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    1982 handbook

    Sunderland: 1982 local elections

    25 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1981) (78 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 58 · Conservative 18 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1

    After (end of 1982) (75 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 49 · Conservative 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Other 3

    Ward results

    Castletown3 seats
    A. PrattLabour1,465
    E. JenkinsLabour1,415
    L. MannLabour1,345
    G. TriggsConservative331
    Central3 seats
    C. AndersonLabour1,195
    R. KirbyLabour1,136
    R. SwinburnLabour1,129
    G. BexleyConservative737
    S. PickeringConservative699
    D. DawsonLib/Sdp663
    T. ThirkellLib/Sdp603
    M. WilliamsLib/Sdp581
    Colliery3 seats
    H. VardyLabour1,364
    J. WalshLabour1,221
    A. WilkinsonLabour1,159
    R. SpainConservative979
    G. BritonConservative972
    M. ForbesConservative921
    K. HastieLib/Sdp548
    C. MaidmentLib/Sdp538
    N. MorrisLib/Sdp393
    Eppleton3 seats
    J. BartleyLabour1,277
    J. StoreyLabour1,241
    T. ScottLabour1,227
    D. HopeLib/Sdp875
    S. EllisLib/Sdp812
    J. MartinLib/Sdp761
    R. CoulsonConservative557
    Fulwell3 seats
    P. AstillConservative2,580
    D. StoreyConservative2,492
    P. WoodConservative2,463
    T. MartinLib/Sdp768
    T. DochertyLib/Sdp759
    P. ArnoldLib/Sdp566
    A. HandyLabour403
    A. BurghamLabour375
    C. TattersLabour370
    Grindon3 seats
    D. ForbesLabour1,159
    D. ThompsonLabour1,066
    A. MyersLabour996
    T. NelsonConservative772
    Hendon3 seats
    P. SoldingerConservative1,688
    D. WhitemanConservative1,591
    R. SmallConservative1,484
    B. HobsonLabour948
    S. HeatlieLabour930
    Holt E.Labour919
    J. PhillipsLib/Sdp591
    T. CollierLib/Sdp558
    R. JamesonLib/Sdp533
    Hetton3 seats
    R. TateLabour1,664
    C. DickinsonLabour1,624
    R. HodgkisLabour1,613
    J. EllisLib/Sdp1,035
    C. HallLib/Sdp979
    J. ColledgeLib/Sdp883
    Houghton3 seats
    G. ElliottLabour1,302
    E. BramfittLabour1,298
    L. GibsonLabour1,200
    W. RobsonLib/Sdp1,134
    D. TelfordLib/Sdp990
    W. SidawayLib/Sdp834
    A. WrightConservative442
    Pallion3 seats
    R. SmithConservative1,855
    W. WilkinsonConservative1,829
    G. O'NeilConservative1,778
    G. RobsonLabour1,122
    P. DoidgeLabour1,092
    T. EllisonLabour1,069
    R. ForsterLib/Sdp998
    J. BakerLib/Sdp924
    R. TennantLib/Sdp850
    Ryhope3 seats
    A. LumleyLabour1,794
    B. DoddsLabour1,597
    J. HallLabour1,510
    J. KilnerConservative693
    Shiney Row3 seats
    J. MawstonLabour1,679
    A. CampbellLabour1,579
    M. PorterLabour1,419
    E. WhiteLib/Sdp718
    I. BlythConservative502
    Silksworth3 seats
    W. NormanInd Lab2,277
    J. DonnellyLabour1,554
    R. HunterLabour1,370
    W. PilkingtonLib/Sdp794
    H. CrannLabour701
    A. JonesConservative548
    South Hylton3 seats
    R. BaxterLabour1,230
    M. QualieLabour1,136
    A. WaistellLabour1,094
    J. CarrConservative645
    S. NesbittConservative528
    A. HillsConservative509
    Southwick3 seats
    H. SandersonLib/Sdp1,559
    S. EvansLib/Sdp1,278
    S. HallLib/Sdp1,254
    L. HarperLabour1,157
    T. GlazebrookLabour1,122
    J. McGrathLabour1,110
    P. HeywardConservative229
