1982 Croydon London Borough Council election

The 1982 Croydon Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Croydon Council Election, 1982

6 May 1982
All 70 seats, in 27 wards in the London Borough of Croydon 36 seats needed for a majority
Leader Peter Bowness Unknown Unknown Party Conservative Labour Independent Leader since 1976 N/A N/A Leader's seat Spring Park N/A N/A Last election 56 councillors 11 councillors 3 councillors Seats before 54 13 3 Seats won 62 5 3 Seat change 8 8 0 Percentage 55.6% 18.6% 3.2%
Map of the results of the 1982 Croydon Council election.
Leader of the Council before election Peter Bowness Conservative Elected Leader Peter Bowness Conservative

Election result

Croydon Council election result 1982

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	62	6	0	+8	88.6	55.6
	Alliance	0	0	0	0	0	22.5
	Labour	5	0	6	-8	7.1	18.6
	Independent	3	0	0	0	4.3	3.2

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter G. Holt-Thomas	2,312
	Conservative	Megan Holt-Thomas	2,291
	Conservative	Ronald W. Richens	2,211
	Labour Co-op	Nancy T. Irwin	1,480
	Labour Co-op	Rona A. Thomson	1,447
	Labour Co-op	Patricia F.L. Knight	1,418
	SDP	Angela C. Thomson	992
	Liberal	Paul D. Wiggin	943
	SDP	Patricia A. Charman	875
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashburton

Ashburton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edwin S. Arram	1,818
	Conservative	Donald J. Sutton	1,708
	SDP	Tyrrell Burgess	617
	Liberal	Leslie A. Christie	587
	Labour	Howard C. Gurr	552
	Labour	Rodney G.D. Matlock	511
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald J. Bowker	1,918
	Conservative	Joan M. Goodman	1,848
	Conservative	Julia A. Wood	1,705
	Labour	Robert N. Hughes	1,236
	Labour	Robert P. Priest	1,149
	Labour	Ian Smedly	1,146
	Alliance	Janice M. Crockett	811
	Alliance	Jai M. Mathur	773
	Alliance	John A. Pile-Gray	875
	Ecology	Timothy A.J Rowe	111
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beulah

Beulah (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philomena M. Drummond-Brown	1,815
	Conservative	Klemens E. Zdanowicz	1,751
	Alliance	Graham F. Williams	613
	Alliance	Anthony M. Everett	598
	Labour	Alice R. Tyrell	495
	Labour	Roger J. Borne	479
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gillian Charman	1,216
	Conservative	Andrew J. Pelling	1,173
	Conservative	Douglas A.H. Sharman	1,151
	Labour	James A. Keeling	1,138
	Labour	Victor Martin	1,067
	Labour	Ann M. Watson	1,057
	Alliance	Moira C. Bamfield	846
	Liberal	Charles E. Burling	831
	Alliance	David E. Beeke	823
	Communist	Peter A.G. Latham	78
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stanley E. Littlechild	2,627
	Conservative	Pamela A.M. Little	2,600
	Conservative	Martin A. Levie	2,461
	Liberal	Peter H. Billenness	1,333
	Liberal	Ian R. Atkins	1,276
	Alliance	Richard M. Wevill	1,270
	Labour	Patrick J. Hearn	267
	Labour	Andrew M. Conway	252
	Labour	Edward J. Phillips	228
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croham

Croham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Croft	2,961
	Conservative	John P.B. Hecks	2,944
	Conservative	Keith A. Wells	2,884
	SDP	Christopher G. Peacock	1,308
	Alliance	Richard T. Mascall	1,215
	Alliance	Richard E. Tudway	1,148
	Labour	William E. Short	382
	Labour	Pauline H. Scharp	373
	Labour	David J. White	342
Turnout				44.8
Registered electors			10,187
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John L. Aston	3,195
	Conservative	Robert W. Coatman	3,170
	Conservative	Michael D. Wunn	3,031
	Alliance	Vincent C. Green	1,027
	Alliance	Niccola Swan	984
	Liberal	Desmond J. Stockley	913
	Labour	Frank D.J. Bailey	638
	Labour	Ian E. Chandler	591
	Labour	Edward L. Hall	588
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	James L. Walker	1,144
	Labour Co-op	Mary M. Walker	904
	Conservative	Roy T. Miller	433
	Alliance	Yvette M.G. Luff	409
	Alliance	David A. Partridge	381
	Conservative	Adrian J. Goodenough	323
Turnout
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard F. Pannett	3,039
	Conservative	Mary M.H. Horden	2,942
	Conservative	Nicholas E.V. Perry	2,847
	Alliance	Michael J. Douglas	883
	Alliance	Kathleen M. Crawford	856
	Alliance	Robert J. Williams	844
	Labour	Beatrice A. Pollard	380
	Labour	Sean Jones	355
	Labour	Stella M. Harvey	353
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kenley

