Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1982

The Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 6 May 1982 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

1982 was the first year the SDP and Liberal Party stood in alliance.

1982 was also the first year of elections following boundary changes that saw the loss of Wednesfield Heath, Eastfield and Parkfield wards and the bringing in of Fallings Park, East Park and Heath Town wards.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

Labour 31
Conservative 28
Alliance 1

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

Labour 33
Conservative 26
Alliance 1

Election result

Bilston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Turner	1763
	Conservative	P Windridge	511
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	C Dawson	575
Majority			1252

Bilston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Barber	1334
	Labour	S Gangar	1131
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	G Carter	1051
Majority			203

Blakenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Rowley	1812
	Conservative	R Stickland	1487
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	P Hurlstone	735
Majority			325

Bushbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Patten	1590
	Labour	R Bennett	1021
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	E George	760
Majority			569

East Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Howells	1540
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	K Parkes	754
	Conservative	J Perry	670
Majority			786

Ettingshall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Bold	1665
	Conservative	P Ellis	562
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J Bailey	492
Majority			1103

Fallings Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Carpenter	1703
	Labour	Mrs P Byrne	1389
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	D Hislop	868
Majority			314

Graiseley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Ledsam	2008
	Conservative	Mrs K Dass	1434
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R Steel	1052
	Independent	Dr S Prasad	99
Majority			574

Heath Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Purchase	1321
	Conservative	J Margetts	966
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	C Hallmark	815
Majority			355

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Bilson	1667
	Conservative	Mrs C Horton	832
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	H Salt	406
Majority			835

Merry Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Clarke	2581
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	B Lamb	1498
	Labour	Mrs A Clark	552
Majority			835

Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F Haley	1424
	Labour	Mrs J Jones	854
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	E Mitchell	730
Majority			570

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Morrison	2671
	Labour	A McPherson	1094
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	D Craft	954
Majority			1577

Penn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Bickley	3216
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J Nock	1258
	Labour	R Lawrence	470
Majority			1958

St Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I Claymore	2546
	Conservative	N Ling	656
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R Gray	537
Majority			1890

Spring Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs M Pointon	1490
	Conservative	B Green	1230
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R Whitehouse	935
	National Front	E Shaw	111
Majority			260

Tettenhall Regis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S Morton	2317
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	L McLean	969
	Labour	B Hill	506
Majority			1348

Tettenhall Wightwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Watson	2889
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	K Worrall	922
	Labour	C Winder	449
Majority			1967

Wednesfield North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Jones	1607
	Labour	Mrs T Walton	1389
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M Pearson	718
Majority			218

Wednesfield South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs L Leader	1656
	Conservative	J Davis	1469
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J Thompson	602
Majority			187

Council elections in the West Midlands

Birmingham City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Coventry City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2015

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Wolverhampton City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

West Midlands County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

(1981 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1982 (→ 1983)

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