1982 Lambeth London Borough Council election

{{Short description|1982 local election in England}}

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{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}

{{One source|date=July 2019}}

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 40.1%.

Election result

{{Election Summary Begin|title = Lambeth Local Election Result 1982{{cite book | last1=Rallings | first1=Colin | author-link=Colin Rallings | first2=Michael | last2=Thrasher| author-link2=Michael Thrasher| title=Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest|publisher=Local Governnment Chronicle Elections Centre|year=1993|location=Plymouth}}}}

{{Election Summary Party|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|seats = 32

|gain =

|loss =

|net = -10

|seats % = 50.0

|votes % = 33.2

|votes =

|plus/minus =

}}

{{Election Summary Party|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|seats = 27

|gain =

|loss =

|net = +5

|seats % = 42.2

|votes % = 39.0

|votes =

|plus/minus =

}}

{{Election Summary Party|

|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance

|seats = 5

|gain = 5

|loss = 0

|net = +5

|seats % = 7.8

|votes % = 26.7

|votes =

|plus/minus =

}}

|}

Ward results

=Angell=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Helen Crossfield|votes=1,173|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Graham Norwood|votes=1,126|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=William Bowring|votes=1,125|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=Edmund Gray|votes=890|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=Paul Wilce|votes=840|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=Mary Wilkinson|votes=827|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Anna Hunter|votes=402|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Eileen Thorne|votes=370|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Gillian Turner|votes=367|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout |percentage=|votes=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=}}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=}}

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=Bishop's=

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=Clapham Park=

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=Clapham Town=

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=Ferndale=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Ted Knight|votes=1,504|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Lansley|votes=1,391|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Josephine Sinclair|votes=1,366|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=Gabriel Solomon|votes=978|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=Nicholas Couldroey|votes=961|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=SDP–Liberal Alliance|candidate=David Warner|votes=933|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Margaret Chambers|votes=528|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Dilip Vadgama|votes=488|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Irene Bird|votes=461|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of Great Britain|candidate=Jean Styles|votes=132|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box total| |votes = |percentage = |change =}}

{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }}

{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }}

{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }}

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=Gipsy Hill=

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=Herne Hill=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Patricia Jenkyns

|votes = 1,569

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Lloyd Leon

|votes = 1,554

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Joan Walley

|votes = 1,530

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Newton

|votes = 1,528

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Sharland

|votes = 1,514

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerald Hartup

|votes = 1,513

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance

|candidate = Alexander Grey

|votes = 868

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance

|candidate = Margaret Watkinson

|votes = 862

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance

|candidate = John Moore

|votes = 859

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =}}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =}}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =}}

{{Election box end}}

=Knight's Hill=

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=Larkhal=

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=Oval=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Janet Boateng

|votes = 1,126

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Quinn

|votes = 1,085

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Elsie Horstead

|votes = 1,026

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance

|candidate = Charles Burch

|votes = 970

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance

|candidate = Wilfred Juniper

|votes = 950

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance

|candidate = David Stimpson

|votes = 929

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Joseph Egerton

|votes = 849

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Bickham

|votes = 849

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Lavender Taylor

|votes = 818

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =}}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =}}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =}}

{{Election box end}}

=Prince's=

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=St Leonard's=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Mary Leigh

|votes = 2,066

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Hugh Jones

|votes = 2,014

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Iain Picton

|votes = 2,009

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Lee Hughes

|votes = 804

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Keren Lewin

|votes = 797

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Watson

|votes = 770

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Roger Bowdery

|votes = 521

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Winston Taylor

|votes = 517

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sally Bowdery

|votes = 513

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Providers Who Care

|candidate = Alf Hollender

|votes = 22

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,205

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 44.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link | winner = Conservative Party (UK) | swing = }}

{{Election box hold with party link | winner = Conservative Party (UK) | swing = }}

{{Election box hold with party link | winner = Conservative Party (UK) | swing = }}

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=St Martin's=

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=Stockwell=

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=Streatham Hill=

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=Streatham South=

{{Election box begin | title= Streatham South (3)}}

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=Streatham Wells=

{{Election box begin | title= Streatham Wells (3)}}

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=Thornton=

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=Thurlow Park=

{{Election box begin | title= Thurlow Park (2)}}

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=Town Hall=

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=Tulse Hill=

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=Vassall=

{{Election box begin | title= Vassall (3)}}

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References

{{reflist}}

{{London elections}}

{{Greater London elections}}

{{United Kingdom local elections, 1982}}

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1982

Category:1982 London Borough council elections

Category:May 1982 in the United Kingdom

Category:20th century in the London Borough of Lambeth