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UK local election

The 1982 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1982 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1982
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	19				57.6
	Labour	8				24.2
	Alliance	6				18.2

Ward results

Barnwood

Barnwood 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*M. Smith**	1,474	42.3
	Labour	A. Potts	1,156	33.2
	Alliance	R. Escolme	545	44.8
Turnout			3,175	45.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Barton

Barton 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gravells	964	43.0
	Labour	D. Davis	823	36.7
	Alliance	T. Smith	455	20.3
Turnout			2,242	39.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Eastgate

Eastgate 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Short	997	40.5
	Conservative	Ms.* I. Fowler	989	40.2
	Alliance	Ms. E. McGettrick	476	19.3
Turnout			2,462	40.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*P. Arnold**	1,502	46.1
	Alliance	R. Cox	1,205	37.0
	Labour	E. Andrews	526	16.1
	Independent	B. Storkey	25	0.8
Turnout			3,258	52.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Hilton	1,476	46.4
	Conservative	P.* Robins	1,307	41.1
	Labour	A. Ayland	352	11.1
	Ecology	J. Waters	44	1.4
Turnout			3,179	54.5
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Linden

Linden 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Welch	1,002	39.0
	Conservative	L.* Jones	900	35.1
	Labour	J. Zahra	638	24.9
	Communist	Ms. H. Healey	27	1.1
Turnout			2,567	44.3
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*G. Goodwin**	1,777	52.9
	Alliance	M. Butler	973	29.0
	Labour	R. Toomey	610	18.2
Turnout			3,360	54.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson

Matson 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. J. Faux	1,074	46.9
	Conservative	Ms. J. Bracey	650	28.4
	Alliance	H. James	567	24.7
Turnout			2,291	35.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Gibbs	1,698	59.2
	Conservative	Ms. M. West	613	21.4
	Labour	A. Leighfield	559	19.5
Turnout			2,870	48.7
	Alliance hold		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*R. Pitkin-Cocks**	1,281	41.7
	Labour	Ms. A. Carter	918	29.9
	Alliance	J. Stone	870	28.3
Turnout			3,069	52.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*H. Fisher**	1,009	43.8
	Alliance	R. Welshman	756	32.8
	Labour	F. Stevens	480	20.8
	Ecology	J. Eaton	61	2.6
Turnout			2,306	42.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

"Council compositions by year". Google Drive. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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