The 1982 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
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14 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1982 Stevenage Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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Alliance | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 50.0 | 36.0 | 8,119 | |||
Labour | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 42.9 | 38.3 | 8,643 | |||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 25.8 | 5,817 | |||
Total | 14 | 22,579 | ||||||||
Labour hold |
Ward results edit
Bandley Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Luhman | 817 | 43.0% | |
Alliance | C. Dale | 705 | 37.1% | |
Conservative | F. Warner | 377 | 19.9% | |
Turnout | 42.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Bedwell Plash edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | W. Lawrence | 868 | 45.8% | |
Alliance | P. Lucioli | 583 | 30.8% | |
Conservative | A. Mann | 443 | 23.4% | |
Turnout | 45.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Chells edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Clarke | 664 | 45.4% | |
Alliance | K. Taylor | 472 | 32.2% | |
Conservative | P. McPartland | 328 | 22.4% | |
Turnout | 43.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Longmeadow edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | S. Booth | 888 | 41.7% | |
Labour | W. Sheaff | 661 | 31.0% | |
Conservative | H. Grant | 581 | 27.3% | |
Turnout | 43.2% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour |
Martins Wood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | D. Kelleher | 635 | 38.6% | |
Labour | D. Weston | 556 | 33.8% | |
Conservative | E. Hegan | 456 | 27.7% | |
Turnout | 40.5% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour |
Mobbsbury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | R. Parker | 636 | 39.7% | |
Labour | J. Naduald | 608 | 37.9% | |
Conservative | C. Aylin | 359 | 22.4% | |
Turnout | 46.7% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour |
Monkswood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | K. Hopkins | 584 | 50.1% | |
Alliance | R. Edwards | 390 | 33.4% | |
Conservative | W. Trevennor | 192 | 16.5% | |
Turnout | 45.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Old Stevenage edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | W. Boyd | 987 | 41.1% | |
Labour | P. Hillier | 783 | 32.6% | |
Alliance | J. Lucioli | 634 | 26.4% | |
Turnout | 47.9% | |||
Conservative hold |
Pin Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Smith | 636 | 40.4% | |
Alliance | L. Atkins | 526 | 33.4% | |
Conservative | A. Ffinch | 412 | 26.2% | |
Turnout | 39.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Roebuck edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | P. Selley | 689 | 39.1% | |
Labour | M. Cherney | 614 | 34.9% | |
Conservative | E. Baker | 458 | 26.0% | |
Turnout | 40.9% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative |
St Nicholas edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | I. Hargreaves | 745 | ||
Alliance | C. Cuthbert | 718 | ||
Labour | J. Graham | 440 | ||
Labour | M. Spears | 399 | ||
Conservative | S. Woods | 294 | ||
Conservative | B. Shorten | 292 | ||
Turnout | 39.8% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour |
Shephall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | S. Greenfield | 704 | 49.3% | |
Alliance | K. McKechnie | 467 | 32.7% | |
Conservative | J. Cannin | 258 | 18.1% | |
Turnout | 39.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Symonds Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | J. Blundell | 749 | 35.2% | |
Labour | M. Downing | 708 | 33.3% | |
Conservative | D. Eaton | 672 | 31.6% | |
Turnout | 39.7% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour |