1982 Newham London Borough Council election

1982 local election in England August 2021 December 2020 The 1982 Newham London Borough Council election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 6 May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 27.0%. The Labour Party held onto its overwhelming majority. Election result Newham local election result 1982Rallings Colin Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre 1993 PlymouthLondon Borough Council Elections 8 May 1982 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1982-5-6.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114315/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1982-5-6.pdf dead 2 April 2015 London Datastore London County Council 22 July 2019London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Newham-1964-2010.pdf Elections Centre Plymouth University 22 July 2019 Labour Party (UK) 54 0 3 -3 85.7 54.0 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 6 0 +6 9.5 29.1 Other parties 3 0 3 0 4.8 |} Background A total of 156 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 29 candidates. The Liberal and SDP parties ran 56 joint candidates whilst the Liberal Party also ran 3 candidates under the Liberal Focus Team Alliance banner. Other candidates included 5 Independents, 1 Communist and 3 National Front. Results by ward Beckton Beckton (2) Labour Party (UK) Herbert A. Taylor 875 73.2 -9.0 Labour Party (UK) Derek A. Whitbread 783 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Robert G Fleming 321 26.8 N/A 22.6 -6.0 5,519 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bemersyde Bemersyde (2) Labour Party (UK) Harry Bauckham 733 56.9 -18.7 Labour Party (UK) William Dunlop 634 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Adrian G. Cole 556 43.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Eileen M. McManus 517 N/A 29.4 +2.8 4,792 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Canning Town & Grange Canning Town & Grange (2) Labour Party (UK) Jack A. Hart 1,178 67.5 -10.8 Labour Party (UK) Charles Whincup 1,085 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Ronald S. Webb 567 32.5 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Margaret E. Linford 489 N/A 30.9 +1.5 6,110 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle Castle (2) Labour Party (UK) Sarah L. M. Murray 1,031 62.4 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) Robert A. Wales 965 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Leslie Hall 622 37.6 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance David Gotobe 601 N/A 30.7 +5.5 5,951 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Central Central (2) Labour Party (UK) Gordon T. George 1,050 54.0 -8.0 Labour Party (UK) Stanley Hopwood 997 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance David J. Corney 707 36.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Cathryn Y. Robbins 524 N/A Independent politician Leslie D. Jefferd 188 9.7 N/A 36.7 +0.8 5,747 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Custom House & Silvertown Custom House & Silvertown (3) Labour Party (UK) William A. Chapman 1,026 61.8 -21.2 Labour Party (UK) Julia C. I. Garfield 968 N/A Labour Party (UK) Thomas A. Jenkinson 861 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Aaron P. Chapman 634 38.2 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Sylvia A. Kilcoin 409 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Sally A. Smith 391 N/A 23.7 +0.3 7,959 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Forest Gate Forest Gate (3) Labour Party (UK) Michael T. Foley 992 40.0 -18.3 Labour Party (UK) Ronald G. Augley 988 N/A Labour Party (UK) Conor M. McAuley 960 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Robert E. Burrows 811 32.7 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Leighton R. Andrews 782 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Alan J. Leaman 735 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Robin D. Atter 603 24.3 -13.7 Conservative Party (UK) Victor E. Jackson 585 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Luigi Peluso 529 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain John G. Grahl 77 3.1 N/A 28.7 +3.5 8,286 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Greatfield Greatfield (3) SDP–Liberal Alliance Edwin G. Ray 1,501 59.0 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Neal A. Chubb 1,329 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance John J. Haggerty 1,326 N/A Labour Party (UK) Marjorie E. Helps 1,043 41.0 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) Anita J. Pollock 1,021 N/A Labour Party (UK) Thomas A. Acton 1,007 N/A 32.7 -8.9 8,652 SDP–Liberal Alliance Residents Association SDP–Liberal Alliance Residents Association SDP–Liberal Alliance Residents Association Hudsons Hudsons (3) Labour Party (UK) Frederick C. Jones 1,009 61.0 -9.3 Labour Party (UK) Frederick J. Dance 950 N/A Labour Party (UK) Richard W. Buxton 925 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Roy A. Adams 561 28.7 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Lorraine Brand 469 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Lamont M. Royer 460 