1982 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 1982 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

1982 Stevenage Borough Council election[1][2]
6 May 1982
14 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Alliance Conservative
Seats before 36 0 3
Seats won 6 7 1
Seats after 29 8 2
Seat change Decrease7 Increase8 Decrease1
Popular vote 8,643 8,119 5,817
Percentage 38.3% 36.0% 25.8%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1982 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Overall results
1982 Stevenage Borough Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Alliance 7 7 0 Increase7 50.0 36.0 8,119
  Labour 6 0 6 Decrease6 42.9 38.3 8,643
  Conservative 1 0 1 Decrease1 7.1 25.8 5,817
Total 14 22,579
Labour hold

Ward results

Bandley Hill
Location of Bandley Hill ward
Bandley Hill[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Luhman 817 43.0%
Alliance C. Dale 705 37.1%
Conservative F. Warner 377 19.9%
Turnout 42.6%
Labour hold

Bedwell Plash
Location of Bedwell Plash ward
Bedwell Plash[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour W. Lawrence 868 45.8%
Alliance P. Lucioli 583 30.8%
Conservative A. Mann 443 23.4%
Turnout 45.2%
Labour hold

Chells
Location of Chells ward
Chells[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Clarke 664 45.4%
Alliance K. Taylor 472 32.2%
Conservative P. McPartland 328 22.4%
Turnout 43.3%
Labour hold

Longmeadow
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance S. Booth 888 41.7%
Labour W. Sheaff 661 31.0%
Conservative H. Grant 581 27.3%
Turnout 43.2%
Alliance gain from Labour

Martins Wood
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance D. Kelleher 635 38.6%
Labour D. Weston 556 33.8%
Conservative E. Hegan 456 27.7%
Turnout 40.5%
Alliance gain from Labour

Mobbsbury
Location of Mobbsbury ward
Mobbsbury[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance R. Parker 636 39.7%
Labour J. Naduald 608 37.9%
Conservative C. Aylin 359 22.4%
Turnout 46.7%
Alliance gain from Labour

Monkswood
Location of Monkswood ward
Monkswood[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour K. Hopkins 584 50.1%
Alliance R. Edwards 390 33.4%
Conservative W. Trevennor 192 16.5%
Turnout 45.1%
Labour hold

Old Stevenage
Location of Old Stevenage ward
Old Stevenage[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative W. Boyd 987 41.1%
Labour P. Hillier 783 32.6%
Alliance J. Lucioli 634 26.4%
Turnout 47.9%
Conservative hold

Pin Green
Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Smith 636 40.4%
Alliance L. Atkins 526 33.4%
Conservative A. Ffinch 412 26.2%
Turnout 39.8%
Labour hold

Roebuck
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance P. Selley 689 39.1%
Labour M. Cherney 614 34.9%
Conservative E. Baker 458 26.0%
Turnout 40.9%
Alliance gain from Conservative

St Nicholas
Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance I. Hargreaves 745
Alliance C. Cuthbert 718
Labour J. Graham 440
Labour M. Spears 399
Conservative S. Woods 294
Conservative B. Shorten 292
Turnout 39.8%
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour

Shephall
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Greenfield 704 49.3%
Alliance K. McKechnie 467 32.7%
Conservative J. Cannin 258 18.1%
Turnout 39.8%
Labour hold

Symonds Green
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance J. Blundell 749 35.2%
Labour M. Downing 708 33.3%
Conservative D. Eaton 672 31.6%
Turnout 39.7%
Alliance gain from Labour

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre.
  3. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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