1982 London local elections

none June 2014 June 2014 1982 London local elections parliamentary no 1978 London local elections 1978 1986 London local elections 1986 All 1,914 on all 32 London boroughs 6 May 1982 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– 160x160px|Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher 11 February 1975 Conservative Party (UK) 912,005 42.2% 6.5% 17 984 24 160x160px|Michael Foot Michael Foot 10 November 1980 Labour Party (UK) 652,430 30.2% 8.9% 12 2 781 101 David Steel (Lib.)Collective (SDP) 1976 (Steel), 1981 (SDP) FFD700 SDP–Liberal Alliance 530,340 24.6% 17.5% 0 124 94 London local elections 1982.svg 400px Results by Borough in 1982. Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 6 May 1982. Ward changes took place in Enfield which increased the total number of councillors by 6 from 1,908 to 1,914. All London borough council seats were up for election. Both major parties lost votes to the SDP-Liberal Alliance, but whilst the Conservatives gained 20 council seats, Labour lost 101. The party's result of 30.4%, 12 councils and 781 councillors was the worst Labour result since 1968. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1978.Minors Michael Grenham Dennis London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150222014659/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf dead 22 February 2015 Demographic and Statistical Studies London Research Centre 29 May 2014 To date, this remains the last London local election in which the Conservatives won a majority of council seats or councils, as well as the last time the party won over 40% of the vote. The Conservatives would not win the popular vote in a London local election for another two decades, and would not win a plurality of seats in London again until the election of 2006, 24 years later. Results summary Party19 December 2015 Year Tables http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755 live electionscentre.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20160618062925/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755 18 June 2016 Votes won % votes Change Seats % seats Change Councils Change Conservative Party (UK) 912,005 42.2 -6.5 984 51.4 +24 17 ±0 Labour Party (UK) 652,430 30.2 -8.9 781 40.8 -101 12 -2 SDP-Liberal Alliance 530,340 24.6 +17.5 124 6.5 +94 0 ±0 Others 64,387 3.0 -2.1 25 1.3 -11 0 ±0 No overall control n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 +2 Turnout: 2,233,386 voters cast ballots.1982 London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982 http://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1982-5-6.pdf dead londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114315/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1982-5-6.pdf 2 April 2015 Council results Council Previous control Result Details Barking and Dagenham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Barnet Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Bexley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Brent Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Bromley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Camden Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Croydon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Ealing Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Enfield Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Greenwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Hackney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Hammersmith and Fulham No overall control No overall control Details Haringey Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Harrow Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Havering Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Hillingdon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Hounslow Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Islington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Kingston upon Thames Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Lambeth Labour Party (UK) No overall control Details Lewisham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Merton Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Newham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Redbridge Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Richmond upon Thames Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Southwark Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Sutton Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Tower Hamlets Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Waltham Forest Labour Party (UK) No overall control Details Wandsworth Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Westminster Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Borough result maps References Category:May 1982 in the United Kingdom 1982