1982 York City Council election

1982 York City Council election
15 out of 45 seats to York City Council ; 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	44.9% (0.4%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1982 York City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election; ; No overall control

Last updated May 27, 2024

The 1982 York City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1982 York City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	7	1	46.7	12	19	42.2	12,716	36.1	+0.8
	Labour	4		26.7	11	15	33.3	11,051	31.4	–9.6
	Alliance	4	1	26.7	7	11	24.4	11,466	32.5	+8.9

Ward results

Acomb

Acomb
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Fischer	836	34.9	–5.6
	Alliance	A. Garside	789	32.9	+19.0
	Labour	A. Cryans	772	32.2	–13.4
Majority			47	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,397	44.8	+0.8
Registered electors			5,353
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	12.3

Beckfield

Beckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Anderson	945	42.1	+4.0
	Conservative	N. Bottom	688	30.7	+3.9
	Labour	B. Hardaker	610	27.2	–8.0
Majority			257	11.5	+8.6
Turnout			2,243	41.9	–6.5
Registered electors			5,356
	Alliance hold		Swing	0.1

Bishophill

Bishophill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Merrett	794	36.9	+1.7
	Conservative	J. Gilles	725	33.7	+3.1
	Alliance	C. Jones	634	29.4	–4.8
Majority			69	3.2	+2.2
Turnout			2,153	45.7	–2.3
Registered electors			4,711
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	0.7

Bootham

Bootham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. King	1,174	54.5	–15.2
	Alliance	A. Moody*	507	23.5	+16.8
	Conservative	A. Reeson	474	22.0	–1.5
Majority			667	31.0	–15.2
Turnout			2,155	41.8	+3.1
Registered electors			5,160
	Labour hold		Swing	16.0

Clifton

Clifton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Bond	1,005	42.8	–0.9
	Labour	S. Whitehead	883	37.6	–8.0
	Alliance	P. Gales	458	19.5	+8.8
Majority			122	5.2	N/A
Turnout			2,346	43.4	–1.1
Registered electors			5,409
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Fishergate

Fishergate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Thornton*	1,205	50.0	–0.7
	Labour	K. Cooke	667	27.7	–13.3
	Alliance	A. Jones	539	22.4	+14.0
Majority			538	22.3	+12.6
Turnout			2,411	44.7	+5.9
Registered electors			5,390
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.3

Foxwood

Foxwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Auckland	1,356	54.0	–8.5
	Conservative	R. Youngson	703	28.0	+10.2
	Labour	D. Horton	450	17.9	–1.8
Majority			653	26.0	–16.8
Turnout			2,509	46.0	–0.9
Registered electors			5,454
	Alliance hold		Swing	9.4

Guildhall

Guildhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Yeomans*	878	41.3	+4.8
	Labour	C. Haines	672	31.6	–2.9
	Alliance	P. Doig	576	27.1	–1.9
Majority			206	9.7	+7.7
Turnout			2,126	41.0	–0.3
Registered electors			5,183
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Heworth

Heworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Bartram	917	35.5	–8.9
	Alliance	W. Moore	847	32.8	+26.0
	Labour	D. Smallwood	820	31.7	–16.0
Majority			70	2.7	N/A
Turnout			2,584	47.7	+4.3
Registered electors			5,422
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.5

Holgate

Holgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Cowen	920	38.8	–6.8
	Conservative	L. Daley	855	36.0	+2.0
	Alliance	M. Pennington-George	597	25.2	+4.7
Majority			65	2.7	–8.9
Turnout			2,372	44.8	–5.5
Registered electors			5,294
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Knavesmire

Knavesmire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Havering	789	38.0	–2.8
	Conservative	C. Greaves	788	38.0	+7.0
	Labour	S. Haines	499	24.0	–4.3
Majority			1	0.0	–9.8
Turnout			2,076	41.5	–10.2
Registered electors			5,005
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	4.9

Micklegate

Micklegate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Dean*	1,406	50.7	+3.4
	Alliance	A. Ives	777	28.0	+18.1
	Labour	W. Atkinson	590	21.3	–21.5
Majority			629	22.7	+18.2
Turnout			2,773	53.8	+8.6
Registered electors			5,155
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.4

Monk

Monk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Kay*	1,229	47.8	–8.5
	Alliance	A. Hilder	830	32.3	+24.1
	Labour	C. Adams	510	19.9	–15.6
Majority			399	15.5	–5.3
Turnout			2,569	49.2	+8.9
Registered electors			5,219
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.3

Walmgate

Walmgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Wilde*	986	43.4	–12.1
	Conservative	J. Hargrave	778	34.2	–3.8
	Alliance	P. Thomas	508	22.4	+15.9
Majority			208	9.2	–8.3
Turnout			2,272	43.0	+4.2
Registered electors			5,281
	Labour hold		Swing	4.2

Westfield

Westfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Fairclough*	1,314	58.5	+12.2
	Labour	R. Pulleyn	704	31.3	–8.4
	Conservative	M. Murphy	229	10.2	–3.9
Majority			610	27.1	+20.5
Turnout			2,247	44.5	–3.8
Registered electors			5,044
	Alliance hold		Swing	10.3

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References

↑ "York City Council Election Results 1973–1994" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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[1] "York City Council Election Results 1973–1994" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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