The 1982 Islington Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party regained overall control of the council from the Social Democratic Party.[1]
Background Composition of the council just before the 1982 election In March 1981 the SDP was founded. In May 1981 Donald Hoodless became the new Labour Leader and council leader. In September 1981, following the resignation of a Labour councillor, the SDP gained a council seat in Hillarton ward. In December 1981 over half of the Labour group on the council resigned the Labour whip and joined the SDP. This gave the SDP a majority of seats and their leader, Jim Evans, became the new council leader. Divisions within the SDP saw the emergence of a separate Social Democrat group that included four sitting SDP councillors. This group stood in the 1982 elections in opposition to official SDP candidates.
Election result 1982 Islington Council election Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 41 15 6 9 78.85 42.47 48,767 Labour Co-op 10 10 0 10 19.23 9.02 10,358 Alliance 1 0 13 13 1.92 22.39 25,714 Conservative 0 0 1 1 0.00 24.34 27,947 Social Democrat 0 0 5 4 0.00 1.17 1,342 National Front 0 0 0 0.00 0.23 268 Communist 0 0 0 0.00 0.21 239 Independent SDP 0 0 0 0.00 0.10 111 Workers Revolutionary 0 0 0 0.00 0.05 61 Save London Action Group 0 0 0 0.00 0.02 18 Total 52 114,825
Ward results (*) – Indicates incumbent councillors standing for re-election[2]
Barnsbury Barnsbury (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Alexander J Farrell* 1,637 56.2 Labour Christopher Robert Smith * 1,630 Labour Margaret Eve Hodge 1,618 Alliance James Lawrie 733 25.1 Alliance Anna M M Beaumont 701 Alliance Antony J Martin 682 Conservative John D E Gallagher 544 18.7 Conservative Simon Melhuish-Hancock 476 Conservative David J Wedgwood 462 Registered electors 6,745 Turnout 45.5 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Bunhill Bunhill (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Kenneth D. Banham 936 40.06 Labour Terence J. Herbert 905 Labour Christopher T.A. Calnan 905 Conservative Arthur H S Hull 778 32.79 Conservative Patricia M Robertson 758 Conservative John G Watson 711 Alliance Christie Payne* 595 24.56 Alliance George A.W. Ives* 560 Alliance Joseph R. Trotter 528 National Front John Hawkesworth 84 2.58 National Front George Wilson 50 National Front Gordon W Strange 44 Registered electors 6,838 Turnout 37.3 Labour gain from Alliance Labour hold Labour gain from Alliance
Canonbury East Canonbury East (2) Party Candidate Votes % Labour James R Franklin 749 40.70 Labour Gordon D Young 687 Alliance Christopher M. P. Huhne 464 24.32 Alliance William Moroney 394 Conservative Robin J. Cave 357 19.05 Conservative Alan J.M. Reese 314 Social Democrat Ernest J.W. Bayliss* 292 14.91 Social Democrat Sybil P. James* 233 Save London Action Group Paul D. Jenkins 18 1.02 Registered electors 5,037 Turnout 38.6 Labour gain from Social Democrat Labour gain from Social Democrat
Canonbury West Canonbury West (2) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Rosemary A. Nicholson 1,026 32.68 Labour Co-op Joseph W.H. Simpson 844 26.88 Conservative Margaret D. Reese 691 21.82 Conservative Alan N. Spinney 679 Alliance James S. Knight 430 13.09 Alliance Ralph F.W. Skilbeck 391 Social Democrat Frederick Johns 176 5.54 Social Democrat Audrey Bayliss* 171 Registered electors 4,884 Turnout 49.5 Labour gain from Social Democrat Labour Co-op gain from Social Democrat
Clerkenwell Clerkenwell (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Anne Green 874 36.33 Labour Margaret L. Oliver 864 Alliance David Hyams* 823 31.56 Labour Nikolaos Barstow 822 Conservative Donald W. Bromfield 778 29.51 Alliance Gerald D. Southgate* 701 Alliance Doris K.A. Rogers* 700 Conservative Reginald H. Brown 675 Conservative Arthur C.J. Bush 625 Workers Revolutionary Richard Price 61 2.60 Registered electors 7,068 Turnout 35.8 Labour gain from Alliance Labour gain from Alliance Alliance hold
Gillespie Gillespie (2) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Eric W Brown 878 57.42 Labour Carol O'Brien* 869 Conservative Andrew J.B. Mitchell 389 24.57 Conservative Ann Comninos 358 Alliance Anna Berent 286 18.00 Alliance Vernon Joynson 261 Registered electors 4,178 Turnout 41.0 Labour hold Labour hold
Highbury Highbury (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Peter A Broadbent 1,407 35.18 Labour Smarajit Roy 1,309 Labour Co-op Derek Hines 1,308 33.89 Conservative Simon R. Matthews 673 16.50 Conservative Jennifer Moody 631 Alliance Margot Joan Dunn 626 14.43 Conservative James A. Rooke 608 Alliance David A. Howell 546 Alliance James Picton 498 Registered electors 6,706 Turnout 41.5 Labour hold Labour hold Labour Co-op gain from Labour
Highview Highview (2) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Bob Crossman 891 61.85 Labour Maureen Leigh 856 Alliance James C Evans* 328 22.72 Alliance John D. Barnes 314 Conservative George F. Benham 245 15.43 Conservative Max L.L. Termeer 190 Registered electors 3,889 Turnout 40.5 Labour gain from Alliance Labour hold
