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