    St Chad's3 seats
    L. ScottLabour1,442 ✓
    S. AlcockLabour1,356 ✓
    T. ComiskeyLabour1,349 ✓
    A. PetrovLib/Sdp1,110
    W. PickeringIndependent1,090
    J. LaycockLib/Sdp1,079
    G. BrownConservative1,020
    J. TroupeConservative984
    T. NewbyLib/Sdp869
    S. JonesConservative839
    St Michael's3 seats · turnout 43.3%
    P StrawConservative2,239
    P. StrawConservative2,239 ✓
    R SmithConservative2,210
    R. SmithConservative2,210 ✓
    J. BowensConservative2,185 ✓
    J BowensConservative2,185
    S PhillipsLib/Sdp926
    S. PhillipsSDP-Liberal Alliance926
    J ThomasLib/Sdp832
    J. ThomasSDP-Liberal Alliance832
    J. CulverSDP-Liberal Alliance676
    J CulverLib/Sdp676
    B. AllenLabour586
    B. AllenLabour586
    M. ThomsonLabour576
    Mark ThomsonLabour576
    C HutchinsonLabour519
    C. HutchinsonLabour519
    Robin MusgraveIndependent224
    R. MusgraveIndependent224
    St Peter's3 seats
    T. BrownConservative1,821
    T. DaviesConservative1,607
    M. GrayConservative1,590
    D. CrowleyLabour693
    J. ConnorLabour655
    J. MurphyLabour574
    G. SinclairLib/Sdp532
    M. FrancisLib/Sdp523
    E. DonnellyLib/Sdp509
    Thorney Close3 seats
    F. OttersonInd Lab1,405
    T. BridgesLabour1,264
    A. OttersonInd Lab1,195
    I. GalbraithLabour1,191
    F. LewinsLabour1,092
    J. OttersonInd Lab1,050
    A. MillerConservative443
    Thornholme3 seats
    M. GreenfieldLib/Sdp1,508
    P. HanmerLib/Sdp1,401
    W. LundgrenLib/Sdp1,369
    W. WhiteConservative1,192
    M. MillerConservative1,174
    N. JonesConservative1,042
    J. JefferyLabour699
    R. LewinLabour650
    D. LowrieLabour631
    Town End Farm3 seats
    L. HeadsLabour1,105
    B. AllenLabour1,048
    C. SlaterLabour1,019
    P. McManusLib/Sdp363
    J. VinsonLib/Sdp309
    R. McQuillanLib/Sdp226
    C. SmithConservative225
    Washington East3 seats · turnout 41.6%
    T. FinniganLabour2,024 ✓
    T FinniganLabour2,024
    U. ClayLabour1,662
    U. ClayLabour1,662 ✓
    E. TimminsLabour1,657
    E. TimminsLabour1,657 ✓
    A ErringtonLib/Sdp914
    A. ErringtonSDP-Liberal Alliance914
    H GregoryLib/Sdp844
    H. GregorySDP-Liberal Alliance844
    G BruntonLib/Sdp748
    G. BruntonSDP-Liberal Alliance748
    J. JonesConservative581
    J. JonesConservative550
    Jackie JonesConservative550
    M. MusgraveConservative481
    M MusgraveConservative481
    Washington North3 seats
    J. WalkerLabour1,848
    T. WanlessLabour1,760
    J. MurrayLabour1,713
    I. TomsLib/Sdp404
    K. AinslieLib/Sdp341
    I. GrahamLib/Sdp340
    A. ForsterConservative209
    A. StaplesConservative192
    L. RobertsConservative168
    Washington South3 seats
    F. MasonLib/Sdp1,035
    J. WilsonLabour922
    R. ReddenLib/Sdp901
    T. ThompsonLib/Sdp888
    M. MurphyLabour880
    R. DoddLabour868
    D. MilburnConservative720
    A. PageConservative707
    M. MidgeleyConservative680
    Washington West3 seats · turnout 27.4%
    G. CraddockLabour1,041 ✓
    G CraddockLabour1,041
    J. JordanLabour1,038
    J. JordanLabour1,038 ✓
    S. HughesLabour1,009 ✓
    S HughesLabour1,009
    J CollierLib/Sdp945
    J. CollierSDP-Liberal Alliance945
    A. JacksonSDP-Liberal Alliance936
    A JacksonLib/Sdp936
    J McEwanLib/Sdp741
    J. McEwanSDP-Liberal Alliance741
    J. MilburnConservative414
    J MilburnConservative414
    D. StaplesConservative380
    D StaplesConservative380