1982 UK local government election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1982. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| | Labour | 42 | +2 |
| | Liberal | 36 | -2 |
| | Conservative | 21 | 0 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1982 | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 16 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 48% | 39% | 54,780 | |
| | Liberal | 10 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 30% | 31% | 43,378 | |
| | Conservative | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21% | 25% | 34,935 | |
| | SDP | 0 | | | | 0% | 5% | 7,181 | |
| | Communist | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.4% | 510 | |
| | Independent Liberal | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.09% | 129 | |
| | Ecology | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.08% | 112 | |
| | Workers Revolutionary | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.04% | 57 | |
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Ward results
Abercromby
Abercromby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Hood | 1,648 | 54% | |
| | Liberal | David Vasmer | 1,146 | 38% | |
| | Communist | R. O'Hara | 154 | 5% | |
| | Conservative | G. A. Powell | 100 | 3% | |
| Majority | 502 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,757 | | |
| Turnout | 3,048 | 31% | |
Aigburth
Aigburth | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Millea | 2,462 | 49% | |
| | Labour | J. Williams | 1,526 | 30% | |
| | Conservative | R. Jones | 1,064 | 21% | |
| Majority | 936 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,409 | | |
| Turnout | 5,052 | 38% | |
Allerton
Allerton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Morrison | 2,731 | 52% | |
| | SDP | R. Isaacson | 1,542 | 29% | |
| | Labour | C. R. Frais | 958 | 18% | |
| Majority | 1,189 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,769 | | |
| Turnout | 5,052 | 38% | |
Anfield
Anfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cathie Kaufman | 2,449 | 48% | |
| | Labour | J. Roberts | 1,453 | 29% | |
| | Conservative | T. P. Pink | 1,175 | 23% | |
| Majority | 996 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,675 | | |
| Turnout | 5,077 | 40% | |
Arundel
Arundel | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mary Johnston | 1,693 | 39% | |
| | Labour | A. C. Snowden | 1,576 | 36% | |
| | Conservative | Helen Rigby | 1,020 | 23% | |
| | Communist | J. Kay | 68 | 2% | |
| Majority | 117 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,127 | | |
| Turnout | 4,357 | 36% | |
Breckfield
Breckfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Roberts | 1,970 | 47% | |
| | Labour | J. McIntosh | 1,777 | 43% | |
| | Conservative | A. Wilson | 429 | 10% | |
| Majority | 193 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,592 | | |
| Turnout | 4,176 | 36% | |
Broadgreen
Broadgreen | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Smith | 2,072 | 43% | |
| | Labour | E. J. Smith | 1,589 | 33% | |
| | Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 1,204 | 23% | |
| Majority | 483 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,578 | | |
| Turnout | 4,865 | 36% | |
Childwall
Childwall | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Airey | 3,069 | 53% | |
| | Liberal | Neville Gordon Chinn | 1,861 | 32% | |
| | Labour | Susan Smith | 826 | 14% | |
| Majority | 1,208 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,683 | | |
| Turnout | 5,756 | 42% | |
Church
Church | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sally Atherton | 2,905 | 44% | |
| | Liberal | Len Tyrer | 2,849 | 43% | |
| | Labour | J. Clarke | 922 | 14% | |
| Majority | 56 | | |
| Registered electors | 15,073 | | |
| Turnout | 6,676 | 44% | |
Clubmoor
Clubmoor | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. B. Gladden | 2,413 | 47% | |
| | Liberal | John Bowen | 1,742 | 34% | |
| | Conservative | S. Hicklin | 932 | 18% | |
| Majority | 671 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,005 | | |
| Turnout | 5,087 | 36% | |
County
County | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter J. Rainford | 1,988 | 41% | |
| | Labour | Pauline Dunlop | 1,856 | 38% | |
| | Conservative | R. Hughes | 1,000 | 21% | |
| Majority | 132 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,190 | | |
| Turnout | 4,844 | 37% | |
Croxteth
Croxteth | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. H. Fitzpatrick | 2,558 | 48% | |
| | SDP | Helen Petrie | 1,485 | 28% | |
| | Labour | J. Mooney | 1,296 | 24% | |
| Majority | 1,073 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,655 | | |
| Turnout | 5,339 | 39% | |
Dingle
Dingle | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. J. Quick | 1,839 | 43% | |
| | Liberal | Charles Collins | 1,641 | 38% | |
| | Conservative | D. W. Patmore | 701 | 16% | |
| | Communist | J. Cook | 71 | 2% | |
| | Workers Revolutionary | J. J. Maginnis | 33 | 1% | |
| Majority | 198 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,714 | | |
| Turnout | 4,285 | 37% | |
Dovecot
Dovecot | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. H. Westbury | 2,364 | 60% | |
| | SDP | E. R. Jones | 817 | 21% | |
| | Conservative | J. L. Walsh | 771 | 20% | |
| Majority | 1,547 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,016 | | |
| Turnout | 3,952 | 33% | |
Everton
Everton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Wiles | 1,820 | 81% | |
| | Liberal | R. J. Flood | 240 | 11% | |
| | Conservative | W. Scott | 186 | 8% | |
