1982 Harlow District Council election

1982 Harlow District Council election^[1]^[2]
14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1982 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

The 1982 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Election result

1982 Harlow local election result^[2]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	11	1	1		78.6	50.3	11,274	4.1
Alliance	2	1	0	1	14.3	37.0	8,299	22.0
Conservative	1	1	2	1	7.1	12.5	2,800	17.6
Independent Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	52	New

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1978 election.

Ward results

Brays Grove

Location of Brays Grove ward

Brays Grove^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Howard	793	55.7%
	Conservative	H. Willcox	630	44.3%
Turnout				41.8%
	Labour hold

Hare Street and Town Centre

Location of Hare Street and Town Centre ward

Hare Street and Town Centre^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cramp	764	56.2%
	Alliance	C. Merryweather	596	43.8%
Turnout				43.9%
	Labour hold

Katherines With Sumner

Location of Katherines with Sumner ward

Katherines With Sumner^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	P. Davis	943	49.7%
	Labour	A. Evans	672	35.4%
	Conservative	M. Tombs	284	15.0%
Turnout				44.8%
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Kingsmoor

Location of Kingsmoor ward

Kingsmoor^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Atkins	840	43.0%
	Labour	R. Rowland	709	36.3%
	Alliance	D. Harris	404	20.7%
Turnout				41.4%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Latton Bush

Location of Latton Bush ward

Latton Bush^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Edwards	953	50.7%
	Conservative	K. Clarke	506	26.9%
	Alliance	T. McArdle	421	22.4%
Turnout				43.8%
	Labour hold

Little Parndon

Location of Little Parndon ward

Little Parndon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Carter	1,025	58.9%
	Alliance	R. Baskett	715	41.1%
Turnout				40.5%
	Labour hold

Mark Hall North

Location of Mark Hall North ward

Mark Hall North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Morris	545	44.3%
	Conservative	N. Armitage	414	33.7%
	Alliance	P. Moulds	271	22.0%
Turnout				51.4%
	Labour hold

Mark Hall South

Location of Mark Hall South ward

Mark Hall South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Anderson	961	58.2%
	Conservative	G. Dabnor	403	24.4%
	Alliance	S. Tucker	286	17.3%
Turnout				40.7%
	Labour hold

Netteswell West

Location of Netteswell West ward

Netteswell^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Gerrard	537	54.5%
	Alliance	R. Freeman	312	31.6%
	Conservative	F. Burgoyne	137	13.9%
Turnout				39.7%
	Labour hold

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward

Old Harlow^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Firth	1,060	49.4%
	Conservative	S. Rigden	561	26.2%
	Alliance	R. Winkie	472	22.0%
	Independent Liberal	S. Ward	52	2.4%
Turnout				47.1%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Passmores

Location of Passmores ward

Passmores^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Collyer	825	51.3%
	Alliance	D. Filler	782	48.7%
Turnout				38.1%
	Labour hold

Potter Street

Location of Potter Street ward

Passmores^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Bruce	900	66.0%
	Alliance	P. Murray	464	34.0%
Turnout				41.5%
	Labour hold

Stewards

Location of Stewards ward

Stewards^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	P. McCallion	1,121	69.5%
	Labour	K. Ion	491	30.5%
Turnout				40.6%
	Alliance hold

Tye Green

Location of Tye Green ward

Tye Green^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Hanley	1,039	65.9%
	Alliance	S. James	537	34.1%
Turnout				39.7%
	Labour hold

References

^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^ ^a ^b "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Harlow District Council Election Results 1976-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

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

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

[results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Harlow District Council Election Results 1976-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

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