1982 Chester City Council election

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1982 Chester City Council election
← 1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983 →
23 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.4% (Increase3.3%)
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Last election 38 seats, 40.5% 14 seats, 37.2% 4 seats, 13.3%
Seats won 17 4 2
Seats after 37 14 6
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Increase 2
Popular vote 16,273 9,714 11,332
Percentage 43.5% 26.0% 30.3%
Swing Increase 3.0% Decrease 11.2% Increase 17.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Residents Independent
Last election 3 seats, 8.3% 1 seat, 0.4%
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0
Popular vote 101 N/A
Percentage 0.3% N/A
Swing Decrease 8.0% Decrease 0.4%
Winner of each seat at the 1982 Chester City Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1982 Chester City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

1982 Chester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 17 Decrease 1 73.9 20 37 61.7 16,273 43.5 +3.0
  Labour 4 Steady 0 17.4 10 14 23.3 9,714 26.0 –11.2
  Alliance 2 Increase 2 8.7 4 6 10.0 11,332 30.3 +17.0
  Residents 0 Decrease 1 0.0 2 2 3.3 101 0.3 –8.0
  Independent 0 Steady 0 0.0 1 1 1.7 N/A N/A –0.4

Ward results[edit]

Barrow[edit]

Barrow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Tunstall* 739 56.2 N/A
Alliance O. Lonsborough 468 35.6 N/A
Labour R. Barlow 108 8.2 N/A
Majority 271 20.6 N/A
Turnout 1,315 40.6 N/A
Registered electors 3,243
Conservative hold

Blacon Hill[edit]

Blacon Hill (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Price* 999 66.5
Labour J. Vernon 840 55.9
Alliance M. Norton 282 18.8
Alliance D. Howells 249 16.6
Conservative J. Robinson 243 16.2
Turnout 1,502 35.2
Registered electors 4,266
Labour hold
Labour hold

Boughton[edit]

Boughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Llewellyn-Jones 528 43.8 –0.4
Labour S. Pickstock 418 34.7 –0.9
Alliance R. Jay 260 21.6 +15.3
Majority 110 9.1 +0.5
Turnout 1,206 47.2 –1.6
Registered electors 2,562
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase0.3

Boughton Heath[edit]

Boughton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Bell 822 47.7 +9.2
Alliance A. Farrell 721 41.9 +24.4
Labour A. Williams 179 10.4 –14.9
Majority 101 5.9 N/A
Turnout 1,722 58.0 –24.4
Registered electors 2,995
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.6

College[edit]

College
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Hughes 679 38.1 –15.2
Conservative R. Amsden* 634 35.6 –0.7
Alliance R. Barritt 368 20.7 N/A
Residents D. Taylor 101 5.7 –4.7
Majority 45 2.5 –14.0
Turnout 1,782 41.3 +1.7
Registered electors 4,329
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease7.3

Curzon[edit]

Curzon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Johnstone* 697 48.4 +4.4
Alliance R. Green 403 28.0 +11.8
Labour G. Goddard 339 23.6 –9.1
Majority 294 20.4 +9.1
Turnout 1,439 48.5 +0.9
Registered electors 2,977
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.7

Dee Point[edit]

Dee Point
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Robinson* 1,003 60.2 –17.3
Conservative P. Benyon 335 20.1 –2.4
Alliance G. Wilson 328 19.7 N/A
Majority 668 40.1 N/A
Turnout 1,666 34.7 +1.8
Registered electors 4,843
Labour hold Swing Decrease7.5

Elton[edit]

Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Rowlands* 888 46.4 –17.6
Alliance S. Hugill 850 44.4 N/A
Labour R. Iball 175 9.1 –26.9
Majority 38 2.0 N/A
Turnout 1,913 46.4 –31.6
Registered electors 4,127
Conservative hold

Grosvenor[edit]

Grosvenor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Cain 1,024 50.9 +2.1
Alliance H. Fearnall* 503 25.0 +12.9
Labour E. Sproston 486 24.1 –15.0
Majority 521 25.9 +16.2
Turnout 2,013 47.1 +3.2
Registered electors 4,279
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.4

Hoole[edit]

Hoole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance E. Ward 1,020 49.3 –0.9
Labour H. Jones 587 28.4 +1.6
Conservative K. Nattrass 461 22.3 –0.7
Majority 433 20.9 –2.6
Turnout 2,068 44.9 –3.8
Registered electors 4,615
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Decrease1.3

Mollington[edit]

Mollington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Jones* 620 76.4 –3.4
Alliance D. Cooper 122 15.0 N/A
Labour G. Cairns 69 8.5 –11.7
Majority 498 61.4 +1.8
Turnout 811 45.2 –29.7
Registered electors 1,801
Conservative hold

Newton[edit]

Newton (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative S. Garston* 1,109 55.3
Conservative J. Ebo 987 49.2
Alliance M. Payne 625 31.2
Alliance J. Hunter 590 29.4
Labour L. Pickering 244 12.2
Labour L. Price 186 9.3
Turnout 2,005 47.9
Registered electors 4,185
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Plas Newton[edit]

Plas Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Owens-Kay* 787 44.0 +13.2
Labour M. Price 527 29.4 –13.7
Alliance L. Hollins 517 28.7 +16.4
Majority 260 14.5 N/A
Turnout 1,831 44.7 +1.0
Registered electors 4,016
Conservative hold Swing Increase13.5

Sealand[edit]

Sealand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Edwards 676 37.5 –6.5
Labour D. Southall 609 33.8 –22.2
Alliance L. Hollins 517 28.7 N/A
Majority 67 3.7 N/A
Turnout 1,802 46.8 +10.2
Registered electors 3,865
Conservative hold Swing Increase7.9

Tarvin[edit]

Tarvin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Richards 953 65.4 –8.9
Alliance R. Hesketh 293 20.1 N/A
Labour N. Winterton 211 14.5 –11.2
Majority 660 45.3 N/A
Turnout 1,457 47.6 –32.1
Registered electors 3,076
Conservative hold

Tilston[edit]

Tilston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Hough* 462 70.2 N/A
Alliance B. Moore 149 22.6 N/A
Labour N. Winterton 47 7.1 N/A
Majority 313 47.6 N/A
Turnout 658 52.3 N/A
Registered electors 1,260
Conservative hold

Upton Grange[edit]

Upton Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Ross* 845 62.6 +2.9
Alliance J. Dutton 320 23.7 +4.6
Labour P. Swales 185 13.7 –7.5
Majority 525 38.9 +0.4
Turnout 1,350 38.4 +5.5
Registered electors 3,558
Conservative hold Swing Decrease0.9

Upton Heath[edit]

Upton Heath
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative E. Gerrard 946 43.6
Conservative G. Houlbrook 916 42.2
Labour C. Jones 633 29.2
Alliance P. Lowry 566 26.1
Labour R. Smith 550 25.3
Alliance C. Bain 527 24.3
Turnout 2,170 49.1
Registered electors 4,419
Conservative gain from Residents
Conservative hold

Vicars Cross[edit]

Vicars Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance G. Proctor 1,196 59.9 +49.6
Conservative P. Thompson* 622 31.2 –9.4
Labour R. Champion 178 8.9 –6.0
Majority 574 28.8 N/A
Turnout 1,996 46.1 +1.8
Registered electors 4,344
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase29.5

Westminster[edit]

Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Lowe* 979 51.6 –1.8
Labour G. Booth 462 24.3 –7.5
Alliance S. Fraser 458 24.1 +11.5
Majority 517 27.2 +5.5
Turnout 1,899 40.7 –0.7
Registered electors 4,676
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.9

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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