1982 York City Council election

1982 English local election

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6 May 1982 (1982-05-06)

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15 out of 45 seats to York City Council
23 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

44.9% (

0.4%)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Labour	Alliance
Last election	20 seats, 35.3	15 seats, 41.0%	10 seats, 23.6%
Seats won	7	4	4
Seats after	19	15	11
Seat change	1		1
Popular vote	12,716	11,051	11,466
Percentage	36.1%	31.4%	32.5%
Swing	0.8%	9.6%	8.9%

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

The 1982 York City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England. 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

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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See also: Wards
Boundary changes

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