1982 Barnet London Borough Council election

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1982 Barnet London Borough Council election
  1978 6 May 1982 1986  

All 60 seats to Barnet London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.3%
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Seats won4812
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2
Percentage48.8%23.9%

Barnet UK local election 1982 map.svg
Map of the results of the 1982 Barnet London Borough council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1982 Barnet Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

Contents

Background

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 43.3%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1982 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4813-248.8
  Labour 1231+223.9
  Alliance 000026.2

Ward results

Arkley

Arkley (3 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John T. Thomson 2,331
Conservative Michael E. Weeks 2.170
Conservative Wilfred Lipman 2,169
Alliance Jean W. Hawkins1.575
Alliance David J. Shannon1,476
Alliance Norman H. Feltz1,443
Labour Josephine M. Edwards1,303
Labour Hukam C. Chopra1.253
Labour Philip Rowe1.226
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald R. Goodman 2,603
Conservative Mary B. Perry 2,563
Conservative Mary Temple 2,485
Alliance Keith Crawford908
Alliance Janina E. Nesbitt890
Alliance Anne J. Gelbhardt848
Labour Percy Cheek674
Labour Grace K. Wilkinson628
Labour Peter B. Wilkinson595
Independent George G. Byron126
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James P. Brophy 2,203
Labour Henry J. Timothy 1,803
Labour Peter J. Fordham 1,775
Conservative Peter J.P. Edwards911
Conservative Keith R. Bass833
Conservative Patricia M. Sparrow787
Alliance George W.H. Allen673
Alliance Alan V. Simpson614
Alliance Miriam Levy533
Turnout  %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Childs Hill

Childs Hill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Young 1,556
Conservative Stuart J. Scott 1,528
Conservative Brian A. Jarman 1,490
Alliance Monroe Edward Palmer 1,470
Alliance Lilian E. Geach1,281
Alliance Joan Lawson1,261
Labour Sean J. Clegg1,078
Labour Anthony M. Williams1,031
Labour Andrew S. Redpath1,019
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Colindale

Colindale (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoffrey N. Cooke 1,483
Labour Mary H.R. Honeyball 1,393
Labour Thomas A. McKendry 1,311
Conservative Maxton N. Brooker1,300
Alliance Jack B. Cohen1,177
Conservative Anthony J. Antoniou1,149
Conservative Arthur J. Roycroft1.124
Alliance Phyllis I. Adams1.083
Alliance Paula Mercer900
Turnout  %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Barnet

East Barnet (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ernest T. Danks 2,414
Conservative Olwen M. Evans 2,369
Conservative John Perry 2,317
Alliance Barry Perkins1,287
Alliance George Gomez1,271
Alliance Clive Robinson1,266
Labour Jeffrey Leifer849
Labour David A.J. Lusted818
Labour Nohammed A.Q. Qllraishi745
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

East Finchley

East Finchley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frances R. Crook 2,046
Labour John R.M. Davies 2,030
Labour Laurence G. Spigel 1,867
Conservative Lawrence W. Chivers1,815
Conservative Mayurdhwajasinh J. Gohel1,405
Conservative Kantilal S. Patel1,379
Alliance Robert N. Lloyd1,291
Alliance Leah Hertz1,209
Alliance Robert S. Hanison1,163
Turnout  %
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Edgware

Edgware (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David J. V. Hammond 2,717
Conservative Malcolm E. Lester 2,683
Conservative Archibald T.W. Smith 2,638
Alliance David H.J. Cohen1,120
Alliance John T, Mitchell909
Alliance Alan P.S. Newman858
Labour Michael B. Desmond844
Labour Arthur J.T. Snell740
Labour John D. Welham715
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Finchley

Finchley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Sussman 2,460
Conservative Miles C. Golding 2,404
Conservative Barbara I. Langstone 2,341
Labour Colin Shindler1,497
Labour Brian J. Watkins1,481
Labour Judith A. Craven1,475
Alliance John N.H. Foss461
Alliance Alan W. Mather411
Alliance Pratar S. Mehta405
Turnout 41.4%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David C. Burton 2,674
Conservative Frank D. Gibson 2,627
Conservative John C. Tiplady 2,590
Alliance Christopher Perkin1,213
Alliance Bruce A. Standing1,209
Alliance Frank Davis1,183
Labour Peter R. Butcher921
Labour Stephanie H.M. Dardis862
Labour Harry Kerens806
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael G. Max 2,543
Conservative Roy M. Shutz 2,480
Conservative Clement Halfon 2,409
Alliance Kenneth A. Craig1,746
Alliance Peter D. Falk1,715
Alliance Viola Haire1,609
Labour Jenny F. Manson547
Labour Gerald D. Shamash543
Labour Naomi E. Angell532
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Golders Green

