1982_Croydon_London_Borough_Council_election
1982 Croydon London Borough Council election
1982 local election in England
The 1982 Croydon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Quick Facts All 70 seats, in 27 wards in the London Borough of Croydon 36 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 62 | 6 | 0 | +8 | 88.6 | 55.6 | |||
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | |||
Labour | 5 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 7.1 | 18.6 | |||
Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | |||
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Addiscombe
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter G. Holt-Thomas | 2,312 | |||
Conservative | Megan Holt-Thomas | 2,291 | |||
Conservative | Ronald W. Richens | 2,211 | |||
Labour Co-op | Nancy T. Irwin | 1,480 | |||
Labour Co-op | Rona A. Thomson | 1,447 | |||
Labour Co-op | Patricia F.L. Knight | 1,418 | |||
SDP | Angela C. Thomson | 992 | |||
Liberal | Paul David Wiggin | 943 | |||
SDP | Patricia A. Charman | 875 | |||
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Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Ashburton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edwin S. Arram | 1,818 | |||
Conservative | Donald J. Sutton | 1,708 | |||
SDP | Tyrrell Burgess | 617 | |||
Liberal | Leslie A. Christie | 587 | |||
Labour | Howard C. Gurr | 552 | |||
Labour | Rodney G.D. Matlock | 511 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Bensham Manor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ronald J. Bowker | 1,918 | |||
Conservative | Joan M. Goodman | 1,848 | |||
Conservative | Julia A. Wood | 1,705 | |||
Labour | Robert N. Hughes | 1,236 | |||
Labour | Robert P. Priest | 1,149 | |||
Labour | Ian Smedley | 1,146 | |||
SDP | Janice M. Crockett | 811 | |||
SDP | Jai M. Mathur | 773 | |||
Liberal | John A. Pile-Gray | 875 | |||
Ecology | Timothy A.J Rowe | 111 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Beulah
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philomena M. Drummond-Brown | 1,815 | |||
Conservative | Klemens E. Zdanowicz | 1,751 | |||
SDP | Graham F. Williams | 613 | |||
Liberal | Anthony M. Everett | 598 | |||
Labour | Alice R. Tyrell | 495 | |||
Labour | Roger J. Borne | 479 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Broad Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gillian Charman | 1,216 | |||
Conservative | Andrew John Pelling | 1,173 | |||
Conservative | Douglas A.H. Sharman | 1,151 | |||
Labour | James A. Keeling | 1,138 | |||
Labour | Victor Martin | 1,067 | |||
Labour | Ann M. Watson | 1,057 | |||
SDP | Moira C. Bamfield | 846 | |||
Liberal | Charles E. Burling | 831 | |||
Liberal | David E. Beeke | 823 | |||
Communist | Peter A.G. Latham | 78 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Coulsdon East
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stanley E. Littlechild | 2,627 | |||
Conservative | Pamela A.M. Little | 2,600 | |||
Conservative | Martin A. Levie | 2,461 | |||
Liberal | Peter Hasler Billenness | 1,333 | |||
Liberal | Ian R. Atkins | 1,276 | |||
SDP | Richard M. Wevill | 1,270 | |||
Labour | Patrick J. Hearn | 267 | |||
Labour | Andrew M. Conway | 252 | |||
Labour | Edward J. Phillips | 228 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Croham
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Croft | 2,961 | |||
Conservative | John P.B. Hecks | 2,944 | |||
Conservative | Keith A. Wells | 2,884 | |||
SDP | Christopher G. Peacock | 1,308 | |||
Liberal | Richard T. Mascall | 1,215 | |||
Liberal | Richard E. Tudway | 1,148 | |||
Labour | William E. Short | 382 | |||
Labour | Pauline H. Scharp | 373 | |||
Labour | David J. White | 342 | |||
Turnout | 44.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,187 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Fairfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John L. Aston | 3,195 | |||
