1982 Derby City Council election
1982 UK local government election
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15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of the 1982 Derby City Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Derby City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
Overall results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 60.0 | 34.8 | 17,229 | ||
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 40.0 | 38.9 | 19,254 | ||
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 25.4 | 12,585 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.7 | 368 | ||
United English National | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50 | ||
Total | 15 | 49,486 |
Ward results
Abbey
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Walker | 1,461 | 47.0% | |
Conservative | M. Rowley | 921 | 29.6% | |
Alliance | D. Cocker | 726 | 23.4% | |
Turnout | 33.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Allestree
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Thorpe | 2,687 | 63.4% | |
Alliance | W. Webley | 1,177 | 27.8% | |
Labour | K. Clarke | 374 | 8.8% | |
Turnout | 51.7% | |||
Conservative hold |
Alvaston
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Osborn | 933 | 37.5% | |
Conservative | J. Lissett | 784 | 31.5% | |
Alliance | I. Graham | 771 | 31.0% | |
Turnout | 35.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Babington
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | W. Matthews | 1,710 | 56.4% | |
Conservative | R. Brown | 516 | 17.0% | |
Alliance | R. Cliff | 436 | 14.4% | |
Independent | K. Johal | 368 | 12.1% | |
Turnout | 32.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Blagreaves
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Keith | 1,756 | 44.1% | |
Labour | R. Turner | 1,172 | 29.5% | |
Alliance | D. George | 1,051 | 26.4% | |
Turnout | 49.5% | |||
Conservative hold |
Boulton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Kennedy | 1,413 | 39.0% | |
Conservative | H. Sephton | 1,141 | 31.5% | |
Alliance | C. Moore | 1,073 | 29.6% | |
Turnout | 40.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Breadsall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Ward | 1,526 | 41.4% | |
Alliance | F. Bell | 1,062 | 28.8% | |
Conservative | B. Oxley | 1,051 | 28.5% | |
United English National | S. Gibson | 50 | 1.4% | |
Turnout | 37.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Darley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Tillett | 2,366 | 58.5% | |
Alliance | E. Woods | 994 | 24.6% | |
Labour | R. Eddy | 687 | 17.0% | |
Turnout | 42.6% | |||
Conservative hold |
Littleover
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | L. Shepley | 1,756 | 56.5% | |
Alliance | G. Taylor | 787 | 25.3% | |
Labour | M. Taylor | 564 | 18.2% | |
Turnout | 44.8% | |||
Conservative hold |
Mackworth
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Baxter | 1,465 | 51.3% | |
Conservative | J. Gabrielczyk | 698 | 24.4% | |
Alliance | P. King | 695 | 24.3% | |
Turnout | 37.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Mickleover
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | N. Keene | 1,901 | 52.0% | |
Alliance | B. Stokes | 1,211 | 33.1% | |
Labour | D. Dorrell | 543 | 14.9% | |
Turnout | 46.4% | |||
Conservative hold |
Normanton
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Normanton_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Normanton_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | L. Shillingford | 1,475 | 51.2% | |
Conservative | J. Matthews | 870 | 30.2% | |
Alliance | J. Bottomley | 536 | 18.6% | |
Turnout | 36.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Osmanton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Laxton | 1,096 | 61.9% | |
Conservative | R. Debrick | 357 | 20.1% | |
Alliance | E. Taylor | 319 | 18.0% | |
Turnout | 25.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Sinfin
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | N. Dhindsa | 1,438 | 51.6% | |
Conservative | G. Andrews | 676 | 24.2% | |
Alliance | J. Glazebrook | 674 | 24.2% | |
Turnout | 37.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Spondon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Du Sautoy | 1,774 | 42.0% | |
Labour | R. Thrower | 1,372 | 32.5% | |
Alliance | K. Tivey | 1,073 | 25.4% | |
Turnout | 42.1% | |||
Conservative hold |
References
- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1982. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.
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- See also: Wards
- Boundary changes