1982 Derby City Council election

1982 Derby City Council election^[1]^[2]
	6 May 1982
15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1982 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

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.

Overall results

1982 Derby City Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	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

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Walker	1,461	47.0%
	Conservative	M. Rowley	921	29.6%
	Alliance	D. Cocker	726	23.4%
Turnout				33.3%
	Labour hold

Allestree

Allestree^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Alvaston

Alvaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Osborn	933	37.5%
	Conservative	J. Lissett	784	31.5%
	Alliance	I. Graham	771	31.0%
Turnout				35.2%
	Labour hold

Babington

Babington^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Blagreaves

Blagreaves^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Boulton

Boulton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Kennedy	1,413	39.0%
	Conservative	H. Sephton	1,141	31.5%
	Alliance	C. Moore	1,073	29.6%
Turnout				40.1%
	Labour hold

Breadsall

Breadsall^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Ward	1,526	41.4%
	Alliance	F. Bell	1,062	28.8%
	Conservative	B. Oxley	1,051	28.5%
	United English National	S. Gibson	50	1.4%
Turnout				37.0%
	Labour hold

Darley

Darley^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Tillett	2,366	58.5%
	Alliance	E. Woods	994	24.6%
	Labour	R. Eddy	687	17.0%
Turnout				42.6%
	Conservative hold

Littleover

Littleover^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Shepley	1,756	56.5%
	Alliance	G. Taylor	787	25.3%
	Labour	M. Taylor	564	18.2%
Turnout				44.8%
	Conservative hold

Mackworth

Mackworth^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Baxter	1,465	51.3%
	Conservative	J. Gabrielczyk	698	24.4%
	Alliance	P. King	695	24.3%
Turnout				37.3%
	Labour hold

Mickleover

Mickleover^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Normanton

Normanton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Shillingford	1,475	51.2%
	Conservative	J. Matthews	870	30.2%
	Alliance	J. Bottomley	536	18.6%
Turnout				36.4%
	Labour hold

Osmaston

Osmaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Laxton	1,096	61.9%
	Conservative	R. Debrick	357	20.1%
	Alliance	E. Taylor	319	18.0%
Turnout				25.0%
	Labour hold

Sinfin

Sinfin^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	N. Dhindsa	1,438	51.6%
	Conservative	G. Andrews	676	24.2%
	Alliance	J. Glazebrook	674	24.2%
Turnout				37.1%
	Labour hold

Spondon

Spondon^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

[compostition-1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre.

[handbook-3] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1982. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.

[results-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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