Conservative | Robert W. Coatman | 3,170 | |||
Conservative | Michael D. Wunn | 3,031 | |||
SDP | Vincent C. Green | 1,027 | |||
SDP | Niccola Swan | 984 | |||
Liberal | Desmond J. Stockley | 913 | |||
Labour | Frank D.J. Bailey | 638 | |||
Labour | Ian E. Chandler | 591 | |||
Labour | Edward L. Hall | 588 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Fieldway
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | James L. Walker | 1,144 | |||
Labour Co-op | Mary M. Walker | 904 | |||
Conservative | Roy T. Miller | 433 | |||
Liberal | Yvette M.G. Luff | 409 | |||
SDP | David A. Partridge | 381 | |||
Conservative | Adrian J. Goodenough | 323 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
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Heathfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard F. Pannett | 3,039 | |||
Conservative | Mary M.H. Horden | 2,942 | |||
Conservative | Nicholas E.V. Perry | 2,847 | |||
Liberal | Michael J. Douglas | 883 | |||
SDP | Kathleen M. Crawford | 856 | |||
Liberal | Robert J. Williams | 844 | |||
Labour | Beatrice A. Pollard | 380 | |||
Labour | Sean Jones | 355 | |||
Labour | Stella M. Harvey | 353 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Kenley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Margaret E. Campbell | 2,192 | |||
Conservative | Brian G. Smith | 2,061 | |||
Liberal | Ivo Nicholls | 664 | |||
SDP | Robert D. Riddett | 634 | |||
Labour | Roger M. Burgess | 268 | |||
Labour | Malcolm E. Kilsby | 263 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Monks Orchard
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek R. Loughborough | 2,011 | |||
Conservative | Albert W. Elliott | 1,993 | |||
Independent | Kenneth R. Brown | 1,421 | |||
Independent | Hugh W. Allardyce | 1,344 | |||
SDP | Anne M. Brown | 392 | |||
Labour | John C. Barlow | 336 | |||
Labour | Donald A. Ray | 316 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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New Addington
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Reginald J. Page | 1,357 | |||
Labour | Trevor J. Laffin | 1,174 | |||
Labour | Alan C. Lord | 1,087 | |||
Conservative | William J. Eastoe | 779 | |||
Conservative | Robert A. Bell | 746 | |||
Conservative | Michael W. Coatman | 723 | |||
SDP | Anthony E.W. Gooch | 577 | |||
SDP | Ainslie C. Bazely | 492 | |||
Liberal | Frances M. Williams | 484 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Norbury
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Colin Johnston | 2,682 | |||
Conservative | Keith M. B. Munro | 2,657 | |||
Conservative | Bryan J. Kendall | 2,637 | |||
Liberal | Barry J. Davies | 1,258 | |||
Liberal | David Armer | 1,222 | |||
SDP | Geoffrey Morley | 1,197 | |||
Labour | Mark B. Howarth | 755 | |||
Labour | Ruth A. Ishmael | 687 | |||
Labour | Janet M. Pickering | 623 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Purley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter J. F. Macdonald | 3,065 | |||
Conservative | George A. Smith | 3,029 | |||
Conservative | David L. Congdon | 2,988 | |||
SDP | Sheila Buckle | 1,071 | |||
SDP | Katherine A. Mundy | 1,048 | |||
Liberal | Graham P. Wickham | 1,021 | |||
Labour | Barry V. Bulled | 243 | |||
Labour | Jean Barlow | 236 | |||
Labour | Julie A. Taylor | 235 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Rylands
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Guy L. Harding | 1,365 | |||
Conservative | Peter R. Crockford | 1,294 | |||
Labour | Robert C. E. Brooks | 722 | |||
Labour | Philip A. Durban | 678 | |||
SDP | Diana M. Dawe | 488 | |||
Liberal | Joseph Short* | 273 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- Liberal Party withdrew their support during the campaign.
