Local Elections 1982
Local Elections 1982 was held on 6 May 1982. 1,467 seats were filled across 3,272 wards and divisions in 225 councils, from 16,463 candidates. Conservative Party won 641, The Labour Party won 624 and SDP-Liberal Alliance won 66.
- Date
- 6 May 1982
- Seats filled
- 1,467
- Candidates
- 16,463
- Councils
- 225
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 4,971 | 641 | 5,898,850 | 38.7% |
| The Labour Party | 5,262 | 624 | 5,001,878 | 32.8% |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 664 | 66 | 544,036 | 3.6% |
| Lib/Sdp | 4,026 | 50 | 3,138,002 | 20.6% |
| Independent | 309 | 41 | 112,266 | 0.7% |
| RES | 77 | 11 | 58,757 | 0.4% |
| Lab/Coop | 28 | 6 | 30,777 | 0.2% |
| LIB | 26 | 5 | 22,475 | 0.1% |
| Other | 68 | 5 | 16,096 | 0.1% |
| LibFTA | 33 | 4 | 37,485 | 0.2% |
| RATE | 24 | 3 | 21,799 | 0.1% |
| REA | 15 | 3 | 15,143 | 0.1% |
| Residents | 18 | 2 | 17,643 | 0.1% |
| The Liberal Party | 3 | 2 | 4,580 | 0.0% |
| SDPLIB | 165 | 1 | 99,414 | 0.7% |
| All | 140 | 1 | 82,677 | 0.5% |
| Ind Lab | 26 | 1 | 20,243 | 0.1% |
| WS | 3 | 1 | 2,321 | 0.0% |
| Prog | 42 | 0 | 25,004 | 0.2% |
| Ecol | 118 | 0 | 12,526 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 22 | 0 | 12,219 | 0.1% |
| COMM | 120 | 0 | 10,919 | 0.1% |
| INDRA | 10 | 0 | 10,190 | 0.1% |
| IND RATE | 4 | 0 | 6,303 | 0.0% |
| NF | 68 | 0 | 5,050 | 0.0% |
| Ind Con | 12 | 0 | 3,204 | 0.0% |
| Ind RES | 3 | 0 | 2,780 | 0.0% |
| Rytonian | 2 | 0 | 2,666 | 0.0% |
| WRP | 36 | 0 | 2,253 | 0.0% |
| Social Democratic Party | 6 | 0 | 1,928 | 0.0% |
| Green Party | 12 | 0 | 1,534 | 0.0% |
| Pro Life | 6 | 0 | 1,460 | 0.0% |
| Ind SDP | 8 | 0 | 1,398 | 0.0% |
| INDRE | 2 | 0 | 1,389 | 0.0% |
| IIND | 2 | 0 | 1,250 | 0.0% |
| SLAG | 47 | 0 | 1,129 | 0.0% |
| R SDPLib | 1 | 0 | 1,018 | 0.0% |
| SD | 6 | 0 | 989 | 0.0% |
| MK | 2 | 0 | 831 | 0.0% |
| Ind All | 2 | 0 | 731 | 0.0% |