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Thomas A. Ham 382 19.6 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Jane F. Green 346 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Doris C. Neville 326 N/A 26.7 +0.1 7,828 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington (2) Labour Party (UK) Kenneth C. R. Massey 1,412 59.4 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) John J. Plant 1,257 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Sylvia E. Neal 540 22.7 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Henry R. Wheatcroft 515 N/A Independent politician Anand K. Sharma 424 17.8 N/A Independent politician Leon Netto 344 9.7 N/A 41.8 -2.3 5,874 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Little Ilford Little Ilford (3) Liberal Party (UK) Paul J. Robbins 1,304 54.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Ann C. Winfield 1,202 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Rif Winfield 1,135 N/A Labour Party (UK) William H. Brown 1,030 42.7 -24.0 Labour Party (UK) John A. Kemp 1,021 N/A Labour Party (UK) Patel G. Maganbhai 931 N/A Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) Andrew K. Blunden 79 3.3 -1.5 32.2 +13.1 8,585 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Manor Park Manor Park (3) Labour Party (UK) Amarjit Singh 1,372 49.6 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) James A. Parnell 1,291 N/A Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth C. Fullick 1,255 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Alexander G. Hope-Thomson 791 28.6 -10.4 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew F. Winter 782 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Stanley L. Norton 754 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance John S. Ashworth 604 21.8 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance William A. Robinson 569 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Noble Din 500 N/A 36.3 -1.5 8,571 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Monega Monega (2) Labour Party (UK) Lewis E. Boyce 1,106 58.0 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) Frederick E. York 1,027 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Alec J. Kellaway 479 25.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Harbans S. Jabbal 389 N/A Independent politician Kartor Singh 322 16.9 N/A Independent politician Munawar Hussain 295 N/A 35.3 -1.1 5,834 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) New Town New Town (2) Labour Party (UK) Peter J. Pendle 576 48.6 -19.2 Labour Party (UK) Maurice Sampson 492 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Andrew J. Bolton 345 29.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance David C. Powell 321 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Deryn J. Buckley 264 22.3 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Barry W. Roberts 216 N/A 28.5 +0.5 4,593 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ordnance Ordnance (2) Labour Party (UK) Charles A. Flemwell 610 71.8 -13.0 Labour Party (UK) Anne King 531 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Edward G. Powell 240 28.2 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Melva Campbell 197 N/A 21.1 -1.6 4,266 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Park Park (3) Labour Party (UK) Ann Howlett 1,053 50.3 -15.1 Labour Party (UK) James G. Newstead 960 N/A Labour Party (UK) Sidney H. Smith 937 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Leonard Ryder 598 28.6 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Leslie E. Groombridge 593 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Michael J. Hogan 579 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Roger M. Barker-Green 441 21.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Wendy N. Blanchard 420 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Richard C. Strauss 402 N/A 30.8 +5.4 7,813 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plaistow Plaistow (3) Labour Party (UK) Anand N. Patil 1,906 74.8 +13.6 Labour Party (UK) David J. Brand 1,235 N/A Labour Party (UK) Arthur F. G. Edwards 1,229 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Ian W. F. MacFadyen 468 18.4 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Nicholas Ward 461 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Amrik S. Mahandru 382 N/A National Front (UK) Michael B. Hipperson 175 6.9 N/A National Front (UK) Denis G. Holland 174 N/A National Front (UK) William J. Roberts 155 N/A 29.7 +2.2 7,154 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plashet Plashet (3) Labour Party (UK) Frank I. Jackman 1,327 40.1 -35.1 Labour Party (UK) Edwin Mann 1,216 N/A Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Palmer 1,167 N/A Independent Labour Party Bill Watts 1,005 30.4 N/A Independent Labour Party Peter Billups 962 N/A Independent Labour Party Liam A. Williams 830 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Sailesh Bhattacharji 566 17.