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1982 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1982 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
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14 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1982 Stevenage Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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Alliance | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 50.0 | 36.0 | 8,119 | |||
Labour | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 42.9 | 38.3 | 8,643 | |||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 25.8 | 5,817 | |||
Total | 14 | 22,579 | ||||||||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | W. Boyd | 987 | 41.1% | |
Labour | P. Hillier | 783 | 32.6% | |
Alliance | J. Lucioli | 634 | 26.4% | |
Turnout | 47.9% | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | P. Selley | 689 | 39.1% | |
Labour | M. Cherney | 614 | 34.9% | |
Conservative | E. Baker | 458 | 26.0% | |
Turnout | 40.9% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative |
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