1982 Sheffield City Council election

1982 Sheffield City Council election
29 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council; 44 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1982 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election; Labour Party (UK);	Majority party after election ; Labour Party (UK);

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 6 May 1982. One third of the council was up for election.

Election result[]

Sheffield Local Election Result 1982
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	20	1	1	68.9	48.0	79,719	-4.9
Alliance	3	1	1	10.3	28.3	46,997	+16.0
Conservative	6	0	0	20.7	23.3	38,765	-10.7
Communist	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	388	-0.4
Independent	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	163	N/A
Workers Revolutionary	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	6	N/A

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	60	60
	Conservatives	18	18
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	9	9
Total		87	87
Working majority		33	33

Ward results[]

Beauchief ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sween Batiste*	2,964	41.5	-24.4
	Alliance	Neil Panter	2,251	31.5	+31.5
	Labour	Justin Wren-Lewis	1,847	25.9	-8.1
	Independent	John Charles	75	1.0	+1.0
Majority			713	10.0	-21.9
Turnout			7,137
	Conservative hold		Swing	-27.9

Birley ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Marshall*	3,420	54.6	-11.9
	Alliance	Roger Davison	1,740	27.8	+27.8
	Conservative	Glenda Leitch	1,104	17.6	-15.9
Majority			1,680	26.8	-6.2
Turnout			6,264
	Labour hold		Swing	-19.8

Brightside^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rae Whitfield	2,919	61.7	-14.1
	Alliance	George Wilson*	1,417	29.9	+29.9
	Conservative	Victoria Sellers	393	8.3	-15.8
Majority			1,502	31.8	-19.9
Turnout			4,729
	Labour hold		Swing	-22.0

George Wilson was previously elected as a Labour councillor

Broomhill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marvyn Moore*	2,058	43.8	-6.5
	Alliance	Martin Hayes-Allen	1,346	28.7	+3.7
	Labour	Brian Fischer	1,290	27.5	+2.8
Majority			712	15.1	-10.2
Turnout			4,694
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.1

Burngreave^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Damms	3,089	50.8	+11.7
	Alliance	David Johnson*	2,586	42.5	-8.9
	Conservative	Shirely Rhodes	351	5.8	-1.5
	Communist	Stephen Howell	46	0.7	-1.4
	Workers Revolutionary	Keith McCormick	6	0.1	+0.1
Majority			503	8.3	-4.0
Turnout			6,078
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	+10.3

Castle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Horton*	3,252	72.0	-3.0
	Alliance	Tony Pearce	752	16.6	+11.0
	Conservative	Joan Graham	474	10.5	-6.0
	Communist	Violet Gill	36	0.8	-2.0
Majority			2,500	55.4	-3.1
Turnout			4,514
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.0

Chapel Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Roger Wilson*	3,236	49.5	-11.5
	Labour	Henry Hanwell**	2,658	40.6	+9.5
	Conservative	Francis Brookes	645	9.8	+2.0
Majority			578	8.9	-21.0
Turnout			6,539
	Alliance hold		Swing	-10.5

Henry Hanwell was a sitting councillor for South Wortley

Darnall^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Munn*	2,770	57.1	-5.6
	Alliance	Dennis Boothroyd	1,185	24.4	+12.7
	Conservative	Colin Cavill	895	18.4	-7.2
Majority			1,585	32.7	-4.4
Turnout			4,850
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.1

Dore^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Joel Thompson*	3,870	51.9	-12.0
	Alliance	Edward Mullin	1,894	25.4	+15.8
	Labour	Donald Lemons**	1,695	22.7	-3.8
Majority			1,976	26.5	-10.9
Turnout			7,459
	Conservative hold		Swing	-13.9

Donald Lemons was a sitting councillor for Heeley ward

Ecclesall^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Freeman*	3,827	52.7	-17.1
	Alliance	Arthur Fawthrop	2,423	33.4	+19.1
	Labour	Anthony Sweeney	1,009	13.9	-1.9
Majority			1,404	19.3	-34.7
Turnout			7,259
	Conservative hold		Swing	-18.1

Firth Park^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Barton*	3,710	72.3	-8.8
	Alliance	Christopher Fenn	972	18.9	+11.0
	Conservative	Lorna Banham	447	8.7	-3.3
Majority			2,738	53.4	-15.7
Turnout			5,129
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.9

Hallam^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Wragg*	3,620	53.6	-13.7
	Alliance	Paul Metcalfe	2,036	30.2	+18.0
	Labour	Dorothy Podlesny**	1,090	16.1	-4.4
Majority			1,584	23.4	-23.4
Turnout			6,746
	Conservative hold		Swing	-15.8

Dorothy Podlesny was a sitting councillor for Southey Green

Handsworth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leslie Mose	3,092	57.0	-13.3
	Alliance	Hilary Gooch	1,407	25.9	+25.9
	Conservative	Bernard Kennedy	919	16.9	-12.7
Majority			1,685	31.1	-9.6
Turnout			5,418
	Labour hold		Swing	-19.6

