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1982 Cambridge City Council election

The 1982 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

1982 Cambridge City Council election
← 1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983 →
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.7% (Increase4.9%)
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Labour Conservative Alliance
Last election 21 seats, 42.8% 16 seats, 38.3% 4 seats, 18.4%
Seats won 7 4 3
Seats after 20 14 8
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 12,286 12,617 12,022
Percentage 33.1% 34.0% 32.4%
Swing Decrease 9.7% Decrease 4.3% Increase 14.0%
Winner of each seat at the 1982 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

Summary

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Election result

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1982 Cambridge City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 7   1 50.0 13 20 47.6 12,286 33.1 –9.7
  Conservative 4   2 28.6 10 14 33.3 12,617 34.0 –4.3
  Alliance 3   2 21.4 5 8 19.0 12,022 32.4 +14.0
  Independent 0   1 0.0 0 0 0.0 148 0.4 N/A
  Workers Revolutionary 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 25 0.1 N/A

Ward results

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Abbey

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Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carey Widdows 1,169 59.2 –12.4
SDP (Alliance) Else Meyland-Smith 435 22.0 +15.9
Conservative Sally-Anne Worland 372 18.8 –3.6
Majority 734 37.1 –12.1
Turnout 1,976 40.6 +6.1
Registered electors 4,673
Labour hold Swing  14.2

Arbury

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Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Watts 1,058 39.2 –13.4
Conservative Stephen George 854 31.7 –6.5
SDP (Alliance) Philip Laidlaw 785 29.1 +19.9
Majority 204 7.6 –6.9
Turnout 2,697 50.3 +6.1
Registered electors 5,364
Labour hold Swing  3.5

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal (Alliance) Andrew Duff 1,300 46.3 +2.8
Conservative George Reid* 1,067 38.0 +1.1
Labour Richard Newbury 440 15.7 –3.9
Majority 233 8.3 +1.6
Turnout 2,807 48.9 +3.7
Registered electors 5,735
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing  0.9

Cherry Hinton

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Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Herbert 1,123 38.9 –13.7
Conservative Allen Alderson 952 33.0 –7.3
SDP (Alliance) Margaret Reiss* 809 28.1 +21.0
Majority 171 5.9 –6.4
Turnout 2,884 55.0 +4.7
Registered electors 5,248
Labour gain from Conservative Swing  3.2

Coleridge

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Coleridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Seagrave* 1,127 41.3 +1.8
Labour Eleanor Fairclough 1,003 36.8 –12.2
Liberal (Alliance) Stephen Hunter 598 21.9 +10.4
Majority 124 4.5 N/A
Turnout 2,728 51.1 +2.5
Registered electors 5,337
Conservative hold Swing  7.0

East Chesterton

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East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sidney Miller* 1,257 40.8 –4.9
Labour Jonathan Hardy 952 30.9 –14.6
SDP (Alliance) Stephen Marshall 874 28.3 +19.6
Majority 305 9.9 +9.7
Turnout 3,083 50.5 +5.8
Registered electors 6,102
Conservative hold Swing  4.9

Kings Hedges

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Kings Hedges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raith Overhill 811 48.0 –22.6
Liberal (Alliance) Tristram Riley-Smith 374 22.1 +14.1
Conservative William Sale 358 21.2 –0.2
Independent Philip Geoghan* 148 8.8 N/A
Majority 437 25.8 –23.4
Turnout 1,691 33.3 –3.2
Registered electors 5,084
Labour hold Swing  18.4

Market

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Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal (Alliance) Joye Rosenstiel 1,092 47.5 –3.3
Conservative Michael O'Hannah 626 27.2 –0.6
Labour Anthony Carter 580 25.2 +3.8
Majority 466 20.3 –2.8
Turnout 2,298 38.6 +5.1
Registered electors 5,961
Liberal gain from Independent Swing  1.4

Newnham

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Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Violet Crane 1,028 36.4 –11.5
Conservative David Bard 937 33.2 –0.4
SDP (Alliance) Terence Moore 857 30.4 +12.0
Majority 91 3.2 –11.1
Turnout 2,822 40.0 +2.4
Registered electors 7,054
Labour hold Swing  5.6

Petersfield

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Petersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Gawthrop* 1,560 52.7 –0.2
SDP (Alliance) David Pearl 730 24.7 +16.0
Conservative Matthew Butler 671 22.7 –10.4
Majority 830 28.0 +8.2
Turnout 2,691 51.4 +4.9
Registered electors 5,758
Labour hold Swing  8.1

Queens Edith

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Queens Edith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Johnson* 1,486 44.9 –1.1
Liberal (Alliance) Lesbia Bradford 1,317 39.8 +5.4
Labour Richard Robinson 507 15.3 –4.3
Majority 169 5.1 –6.6
Turnout 3,310 56.3 +6.2
Registered electors 5,883
Conservative hold Swing  3.3

Romsey

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Romsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Sweeney* 1,189 45.8 –13.5
Liberal (Alliance) Richard Folley 1,007 38.8 +25.2
Conservative Anthony Hay 376 14.5 –12.5
Workers Revolutionary Martin Booth 25 1.0 N/A
Majority 182 7.0 –25.3
Turnout 2,597 46.4 +10.0
Registered electors 5,601
Labour hold Swing  19.4

Trumpington

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Trumpington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Millicent Suckling* 1,409 55.6 –0.9
SDP (Alliance) Kevin Robinson 718 28.4 +12.5
Labour Stephen Pugh 405 16.0 –11.6
Majority 691 27.3 –1.7
Turnout 2,532 44.1 +5.0
Registered electors 5,743
Conservative hold Swing  6.7

West Chesterton

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West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal (Alliance) Mark Hayes 1,126 41.5 +26.9
Conservative Chris Gough-Goodman* 1,125 41.5 –16.4
Labour Anil Sinha 461 17.0 –10.4
Majority 1 0.1 N/A
Turnout 2,712 51.0 +14.0
Registered electors 5,314
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing  21.7

References

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  1. ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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