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1982 St Albans City and District Council election

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

Summary

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1982 St Albans City and District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 8 Decrease 8 40.0 21 29 50.9 19,880 44.2 –5.4
  Alliance 10 Increase10 50.0 5 15 26.3 17,888 39.7 +20.6
  Labour 2 Decrease 1 10.0 8 10 17.5 7,079 15.7 –11.2
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 2 2 3.5 172 0.4 –4.0
  Ind. Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.8 N/A N/A N/A

Ward results

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Ashley

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Ashley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance C. McCarthy 1,318 54.6 +5.6
Conservative S. Davies 756 31.3 –1.1
Labour C. Leet 338 14.0 –4.6
Majority 562 23.3 +6.8
Turnout 2,412 51.3 +3.8
Registered electors 4,713
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.4

Batchwood

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Batchwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance N. Stangroom 804 35.4 +14.7
Labour M. Fletcher* 781 34.4 –12.2
Conservative M. Dance 684 30.1 –2.6
Majority 23 1.0 N/A
Turnout 2,269 47.8 +8.3
Registered electors 4,755
Alliance gain from Labour Swing Increase13.5

Clarence

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Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance P. Burton 1,066 42.8 +21.8
Conservative K. Hill 1,030 41.3 –12.7
Labour N. Harris 395 15.9 –9.2
Majority 36 1.4 N/A
Turnout 2,491 56.1 +9.3
Registered electors 4,451
Alliance gain from Independent Swing Increase17.3

Colney Heath

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Colney Heath
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance B. Howard 718 47.9
Alliance P. Hughes 649 43.3
Conservative D. Jeffrey 630 42.1
Conservative L. Ten Holter 554 37.0
Labour E. Adams 165 11.0
Labour B. York 156 10.4
Turnout 1,498 51.1
Registered electors 2,931
Alliance gain from Conservative
Alliance gain from Conservative

Cunningham

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Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance C. Gunner 1,099 47.0 +9.7
Conservative E. Banbury 858 36.7 +4.1
Labour M. D Lieto 379 16.2 –13.8
Majority 241 10.3 +5.6
Turnout 2,336 50.3 +3.0
Registered electors 4,662
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.8

Harpenden East

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Harpenden East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Bartman 1,244 52.4 +0.4
Alliance G. Dignum 874 36.8 +13.0
Labour T. Morris 254 10.7 –13.4
Majority 370 15.6 N/A
Turnout 2,372 46.1 +2.3
Registered electors 5,170
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.3

Harpenden North

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Harpenden North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Haywood* 1,531 57.6 –1.4
Alliance G. Tattersfield 837 31.5 +13.3
Labour D. Crew 288 10.8 –12.0
Majority 847 28.4 –7.8
Turnout 2,525 46.3 +6.9
Registered electors 5,068
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.4

Harpenden South

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Harpenden South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. McCaw 1,349 57.6 +0.1
Alliance L. Barker 684 29.2 +13.7
Independent L. Freitag 172 7.3 –10.4
Labour C. Fryd 138 5.9 –3.5
Majority 665 28.4 N/A
Turnout 2,343 46.3 –1.7
Registered electors 5,068
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.8

Harpenden West

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Harpenden West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Garvin 1,519 66.2 –3.7
Alliance R. Nagelschmidt 603 26.3 +5.7
Labour H. Holmes 173 7.5 –2.0
Majority 916 39.9 –9.4
Turnout 2,295 45.4 +4.5
Registered electors 5,156
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.7

London Colney

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London Colney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Perham* 1,115 51.3 –8.7
Conservative E. Ward 650 29.9 –10.1
Alliance J. Butcher 410 18.9 N/A
Majority 465 21.4 +1.4
Turnout 2,175 39.4
Registered electors 5,530
Labour hold Swing Increase0.7

Marshallwick North

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Marshallwick North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance G. Churchard 1,005 40.8 +15.9
Conservative R. Wakerley 945 38.4 –13.2
Independent W. Towler* 289 11.7 N/A
Labour A. Ramsden 224 9.1 –14.4
Majority 60 2.4 N/A
Turnout 2,463 51.8 +11.0
Registered electors 4,755
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase14.6

Marshallwick South

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Marshallwick South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Hill 1,346 50.4 –2.3
Alliance R. Baker 1,054 39.5 +8.2
Labour D. Fruin 269 10.1 –5.9
Majority 292 10.9 –10.5
Turnout 2,669 52.2 +8.0
Registered electors 5,127
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.3

Park Street

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Park Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance J. Spencer 826 48.4 +8.5
Conservative B. McArdie 701 41.1 +2.9
Labour R. Fricker 180 10.5 –11.4
Majority 125 7.3 N/A
Turnout 1,707 40.0 +1.0
Registered electors 4,247
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.8

Redbourn

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Redbourn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Robinson 1,046 50.8 +6.8
Alliance J. Bailey 762 37.0 N/A
Labour C. Hucklesby 250 12.1 N/A
Majority 284 13.8 N/A
Turnout 2,058 46.5 +11.6
Registered electors 4,439
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Sopwell

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Sopwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Pollard 815 39.6 –18.8
Alliance N. Lamb 670 32.6 +20.6
Conservative M. Brownlie 571 27.8 –1.9
Majority 145 7.1 –21.6
Turnout 2,056 44.3 +4.8
Registered electors 4,653
Labour hold Swing Decrease19.7

St. Peters

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St. Peters
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance P. Thompson 1,104 50.3 +33.3
Conservative C. Ellis* 647 29.5 +3.2
Labour R. Protz 442 20.2 –15.4
Majority 457 20.8 N/A
Turnout 1,751 51.1 +10.6
Registered electors 4,311
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase15.1

No Independent candidate as previous (21.0%).

St. Stephens

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St. Stephens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Harrison* 1,386 48.9 –8.7
Alliance D. Parry 1,092 38.6 +20.2
Labour R. Humphrey 354 12.5 –11.5
Majority 294 10.4 –23.3
Turnout 2,832 50.5 +9.3
Registered electors 5,617
Conservative hold Swing Decrease14.5

Verulam

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Verulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance M. Frearson 1,390 47.5 N/A
Conservative R. Scranage* 1,361 46.5 –25.9
Labour L. Harland 175 6.0 –21.6
Majority 29 1.0 N/A
Turnout 2,926 57.7 +16.1
Registered electors 5,073
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Wheathampstead

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Wheathampstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Ross 1,070 49.0 –5.2
Alliance N. Clements 923 42.3 +21.5
Labour J. Brown 189 8.7 –6.7
Majority 147 6.7 –26.7
Turnout 2,182 46.9 –0.7
Registered electors 4,669
Conservative hold Swing Decrease13.4

References

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  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 January 2023.