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    1982 handbook

    Merton: 1982 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1981) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 39 · Labour 15 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0

    After (end of 1982) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 44 · Labour 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Abbey3 seats
    D HarrisConservative1,239 ✓
    S AshcroftConservative1,207 ✓
    K ButtConservative1,177 ✓
    R. TanseyLabour1,085
    E PattersonLabour1,009
    P JonesLabour976
    M RichardsonLib/Sdp674
    M BarronsLib/Sdp655
    P CogganLib/Sdp609
    S BouldiingEcol93
    G. GiddinsIndependent67
    Cannon Hill3 seats · turnout 51.6%
    A. LeiversConservative2,086
    Don WilliamsConservative2,049
    J. PethenConservative2,045
    E. BaillieLib/Sdp1,090
    S. BathLib/Sdp1,079
    P. RumneyLib/Sdp1,049
    B. BibbLabour504
    R NewmanLabour493
    M. MarcouseLabour464
    Colliers Wood3 seats
    David CowlingLabour1,215 ✓
    S KnightLabour1,204 ✓
    S McDonaghLabour1,177 ✓
    G BarrattConservative908
    D CameronConservative882
    Helen CameronConservative863
    Dundonald3 seats
    J ElvidgeConservative1,543 ✓
    P MorganConservative1,492 ✓
    J SmithConservative1,482 ✓
    F MaddenLib/Sdp788
    M AynsleyLib/Sdp765
    A HewittLib/Sdp751
    D. HerbertLabour735
    M ElbogenLabour725
    J WoodcockLabour678
    Durnsford2 seats · turnout 52.0%
    E. DoranConservative1,046
    J. NicholsonConservative964
    S. HarlowLib/Sdp672
    R. TibbettsLib/Sdp664
    P. DaviesLabour546
    I. LeeLabour505
    Figge's Marsh3 seats
    F. MeakingsConservative1,442 ✓
    J. HoltonConservative1,423 ✓
    G OldConservative1,413 ✓
    H. AlexanderLabour932
    D. HempsteadLabour927
    D. FramptonLabour912
    H. CarterLib/Sdp606
    H. LiversedgeLib/Sdp563
    J. FosterLib/Sdp558
    J. PerrymanNF56
    N. HewitsonNF51
    M. SpongNF44
    Graveney2 seats · turnout 41.6%
    J. MooreConservative696
    J. AbramsLabour687
    D. ConnellanLabour629
    C. NixsonConservative617
    D. GeorgeLib/Sdp379
    R. LockeLib/Sdp364
    Hillside3 seats
    E GullickConservative1,965 ✓
    M. MitchisonConservative1,941 ✓
    John Burke TelfordConservative1,897 ✓
    J Crichton-MillerLib/Sdp762
    P. MillarLib/Sdp703
    M JindaniLib/Sdp664
    D MillerLabour303
    M PearceLabour263
    C. BickerstaffLabour246
    A JonesEcol131
    Lavender2 seats · turnout 37.7%
    A. NicholsonLabour825
    H. VealLabour763
    V. BrookeConservative553
    A. JohnsConservative552
    H. GeachLib/Sdp236
    B. BaskaranLib/Sdp198
    Longthornton3 seats
    M PageConservative1,360 ✓
    B NixsonConservative1,339 ✓
    J MardleConservative1,326 ✓
    D RogersREA904
    T EllisREA845
    G BarnesREA689
    W DunneLib/Sdp561
    D. ChalkleyLabour559
    R. FranksLabour525
    J. VowlesLabour487
    Lower Morden3 seats
    R DilleyConservative2,159 ✓
    P. GlasspoolConservative2,107 ✓
    Jackie JonesConservative2,031 ✓
    Z BlazynskiLib/Sdp754
    A LisleLib/Sdp741
    RobertsonD Lib/SDP710
    Charles RobertsonLabour531
    M BurnettLabour491
    S HeddenLabour478
    Merton Park3 seats
    E DavisConservative1,859 ✓
    W PerryConservative1,798 ✓
    H TurnerConservative1,781 ✓
    N. RennieLib/Sdp822
    K NielsenLib/Sdp816
    P LaubLib/Sdp769
    W LeanLabour398
    Patrick O'SullivanLabour391
    E CeciLabour383
    Phipps Bridge3 seats · turnout 34.4%
    M. HeddenLabour1,184
    R. BarrattConservative1,111
    E. HigginsLabour1,103
    P. GriggsConservative1,091
    A. AdamConservative1,052
    V. RosewellLabour1,023
    F. HillLib/Sdp402
    D. DunneLib/Sdp399
    Pollards Hill3 seats · turnout 46.6%
    T. BullConservative1,551
    J. GarwoodConservative1,439
    J. EdmondsConservative1,438
    M. GoldstoneLib/Sdp934
    M. BarkerLib/Sdp924
    F. D'AntalLib/Sdp902
    W. BoneLabour771
    Megan HarrisLabour715
    M. SpaceyLabour680
    Ravensbury3 seats
    N BoneLabour1,198 ✓
    B CliffordLabour1,107 ✓
    W HaddowLabour1,102 ✓
    William KeenConservative1,067
    E WatsonConservative1,040
    M StaffordConservative1,018
    J. BarrowLib/Sdp831
    P ForsterLib/Sdp826
    V BickersLib/Sdp780
    Raynes Park3 seats
    J CoryConservative1,940 ✓
    J GreenConservative1,900 ✓
    G JarvisConservative1,876 ✓
    M RumneyLib/Sdp871
    C LevartLib/Sdp870
    C McConnellLib/Sdp862
    M ScorerLabour480
    P. HarperLabour459
    P. SmithLabour452
    St Helier3 seats
    Allen ChamberlainConservative1,159 ✓
    A. LeaverLabour1,130 ✓
    G SmithLabour1,120 ✓
    K JemmettConservative1,113
    B TerretConservative1,104
    L AugardeLabour1,070
    J ChamberlainLib/Sdp796
    H BruneauLib/Sdp786
    G WoolfendenLib/Sdp722
    Trinity3 seats · turnout 44.5%
    G. BirdConservative1,220 ✓
    S. EdwardsConservative1,178 ✓
    J. RatcliffeConservative1,158 ✓
    M. ChadwickLabour866
    P. GodierLabour800
    V. GuyLabour790
    J. NorcottLib/Sdp631
    M. Minto-StoneLib/Sdp627
    P. RalphLib/Sdp598
    M. ClarkEcol146
    Village3 seats · turnout 45.0%
    P. KenyonConservative1,879
    A. JonesConservative1,851
    J. WatsonConservative1,803
    S. HarveyLib/Sdp704
    J. MooreLib/Sdp662
    E. NorrisLib/Sdp651
    M. HumphriesLabour239
    W. BaileyLabour237
    M. PayneLabour232
    West Barnes3 seats · turnout 40.7%
    H. CowdConservative2,075
    R Mackenzie-ShannonConservative1,988
    D. TrumanConservative1,952
    D. RaynerLib/Sdp733
    N. DuncanLabour696
    C. LucasLabour689
    R. PowellLabour621