Heeley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mukesh Savani	2,803	49.2	-9.8
	Conservative	Sidney Cordle	1,488	26.1	-5.9
	Alliance	Donald Smith	1,339	23.5	+16.7
	Communist	Neville Taylor	68	1.2	-0.9
Majority			1,315	23.1	-3.9
Turnout			5,698
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.9

Hillsborough^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Mills*	3,363	43.4	-9.9
	Alliance	June Hibberd**	2,432	31.4	+31.4
	Conservative	William Travis	1,943	25.1	-21.6
Majority			931	12.0	+5.4
Turnout			7,738
	Labour hold		Swing	-20.6

June Hibberd was a sitting councillor for Stocksbridge

Intake^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Green	3,174	53.6	-6.2
	Alliance	Ted Lyon	1,560	26.4	+18.5
	Conservative	Farrell Rollitt	1,181	19.9	-12.3
Majority			1,614	27.2	-0.4
Turnout			5,915
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.3

Manor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Howard Capelin	2,912	71.3	-4.8
	Alliance	Joan Dallamore	801	19.6	+13.4
	Conservative	Simon Briggs	341	8.3	-5.9
	Communist	Arnold Archer	28	0.7	-2.8
Majority			2,111	51.7	-9.1
Turnout			4,082
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.1

Mosborough^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sam Wall**	3,293	56.1	-15.8
	Alliance	Dennis Vernals	1,519	25.9	+25.9
	Conservative	Christopher Goldsmith	1,058	18.0	-10.0
Majority			1,774	30.2	-13.7
Turnout			5,870
	Labour hold		Swing	-20.8

Sam Wall was a sitting councillor for Norton ward

Nether Edge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Smith*	2,434	42.3	-11.4
	Labour	Marilyn Tsiorvas	2,054	35.7	-0.5
	Alliance	David Tummon	1,258	21.9	+11.9
Majority			380	6.6	-10.9
Turnout			5,746
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.4

Nether Shire^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Wigfield*	3,442	66.0	-11.1
	Alliance	Robert Shillito	1,179	22.6	+22.6
	Conservative	Patricia Oldfield	462	8.8	-11.1
	Independent	Joe Williams	88	1.7	+1.7
	Communist	Paul Mackey	41	0.8	-2.1
Majority			2,263	43.4	-13.8
Turnout			5,212
	Labour hold		Swing	-16.8

Netherthorpe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Laurent*	2,865	60.2	-10.6
	Alliance	Peter Stubbs	1,106	23.2	+19.6
	Conservative	Radcliffe Wilson-Wolfe	727	15.3	-10.2
	Communist	Valerie Seabright	62	1.3	+1.3
Majority			1,759	37.0	-8.3
Turnout			4,760
	Labour hold		Swing	-15.1

Norton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Moore	3,419	57.6	-4.0
	Conservative	Paul Mort	1,341	22.6	-7.6
	Alliance	Robert Mumford	1,173	19.8	+11.6
Majority			2,078	35.0	+3.6
Turnout			5,933
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

Owlerton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Mathews	3,000	63.0	-11.6
	Alliance	Robert Scholfield	1,168	24.5	+24.5
	Conservative	Dorothy Kennedy	591	12.4	-10.9
Majority			1,832	38.5	-12.8
Turnout			4,759
	Labour hold		Swing	-18.0

Park^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doris Mulhearn*	3,253	75.7	-8.5
	Alliance	Stephen Truslove	601	14.0	+14.0
	Conservative	Thomas Seaton	395	9.2	-3.8
	Communist	David Bruce	45	1.0	-1.8
Majority			2,652	61.7	-9.5
Turnout			4,294
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.2

Sharrow^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Tigwell	2,993	62.8	-1.8
	Alliance	Christopher Walker	892	18.7	+18.7
	Conservative	George Booth	815	17.1	-14.7
	Communist	Brian Turley	62	1.3	-2.2
Majority			2,101	44.1	+11.3
Turnout			4,762
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.2

South Wortley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Philip Howson	3,774	44.3	+18.3
	Labour	Ruth Blunkett	2,616	30.7	-8.2
	Conservative	Sylvia Cowley	2,123	24.9	-10.1
Majority			1,158	13.6	+10.3
Turnout			8,513
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	+13.2

Southey Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Stent	3,488	74.8	-12.9
	Alliance	Stewart Dalton	854	18.3	+18.3
	Conservative	Hedley Oldfield	318	6.8	-5.4
Majority			2,634	56.5	-19.0
Turnout			4,660
	Labour hold		Swing	-15.6

Stocksbridge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Malcolm Brelsford	2,166	44.7	-7.5
	Labour	Ann Proctor	1,759	36.3	+11.8
	Conservative	Barrie Jones	922	19.0	-4.3
Majority			407	8.4	-19.3
Turnout			4,847
	Alliance hold		Swing	-9.6

Walkley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Wood*	3,444	53.5	-12.4
	Alliance	Jane Padget	1,930	30.0	+30.0
	Conservative	Stuart Dawson	1,059	16.4	-17.6
Majority			1,514	23.5	-8.4
Turnout			6,433
	Labour hold		Swing	-21.2

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Sheffield Local Elections 1973–1995 scans". Retrieved 20 June 2011.

[results-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Sheffield Local Elections 1973–1995 scans". Retrieved 20 June 2011.

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