1982 Newham London Borough Council election

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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.

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Election result

Newham Local Election Result 1982 [1] [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5403-385.754.0
  Conservative 00000.010.7
  Alliance 660+69.529.1
  Other parties 30304.8

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert A. Taylor 875 73.2 -9.0
Labour Derek A. Whitbread 783 N/A
Alliance Robert G Fleming32126.8N/A
Turnout 22.6-6.0
Registered electors 5,519
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bemersyde

Bemersyde (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Bauckham 733 56.9 -18.7
Labour William Dunlop 634 N/A
Alliance Adrian G. Cole55643.1N/A
Alliance Eileen M. McManus517N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack A. Hart 1,178 67.5 -10.8
Labour Charles Whincup 1,085 N/A
Alliance Ronald S. Webb56732.5N/A
Alliance Margaret E. Linford489N/A
Turnout 30.9+1.5
Registered electors 6,110
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Castle

Castle (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah L. M. Murray 1,031 62.4 +7.7
Labour Robert A. Wales 965 N/A
Alliance Leslie Hall62237.6N/A
Alliance David Gotobe601N/A
Turnout 30.7+5.5
Registered electors 5,951
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Central

Central (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon T. George 1,050 54.0 -8.0
Labour Stanley Hopwood 997 N/A
Alliance David J. Corney70736.3N/A
Alliance Cathryn Y. Robbins524N/A
Independent Leslie D. Jefferd1889.7N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Chapman63438.2N/A
Alliance Sylvia A. Kilcoin409N/A
Alliance Sally A. Smith391N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Burrows81132.7N/A
Alliance Leighton R. Andrews782N/A
Alliance Alan J. Leaman735N/A
Conservative Robin D. Atter60324.3-13.7
Conservative Victor E. Jackson585N/A
Conservative Luigi Peluso529N/A
Communist John G. Grahl773.1N/A
Turnout 28.7+3.5
Registered electors 8,286
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Greatfield

Greatfield (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Helps1,04341.0+10.0
Labour Anita J. Pollock1,021N/A
Labour Thomas A. Acton1,007N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Adams56128.7N/A
Alliance Lorraine Brand69N/A
Alliance Lamont M. Royer60N/A
Conservative Thomas A. Ham38219.6-0.5
Conservative Jane F. Green346N/A
Conservative Doris C. Neville326N/A
Turnout 26.7+0.1
Registered electors 7,828
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kensington

Kensington (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth C. R. Massey 1,412 59.4 +4.6
Labour John J. Plant 1,257 N/A
Alliance Sylvia E. Neal54022.7N/A
Alliance Henry R. Wheatcroft515N/A
Independent Anand K. Sharma42417.8N/A
Independent Leon Netto3449.7N/A
Turnout 41.8-2.3
Registered electors 5,874
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib Dem Focus Team Paul J. Robbins 1,304 54.0 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Ann C. Winfield 1,202 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Rif Winfield 1,135 N/A
Labour William H. Brown1,03042.7-24.0
Labour John A. Kemp1,021N/A
Labour Patel G. Maganbhai931N/A
Workers Revolutionary Andrew K. Blunden793.3-1.5
Turnout 32.2+13.1
Registered electors 8,585
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour Swing
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour Swing
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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-Thomson79128.6-10.4
Conservative Andrew F. Winter782N/A
Conservative Stanley L. Norton754N/A
Alliance John S. Ashworth60421.8N/A
Alliance William A. Robinson569N/A
Alliance Noble Din500N/A
Turnout 36.3-1.5
Registered electors 8,571
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Monega

Monega (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lewis E. Boyce 1,106 58.0 +2.4
Labour Frederick E. York 1,027 N/A
Alliance Alec J. Kellaway47925.1N/A
Alliance Harbans S. Jabbal389N/A
Independent Kartor Singh32216.9N/A
Independent Munawar Hussain295N/A
Turnout 35.3-1.1
Registered electors 5,834
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

New Town

New Town (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter J. Pendle 576 48.6 -19.2
Labour Maurice Sampson 492 N/A
Alliance Andrew J. Bolton34529.1N/A
Alliance David C. Powell321N/A
Conservative Deryn J. Buckley26422.3-6.7
Conservative Barry W. Roberts216N/A
Turnout 28.5+0.5
Registered electors 4,593
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ordnance

