The third Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election was held on 6 May 1982 around Scotland. Elections also took place in England. This election, more wards were contested, with over 75% of Dumfries and Galloway residents being able to vote.

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1982 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

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Turnout	39%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Independent Conservative Labour Seats before 26 5 2 Seats won 22 4 4 Seat change 4 1 2 Popular vote 16,287 4,111 1,635 Percentage 51.1% 12.9% 5.1% Swing 16.3% 2.8% 7.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party SNP Liberal SDP Seats before 1 0 0 Seats won 3 2 0 Seat change 2 2 0 Popular vote 4,870 2,784 2,189 Percentage 15.3% 8.7% 6.9% Swing 11.6% New New

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Also, this was the first time the Liberals and the SDP contested the regional election in Dumfries and Galloway. The Conservatives remained the official opposition to the independents, even though they lost one of their seats. Labour managed to increase their seats while decreasing their vote share. The Scottish National Party (SNP) had a very good election, gaining 2 seats and increasing their vote share by over 11%. This election had the most candidates seeking election, with 72 (an increase of 18 from last election.^[1]