Sanderstead
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ronald W. Haskins | 2,649 | |||
Conservative | David N. Bowen | 2,570 | |||
Liberal | Raymond W. Bustin | 889 | |||
SDP | Eric J. Mann | 853 | |||
Labour | Keith M. Roberts | 163 | |||
Labour | Lillian L. Scott | 158 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Selsdon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dudley S. Mead | 2,637 | |||
Conservative | Ian L. Aarons | 2,553 | |||
Liberal | James S. Forrest | 1,393 | |||
SDP | Stephen A. Hall | 1,254 | |||
Labour | Michael P. J. Phelan | 196 | |||
Labour | John H. Robinson | 157 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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South Norwood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Beryl Saunders | 1,785 | |||
Conservative | Paul A. Saunders | 1,752 | |||
Conservative | Eileen J. Longhorn | 1,745 | |||
Liberal | Ian S. Manders | 965 | |||
Liberal | Jeremy E. Cope | 927 | |||
Liberal | Leslie Anthony Rowe | 927 | |||
Labour | Leni Gillman | 600 | |||
Labour | Jonathan Pickering | 588 | |||
Labour | Peter Luxton | 585 | |||
Majority | 780 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Spring Park
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Denis E. Perry | 3,023 | |||
Conservative | Peter Spencer Bowness | 2,976 | |||
SDP | David B. Crampton | 686 | |||
Liberal | John F. Chandler | 602 | |||
Labour | John R. March | 498 | |||
Labour | Stephen H. Tiller | 429 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Thornton Heath
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | John G. Davies | 1,705 | |||
Residents | Gordon Poluck | 1,664 | |||
Residents | William Blackwood | 1,539 | |||
Labour | Patrick Byrne | 1,006 | |||
Labour | Frances M. Conn | 912 | |||
Labour | Herbert W. Tyler | 909 | |||
SDP | Clive Bone | 741 | |||
SDP | William G. A. Graham | 732 | |||
Liberal | Julia S. Gordon | 695 | |||
Majority | 533 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
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Upper Norwood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ernest G. Noad | 1,579 | |||
Conservative | Margaret C. V. Perfitt | 1,543 | |||
Labour | Patrick T. Ryan | 555 | |||
Liberal | Leo C. E. Held | 533 | |||
SDP | Lawrence West | 514 | |||
Labour | Andrew M. S. Ward | 508 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Waddon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James J. Nea | 2,328 | |||
Conservative | Reginald H. Kent | 2,285 | |||
Conservative | Beverley S. Winborn | 2,151 | |||
Labour | Christopher R. Allen | 1480 | |||
Labour | Hartley Dean | 1400 | |||
Labour | Martin D. Walker | 1382 | |||
SDP | Janet M. Sinclair | 773 | |||
Liberal | Joan M. Leck | 764 | |||
SDP | Ian Wonacott | 681 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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West Thornton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric W. Howell | 1,771 | |||
Conservative | Yvonne A. L. Stewart | 1,738 | |||
Conservative | Anita C. Drummond-Brown | 1,715 | |||
Labour | Margaret R. Mansell | 1,310 | |||
Liberal | Alan R. Mead | 1,170 | |||
Labour | James J. Penman | 1,135 | |||
SDP | Peter R. Norwood | 1,090 | |||
Labour | Arnold J. Simanwitz | 1,044 | |||
Liberal | David R. Dayus | 1,017 | |||
Majority | 405 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Whitehorse Manor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Corinne A. Cook | 1,165 | |||
Conservative | Arthur S. Dwan | 1,132 | |||
Conservative | Denis V. Read | 1,092 | |||
Liberal | Robert F. Holyoake | 932 | |||
Liberal | Iain Gordon | 916 | |||
Labour | George E. Mitchell | 908 | |||
Labour | Robert T. Bishop | 885 | |||
Labour | Julian V. Gannon | 842 | |||
Liberal | Jill L. Servian | 842 | |||
National Front | Nicholas John Griffin | 50 | |||
National Front | Doris A. Merritt | 36 | |||
Majority | 160 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Woodcote & Coulsdon West
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan K. Carey | 3,214 | |||
Conservative | Samuel J. Moore | 3,096 | |||
Conservative | Maurice A. Fowler | 3,093 | |||
SDP | Maureen E. E. House | 1,078 | |||
Liberal | John P. Callen | 1,052 | |||
Liberal | Herbert H. Giles | 1,006 | |||
Labour | David Denver | 238 | |||
Labour | Geoffrey G. Daisley | 219 | |||
Labour | James Nugent | 217 | |||
Majority | 2,015 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
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Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Woodside
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dennis F. Todd | 1,200 | |||
Conservative | Stephen G. Ghero | 1,122 | |||
Labour | John M. Laney | 659 | |||
Labour | Stanley L. Eaton | 611 | |||
SDP | Paul F. West | 411 | |||
Liberal | Henry Russell | 380 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.