1982 Hyndburn Borough Council election

1982 UK local government election November 2019 January 2020 Hyndburn Borough Council elections Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held in May 1982.Hyndburn Council election records Hyndburn Council election records May 1982 1 One third of the council was up for election. Labour were defending 8 seats, The Conservatives 7. Labour held 7 seats with the Conservatives holding their 7 and the Liberal/SDP Alliance fielding a full slate of candidates taking a seat off Labour (Baxenden). After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative (20) Labour (27-1=26) SDP (27-1=26) Hyndburn local election result 1982 Labour Party (UK) 7 1 -1 46.7% 36.2% 8,479 -15.6% Conservative Party (UK) 7 46.7% 39.1% 9,174 +0.2% Social Democratic Party (UK) 1 1 +1 6.7% 23.9% 5,609 +23.9% Liberal Party (UK) -2.6% National Front (UK) Independent (politician) -3% Communist Party of Great Britain Independent Labour 0.6% 134 +0.6% Spoilt 0.2% 56 -0.2% Totals 15 41.8% 23,492 Ward 1979 1st 1979 2nd 1979 3rd 1980 1982 Next Up 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 Altham Parish - - Con - Barnfield Con Lab Lab Lab Lab Baxenden Con Con Con Lab SDP Central Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Church Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Clayton Con Con Con Lab Lab Huncoat Con Lab Con Lab Con Immanuel Lab Con Con Lab Con Milnshaw Con Con Con Lab Con Netherton Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Overton Con Con Con Lab Con Peel Lab Lab Con Lab Lab Rishton Eachill Con - Con Con- Rishton Norden Con Lab - Con Con Spring Hill Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab St Andrews Con Con Con Lab Con St Oswalds Con Con Con Con Con-Councillors197919801982 Labour Cllrs.5 8 6 13 7 Cons Cllrs 11 7 10 3 7 SDP Cllrs 1-% of the Vote197919801982 Labour 46.6% 51.8% 36.2% Conservatives 55.0% 38.9%39.1% SDP Alliance 23.9%-Votes197919801982 Labour 51,823 12,944 8,479 Conservatives 54,578 9,713 9,174 Liberals 2,724 1,239 SDP Alliance 5,609 Ward results Barnfield- electorate 2,998 Labour Party (UK) Dave Keeley 552 Social Democratic Party (UK) 441 Conservative Party (UK) 314 ... spoilt votes 2 ... 1,307 43.7% Labour Party (UK) Baxenden- electorate 3,539 Labour Party (UK) Robert Eddleston 596 Liberal Party (UK) 576 Conservative Party (UK) 543 ... spoilt votes 3 ... 48.5% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Central- electorate 3,950 Labour Party (UK) Basil Whitham 1,119 Conservative Party (UK) 417 ... spoilt votes 11 ... 39.2% Labour Party (UK) Church- electorate 4,843 Labour Party (UK) Phyliss Hargreaves 1,429 Conservative Party (UK) 658 ... spoilt votes 5 ... 43.2% Labour Party (UK) Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 4,180 Labour Party (UK) PS Whitham 838 Conservative Party (UK) 828 Liberal Party (UK) 331 ... spoilt votes 8 ... 48.0% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Huncoat - electorate 2,764 Labour Party (UK) Eddie Saville 696 Conservative Party (UK) 694 ... spoilt votes 1 ... 2 50.3% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Immanuel - electorate 3,369 Labour Party (UK) B Nuttall 704 Conservative Party (UK) 658 ... spoilt votes 2 ... 46 38.2% Labour Party (UK) Milnshaw - electorate 4,188 Labour Party (UK) Graham A. Ashworth 1,044 Conservative Party (UK) 813 ... spoilt votes 2 ... 44.4% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Netherton - electorate 3,714 Labour Party (UK) F Gregory 1,058 Conservative Party (UK) 722 ... spoilt votes 5 ... 48.1% Labour Party (UK) Overton - electorate 4,518 Labour Party (UK) J D Marsh 910 Conservative Party (UK) 897 ... spoilt votes 2 ... 40.0% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Peel - electorate 3,861 Labour Party (UK) W Wallwork 1,111 Conservative Party (UK) 603 ... spoilt votes 5 ... 44.5% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rishton Eachill - electorate 2,102 Conservative Party (UK) G. D. Henry 482 Labour Party (UK) 350 Liberal Party (UK) 197 ... spoilt votes 1 ... 49.0% Conservative Party (UK) Rishton Norden- electorate 2,538 Conservative Party (UK) 652 Labour Party (UK) 379 Liberal Party (UK) 135 ... spoilt votes 0 ... 45.9% Conservative Party (UK) Spring Hill - electorate 4,120 Labour Party (UK) Cliff Westell 776 Independent (politician) 690 ... spoilt votes 42 ... 36.6% Labour Party (UK) St. Andrew's - electorate 3,238 Labour Party (UK) Alfred Newsham 642 Conservative Party (UK) 626 ... spoilt votes 3 ... 16 39.3% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Oswald's - electorate 4,079 Conservative Party (UK) Bessie Margaret Sandiford 656 Labour Party (UK) 509 Independent (politician) 302 ... spoilt votes 3 ... 36.0% Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1982 English local elections Category:Hyndburn Borough Council elections Category:1980s in Lancashire