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Peshawari Bhalla 556 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Peter G. Ham 411 12.4 -12.4 Conservative Party (UK) William G. Flynn 410 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Gerard Eldridge 401 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Ross B. Smith 396 N/A 37.9 +5.9 8,845 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Stephens St Stephens (2) Labour Party (UK) Thomas Nolan 1,130 62.1 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) Eric R. Harris 1,030 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Francis J. Rowden 406 22.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Ahmed E. Oomerjee 352 N/A Independent politician Bahadur S. Gahir 284 15.6 N/A Independent politician Parkash C. Sondhi 243 N/A 40.4 -5.5 5,521 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South South (3) Labour Party (UK) Edward Daly 1,033 50.1 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) Leonard D. Manley 886 N/A Labour Party (UK) Margaret E. Philpott 851 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Robert F. Williams 577 28.0 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia L. Williams 455 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Anthony Wilkinson 451 21.9 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Frances L. Bolton 361 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance David M. Coleman 361 N/A 28.9 -0.6 7,278 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stratford Stratford (2) Labour Party (UK) James C. Goldsmith 665 57.2 -12.7 Labour Party (UK) James C. Riley 563 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Albert Fuller 284 24.4 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Denis P. Groutage 230 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Florence Jackson 213 18.3 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Emily J. Short 178 N/A 23.6 -1.3 5,472 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upton Upton (3) Labour Party (UK) John R. Clow 1,685 58.6 -14.5 Labour Party (UK) David A. Gilles 1,447 N/A Labour Party (UK) Alan Mattingly 1,319 N/A Independent politician Noorallah Darwesh 440 15.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Belboda J. B. Cooke 435 15.1 N/A Independent politician Ahmed Din 403 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Surinder M. Gautama 389 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Edmund McCullagh 317 11.0 -15.9 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy M. Neal 311 N/A Conservative Party (UK) David Knight 304 N/A 34.6 +4.0 8,380 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wall End Wall End (3) Labour Party (UK) Herbert T. Philpott 1,252 47.3 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) Hermaish K. Dhesi 1,189 N/A Labour Party (UK) Sarah J. Reeves 1,162 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Donald MacIver 780 29.5 +14.7 Conservative Party (UK) Gwendoline H. MacIver 749 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Laurence A. Howell 747 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Peggy R. Campbell 616 23.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Richard J. Minchin 537 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Ernest G. Mtunzi 514 N/A 34.6 -1.8 8,534 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Ham West Ham (2) Labour Party (UK) Alfred T. Dickerson 865 54.4 -14.1 Labour Party (UK) Peter J. Undrill 699 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Victor Schofield 380 23.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Dennis F. Privett 346 21.7 +5.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance Simon McGrath 345 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Simon N. C. Pearce 319 N/A 28.2 +3.3 6,194 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 1982 and 1986 Forest Gate Forest Gate by-election, 14 June 1984London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986 http://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1986-5-8.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20141217153923/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1986-5-8.pdf dead 17 December 2014 London Datastore London County Council 4 August 2019 Labour Party (UK) Margaret P. Olley 1,517 63.4 +23.4 Liberal Party (UK) David C. Powell 469 19.6 -13.1 Conservative Party (UK) Robin D. Atter 407 17.0 -7.3 1,048 43.8 N/A 30.7 +2.0 7,845 Labour Party (UK) The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael T. Foley. Little Ilford Little Ilford by-election, 14 June 1984 Liberal Party (UK) Ann C. Winfield 1,868 Labour Party (UK) Stephen C. Timms 1,780 Labour Party (UK) Colin M. Copus 1,763 Liberal Party (UK) Rif Winfield 1,715 88 N/A 45.3 +13.1 8,431 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democratic Focus Team The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllr. Rif Winfield and Cllr. Ann Winfield. New Town New Town by-election, 28 June 1984 Labour Party (UK) Wendy Mallard 987 71.7 +23.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance Lee Reeves 264 19.2 -9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Victor E. Jackson 125 9.1 -13.2 723 52.5 N/A 28.4 -0.1 4,845 Labour Party (UK) The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Maurice Sampson. References 1982 Category:1982 London Borough council elections Category:May 1982 in the United Kingdom