Golders Green (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melvin Cohen 1,846
Conservative Leslie D. Foster 1,679
Conservative Selina D. Summers 1,590
Alliance Barrie R. Milnson1,261
Alliance David I. Leadercramer1,191
Alliance Panayoutis P. Panteli1,023
Labour Mildred Gordon833
Labour Montilgue Miller758
Labour John S. Habershon745
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hadley

Hadley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David P. Clarke 3,058
Conservative Ann S.M. More 2,869
Conservative John D. Rawles 2,549
Independent Anthony J. Freake2,245
Alliance Geoffrey M. Fallows1,663
Alliance Rosemary M. Watkins1,541
Alliance Anthony Rowan-Wicks1,466
Labour Anita Campbell677
Labour Jean M. Feldman,668
Labour Andrew P. Harris619
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hale

Hale (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie J. Pym 2,688
Conservative Dorothy B. Benson 2,516
Conservative Jack Clarfelt 2,450
Alliance Diana C. Pattison1,351
Alliance Ian C. Albert1,251
Alliance Quintin J. Iwi1,227
Labour John H. Smith645
Labour Rita Erent604
Labour Heung M. Farnham593
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hendon

Hendon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman E. Hirshfield 2,184
Conservative Victor S. Hockley 2,125
Conservative John Archard-Jones 1,872
Alliance Anne S. Godfrey1,316
Alliance Harold M. Defries1,278
Alliance Alan M. Magnus1,276
Labour Barrie S. Brown1,000
Labour Mary M. McShane945
Labour Martin C. Earl937
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Mill Hill

Mill Hill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Denis L. Dippel 2,883
Conservative John R. Hart 2,846
Conservative Stanley J. Sorrell 2,733
Alliance Harold B. Davies1,244
Alliance John R. Sillence1,136
Alliance Linda B. Craig1,123
Labour Paul G. Sarton728
Labour Karen P. Buck 706
Labour Ian D. Parker690
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Paul's

St Paul's (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William G. Hart 2,305
Conservative Edna P. James 2,150
Conservative Mary Phillips 2,113
Labour Michael L. Freeman1,368
Labour Janet A. Briffett1,295
Labour Catherine Lyons1,220
Alliance Kenneth L. Hunter1,061
Alliance Krishan D. Saggar1,058
Alliance Derek M. Joseph1,006
Independent John P. Fitzgibbon 516
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Totteridge

Totteridge (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael J. Hill 3,090
Conservative Victor H. Usher 3,025
Conservative Victor Lyon 2,974
Alliance David H. Ive1,230
Alliance Josephine M. Wagerman 1,208
Alliance David Raff1,206
Labour Jack J. Jaffe672
Labour Brenda M. Peck626
Labour Alexander C. Wills587
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

West Hendon

West Hendon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy J. Sims 1,701
Labour Agnes C. Slocombe 1,558
Labour Doreen N. Neall 1,548
Conservative Joseph M.H. Hunter1,516
Conservative Carole L. Ovenden1,489
Conservative William D. Whittaker1,474
Alliance Jack Bright1,362
Alliance Harry J. Levy1,294
Alliance Alan H. Finlay1,283
Turnout  %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham P. Halliday 2,135
Conservative Philip H. Williams 2,126
Conservative Kenneth J. Woffenden 2,021
Labour Martin J. O'Connor1,326
Labour Eyo I. Nkune1,189
Labour Diane Rogoff1,168
Alliance Michael M. Cole1,048
Alliance Michael J. O'Donovan1,039
Alliance Leonard W. Watkins1,036
Turnout  %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 1982 and 1986

St Paul's

St Paul's by-election, 27 October 1983 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael L. Freeman 1,414
Conservative lan S. Balcombe1,069
Alliance Krishaan D. Saggar471
Ind. Conservative John P. Fitzgibbon334
Ecology Maureen T. Colmans59
Turnout 29.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William G. Hart.

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