Election Name: | 1982 Cambridge City Council election |
Country: | Cambridgeshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1980 Cambridge City Council election |
Previous Year: | 1980 |
Next Election: | 1983 Cambridge City Council election |
Next Year: | 1983 |
Seats For Election: | 14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council |
Majority Seats: | 22 |
Turnout: | 46.7% (4.9%) |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 21 seats, 42.8% |
Seats1: | 7 |
Seats After1: | 20 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 12,286 |
Percentage1: | 33.1% |
Swing1: | 9.7% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 16 seats, 38.3% |
Seats2: | 4 |
Seats After2: | 14 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 12,617 |
Percentage2: | 34.0% |
Swing2: | 4.3% |
Party3: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
Last Election3: | 4 seats, 18.4% |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seats After3: | 8 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 12,022 |
Percentage3: | 32.4% |
Swing3: | 14.0% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Party: | No overall control |
The 1982 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.