1982 Camden London Borough Council election explained

Election Name:1982 Camden Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:Labour Party (UK)
Previous Election:1978 Camden London Borough Council election
Previous Year:1978
Next Election:1986 Camden London Borough Council election
Next Year:1986
Seats For Election:All 59 seats to Camden Borough Council
Majority Seats:30
Election Date:6 May 1982
Leader1:Roy Shaw
Leader Since1:1975
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:Grafton
Last Election1:33 seats, 47.8%
Seats1:33
Popular Vote1:24,768
Percentage1:40.7%
Swing1:7.1%
Leader2:Tony Kerpel
Leader Since2:1981
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:Belsize
Last Election2:26 seats, 45.2%
Seats2:26
Popular Vote2:20,241
Percentage2:33.3%
Swing2:11.9%
Map Size:300px
Leader
Posttitle:Leader
Before Election:Roy Shaw
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
After Election:Phil Turner
After Party:Labour Party (UK)

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., it was the last time that the Conservatives have seriously challenged for outright control of the council.

The day after the election, Labour leader Roy Shaw was replaced by leftwing caucus candidate Phil Turner, who became leader of the council.

Ward results

West End

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