1982 Newham London Borough Council election

The 1982 Newham London Borough Council election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 6 May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 27.0%. The Labour Party held onto its overwhelming majority.

Election result

Newham Local Election Result 1982 ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	54	0	3	-3	85.7	54.0
	Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	10.7
	Alliance	6	6	0	+6	9.5	29.1
	Other parties	3	0	3	0	4.8

Background

A total of 156 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 29 candidates. The Liberal and SDP parties ran 56 joint candidates whilst the Liberal Party also ran 3 candidates under the Liberal Focus Team Alliance banner. Other candidates included 5 Independents, 1 Communist and 3 National Front.

Results by ward

Beckton

Beckton (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert A. Taylor	875	73.2	−9.0
	Labour	Derek A. Whitbread	783		N/A
	Alliance	Robert G Fleming	321	26.8	N/A
Turnout				22.6	−6.0
Registered electors			5,519
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bemersyde

Bemersyde (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Bauckham	733	56.9	−18.7
	Labour	William Dunlop	634		N/A
	Alliance	Adrian G. Cole	556	43.1	N/A
	Alliance	Eileen M. McManus	517		N/A
Turnout				29.4	+2.8
Registered electors			4,792
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Canning Town & Grange

Canning Town & Grange (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack A. Hart	1,178	67.5	−10.8
	Labour	Charles Whincup	1,085		N/A
	Alliance	Ronald S. Webb	567	32.5	N/A
	Alliance	Margaret E. Linford	489		N/A
Turnout				30.9	+1.5
Registered electors			6,110
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle

Castle (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah L. M. Murray	1,031	62.4	+7.7
	Labour	Robert A. Wales	965		N/A
	Alliance	Leslie Hall	622	37.6	N/A
	Alliance	David Gotobe	601		N/A
Turnout				30.7	+5.5
Registered electors			5,951
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Central

Central (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon T. George	1,050	54.0	−8.0
	Labour	Stanley Hopwood	997		N/A
	Alliance	David J. Corney	707	36.3	N/A
	Alliance	Cathryn Y. Robbins	524		N/A
	Independent	Leslie D. Jefferd	188	9.7	N/A
Turnout				36.7	+0.8
Registered electors			5,747
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Custom House & Silvertown

Custom House & Silvertown (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William A. Chapman	1,026	61.8	−21.2
	Labour	Julia C. I. Garfield	968		N/A
	Labour	Thomas A. Jenkinson	861		N/A
	Alliance	Aaron P. Chapman	634	38.2	N/A
	Alliance	Sylvia A. Kilcoin	409		N/A
	Alliance	Sally A. Smith	391		N/A
Turnout				23.7	+0.3
Registered electors			7,959
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Forest Gate

Forest Gate (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael T. Foley	992	40.0	−18.3
	Labour	Ronald G. Augley	988		N/A
	Labour	Conor M. McAuley	960		N/A
	Alliance	Robert E. Burrows	811	32.7	N/A
	Alliance	Leighton R. Andrews	782		N/A
	Alliance	Alan J. Leaman	735		N/A
	Conservative	Robin D. Atter	603	24.3	−13.7
	Conservative	Victor E. Jackson	585		N/A
	Conservative	Luigi Peluso	529		N/A
	Communist	John G. Grahl	77	3.1	N/A
Turnout				28.7	+3.5
Registered electors			8,286
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Greatfield

Greatfield (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Edwin G. Ray	1,501	59.0	N/A
	Alliance	Neal A. Chubb	1,329		N/A
	Alliance	John J. Haggerty	1,326		N/A
	Labour	Marjorie E. Helps	1,043	41.0	+10.0
	Labour	Anita J. Pollock	1,021		N/A
	Labour	Thomas A. Acton	1,007		N/A
Turnout				32.7	−8.9
Registered electors			8,652
	Alliance gain from Residents		Swing
	Alliance gain from Residents		Swing
	Alliance gain from Residents		Swing

