    D. GeeLabour223
    Hills & Vales1 seat · turnout 64.4%
    G. TapperLib/Sdp559
    M. ReesIndependent236
    Lodbourne1 seat
    T. RaisbeckLib/Sdp0 ✓
    Lydden Vale1 seat
    R. TrevorIndependent0 ✓
    Motcombe & Ham1 seat · turnout 53.0%
    E. BaxterIndependent429
    R. OsborneLib/Sdp167
    Riversdale1 seat
    S. StenningIndependent0 ✓
    Shaftesbury Central1 seat · turnout 47.3%
    L. WilliamsLib/Sdp244
    J. MullisConservative185
    S. MulesLabour54
    Shaftesbury Christy1 seat
    E. ManleyLib/Sdp0 ✓
    The Beacon1 seat · turnout 57.1%
    M. WestlakeConservative336
    P. WoolmingtonLib/Sdp234
    The Lower Tarrants1 seat · turnout 38.7%
    M. CossinsIndependent344
    I. EvansLib/Sdp102
    Wyke1 seat · turnout 43.5%
    C. HoweIndependent316
    E. BullockLib/Sdp163