Election Name: | 1982 Fife Regional Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1978 Fife Regional Council election |
Previous Year: | 1978 |
Next Election: | 1986 Fife Regional Council election |
Next Year: | 1986 |
Seats For Election: | All 46 seats to Fife Regional Council |
Majority Seats: | 24 |
Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election1: | 24 |
Seats1: | 27 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 42,549 |
Percentage1: | 40.4% |
Party2: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
Last Election2: | 14 |
Seats2: | 10 |
Seat Change2: | 4 |
Popular Vote2: | 20,594 |
Percentage2: | 19.6% |
Party3: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
Last Election3: | 0 |
Seats3: | 4 |
Seat Change3: | 4 |
Popular Vote3: | 22,348 |
Percentage3: | 21.2% |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election4: | 2 |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 0 |
Popular Vote4: | 6,161 |
Percentage4: | 5.9% |
Party5: | Scottish National Party |
Last Election5: | 1 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 0 |
Popular Vote5: | 10,271 |
Percentage5: | 9.8% |
Party6: | Communist Party of Great Britain |
Last Election6: | 1 |
Seats6: | 1 |
Seat Change6: | 0 |
Popular Vote6: | 3,021 |
Percentage6: | 2.9% |
Map Size: | 400px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The third election to Fife Regional Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Labour maintaining their control of the region's 46-seat council.