1982 Derby City Council election explained

Election Name:1982 Derby City Council election[1] [2]
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:1980 Derby City Council election
Previous Year:1980
Next Election:1983 Derby City Council election
Next Year:1983
Seats For Election:15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council
Majority Seats:23
Election Date:6 May 1982
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:26
Seats Before1:27
Seats1:9
Seats After1:27
Popular Vote1:17,229
Percentage1:34.8%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:18
Seats Before2:17
Seats2:6
Seats After2:17
Popular Vote2:19,254
Percentage2:38.9%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

The 1982 Derby City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Overall results

|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 15| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 49,486| style="text-align: right;" |

Ward results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council compositions by year. The Elections Centre.
  2. Web site: Local Election Summaries 1982. The Elections Centre.
  3. Book: Rallings . Colin . Thrasher . Michael . Local Elections Handbook 1982 . Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK . The Elections Centre . 16.