| Election Name: | 1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1983 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | Bob Flatman |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 31 |
| Seats After1: | 32 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Leader2: | Jim Reilly |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 15 |
| Seats After2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Image4: | Ind |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Image5: | RA |
| Party5: | Ratepayers Association |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | Bob Flatman |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| After Election: | Bob Flatman |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1982 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 6 May 1982, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.[1]
Only one seat changed party, being a Conservative win from Labour in Letchworth South East ward. The council remained under Conservative control. The new SDP–Liberal Alliance took over 26% of the vote but did not secure any seats. The Labour vote fell by over 20% compared to the 1980 election.
The overall results were as follows:
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[2] [3] [4]