1982 Chester City Council election

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1982 Chester City Council election
Flag of Cheshire.svg
  1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983  

23 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.4% (Increase2.svg3.3%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Last election38 seats, 40.5%14 seats, 37.2%4 seats, 13.3%
Seats won1742
Seats after37146
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote16,2739,71411,332
Percentage43.5%26.0%30.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.0%Decrease2.svg 11.2%Increase2.svg 17.0%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Residents Independent
Last election3 seats, 8.3%1 seat, 0.4%
Seats won00
Seats after21
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0
Popular vote101N/A
Percentage0.3%N/A
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.0%Decrease2.svg 0.4%

Chester UK ward map 1982.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1982 Chester City Council election

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1982 Chester City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

1982 Chester City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 17Decrease2.svg173.9203761.716,27343.5+3.0
  Labour 4Steady2.svg 017.4101423.39,71426.0–11.2
  Alliance 2Increase2.svg 28.74610.011,33230.3+17.0
  Residents 0Decrease2.svg 10.0223.31010.3–8.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg 00.0111.7N/AN/A–0.4

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Tunstall* 739 56.2 N/A
Alliance O. Lonsborough46835.6N/A
Labour R. Barlow1088.2N/A
Majority27120.6N/A
Turnout 1,31540.6N/A
Registered electors 3,243
Conservative hold

Blacon Hill

Blacon Hill (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Price* 999 66.5
Labour J. Vernon 840 55.9
Alliance M. Norton28218.8
Alliance D. Howells24916.6
Conservative J. Robinson24316.2
Turnout 1,50235.2
Registered electors 4,266
Labour hold
Labour hold

Boughton

Boughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Llewellyn-Jones 528 43.8 –0.4
Labour S. Pickstock41834.7–0.9
Alliance R. Jay26021.6+15.3
Majority1109.1+0.5
Turnout 1,20647.2–1.6
Registered electors 2,562
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg0.3

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Bell 822 47.7 +9.2
Alliance A. Farrell72141.9+24.4
Labour A. Williams17910.4–14.9
Majority1015.9N/A
Turnout 1,72258.0–24.4
Registered electors 2,995
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.6

College

College
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Hughes 679 38.1 –15.2
Conservative R. Amsden*63435.6–0.7
Alliance R. Barritt36820.7N/A
Residents D. Taylor1015.7–4.7
Majority452.5–14.0
Turnout 1,78241.3+1.7
Registered electors 4,329
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg7.3

Curzon

Curzon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Johnstone* 697 48.4 +4.4
Alliance R. Green40328.0+11.8
Labour G. Goddard33923.6–9.1
Majority29420.4+9.1
Turnout 1,43948.5+0.9
Registered electors 2,977
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.7

Dee Point

Dee Point
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Robinson* 1,003 60.2 –17.3
Conservative P. Benyon33520.1–2.4
Alliance G. Wilson32819.7N/A
Majority66840.1N/A
Turnout 1,66634.7+1.8
Registered electors 4,843
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.5

Elton

Elton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Rowlands* 888 46.4 –17.6
Alliance S. Hugill85044.4N/A
Labour R. Iball1759.1–26.9
Majority382.0N/A
Turnout 1,91346.4–31.6
Registered electors 4,127
Conservative hold

Grosvenor

Grosvenor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Cain 1,024 50.9 +2.1
Alliance H. Fearnall*50325.0+12.9
Labour E. Sproston48624.1–15.0
Majority52125.9+16.2
Turnout 2,01347.1+3.2
Registered electors 4,279
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.4

Hoole

Hoole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance E. Ward 1,020 49.3 –0.9
Labour H. Jones58728.4+1.6
Conservative K. Nattrass46122.3–0.7
Majority43320.9–2.6
Turnout 2,06844.9–3.8
Registered electors 4,615
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg1.3

Mollington

Mollington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Jones* 620 76.4 –3.4
Alliance D. Cooper12215.0N/A
Labour G. Cairns698.5–11.7
Majority49861.4+1.8
Turnout 81145.2–29.7
Registered electors 1,801
Conservative hold

Newton

Newton (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative S. Garston* 1,109 55.3
Conservative J. Ebo 987 49.2
Alliance M. Payne62531.2
Alliance J. Hunter59029.4
Labour L. Pickering24412.2
Labour L. Price1869.3
Turnout 2,00547.9
Registered electors 4,185
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Plas Newton

Plas Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Owens-Kay* 787 44.0 +13.2
Labour M. Price52729.4–13.7
Alliance L. Hollins51728.7+16.4
Majority26014.5N/A
Turnout 1,83144.7+1.0
Registered electors 4,016
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg13.5

Sealand

Sealand
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Edwards 676 37.5 –6.5
Labour D. Southall60933.8–22.2
Alliance L. Hollins51728.7N/A
Majority673.7N/A
Turnout 1,80246.8+10.2
Registered electors 3,865
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg7.9

Tarvin

Tarvin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Richards 953 65.4 –8.9
Alliance R. Hesketh29320.1N/A
Labour N. Winterton21114.5–11.2
Majority66045.3N/A
Turnout 1,45747.6–32.1
Registered electors 3,076
Conservative hold

Tilston

Tilston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Hough* 462 70.2 N/A
Alliance B. Moore14922.6N/A
Labour N. Winterton477.1N/A
Majority31347.6N/A
Turnout 65852.3N/A
Registered electors 1,260
Conservative hold

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Ross* 845 62.6 +2.9
Alliance J. Dutton32023.7+4.6
Labour P. Swales18513.7–7.5
Majority52538.9+0.4
Turnout 1,35038.4+5.5
Registered electors 3,558
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.9

Upton Heath

Upton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. Gerrard 946 43.6
Conservative G. Houlbrook 916 42.2
Labour C. Jones63329.2
Alliance P. Lowry56626.1
Labour R. Smith55025.3
Alliance C. Bain52724.3
Turnout 2,17049.1
Registered electors 4,419
Conservative gain from Residents
Conservative hold

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance G. Proctor 1,196 59.9 +49.6
Conservative P. Thompson*62231.2–9.4
Labour R. Champion1788.9–6.0
Majority57428.8N/A
Turnout 1,99646.1+1.8
Registered electors 4,344
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg29.5

Westminster

Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Lowe* 979 51.6 –1.8
Labour G. Booth46224.3–7.5
Alliance S. Fraser45824.1+11.5
Majority51727.2+5.5
Turnout 1,89940.7–0.7
Registered electors 4,676
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.9

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