| Majority | 1,580 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,014 | | |
| Turnout | 2,246 | 22% | |
Fazakerley
Fazakerley | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. C. V. Gregory | 2,300 | 54% | |
| | Liberal | Harold Glyn Rogers | 1,035 | 24% | |
| | Conservative | A. Brown | 924 | 22% | |
| Majority | 1,265 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,579 | | |
| Turnout | 4,259 | 37% | |
Gillmoss
Gillmoss | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. R. Snell | 2,138 | 63% | |
| | SDP | P. J. Kellett | 747 | 22% | |
| | Liberal | J. Mangan | 488 | 14% | |
| Majority | 1,391 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,962 | | |
| Turnout | 3,373 | 28% | |
Granby
Granby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. R. Leach | 1,824 | 48% | |
| | Liberal | Arthur Eric Damsell | 1,550 | 41% | |
| | Conservative | A. Palin | 356 | 9% | |
| | Communist | S. P. Munby | 70 | 2% | |
| | Workers Revolutionary | T. M. Cooper | 24 | 1% | |
| Majority | 1,754 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,664 | | |
| Turnout | 3,824 | 36% | |
Grassendale
Grassendale | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. F. Pine | 2,741 | 46% | |
| | Liberal | Gerard Patrick Scott | 2,532 | 43% | |
| | Labour | J. H. Stamper | 643 | 11% | |
| Majority | 279 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,403 | | |
| Turnout | 5,916 | 48% | |
Kensington
Kensington | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joyce Stephenson | 1,670 | 43% | |
| | Labour | K. D. Radcliffe | 1,605 | 41% | |
| | Conservative | T. N. Teppett | 599 | 15% | |
| Majority | 65 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,609 | | |
| Turnout | 3,874 | 31% | |
Melrose
Melrose | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Dalling | 1,980 | 51% | |
| | Liberal | Kevin Andrew Sewill | 1,582 | 40% | |
| | Conservative | Pauline Dougherty | 353 | 9% | |
| Majority | 398 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,325 | | |
| Turnout | 3,915 | 35% | |
Netherley
Netherley | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Heather Adams | 1,869 | 65% | |
| | SDP | F. S. Roderick | 548 | 19% | |
| | Conservative | Ann Nugent | 480 | 17% | |
| Majority | 1,321 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,491 | | |
| Turnout | 2,897 | 34% | |
Old Swan
Old Swan | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. Loftus | 2,269 | 43% | |
| | Labour | M. J. Smith | 1,868 | 36% | |
| | Conservative | W, H. Connolly | 924 | 18% | |
| | Independent Liberal | K. McCulloch | 129 | 2% | |
| | Communist | H. Mohin | 30 | 1% | |
| Majority | 401 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,061 | | |
| Turnout | 5,220 | 43% | |
Picton
Picton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Edward Herrity | 2,296 | 53% | |
| | Labour | E. A. Taylor | 1,359 | 31% | |
| | Conservative | J. McDermott | 603 | 14% | |
| | Communist | J. G. Volleamere | 69 | 2% | |
| Majority | 937 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,767 | | |
| Turnout | 4,327 | 37% | |
Pirrie
Pirrie | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Owens | 2,569 | 65% | |
| | Conservative | Christine Perkins | 706 | 18% | |
| | SDP | Helen Clucas | 684 | 17% | |
| Majority | 1,885 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,370 | | |
| Turnout | 3,959 | 32% | |
St. Mary's
St. Mary's | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. C. Evans | 1,979 | 50% | |
| | Liberal | J. Ball | 823 | 21% | |
| | Conservative | C. J. Lister | 1,144 | 29% | |
| | Communist | M. McLoughlin | 48 | 1% | |
| Majority | 835 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,013 | | |
| Turnout | 3,994 | 33% | |
Smithdown
Smithdown | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Gamble | 1,981 | 54% | |
| | Liberal | Ernest Richard Stephenson | 1,499 | 40% | |
| | Conservative | R. C. Duncalf | 222 | 6% | |
| Majority | 482 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,744 | | |
| Turnout | 3,702 | 34% | |
Speke
Speke | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. McLean | 1,730 | 70% | |
| | Liberal | J. Farley | 325 | 13% | |
| | Conservative | K. G. Watkin | 421 | 17% | |
| Majority | 1,309 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,891 | | |
| Turnout | 2,476 | 25% | |
Tuebrook
Tuebrook | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | June Jones | 2,850 | 57% | |
| | Labour | J. A. Hackett | 1,312 | 26% | |
| | Conservative | D. Ellis | 797 | 16% | |
| Majority | 1,538 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,445 | | |
| Turnout | 4,959 | 40% | |
Valley
Valley | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Astbury | 1,571 | 50% | |
| | Liberal | Edward Jameson | 854 | 27% | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Stephen | 735 | 23% | |
| Majority | 717 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,142 | | |
| Turnout | 3,160 | 31% | |
Vauxhall
Warbreck
Warbreck | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | I. Brown | 1,701 | 38% | |
| | Labour | G. Devling | 1,361 | 31% | |
| | SDP | G. G. Endicott | 1,358 | 31% | |
| Majority | 340 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,779 | | |
| Turnout | 4,420 | 32% | |
Woolton
Woolton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. G. Hallows | 2,384 | 53% | |
| | Liberal | E. M. Clein | 1,239 | 28% | |
| | Labour | D. A. Bradbury | 740 | 17% | |
| | Ecology | N. Everard | 112 | 3% | |
| Majority | 1,145 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,817 | | |
| Turnout | 4,475 | 35% | |
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