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The third election to Central Regional Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections.
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The third election to Central Regional Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 22 |  4 | 64.7 | 43.0 | 36,153 |  1.3 | |||
| SNP | 5 | 1 | 14.7 | 27.6 | 23,215 | 7.4 | |||
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 11,357 | 0.9 | |||
| Independent | 2 |  | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3,288 | 1.2 | |||
| Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 11.9 | 10,018 | New | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 63 | New | |
Source: [1]
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