1982 Leeds City Council election

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Map of the results for the 1982 Leeds council election.

Elections to Leeds City Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982, with one-third of the council to be elected. As well as that, there was a vacancy to fill after the defection of Whinmoor incumbent Edward Hewitt to the newly formed Alliance between the Liberal Party and the Labour-breakaway Social Democratic Party in February, following his colleague and Headingley councillor, Ernest Millet, who had also defected to the SDP two months prior. [1]

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The first election featuring the Alliance seen their support increase by a third upon the previous election, mostly at the expense of the Labour vote, but also helped by the comparative absence of minor parties this election. The Alliance surge resulted in Leeds first three-way race for the popular vote, with the Conservatives pipping Labour by less than 3,000 votes. [1]

The large swings from Labour to Alliance produced gains in Burmantofts and Richmond Hill, as well as allowing Conservative gains in Barwick & Kippax, Garforth & Swillington, Morley North and Pudsey South. There was also an Alliance gain from the Conservatives in the already marginal Horsforth, but with the Ecologist absence playing a bigger role there. Despite the inferior vote and near-halving of their majority by six losses, Labour still won a plurality of the seats fought, and gained back the Headingley and Whinmoor seats they'd lost through defections. [1]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1982
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1626-447.134.469,222-9.3%
  Conservative 1341+338.235.872,113+1.4%
  Alliance 532+114.729.459,161+11.4%
  Communist 00000.00.2475-0.4%
  Ecology 00000.00.1284-2.6%

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6056
Conservatives2932
Alliance1011
Total9999
Working majority 21  13 

