| Election Name: | 1982 Highland Regional Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1978 Highland Regional Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1978 |
| Next Election: | 1986 Highland Regional Council election |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
| Seats For Election: | All 52 seats to Highland Regional Council |
| Majority Seats: | 27 |
| Party1: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election1: | 37 seats, 83.4% |
| Seats1: | 42 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,968 |
| Percentage1: | 70.9% |
| Swing1: | 12.5% |
| Party2: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Last Election2: | 5 seats, 5.3% |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,338 |
| Percentage2: | 14.7% |
| Swing2: | 9.4% |
| Party3: | Scottish National Party |
| Last Election3: | 2 seat, 6.1% |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,803 |
| Percentage3: | 9.5% |
| Swing3: | 3.4% |
| Party4: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 2.6% |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,457 |
| Percentage4: | 4.9% |
| Swing4: | 2.3% |
| Party5: | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Last Election5: | 1 seats, 2.6% |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 0 |
| Percentage5: | 0.0% |
| Swing5: | 2.6% |
| Council Convener | |
| Before Election: | Ian Campbell |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| Posttitle: | Council Convener after election |
| After Election: | Ian Campbell |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
An election to the Highland Regional Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independents win control of 42 of the council's 52 seats.