Hillmarton Hillmarton (2) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Arthur L. Bell* 1,162 60.66 Labour Peter C. Powell 1,000 Conservative Lucia G. Chrisodouldes 438 20.37 Alliance Tim Johnson 438 15.94 Alliance Kevin O'Keefe*[3] 414 Conservative Roy P.C. Taft 288 Communist Mark W. Page 54 3.03 Registered electors 5,204 Turnout 43.5 Labour hold Labour gain from Alliance
Hillrise Hillrise (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Alan M. Clinton 1,426 Labour Co-op Milton K. Babulall 1,254 Labour William J. Sillett 1,220 Conservative Kenneth E.J. Graham 676 Conservative Michael J. Peters 653 Conservative Paul R. Ostway 635 Alliance Donald R.D. Hutchinson 512 Alliance Lize Evans 496 Alliance Efimia M. Marinos 443 Registered electors 6,451 Turnout 43.5 Labour hold Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Labour hold
Holloway Holloway (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Edward M Holroyd-Doveton* 1,083 56.67 Labour Rosemary Dale 1,081 Labour David L Yorath 971 Conservative William H. Giles 431 20.77 Alliance Patrick McCann 408 20.12 Conservative Mark A.H. Rittner 369 Alliance John Dipre 354 Alliance Jeffrey J. Littman 352 Conservative Gail M. Ansel-Lilley 349 National Front Alan B. Butler 53 2.44 National Front Harry Fenton 37 Registered electors 6,862 Turnout 31.5 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Junction Mildmay Mildmay (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Patrick E. Haynes 1,579 36.39 Labour Marjorie A Ogilvy-Webb* 1,566 Labour Co-op Valerie A Veness* 1,354 31.32 Conservative Leonard A. Hatcher 761 17.23 Conservative Richard F. Hewitt 754 Conservative Stanley W. Morris 719 Alliance Stephen R. Hatch 591 13.44 Alliance Zara D. Tracy 586 Alliance Raymond C. James 568 Communist William J. Norris 70 1.62 Registered electors 8,445 Turnout 38.0 Labour hold Labour hold Labour Co-op gain from Labour
Quadrant Quadrant (2) Party Candidate Votes % Labour David G.S. Rees 1,085 33.65 Labour Co-op Keith R. Veness 922 28.60 Conservative Nicholas B. Baile 599 18.02 Alliance Valerie M. Iles 592 17.90 Conservative Merryl S. Cave 562 Alliance Mary I Campbell 561 Social Democrat Charles V. Connell 60 1.83 Social Democrat Carole M. Murphy 57 Registered electors 5,494 Turnout 44.0 Labour hold Labour Co-op gain from Labour
St George's St George's (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Patricia J. Longman 1,401 51.83 Labour Sandra Marks 1,388 Labour Victor I. McGeer 1,329 Conservative Albert V. Hiam 638 23.56 Conservative Kenneth Hynes 629 Conservative Sally Mustoe 606 Alliance David J. Davies* 442 15.82 Alliance Michele Byam 415 Alliance Piers M. Herbert 399 Social Democrat Gerard F. Flynn* 122 4.45 Social Democrat Elizabeth Barry 118 Communist Angela M. Mason 115 4.34 Social Democrat Hugh F. Flynn 113 Registered electors 7,525 Turnout 37.3 Labour gain from Alliance Labour gain from Social Democrat Labour hold
St Mary St Mary (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour George R. Hayes 890 45.23 Labour Barbara Rogers 825 Labour Mohammad A.K. Khan 791 Conservative Alistair R. Goobey 605 32.39 Conservative Neil David Kerr 601 Conservative Edmund T.L. Holden 587 Alliance Alan Pedrick* 451 22.37 Alliance Evelyn H. Jacomb 430 Alliance Niranjan S. Mukherjee 358 Registered electors 5,529 Turnout 37.5 Labour hold Labour hold Labour gain from Alliance
St Peter St Peter (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Anne L. Page* 1,069 42.52 Labour Paul N. Mullin 979 Labour John A. Worker 929 Alliance Christopher J. Price* 711 28.76 Conservative John L.K. Eden 702 Conservative Sarah G.M.R. Goobey 655 Alliance Robert N.W. Oakeshott 653 28.72 Conservative Hugo H.F. Summerson 652 Alliance Diana M.S. Simpkins 648 Registered electors 7,137 Turnout 37.1 Labour hold Labour gain from Alliance Labour hold
Sussex Thornhill
Thornhill (2) Party Candidate Votes % Labour Charles H. Chapman 882 59.25 Labour Sally E.A. Gilbert 815 Conservative Terence P. Kelly 293 19.40 Conservative Marina Y. Oliver 263 Alliance Particia M. Peel 255 17.45 Alliance Valerie M. Bolitho 244 Independent SDP Alan Ernest Lomas 61 3.91 Independent SDP Valerie Lomas 50 Registered electors 4,570 Turnout 35.0 Labour hold Labour hold
Tollington Tollington (3) Party Candidate Votes % Labour David Aitchison 1,701 41.88 Labour Kathleen Bundred 1,699 Labour Co-op Christopher M. Bromley 1,583 39.00 Alliance Andrew Carty* 507 12.15 Alliance Arthur G. Smith* 490 Alliance Kathleen Carty 483 Conservative Edward F. Bull 377 6.97 Conservative Abdul A. Siddiqui 247 Conservative Feeroz J. Siddiqui 225 Registered electors 6,937 Turnout 40.8 Labour gain from Alliance Labour gain from Alliance Labour Co-op gain from Labour
References ^ "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF) . London Datastore . Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015 . ^ "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF) . electionscentre.co.uk . Retrieved 11 February 2024 . ^ Became incumbent in a 1981 by-election called following the resignation of Cllr. Crispin R. St Hill