1982 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election

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1982 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council election [1]
←  1978 6 May 1982 1986  →
All 50 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout50.0% (Increase2.svg2.4%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Conservative Alliance
Seats before24242
Seats won25232
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote18,56519,61610,357
Percentage37.0%39.1%20.6%
Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 1982 map.svg
Map of the results of the 1982 Hammersmith and Fulham council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and the SDP–Liberal Alliance in yellow.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1982 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control. [2]

Contents

Background

Both Labour and the Conservatives fielded a full slate of 50 candidates.

The SDP Liberal Alliance also ran a full 50 candidates - an increase from the 20 candidates they fielded in 1978. On the ballot paper the candidates were listed alternatively as 'SDP-Liberal Alliance' and 'Liberal Alliance-SDP'.

The Ecology Party ran a single candidate in four wards - Brook Green, Coningham, Grove and Walham.

A single candidate in seven wards declared themselves to be representing the Residents' Association - Addison, Broadway, Coningham, Eel Brook, Gibbs Green, Margravine and Sands End.

Three candidates in Addison ward, two in Brook Green ward and one each in Grove and Margravine wards listed themselves as Independents.

Two candidates in Broadway ward and one in Sherbrooke ward used the 'Save London Action Group' banner. This compared to 18 candidates in the 1978 election who listed themselves as part of the 'Save London Alliance'. Across London at this election a further 46 candidates used the SLAG banner.

The Workers Revolutionary Party fielded two candidate - one each in Margravine and White City & Shepherds Bush wards. This was up from the single candidate at the previous election. Across London the party fielded a further 13 candidates at this election.

The National Front fielded 2 candidates in the Wormholt ward - down from the 14 candidates they ran at the 1978 election in Hammersmith. Across London the National Front fielded a further 55 candidates at this election.

A total of 175 candidates put themselves forward for the 50 available seats - an increase from the 159 candidates who contested the previous election.

Election result

The Labour Party won 25 seats (a gain of one seat), the Conservative Party 23 seats (a loss of one seat), and the SDP Liberal Alliance two seats (unchanged from the Liberal Party result in 1978). No party had overall control. [2]

The Conservatives maintained control of the Council with the support of the two Liberal Alliance councillors - Kim Howe was elected Council Leader. [3]

Ward results

Addison

Addison (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frances E.J. Belsham 763
Conservative Simon G. Chase 727
Labour Jennifer M. Litherland722
Labour Terence N. Tucker722
Alliance RaIson J. Davies383
Alliance David R. Drabble368
Residents' AssociationArthur W. Blackmum176
Independent Richard F. Clark120
Independent Gwendoline N. Marsh76
Independent John A.T. Rodd69
Turnout  % %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Avonmore

Avonmore (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John C. Putnam 1,043
Conservative Dominic C.R. Grieve 1,001
Labour Peter Conway524
Labour Diana Basterfield493
Alliance Patricia F. Pearson331
Alliance Michael W.M. Orr313
Turnout  % %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Broadway

Broadway (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Simon H.J.A. Knott 939
Alliance Robert Mulcahy 694
Labour John H. Gorter636
Labour Bridget T. Prentice618
Conservative Richard J. Caswell273
Conservative Peter S. Seward250
Residents' AssociationAnthony Horgan146
Save London Action GroupDerek N. Hulme146
Save London Action GroupBrett Woods10
Turnout  % %
Alliance hold Swing
Alliance hold Swing

Brook Green

Brook Green (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John A. Hennessy 1,032
Conservative Peter C. Prince 939
Labour Louanne Tranchell513
Labour John A. Bullock477
Alliance Dominic C.A. Simon429
Alliance Edward M. Wilson398
Independent David A. Constable133
Independent Anthony B.P. Mockler132
Ecology Deborah M. Sutherland65
Turnout  % %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Colehill

Colehill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin R.T. Howe 1,053
Conservative Michael R. Lingens 981
Labour Jennifer A. Clark745
Labour Alan C. Tennock722
Alliance Ian S.H. Franks341
Alliance Gerald Arthur Dowden288
Turnout  % %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

College Park & Old Oak

College Park & Old Oak (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Melvyn Silverman 900
Labour Petra Luxton 844
Labour Margaret Fenelon 817
Conservative Frederick P.A. Herbert569
Conservative Gwenyth Herbert556
Alliance Trevor K. Harrison489
Alliance Fiona Wilson459
Conservative Khalil A. Khan449
Alliance Josephine Knott428
Turnout  % %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coningham

Coningham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Bull 1,232
Labour Daniel A. Filson 1,152
Labour Joseph S. Mirwitch 1,020
Conservative Ian Clarke623
Conservative William J.S. Hodgson559
Conservative Richard J. Clarke542
Alliance David A. Bennett448
Alliance John T. Dowdalls409
Alliance Angela Kelly392
Residents' AssociationAlbert J. Harte302
Ecology Jane N. Shepherd72
Turnout  % %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Crabtree

Crabtree (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kim G.F.B. Howe 1,055
Conservative Patricia A. Fitzgerald 1,030
Labour Michael Gannon715
Labour Francis J. Lukey704
Alliance Hugh D. Duff364
Alliance Suzan L.M. St Maur308
Turnout  % %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Eel Brook