Ward results

Aireborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Hawkins3,53042.1+1.6
Alliance (Liberal)G. McCabe3,06236.6+6.5
Labour P. Booth1,78321.3-5.0
Majority4685.6-4.9
Turnout 8,375
Conservative hold Swing -2.4
Armley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)M. Roberts2,53146.5-5.1
Labour A. Gunter1,60029.4-2.0
Conservative H. Hinchliffe1,26023.1+7.2
Communist J. Light531.0-0.1
Majority93117.1-3.1
Turnout 5,444
Alliance hold Swing -1.5
Barwick & Kippax [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Rowley2,79742.7+5.9
Labour K. Smith2,58139.4-11.6
Alliance (SDP)D. Howard1,17517.9+11.8
Majority2163.3-10.9
Turnout 6,553
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.7
Beeston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael McGowan 2,29746.3-4.0
Conservative W. Birch1,58532.0+4.3
Alliance (SDP)L. Shaffner1,07421.7+2.1
Majority71214.3-8.3
Turnout 4,956
Labour hold Swing -4.1
Bramley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Atkinson2,54545.5-19.2
Alliance (Liberal)A. Ballentyne2,01736.1+22.7
Conservative F. Stubley1,02818.4-3.5
Majority5289.4-33.5
Turnout 5,590
Labour hold Swing -20.9
Burmantofts [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)M. Clay3,23553.1+14.3
Labour R. Sedler2,13535.1-12.3
Conservative V. Dodgson66610.9+0.3
Communist M. Monkman540.9-2.3
Majority1,10018.1+9.5
Turnout 6,090
Alliance gain from Labour Swing +13.3
Chapel Allerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Taggart3,30755.5+4.2
Conservative M. Sexton1,60927.0-6.9
Alliance (Liberal)C. Smith1,04117.5+8.8
Majority1,69828.5+11.1
Turnout 5,957
Labour hold Swing +5.5
City & Holbeck [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Myers3,02261.7-6.1
Alliance (Liberal)S. Gillen1,10122.5+2.5
Conservative D. Tomlinson77815.9+3.6
Majority1,92139.2-8.6
Turnout 4,901
Labour hold Swing -4.3
Cookridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Carter3,86955.9-2.8
Alliance (SDP)J. Johnson2,15231.1+16.3
Labour U. Wadsworth89713.0-8.9
Majority1,71724.8-12.1
Turnout 6,918
Conservative hold Swing -9.5
Garforth & Swillington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Schofield2,89540.5+2.2
Labour E. Smith2,47334.6-16.7
Alliance (SDP)P. Wilson1,77724.9+17.7
Majority4225.9-7.1
Turnout 7,145
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.4
Halton] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Wood3,57855.9-3.4
Alliance (SDP)J. Ratcliffe1,67526.2+19.3
Labour P. McGreevy1,15118.0-15.9
Majority1,90329.7+4.4
Turnout 6,404
Conservative hold Swing -11.3
Harehills [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Briggs3,08360.2-3.3
Conservative F. Brownbridge1,30625.5-2.4
Alliance (Liberal)T. Bland73614.4+5.7
Majority1,77734.7-0.9
Turnout 5,125
Labour hold Swing -0.4
Headingley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Truswell 2,77545.8+4.0
Conservative M. Castle1,85330.6+0.1
Alliance (SDP)E. Millet1,29121.3+10.9
Communist B. Cooper1422.3-2.8
Majority92215.2+3.9
Turnout 6,061
Labour gain from Alliance Swing +1.9
Horsforth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)J. Cummins3,46945.6+2.0
Conservative V. Stevens3,33543.8+3.8
Labour J. Monksfield80310.6-0.5
Majority1341.8-1.8
Turnout 7,607
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing -0.9
Hunslet [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Park 2,82373.6-10.8
Alliance (SDP)G. Fox65717.1+8.3
Conservative J. Sibbald3549.2+2.5
Majority2,16656.5-19.1
Turnout 3,834
Labour hold Swing -9.5
Kirkstall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Atha 3,26655.8-7.1
Conservative A. Walkington1,73829.7+3.1
Alliance (Liberal)J. Ackrill76913.1+6.7
Communist B. Jackson831.4-0.8
Majority1,52826.1-10.2
Turnout 5,856
Labour hold Swing -5.1
Middleton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. Walters2,28764.0-9.5
Alliance (Liberal)D. Hart66218.5+8.4
Conservative A. Larvin62317.4+4.2
Majority1,62545.5-14.8
Turnout 3,572
Labour hold Swing -8.9
Moortown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Symmonds3,19849.4-3.5
Alliance (SDP)M. Harris2,33336.1+22.5
Labour D. Barker93814.5-13.0
Majority86513.4-12.0
Turnout 6,469
Conservative hold Swing -13.0
Morley North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Verity2,74841.2+3.6
Labour N. Hirst2,33435.0-13.5
Alliance (SDP)H. Smith1,59423.9+15.0
Majority4146.2-4.7
Turnout 6,676
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.5
Morley South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Burnley3,17651.2-14.9
Alliance (SDP)E. Hewitt1,52124.5+24.5
Conservative J. Sturgeon1,50824.3-3.6
Majority1,65526.7-11.5
Turnout 6,205
Labour hold Swing -19.7
North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Sibbald3,43057.5-0.1
Alliance (SDP)J. Midgley1,83330.7+21.5
Labour B. Payne70611.8-14.4
Majority1,59726.8-4.5
Turnout 5,969
Conservative hold Swing -10.8
Otley & Wharfedale [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)C. Campbell4,27147.4+0.0
Conservative E. Davies3,65040.5+2.8
Labour P. Ward8008.9-1.0
Ecology A. Laurence2843.2-1.8
Majority6216.9-2.8
Turnout 9,005
Alliance hold Swing -1.4
Pudsey North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Bashall3,38644.6-0.6
Labour N. Rhodes2,14028.2-9.4
Alliance (SDP)J. Fothergill2,07027.3+9.9
Majority1,24616.4+8.8
Turnout 7,596
Conservative hold Swing +4.4
Pudsey South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Mortimer2,18234.6-5.2
Labour D. Brown2,14133.9-4.0
Alliance (Liberal)R. Keighley1,99131.5+9.2
Majority410.7-1.2
Turnout 6,314
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -0.6
Richmond Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)S. Sadler3,40155.3+33.6
Labour W. Prichard2,22236.1-29.8
Conservative G. Bullock5298.6-3.8
Majority1,17919.2-25.1
Turnout 6,152
Alliance gain from Labour Swing +31.7
Rothwell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Hudson2,81148.4-9.8
Conservative D. Boynton1,48525.6-0.6
Alliance (SDP)P. Burton1,45325.0+15.9
Communist R. Horsbrough561.0-1.5
Majority1,32622.8-9.3
Turnout 5,805
Labour hold Swing -4.6
Roundhay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. White4,40760.0-1.7
Alliance (Liberal)L. Thackray1,94926.6+12.4
Labour E. McGee98413.4-6.1
Majority2,45833.5-8.7
Turnout 7,340
Conservative hold Swing -7.0
Seacroft [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Vollans2,84862.8-15.7
Conservative J. Higham85518.9+3.7
Alliance (SDP)T. Ayres83118.3+14.1
Majority1,99344.0-19.3
Turnout 4,534
Labour hold Swing -9.7
University [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Jenner2,69862.9+0.7
Alliance (Liberal)N. Flood81419.0+5.8
Conservative H. Woodhead69316.1-0.9
Communist J. Rodgers872.0-1.8
Majority1,88443.9-1.3
Turnout 4,292
Labour hold Swing -2.5
Weetwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hamilton3,10246.2+0.0
Alliance (SDP)S. Browning1,93728.9+11.9
Labour M. Verity1,67124.9-5.1
Majority1,16517.4+1.1
Turnout 6,710
Conservative hold Swing -5.9
Wetherby [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Gray4,47468.9+2.3
Alliance (Liberal)T. Burgess1,42421.9+12.0
Labour P. Adams5919.1-3.8
Majority3,05047.0-6.8
Turnout 6,489
Conservative hold Swing -4.8
Whinmoor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Platt1,86640.2-14.3
Labour R. Blower1,843
Conservative M. Beardsall1,60034.5-1.2
Conservative W. Buckland1,527
Alliance (SDP)P. Davies1,17325.3+15.5
Alliance (SDP)M. Lance1,072
Majority2435.7-13.1
Turnout 4,639
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Alliance Swing -6.5
Wortley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Bedford2,46837.0-8.1
Alliance (Liberal)A. Gilchrist2,14232.1+5.2
Conservative H. Connah2,06230.9+2.9
Majority3264.9-12.2
Turnout 6,672
Labour hold Swing -6.6

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