The 1982 Camden Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London , England. The whole council was up for election.
The election, like the election across the country, was marked by the emergence of the SDP–Liberal Alliance . However, despite winning 25% of the vote across Camden, no Alliance councillors were elected. Few seats changed hands overall, with the Conservatives gaining two seats from Labour in Bloomsbury in the south and losing one seat to Labour in West Hampstead and one in Highgate . The Conservatives dominated the north of the seat, winning 19 of the 26 seats in Hampstead parliamentary constituency; Labour dominated the centre, winning 17 of 19 in St Pancras North , and the south, winning 9 of 14 in Holborn and St Pancras South . As of 2020 , it was the last time that the Conservatives have seriously challenged for outright control of the council.
The day after the election, Labour leader Roy Shaw was replaced by Phil Turner, who became Leader of the Council.
Election result [ ]
Camden local election results 1982[1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
33
2
2
0
54.2
40.7
24,768
-7.1
Conservative
26
2
2
0
45.8
33.3
20,241
-11.9
Alliance
0
0
0
0
0.0
24.9
15,171
+20.8
Ecology
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.3
193
n/a
Independent
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.4
71
n/a
Others
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.4
217
-2.5
Ward results [ ]
Adelaide (3)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Julian Tobin
1,503
Conservative
Michael Brahams
1,500
Conservative
Ian Pasley-Taylor
1,495
Labour
David Lewis
824
Labour
Hilary Lowe
822
Labour
Jennifer Pitkin
803
Alliance
Diane Bailey
583
Alliance
Alan Evans
552
Alliance
Nicholas Collins
551
Turnout
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Belsize (3)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Tony Kerpel
1,411
Conservative
Huntly Spence
1,381
Conservative
Gerald Swyer
1,335
Alliance
Margaret Little
761
Alliance
Robert Heyland
751
Alliance
Clive Agran
730
Labour
Alan Griffiths
703
Labour
Anthea Muir
678
Labour
Roy Mathias
670
Ecology
Lesley Sargent
102
Ecology
Steven Margolis
85
Turnout
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Bloomsbury (3)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
William Trite
1,086
Conservative
Andrew Gordon-Saker
1,085
Conservative
Brian Rathbone
1,062
Labour
Martin McNeill
994
Labour
Anne Robertson
969
Labour
Michael Broughton
967
Alliance
Peter Symonds
613
Alliance
Geoffrey Sell
601
Alliance
Dennis Strojwas
587
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour
Swing
Conservative gain from Labour
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Brunswick (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Peter Skolar
940
Conservative
Kenneth Avery
935
Labour
Anthony Craig
638
Labour
Ian Swain
580
Alliance
John Pinfold
457
Alliance
Ruth Schmidt
402
Turnout
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Camden (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Marion Chester
879
Labour
Gregory Thomson
853
Alliance
Martin Parker
477
Alliance
Keith Roberts
477
Conservative
Alan Fleming
369
Conservative
John Malamah-Thomas
292
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Castlehaven (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Graham Good
1,014
Labour
Jennifer Willmot
960
Alliance
David Aarons
385
Alliance
Liam Cowdrey
374
Conservative
Christopher Fenwick
261
Conservative
William Mills
252
Independent
Brian Lake
163
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Caversham (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Julie Fitzgerald
1,187
Labour
John Wakeham
1,146
Alliance
Nicholas Bosanquet
750
Alliance
Benjamin Stoneham
649
Conservative
Thomas Crawford
410
Conservative
Timothy Miller
369
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Chalk Farm (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Hugh Bayley
996
Labour
Teresa Ryan
967
Alliance
Lindsay Granshaw
714
Alliance
Sieska Cowdrey
711
Conservative
Peter White
647
Conservative
Sinclair Webster
632
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Fitzjohns (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Ronald King
883
Conservative
Cathleen Mainds
839
Alliance
George Sandersley
522
Alliance
Olive Paynton
499
Labour
June Ward
322
Labour
David Bookless
315
Turnout
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Fortune Green (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Ian Tomisson
778
Conservative
David Neil-Smith
756
Alliance
Flick Rea
649
Alliance
Eamond Hitchcock
604
Labour
Virginia Berridge
562
Labour
Kathryn O'Neill
502
Turnout
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Frognal (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Alan Greengross
1,170
Conservative
Gwyneth Williams
1,124
Alliance
William Laing
603
Alliance
Richard Waddington
594
Labour
Stella Greenall
346
Labour
Marie Kosloff
