Camden London Borough Council election, 1982
Map of the results of the 1982 election to Camden London Borough Council. The Conservatives (blue) dominated the north, while Labour dominated the centre.
The 1982 Camden Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election.
The election, like the election across the country, was marked by the emergence of the SDP–Liberal Alliance. However, despite winning 25% of the vote across Camden, no Alliance councillors were elected. Few seats changed hands overall, with the Conservatives gaining two seats from Labour in Bloomsbury in the south and losing one seat to Labour in West Hampstead and one in Highgate. The Conservatives dominated the north of the seat, winning 19 of the 26 seats in Hampstead parliamentary constituency; Labour dominated the centre, winning 17 of 19 in St Pancras North, and the south, winning 9 of 14 in Holborn and St Pancras South.
As of 2014, it was the last time that the Conservatives have seriously challenged for outright control of the council.
Election result
Camden local election results 1982 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
33 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
54.2% |
38.8% |
22,643 |
−9.9% |
|
Conservative |
26 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
45.8% |
35.8% |
20,897 |
−10.2% |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
24.9% |
14,531 |
+21.7% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0.2% |
113 |
N/A |
|
Ecology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0.2% |
120 |
N/A |
|
Independent Labour |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0.1% |
71 |
−0.4% |
|
Save London Action Group |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0.1% |
38 |
+0.0% |
Ward results
Adelaide (3)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Belsize (3)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Bloomsbury (3)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Brunswick (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Camden (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Castlehaven (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Caversham (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Chalk Farm (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Fitzjohns (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Fortune Green (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Frognal (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Gospel Oak (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Grafton (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Hampstead Town (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Highgate (3)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Holborn (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Kilburn (3)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
King's Cross (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Priory (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Regent's Park (3)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
St John's (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
St Pancras (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Somers Town (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
South End (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
Swiss Cottage (3)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
West End (2)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
References