Hudsons

Hudsons (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick C. Jones	1,009	61.0	−9.3
	Labour	Frederick J. Dance	950		N/A
	Labour	Richard W. Buxton	925		N/A
	Alliance	Roy A. Adams	561	28.7	N/A
	Alliance	Lorraine Brand	469		N/A
	Alliance	Lamont M. Royer	460		N/A
	Conservative	Thomas A. Ham	382	19.6	−0.5
	Conservative	Jane F. Green	346		N/A
	Conservative	Doris C. Neville	326		N/A
Turnout				26.7	+0.1
Registered electors			7,828
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Kensington (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth C. R. Massey	1,412	59.4	+4.6
	Labour	John J. Plant	1,257		N/A
	Alliance	Sylvia E. Neal	540	22.7	N/A
	Alliance	Henry R. Wheatcroft	515		N/A
	Independent	Anand K. Sharma	424	17.8	N/A
	Independent	Leon Netto	344	9.7	N/A
Turnout				41.8	−2.3
Registered electors			5,874
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul J. Robbins	1,304	54.0	N/A
	Liberal	Ann C. Winfield	1,202		N/A
	Liberal	Rif Winfield	1,135		N/A
	Labour	William H. Brown	1,030	42.7	−24.0
	Labour	John A. Kemp	1,021		N/A
	Labour	Patel G. Maganbhai	931		N/A
	Workers Revolutionary	Andrew K. Blunden	79	3.3	−1.5
Turnout				32.2	+13.1
Registered electors			8,585
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amarjit Singh	1,372	49.6	−3.5
	Labour	James A. Parnell	1,291		N/A
	Labour	Elizabeth C. Fullick	1,255		N/A
	Conservative	Alexander G. Hope-Thomson	791	28.6	−10.4
	Conservative	Andrew F. Winter	782		N/A
	Conservative	Stanley L. Norton	754		N/A
	Alliance	John S. Ashworth	604	21.8	N/A
	Alliance	William A. Robinson	569		N/A
	Alliance	Noble Din	500		N/A
Turnout				36.3	−1.5
Registered electors			8,571
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Monega

Monega (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lewis E. Boyce	1,106	58.0	+2.4
	Labour	Frederick E. York	1,027		N/A
	Alliance	Alec J. Kellaway	479	25.1	N/A
	Alliance	Harbans S. Jabbal	389		N/A
	Independent	Kartor Singh	322	16.9	N/A
	Independent	Munawar Hussain	295		N/A
Turnout				35.3	−1.1
Registered electors			5,834
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

New Town

New Town (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter J. Pendle	576	48.6	−19.2
	Labour	Maurice Sampson	492		N/A
	Alliance	Andrew J. Bolton	345	29.1	N/A
	Alliance	David C. Powell	321		N/A
	Conservative	Deryn J. Buckley	264	22.3	−6.7
	Conservative	Barry W. Roberts	216		N/A
Turnout				28.5	+0.5
Registered electors			4,593
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ordnance

Ordnance (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles A. Flemwell	610	71.8	−13.0
	Labour	Anne King	531		N/A
	Alliance	Edward G. Powell	240	28.2	N/A
	Alliance	Melva Campbell	197		N/A
Turnout				21.1	−1.6
Registered electors			4,266
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Park

Park (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Howlett	1,053	50.3	−15.1
	Labour	James G. Newstead	960		N/A
	Labour	Sidney H. Smith	937		N/A
	Alliance	Leonard Ryder	598	28.6	N/A
	Alliance	Leslie E. Groombridge	593		N/A
	Alliance	Michael J. Hogan	579		N/A
	Conservative	Roger M. Barker-Green	441	21.1	N/A
	Conservative	Wendy N. Blanchard	420		N/A
	Conservative	Richard C. Strauss	402		N/A
Turnout				30.8	+5.4
Registered electors			7,813
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Plaistow

Plaistow (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anand N. Patil	1,906	74.8	+13.6
	Labour	David J. Brand	1,235		N/A
	Labour	Arthur F. G. Edwards	1,229		N/A
	Alliance	Ian W. F. MacFadyen	468	18.4	N/A
	Alliance	Nicholas Ward	461		N/A
	Alliance	Amrik S. Mahandru	382		N/A
	National Front	Michael B. Hipperson	175	6.9	N/A
	National Front	Denis G. Holland	174		N/A
	National Front	William J. Roberts	155		N/A
Turnout				29.7	+2.2
Registered electors			7,154
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Plashet

Plashet (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank I. Jackman	1,327	40.1	−35.1
	Labour	Edwin Mann	1,216		N/A
	Labour	Kenneth Palmer	1,167		N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	Bill Watts	1,005	30.4	N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	Peter Billups	962		N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	Liam A. Williams	830		N/A
	Alliance	Sailesh Bhattacharji	566	17.1	N/A
	Alliance	Peshawari Bhalla	556		N/A
	Conservative	Peter G. Ham	411	12.4	−12.4
	Conservative	William G. Flynn	410		N/A
	Conservative	Gerard Eldridge	401		N/A
	Alliance	Ross B. Smith	396		N/A
Turnout				37.9	+5.9
Registered electors			8,845
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Stephens

