1982 City of Lincoln Council election

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1982 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2]
  1980 6 May 1982 1983  

11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election1617
Seats won83
Seats after2013
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg4
Popular vote10,5738,906
Percentage40.7%34.3%

City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1982.svg
Map showing the results the 1982 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives seats.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Labour

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.

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Overall results

1982 City of Lincoln Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 840Increase2.svg472.740.710,573
  Conservative 304Decrease2.svg427.334.38,906
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg0.024.36,314
  Ecology 000Steady2.svg0.00.4116
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.253
 Rev Reform000Steady2.svg0.00.011
Total1125,973

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Gibbons 1,012 47.5%
Conservative M. Mellows60128.2%
Alliance E. Coles519%24.3
Turnout 39.7%
Labour hold

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Hall 950 44.5%
Conservative W. Crumblehulme65830.8%
Alliance F. Hyde52524.6%
Turnout 40.5%
Labour gain from Conservative

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Archer 945 43.2%
Conservative P. Samways71032.4%
Alliance B. Smith50222.9%
Ecology C. Moulton331.5%
Turnout 44.5%
Labour hold

Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward Bracebridge ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Bracey 1,224 47.4%
Labour P. Hurst85933.3%
Alliance J. Gill50019.4%
Turnout 45.5%
Conservative hold

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative I. Campbell 1,040 39.6%
Labour L. Wells78129.8%
Alliance F. Goulding75228.6%
Ecology S. Moulton522.0%
Turnout 47.6%
Conservative hold

Castle

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour H. Bunnage 1,214 48.6%
Conservative I. Adams70428.2%
Alliance J. Kirby58023.2%
Turnout 48.6%
Labour hold

Longdales

Location of Longdales ward Longdales ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Longdales ward
Longdales [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative N. McDonald 1,030 42.4%
Labour N. Murray97340.1%
Alliance L. Davis42617.5%
Turnout 49.0%
Conservative hold

Minster

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Minster ward
Minster [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Metcalfe [4] 1,228 38.6%
Conservative Y. Bodger1,17537.0%
Alliance B. Bagnall72222.7%
Independent M. Erskine531.7%
Turnout 51.8%
Labour gain from Conservative

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour L. Greenhalgh 839 38.5%
Conservative J. Turner72333.2%
Alliance G. Quixley60627.8%
Rev ReformT. Kyle110.5%
Turnout 44.6%
Labour gain from Conservative

Park

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Park ward
Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Mason 780 36.6%
Alliance P. Taylor69932.8%
Conservative G. Close61929.1%
Ecology K. Yates311.5%
Turnout 41.9%
Labour gain from Conservative

Tritton

Location of Tritton ward Tritton ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Tritton ward
Tritton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C. Meanwell 992 52.3%
Conservative R. Barnes48325.5%
Alliance S. Stanton42222.2%
Turnout 43.4%
Labour hold

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References

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  2. "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre.
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  4. "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.