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1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election

1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election
← 1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983 →
16 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Lab
Leader Bob Flatman Jim Reilly
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before 31 15
Seats after 32 14
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
  Third party Fourth party
 
Ind
RA
Party Independent Ratepayers
Seats before 2 2
Seats after 2 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Leader before election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

Leader after election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

The 1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 6 May 1982, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.[1]

Only one seat changed party, being a Conservative win from Labour in Letchworth South East ward. The council remained under Conservative control. The new SDP–Liberal Alliance took over 26% of the vote but did not secure any seats. The Labour vote fell by over 20% compared to the 1980 election.

Overall results

The overall results were as follows:[2]

1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 11 Increase1 68.8 21 32 64.0 13,436 41.3 -0.9
  Labour 3 Decrease1 18.8 11 14 28.0 8,892 27.3 -20.4
  Alliance 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 8,477 26.1 +22.3
  Ratepayers 1 Steady 6.3 1 2 4.0 1,159 3.6 +0.9
  Independent 1 Steady 6.3 1 2 4.0 518 1.6 +0.1
  Ecology 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 58 0.2 -1.9

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[2][3][4]

Baldock ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Clarke 986 40.5 +5.9
Labour Roger McFall 766 31.5 −25.1
Alliance Michael Pritchett 625 25.7 +25.7
Ecology Stephen Toogood 58 2.4 −6.5
Turnout 46.8
Registered electors 5,203
Conservative hold Swing +15.5
Codicote ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denis Winch* 744 76.2 +3.3
Labour Andrew Wright
(Andy Wright) 		233 23.8 −3.3
Turnout 43.1
Registered electors 2,267
Conservative hold Swing +3.3
Hitchin Bearton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Frost 877 39.9 −7.2
Labour Harold Smith
(Harry Smith) 		796 36.2 −16.7
Alliance Harry Shipley 524 23.9 +23.9
Turnout 49.7
Registered electors 4,421
Conservative hold Swing +4.8
Hitchin Highbury ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Archie Kingston-Splatt
(Bill Kingston-Splatt)[5] 		1,298 54.9 −11.8
Alliance Brian Abrahams 785 33.2 +33.2
Labour Keith Ruff 283 12.0 −11.6
Turnout 46.7
Registered electors 5,066
Conservative hold Swing -22.5
Hitchin Oughton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Reilly* 919 48.1 −21.4
Conservative Derrick Ashley 595 31.2 +3.8
Alliance Sarah Hall 396 20.7 +20.7
Turnout 42.1
Registered electors 4,537
Labour hold Swing -12.6
Hitchin Priory ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Flatman* 936 65.0 −18.6
Alliance Wilfred Aspinall 406 28.2 +28.2
Labour Liz Billing 98 6.8 −9.6
Turnout 51.4
Registered electors 2,802
Conservative hold Swing -23.4
Hitchin Walsworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers Brian Worbey* 1,130 44.9 +11.3
Labour Barry Sharp 756 30.1 −22.0
Alliance Robert Lord
(Bob Lord) 		629 25.0 +14.1
Turnout 43.9
Registered electors 5,729
Ratepayers hold Swing +16.7
Kimpton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Francis Thompson 518 81.3 +27.3
Labour Owen Swain 119 18.7 +11.7
Turnout 38.5
Registered electors 1,655
Independent hold Swing +7.8
Knebworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Dumelow* 927 58.0 −0.5
Alliance Derek Scott 324 20.3 +20.3
Labour Kay Kelly 318 19.9 −21.6
Ratepayers Dennis Bols 29 1.8 +1.8
Turnout 50.6
Registered electors 3,158
Conservative hold Swing -10.4
Letchworth East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stan Wilmer* 901 40.4 −21.5
Alliance William Armitage 713 32.0 +32.0
Conservative David Langridge 617 27.7 −10.5
Turnout 53.6
Registered electors 4,162
Labour hold Swing -26.8
Letchworth Grange ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Don Kitchiner* 912 38.4 −25.9
Alliance James Bray 822 34.7 +34.7
Conservative Jean Sherwood 638 26.9 −8.7
Turnout 45.8
Registered electors 5,179
Labour hold Swing -30.3
Letchworth South East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Prior 1,121 35.9 +5.9
Alliance Tony Quinn 1,028 32.9 +5.0
Labour Joan Kirby* 974 31.2 −10.9
Turnout 52.6
Registered electors 5,949
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.5
Letchworth South West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Burrows* 1,566 63.6 +19.6
Liberal Patrick Short 581 23.6 −5.3
Labour Ahmad Khawaja 316 12.8 −14.3
Turnout 57.0
Registered electors 4,321
Conservative hold Swing +12.5
Letchworth Wilbury ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Emsall* 947 40.9 +4.5
Labour Stuart Murray 905 39.1 −15.6
Alliance William Gore 462 20.0 +11.1
Turnout 57.4
Registered electors 4,031
Conservative hold Swing +10.1
Royston East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Rule* 1,027 55.1 −6.3
Liberal Hazel Lord 634 34.0 +16.7
Labour Jessie Etheridge 204 10.9 −10.5
Turnout 48.8
Registered electors 3,822
Conservative hold Swing -11.5
Royston West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Greenfield* 1,157 55.2 +12.5
SDP Martin Castle 548 26.1 +1.4
Labour Mick Kernaghan 392 18.7 −13.9
Turnout 44.1
Registered electors 4,755
Conservative hold Swing +5.6

References

  1. ^ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
  2. ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Alliance challenges Tory hold on Royston". Cambridge Daily News. 6 April 1982. p. 4. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ^ "District Council Election Results". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen Gazette. 13 May 1982. p. 16.
  5. ^ "Council minutes, 10 November 2011". North Hertfordshire District Council. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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