1982 City of Lincoln Council election
Appearance
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11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results the 1982 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives seats. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 City of Lincoln 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: the seats of the second-highest polling candidates at the all out election of 1979. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.
Overall results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
72.7 | 40.7 | 10,573 | ||
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 4 | ![]() |
27.3 | 34.3 | 8,906 | ||
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 24.3 | 6,314 | ||
Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.4 | 116 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.2 | 53 | ||
Rev Reform | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | ||
Total | 11 | 25,973 |
Ward results
[edit]Abbey
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Gibbons | 1,012 | 47.5% | |
Conservative | M. Mellows | 601 | 28.2% | |
Alliance | E. Coles | 519 | 24.3% | |
Turnout | 39.7% | |||
Labour hold |
Birchwood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Hall | 950 | 44.5% | |
Conservative | W. Crumblehulme | 658 | 30.8% | |
Alliance | F. Hyde | 525 | 24.6% | |
Turnout | 40.5% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Boultham
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Archer | 945 | 43.2% | |
Conservative | P. Samways | 710 | 32.4% | |
Alliance | B. Smith | 502 | 22.9% | |
Ecology | C. Moulton | 33 | 1.5% | |
Turnout | 44.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Bracebridge
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Bracey | 1,224 | 47.4% | |
Labour | P. Hurst | 859 | 33.3% | |
Alliance | J. Gill | 500 | 19.4% | |
Turnout | 45.5% | |||
Conservative hold |
Carholme
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | I. Campbell | 1,040 | 39.6% | |
Labour | L. Wells | 781 | 29.8% | |
Alliance | F. Goulding | 752 | 28.6% | |
Ecology | S. Moulton | 52 | 2.0% | |
Turnout | 47.6% | |||
Conservative hold |
Castle
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | H. Bunnage | 1,214 | 48.6% | |
Conservative | I. Adams | 704 | 28.2% | |
Alliance | J. Kirby | 580 | 23.2% | |
Turnout | 48.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Longdales
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | N. McDonald | 1,030 | 42.4% | |
Labour | N. Murray | 973 | 40.1% | |
Alliance | L. Davis | 426 | 17.5% | |
Turnout | 49.0% | |||
Conservative hold |
Minster
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Richard Metcalfe[4] | 1,228 | 38.6% | |
Conservative | Y. Bodger | 1,175 | 37.0% | |
Alliance | B. Bagnall | 722 | 22.7% | |
Independent | M. Erskine | 53 | 1.7% | |
Turnout | 51.8% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Moorland
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | L. Greenhalgh | 839 | 38.5% | |
Conservative | J. Turner | 723 | 33.2% | |
Alliance | G. Quixley | 606 | 27.8% | |
Rev Reform | T. Kyle | 11 | 0.5% | |
Turnout | 44.6% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Park
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Mason | 780 | 36.6% | |
Alliance | P. Taylor | 699 | 32.8% | |
Conservative | G. Close | 619 | 29.1% | |
Ecology | K. Yates | 31 | 1.5% | |
Turnout | 41.9% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Tritton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | C. Meanwell | 992 | 52.3% | |
Conservative | R. Barnes | 483 | 25.5% | |
Alliance | S. Stanton | 422 | 22.2% | |
Turnout | 43.4% | |||
Labour hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.