330
Turnout
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Gospel Oak (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Ronald Hefferman
1,167
Labour
Tessa Jowell
1,075
Alliance
Philip Fitzpatrick
543
Alliance
Margaret Jackson-Roberts
538
Conservative
Clifford Edwards
389
Conservative
Paul Brandt
363
Save London Action Group
Sasthi Chakravarti
76
Independent
David James
62
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Grafton (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Roy Shaw
1,040
Labour
William Birtles
1,011
Alliance
John Butterworth
452
Alliance
Harry Harding
440
Conservative
David Frid
268
Conservative
Roger James
262
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Hampstead Town (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Julian Harrison
992
Conservative
Anthony Robinson
962
Alliance
David Birkett
676
Alliance
Brian Sugden
627
Labour
Eric Mitchell
463
Labour
James Murphy
445
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Highgate (3)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Anthony Blackburn
1,504
Conservative
Martin Morton
1,473
Labour
Barbara Beck
1,463
Labour
Beresford Wilkinson
1,418
Labour
Donald Harkness
1,393
Conservative
Lilian O'Callaghan
1,377
Alliance
Catherine Walton
1,151
Alliance
John Coss
1,143
Alliance
Malcolm Winsbury
1,049
Turnout
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Labour gain from Conservative
Swing
Holborn (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Julian Fulbrook
1,070
Labour
Michael Kirk
1,008
Conservative
Barry Greenway
631
Conservative
Gillian Kinder
596
Alliance
James Morris
397
Alliance
Roger Karn
391
Independent Labour
John Mason
141
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Kilburn (3)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Katherine Allen
1,517
Labour
Angela Birtill
1,409
Labour
Alan Woods
1,394
Alliance
James Allman
829
Alliance
Roger Billins
809
Alliance
Nicola-Jane Taylor
722
Conservative
Frederick Copeman
597
Conservative
Alan Mackay
583
Conservative
Stephen Massey
567
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
King's Cross (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Barbara Hughes
812
Labour
Anthony Dykes
802
Conservative
Anthony Kemp
532
Conservative
Stephen Robins
526
Alliance
Thomas Hibbert
411
Alliance
Derek Lowe
356
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Priory (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Anna Bowman
1,537
Labour
Peter Fletcher
1,409
Conservative
Michael Flynn
849
Conservative
Meta Perrin
804
Alliance
Jean Austin
504
Alliance
Roderick Atkin
485
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Regent's Park (3)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
John Mills
1,223
Labour
Robert Latham
1,195
Labour
Andrew Bethell
1,194
Conservative
Judith Barnes
1,061
Conservative
Betty Wilson
1,046
Conservative
Noel Moncaster
1,034
Alliance
Christopher Ely
651
Alliance
Michael Storey
650
Alliance
William Sutherland
617
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
St John's (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Mary Cane
1,106
Labour
Richard Sumray
1,016
Alliance
John Haugh
502
Alliance
Jane Schopflin
482
Conservative
John Wylde
278
Conservative
Richard Zemlo
226
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
St Pancras (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Sandra Plummer
893
Labour
Phil Turner
854
Alliance
Brian Duggan
361
Alliance
Malcolm Gilroy-Stevenson
290
Conservative
Anthony Earl-Williams
273
Conservative
Martin Markus
244
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
Somers Town (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Thomas Devine
1,208
Labour
Graham Shurety
1,003
Alliance
Elizabeth Blundell
344
Alliance
Helen Brooks
315
Conservative
Anthony Cheverton
313
Conservative
David Harris
294
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
South End (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Michael Farrer
927
Conservative
Stephen Moon
899
Labour
Margaret Cosin
842
Labour
Nirmal Roy
802
Alliance
Jane Atkinson
540
Alliance
Guy Newton
506
Turnout
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Swiss Cottage (3)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Derek Spencer
1,352
Conservative
David Stone
1,322
Conservative
Harry Whitcut
1,291
Labour
Jacqueline Peacock
1,102
Labour
Ralph Cowly
1,086
Labour
Harry McCall
1,058
Alliance
Andrew Bridgwater
742
Alliance
Paul Burrall
714
Alliance
Richard Ford
711
Ecology
Geoffrey Syer
91
Ecology
John Comben
82
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour hold
Swing
West End (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Sandra Wynn
860
Labour
Gillian Green
838
Conservative
Robert Graham
817
Conservative
John Selden
776
Alliance
Ida Linfield
554
Alliance
Peter Hatton
541
Turnout
Labour hold
Swing
Labour gain from Conservative
Swing
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