1982 Adur District Council election

1982 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1982 Adur District Council election England Parliamentary no yes 1980 Adur District Council election 1980 1983 Adur District Council election 1983 One third of seats (15 of 39) to Adur District Council 20 6 May 1982 Conservative Party (UK) 8 2 SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 2 Residents Association 1 Adur UK local election 1982 map.png 400px Map showing the results of the 1982 Adur council elections. Majority party Majority party after election Alliance Alliance Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 6 May 1982, with one third of the council up for election. There was additional vacancies in the Mash Barn and Peverel wards, but no elections for the single-member ward St Marys and Residents stronghold, Marine, which went uncontested. In the intervening years, the newly formed Alliance had gained three seats at the expense of the Conservatives. Overall turnout fell to 42.4%.Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003 The election resulted in the SDP-Liberal Alliance retaining control of the council. http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Adur-1973-2012.pdf Elections Centre: Adur 1973-2012 electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk 2017-07-25 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000223.stm Vote 2012: Adur bbc.co.uk 2018-03-18 Election result Adur District Council Election Result 1982 Conservative Party (UK) 8 2 0 +2 53.3 44.7 7,478 +7.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 0 2 -2 40.0 43.2 7,221 -1.5 Residents Association 1 0 0 0 6.7 0.0 0 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 12.2 2,033 -1.8 This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council SDP-Liberal Alliance 23 21 Conservative 13 15 Independent Residents 2 2 Labour 1 1 Total 39 39 Working majority #FFBF00 7 darkgray #FFBF00 3 darkgray Ward results +/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested. Buckingham (4017) Conservative Party (UK) Morris H. Ms. 1,160 66.2 +3.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Miller A. 592 33.8 +6.7 568 32.4 -3.2 1,752 43.6 Conservative Party (UK) -1.6 Churchill (3735) Conservative Party (UK) Kemp C. 676 45.7 +9.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Blunkett R. 663 44.8 -9.7 Labour Party (UK) Cosgrave L. 141 9.5 +0.5 13 0.9 -17.2 1,480 39.6 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) +9.4 Cokeham (3550) SDP-Liberal Alliance Brooks J. 868 86.2 +27.2 Labour Party (UK) Taylor M. 139 13.8 +5.8 729 72.4 +46.5 1,007 28.4 -16.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance +10.7 Eastbrook (3635) Conservative Party (UK) Dunn R. 791 44.1 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) Barnard D. 645 36.0 -5.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Williams A. Ms. 357 19.9 -4.7 146 8.1 +0.9 1,793 49.3 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) +7.7 Hillside (3819) Conservative Party (UK) Wey G. 865 60.2 +18.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance James G. 311 21.6 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Backwell J. Ms. 262 18.2 -16.5 554 38.5 +31.8 1,438 37.7 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) +10.5 Manor (3284) Conservative Party (UK) Lewis J. 797 51.6 +10.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Beales W. 651 42.1 -11.1 Labour Party (UK) Aldrich G. 98 6.3 +0.8 146 9.4 -2.5 1,546 47.1 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance +10.7 Marine (2617) Residents Association Shephard P. Unopposed N/A N/A Residents Association N/A Mash Barn (2963) SDP-Liberal Alliance Beresford P. 697 87.2 +20.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Hartley J. Ms. 688 - Labour Party (UK) Harwood R. 102 12.8 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) Atkins H. Ms. 84 - 595 74.5 +32.4 799 27.0 -17.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance +7.7 Peverel (3167) SDP-Liberal Alliance Meeten J. 720 61.1 +1.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Megginson J. Ms. 687 - Conservative Party (UK) Titley T. 370 31.4 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) Atkins B. 88 7.5 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) Atkins H. Ms. 82 - 350 29.7 -0.5 1,178 37.2 -3.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance -0.2 Southlands (3294) SDP-Liberal Alliance Edwards A. 629 52.5 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Hart E. 391 32.6 +6.4 Labour Party (UK) Matthews M. Ms. 178 14.9 -1.4 238 19.9 -11.3 1,198 36.4 -6.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance -5.7 Southwick Green (3459) Conservative Party (UK) Ferrers-Guy B. Ms. 821 56.7 +16.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Watson W. 475 32.8 -15.6 Labour Party (UK) Edwards E. Ms. 153 10.6 -0.4 346 23.9 +16.1 1,449 41.9 -8.4 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance +15.8 St. Nicolas (3583) Conservative Party (UK) Huber J. 881 57.0 +8.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Attrill D. Ms. 547 35.4 -7.3 Labour Party (UK) Bridson J. Ms. 117 7.6 -0.7 334 21.6 +15.3 1,545 43.1 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) +7.6 Widewater (4085) Conservative Party (UK) Moulton B. 726 46.9 +13.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance Mantey B. Ms. 711 46.0 -14.2 Labour Party (UK) Jacques W. 110 7.1 +1.2 15 1.0 -25.2 1,547 37.9 -6.1 Conservative Party (UK) +13.6 References 1982 Category:1982 English local elections Category:1980s in West Sussex