St Stephens (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Nolan	1,130	62.1	+4.2
	Labour	Eric R. Harris	1,030		N/A
	Alliance	Francis J. Rowden	406	22.3	N/A
	Alliance	Ahmed E. Oomerjee	352		N/A
	Independent	Bahadur S. Gahir	284	15.6	N/A
	Independent	Parkash C. Sondhi	243		N/A
Turnout				40.4	−5.5
Registered electors			5,521
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

South

South (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Daly	1,033	50.1	−5.4
	Labour	Leonard D. Manley	886		N/A
	Labour	Margaret E. Philpott	851		N/A
	Conservative	Robert F. Williams	577	28.0	−1.9
	Conservative	Sylvia L. Williams	455		N/A
	Alliance	Anthony Wilkinson	451	21.9	N/A
	Alliance	Frances L. Bolton	361		N/A
	Alliance	David M. Coleman	361		N/A
Turnout				28.9	−0.6
Registered electors			7,278
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Stratford

Stratford (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James C. Goldsmith	665	57.2	−12.7
	Labour	James C. Riley	563		N/A
	Alliance	Albert Fuller	284	24.4	N/A
	Alliance	Denis P. Groutage	230		N/A
	Conservative	Florence Jackson	213	18.3	−1.6
	Conservative	Emily J. Short	178		N/A
Turnout				23.6	−1.3
Registered electors			5,472
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Upton

Upton (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John R. Clow	1,685	58.6	−14.5
	Labour	David A. Gilles	1,447		N/A
	Labour	Alan Mattingly	1,319		N/A
	Independent	Noorallah Darwesh	440	15.3	N/A
	Alliance	Belboda J. B. Cooke	435	15.1	N/A
	Independent	Ahmed Din	403		N/A
	Alliance	Surinder M. Gautama	389		N/A
	Conservative	Edmund McCullagh	317	11.0	−15.9
	Conservative	Dorothy M. Neal	311		N/A
	Conservative	David Knight	304		N/A
Turnout				34.6	+4.0
Registered electors			8,380
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert T. Philpott	1,252	47.3	−1.3
	Labour	Hermaish K. Dhesi	1,189		N/A
	Labour	Sarah J. Reeves	1,162		N/A
	Conservative	Donald MacIver	780	29.5	+14.7
	Conservative	Gwendoline H. MacIver	749		N/A
	Conservative	Laurence A. Howell	747		N/A
	Alliance	Peggy R. Campbell	616	23.3	N/A
	Alliance	Richard J. Minchin	537		N/A
	Alliance	Ernest G. Mtunzi	514		N/A
Turnout				34.6	−1.8
Registered electors			8,534
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Ham

West Ham (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alfred T. Dickerson	865	54.4	−14.1
	Labour	Peter J. Undrill	699		N/A
	Alliance	Victor Schofield	380	23.9	N/A
	Conservative	Dennis F. Privett	346	21.7	+5.5
	Alliance	Simon McGrath	345		N/A
	Conservative	Simon N. C. Pearce	319		N/A
Turnout				28.2	+3.3
Registered electors			6,194
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1982 and 1986

Forest Gate

Forest Gate by-election, 14 June 1984 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret P. Olley	1,517	63.4	+23.4
	Liberal	David C. Powell	469	19.6	−13.1
	Conservative	Robin D. Atter	407	17.0	−7.3
Majority			1,048	43.8	N/A
Turnout				30.7	+2.0
Registered electors			7,845
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael T. Foley.

Little Ilford

Little Ilford by-election, 14 June 1984 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ann C. Winfield	1,868
	Labour	Stephen C. Timms	1,780
	Labour	Colin M. Copus	1,763
	Liberal	Rif Winfield	1,715
Majority			88		N/A
Turnout				45.3	+13.1
Registered electors			8,431
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllr. Rif Winfield and Cllr. Ann Winfield.

New Town

New Town by-election, 28 June 1984 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wendy Mallard	987	71.7	+23.1
	Alliance	Lee Reeves	264	19.2	−9.9
	Conservative	Victor E. Jackson	125	9.1	−13.2
Majority			723	52.5	N/A
Turnout				28.4	−0.1
Registered electors			4,845
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Maurice Sampson.

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
2. "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
3. "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
4. "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 4 August 2019.