Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held in May 1982. [1] One third of the council was up for election. Labour were defending 8 seats, The Conservatives 7. Labour held 7 seats with the Conservatives holding their 7 and the Liberal/SDP Alliance fielding a full slate of candidates taking a seat off Labour (Baxenden).
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 7 | 1 | -1 | 46.7% | 36.2% | 8,479 | -15.6% | ||
Conservative | 7 | 46.7% | 39.1% | 9,174 | +0.2% | ||||
SDP | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6.7% | 23.9% | 5,609 | +23.9% | ||
Liberal | -2.6% | ||||||||
National Front | |||||||||
Independent | -3% | ||||||||
Communist | |||||||||
Independent Labour | 0.6% | 134 | +0.6% | ||||||
Spoilt | 0.2% | 56 | -0.2% | ||||||
Totals | 15 | 41.8% | 23,492 | ||||||
Ward | 1979 1st | 1979 2nd | 1979 3rd | 1980 | 1982 |
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Next Up | 1980 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1986 |
Altham Parish | - | - | Con | - | |
Barnfield | Con | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
Baxenden | Con | Con | Con | Lab | SDP |
Central | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
Church | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
Clayton | Con | Con | Con | Lab | Lab |
Huncoat | Con | Lab | Con | Lab | Con |
Immanuel | Lab | Con | Con | Lab | Con |
Milnshaw | Con | Con | Con | Lab | Con |
Netherton | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
Overton | Con | Con | Con | Lab | Con |
Peel | Lab | Lab | Con | Lab | Lab |
Rishton Eachill | Con | - | Con | Con | - |
Rishton Norden | Con | Lab | - | Con | Con |
Spring Hill | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab | Lab |
St Andrews | Con | Con | Con | Lab | Con |
St Oswalds | Con | Con | Con | Con | Con |
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Councillors | 1979 | 1980 | 1982 | ||
Labour Cllrs. | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 7 |
Cons Cllrs | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
SDP Cllrs | 1 | ||||
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% of the Vote | 1979 | 1980 | 1982 | ||
Labour | 46.6% | 51.8% | 36.2% | ||
Conservatives | 55.0% | 38.9% | 39.1% | ||
SDP Alliance | 23.9% | ||||
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Votes | 1979 | 1980 | 1982 | ||
Labour | 51,823 | 12,944 | 8,479 | ||
Conservatives | 54,578 | 9,713 | 9,174 | ||
Liberals | 2,724 | 1,239 | |||
SDP Alliance | 5,609 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dave Keeley | 552 | |||
SDP | 441 | ||||
Conservative | 314 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,307 | 43.7% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Eddleston | 596 | |||
Liberal | 576 | ||||
Conservative | 543 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 3 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 48.5% | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Basil Whitham | 1,119 | |||
Conservative | 417 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 11 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 39.2% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phyliss Hargreaves | 1,429 | |||
Conservative | 658 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 43.2% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | PS Whitham | 838 | |||
Conservative | 828 | ||||
Liberal | 331 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 8 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 48.0% | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie Saville | 696 | |||
Conservative | 694 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 1 | ... | ||
Majority | 2 | ||||
Turnout | 50.3% | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Nuttall | 704 | |||
Conservative | 658 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... | ||
Majority | 46 | ||||
Turnout | 38.2% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham A. Ashworth | 1,044 | |||
Conservative | 813 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 44.4% | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Gregory | 1,058 | |||
Conservative | 722 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 48.1% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J D Marsh | 910 | |||
Conservative | 897 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 40.0% | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Wallwork | 1,111 | |||
Conservative | 603 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 44.5% | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. D. Henry | 482 | |||
Labour | 350 | ||||
Liberal | 197 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 1 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 49.0% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 652 | ||||
Labour | 379 | ||||
Liberal | 135 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 0 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 45.9% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cliff Westell | 776 | |||
Independent | 690 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 42 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 36.6% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Newsham | 642 | |||
Conservative | 626 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 3 | ... | ||
Majority | 16 | ||||
Turnout | 39.3% | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bessie Margaret Sandiford | 656 | |||
Labour | 509 | ||||
Independent | 302 | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 3 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 36.0% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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