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1983 Leicester City Council election

The 1983 Leicester City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Leicester City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Following this election, the council briefly moved from all-out to staggered council elections for the 1984 and 1986 elections.

Summary

1983 Leicester City Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 40 Increase 9 71.4 49.0 87,460 +0.1
  Conservative 16 Decrease 1 28.6 38.0 67,811 –3.3
  Alliance 0 Steady 0.0 11.4 20,300 +6.7
  Indian Workers Association 0 Steady 0.0 0.9 1,575 N/A
  Independent Labour 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 830 N/A
  Ecology 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 383 N/A
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 123 –0.2

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 January 2023.


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