1982_Derby_City_Council_election
The 1982 Derby City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
Quick Facts 15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Map showing the results of the 1982 Derby City Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 34.8 | 17,229 | |||
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 38.9 | 19,254 | |||
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 12,585 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 368 | |||
United English National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50 | |||
Total | 15 | 49,486 |
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Abbey
Allestree
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Thorpe | 2,687 | 63.4% | |
Alliance | W. Webley | 1,177 | 27.8% | |
Labour | K. Clarke | 374 | 8.8% | |
Turnout | 51.7% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Alvaston
Babington
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | W. Matthews | 1,710 | 56.4% | |
Conservative | R. Brown | 516 | 17.0% | |
Alliance | R. Cliff | 436 | 14.4% | |
Independent | K. Johal | 368 | 12.1% | |
Turnout | 32.8% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Blagreaves
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Keith | 1,756 | 44.1% | |
Labour | R. Turner | 1,172 | 29.5% | |
Alliance | D. George | 1,051 | 26.4% | |
Turnout | 49.5% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Boulton
Breadsall
Darley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Tillett | 2,366 | 58.5% | |
Alliance | E. Woods | 994 | 24.6% | |
Labour | R. Eddy | 687 | 17.0% | |
Turnout | 42.6% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Littleover
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | L. Shepley | 1,756 | 56.5% | |
Alliance | G. Taylor | 787 | 25.3% | |
Labour | M. Taylor | 564 | 18.2% | |
Turnout | 44.8% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Mackworth
Mickleover
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | N. Keene | 1,901 | 52.0% | |
Alliance | B. Stokes | 1,211 | 33.1% | |
Labour | D. Dorrell | 543 | 14.9% | |
Turnout | 46.4% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Normanton
Osmanton
Sinfin
Spondon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Du Sautoy | 1,774 | 42.0% | |
Labour | R. Thrower | 1,372 | 32.5% | |
Alliance | K. Tivey | 1,073 | 25.4% | |
Turnout | 42.1% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre.
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1982. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.
- "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.