Ordnance (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles A. Flemwell 610 71.8 -13.0
Labour Anne King 531 N/A
Alliance Edward G. Powell24028.2N/A
Alliance Melva Campbell197N/A
Turnout 21.1-1.6
Registered electors 4,266
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Park

Park (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Ryder59828.6N/A
Alliance Leslie E. Groombridge593N/A
Alliance Michael J. Hogan579N/A
Conservative Roger M. Barker-Green44121.1N/A
Conservative Wendy N. Blanchard420N/A
Conservative Richard C. Strauss402N/A
Turnout 30.8+5.4
Registered electors 7,813
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow

Plaistow (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. MacFadyen46818.4N/A
Alliance Nicholas Ward461N/A
Alliance Amrik S. Mahandru382N/A
National Front Michael B. Hipperson1756.9N/A
National Front Denis G. Holland174N/A
National Front William J. Roberts155N/A
Turnout 29.7+2.2
Registered electors 7,154
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plashet

Plashet (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Watts1,00530.4N/A
Ind. Labour Party Peter Billups962N/A
Ind. Labour Party Liam A. Williams830N/A
Alliance Sailesh Bhattacharji56617.1N/A
Alliance Peshawari Bhalla556N/A
Conservative Peter G. Ham41112.4-12.4
Conservative William G. Flynn410N/A
Conservative Gerard Eldridge401N/A
Alliance Ross B. Smith396N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Nolan 1,130 62.1 +4.2
Labour Eric R. Harris 1,030 N/A
Alliance Francis J. Rowden40622.3N/A
Alliance Ahmed E. Oomerjee352N/A
Independent Bahadur S. Gahir28415.6N/A
Independent Parkash C. Sondhi243N/A
Turnout 40.4-5.5
Registered electors 5,521
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

South

South (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Williams57728.0-1.9
Conservative Sylvia L. Williams455N/A
Alliance Anthony Wilkinson45121.9N/A
Alliance Frances L. Bolton361N/A
Alliance David M. Coleman361N/A
Turnout 28.9-0.6
Registered electors 7,278
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stratford

Stratford (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James C. Goldsmith 665 57.2 -12.7
Labour James C. Riley 563 N/A
Alliance Albert Fuller28424.4N/A
Alliance Denis P. Groutage230N/A
Conservative Florence Jackson21318.3-1.6
Conservative Emily J. Short178N/A
Turnout 23.6-1.3
Registered electors 5,472
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Upton

Upton (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Darwesh44015.3N/A
Alliance Belboda J. B. Cooke43515.1N/A
Independent Ahmed Din403N/A
Alliance Surinder M. Gautama389N/A
Conservative Edmund McCullagh31711.0-15.9
Conservative Dorothy M. Neal311N/A
Conservative David Knight304N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 MacIver78029.5+14.7
Conservative Gwendoline H. MacIver749N/A
Conservative Laurence A. Howell747N/A
Alliance Peggy R. Campbell61623.3N/A
Alliance Richard J. Minchin537N/A
Alliance Ernest G. Mtunzi514N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred T. Dickerson 865 54.4 -14.1
Labour Peter J. Undrill 699 N/A
Alliance Victor Schofield38023.9N/A
Conservative Dennis F. Privett34621.7+5.5
Alliance Simon McGrath345N/A
Conservative Simon N. C. Pearce319N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret P. Olley 1,517 63.4 +23.4
Lib Dem Focus Team David C. Powell46919.6-13.1
Conservative Robin D. Atter40717.0-7.3
Majority1,04843.8N/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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib Dem Focus Team Ann C. Winfield 1,868
Labour Stephen C. Timms 1,780
Labour Colin M. Copus1,763
Lib Dem Focus Team Rif Winfield1,715
Majority88N/A
Turnout 45.3+13.1
Registered electors 8,431
Lib Dem Focus Team 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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Mallard 987 71.7 +23.1
Alliance Lee Reeves26419.2-9.9
Conservative Victor E. Jackson1259.1-13.2
Majority72352.5N/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.

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