Eel Brook (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward D. Cunningham 932
Labour Ian J. Harrison 925
Conservative Peter N.J. Bryant881
Conservative Garry Jones836
Alliance Sally E.M. O'Brien297
Alliance Ina J.G. Howells261
Residents' AssociationThomas A. Davies141
Turnout  % %
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Gibbs Green

Gibbs Green (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frances D. Kelly 843
Labour Gordon Prentice 750
Conservative Michael Fallon730
Conservative Neil C. Morgan674
Alliance Simon D.P. Pellew357
Alliance Ian R. Hetherington327
Residents' AssociationGeoffrey A.W. Dove167
Turnout  % %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Grove

Grove (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen P. Clark 887
Labour Hugh Thomson 844
Conservative Howard D. Harries818
Conservative David Ellis770
Alliance Anthony M. Halmos448
Alliance Ian McCourt438
Independent Geoffrey H. Kane64
Ecology Stanley E.G. Jones58
Turnout  % %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Margravine

Margravine (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David B. Jordan 856
Labour William C. Spiers 855
Conservative Ernest C. Ibbott527
Conservative Anthony L. Stacpoole491
Alliance Frederick T. Brent181
Alliance Leonard T. Bonser170
Independent Joseph C. Keats39
Residents' AssociationPeter F. Cleverly32
Workers Revolutionary Lorna Rhone15
Turnout  % %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Normand

Normand (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eleanor J. Caruana 1,057
Labour Margaret J. Sondergaard 965
Conservative Edgar G.A. Rabbets839
Conservative Kenneth M. Walker804
Alliance Richard C. Pratt466
Alliance Joan Bonser370
Turnout  % %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Palace

Palace (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard G. Hoddinott 1,585
Conservative Stuart N.B. Leishman 1,559
Labour George W. Dimmick363
Labour Julia L. Steinhart348
Alliance Susan E.H. Rendel344
Alliance Gillian M. Franks340
Turnout  % %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ravenscourt

Ravenscourt (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Clarke 990
Conservative Rosemary Belhaven 977
Labour Paul R. Fiander570
Alliance Edward C.R. Fawcett
Labour Ian Willmore507
Alliance Simon J.B. Knott432
Turnout  % %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sands End

Sands End (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony F.W. Powell 1,019
Labour Clive A. Wisbey 929
Conservative Aidan J.M. Gibbs628
Conservative James L. Malthouse625
Alliance Malcolm J. Austin294
Alliance Jennifer M. Huebner274
Residents' AssociationJohn H. Garcka33
Turnout  % %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David A.D. Tweedie 823
Labour Ian Gray 817
Labour Margaret E. Ingram738
Conservative Henrietta M.B. Varley717
Alliance Hector I. McDonald299
Alliance Henry C.Q. Brownrigg289
Save London Action GroupJonathan Raimes29
Turnout  % %
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Starch Green

Starch Green (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie S.A. Jones 742
Conservative Patricia J. Ward 727
Conservative Eric J. Hutson716
Labour Michael R. Phipps705
Alliance Michael J. Starks504
Alliance Matthew J. Roche455
Turnout  % %
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sulivan

Sulivan (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald A. Wombwell 1,146
Conservative Nicholas N. Browne 1,138
Alliance David D. Rendel 979
Alliance Peter M. Crystal890
Labour Valerie A. Gorter617
Labour Thomas Lipscomb602
Turnout  % %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Town

Town (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David W. Clark 1,245
Conservative Fiona A.R. McGregor 1,242
Labour Leslie H. Hilliard610
Labour Colyn W. Davies594
Alliance Stephen W. Unwin453
Alliance Peter J. Somerville413
Turnout  % %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Walham

Walham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana P.A. Chiesman 869
Conservative Julian N. Rampton 850
Labour Richard W. Rayner844
Labour Brian E. Vaughan773
Alliance John R.W.F. Graham510
Alliance Regene Nissan384
Ecology Cheryl R. Worsley22
Turnout  % %
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

White City & Shepherds Bush

White City & Shepherds Bush (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan A. Gibbons 1,315
Labour Peter D. De Gory 1,256
Labour Gwendoline Braggins 1,118
Conservative Susan G. Gale376
Alliance Sean P.G. Cullen370
Alliance Raymond A. London350
Alliance Malcolm A. Turner289
Conservative Vida Zabavnik271
Conservative Muhammad Sharif268
Workers Revolutionary Calvin M. Stewart84
Turnout  % %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wormholt

Wormholt (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary S. Best 1,106
Labour Alan G. Breeze 1,104
Conservative William C. Smith 1,021
Conservative Peter R.H. Hardy955
Labour Josephine A. Wicks933
Conservative Brian I. Maze932
Alliance Margaret A. Connaughton569
Alliance David Ash560
Alliance Norma M. Hare503
National Front Alistair I. Cameron63
National Front Robert L.J. Pearse61
Turnout  % %
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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  2. 1 2 London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982 (PDF) (Report). London: Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Publication 7168 1257 6. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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