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1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

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1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

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14 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37,611, 50.4%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Alliance
Last election 25 seats, 52.5% 18 seats, 44.2% 0 seats, 2.8%
Seats before 25 18 0
Seats after 25 18 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 14,053 15,810 7,726
Percentage 37.4% 42.0% 20.5%
Swing Decrease 15.1 Decrease 2.2 Increase 1737

The 1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. A third of the council's seats were up for election. The newly formed SDP–Liberal Alliance saw a huge improvement in their share of their vote compared to their predecessor, scoring over 20% of the vote; the highest percentage for a third party since the forming of the Welwyn Hatfield's council. They were ultimately unsuccessful in gaining any seats however. Indeed, there was no net change in seats for any party; a first for the district.

Summary

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Election result

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1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Steady 57.1 17 25 58.1 14,053 37.4 –15.1
  Conservative 6 Steady 42.9 12 18 41.9 15,810 42.0 –2.2
  Alliance 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 7,726 20.5 +17.7
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 22 0.1 –0.4

References

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  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 February 2023.