The 1983 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
The third third of the council was up for election to new boundaries.The Borough of Wirral (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartySeats±Conservative 34 1Labour 24 1 8 2
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1982.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election result, 1983PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % No. Net % 22 11 1 50.0 44.7 49,878 0.2 22 8 1 36.4 35.3 39,402 7.5 22 3 2 13.6 19.9 22,246 7.7 2 0 0.0 0.1 139 N/A
Ward results
Bebington
Bidston
Birkenhead
Bromborough
Clatterbridge
Claughton
Eastham
Egerton
Heswall
Hoylake
Leasowe
Liscard
Moreton
New Brighton
Oxton
Prenton
Royden
Seacombe
Thurstaston
Tranmere
Upton
Wallasey
Notes
• italics denote a sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References