Kenley (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret E. Campbell	2,192
	Conservative	Brian G. Smith	2,061
	Alliance	Ivo Nicholls	664
	Alliance	Robert D. Riddett	634
	Labour	Roger M. Burgess	268
	Labour	Malcolm E. Kilsby	263
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Monks Orchard

Monks Orchard (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek R. Loughborough	2,011
	Conservative	Albert W. Elliott	1,993
	Independent	Kenneth R. Brown	1,421
	Independent	Hugh W. Allardyce	1,344
	Alliance	Anne M. Brown	392
	Labour	John C. Barlow	336
	Labour	Donald A. Ray	316
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Addington

New Addington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Reginald J. Page	1,357
	Labour	Trevor J. Laffin	1,174
	Labour	Alan C. Lord	1,087
	Conservative	William J. Eastoe	779
	Conservative	Robert A. Bell	746
	Conservative	Michael W. Coatman	723
	Alliance	Anthony E.W. Gooch	577
	Alliance	Ainslie C. Bazely	492
	Alliance	Frances M. Williams	484
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Norbury

Norbury (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Johnston	2,682
	Conservative	Keith M. B. Munro	2,657
	Conservative	Bryan J. Kendall	2,637
	Alliance	Barry J. Davies	1,258
	Alliance	David Armer	1,222
	SDP	Geoffrey Morley	1,197
	Labour	Mark B. Howarth	755
	Labour	Ruth A. Ishmael	687
	Labour	Janet M. Pickering	623
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Purley

Purley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter J. F. Macdonald	3,065
	Conservative	George A. Smith	3,029
	Conservative	David L. Congdon	2,988
	Alliance	Sheila Buckle	1,071
	Alliance	Katherine A. Mundy	1,048
	Alliance	Graham P. Wickham	1,021
	Labour	Barry V. Bulled	243
	Labour	Jean Barlow	236
	Labour	Julie A. Taylor	235
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rylands

Rylands (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Guy L. Harding	1,365
	Conservative	Peter R. Crockford	1,294
	Labour	Robert C. E. Brooks	722
	Labour	Philip A. Durban	678
	SDP	Diana M. Dawe	488
	Liberal	Joseph Short*	273
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

• Liberal Party withdrew their support during the campaign.

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald W. Haskins	2,649
	Conservative	David N. Bowen	2,570
	Alliance	Raymond W. Bustin	889
	Alliance	Eric J. Mann	853
	Labour	Keith M. Roberts	163
	Labour	Lillian L. Scott	158
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Selsdon

Selsdon (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dudley S. Mead	2,637
	Conservative	Ian L. Aarons	2,553
	Liberal	James S. Forrest	1,393
	Alliance	Stephen A. Hall	1,254
	Labour	Michael P. J. Phelan	196
	Labour	John H. Robinson	157
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beryl Saunders	1,785
	Conservative	Paul A. Saunders	1,752
	Conservative	Eileen J. Longhorn	1,745
	Liberal	Ian S. Manders	965
	Liberal	Jeremy E. Cope	927
	Liberal	Leslie A. Rowe	927
	Labour	Leni Gillman	600
	Labour	Jonathan Pickering	588
	Labour	Peter Luxton	585
Majority			780
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Spring Park

Spring Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Denis E. Perry	3,023
	Conservative	Peter S. Bowness	2,976
	Alliance	David B. Crampton	686
	Alliance	John F. Chandler	602
	Labour	John R. March	498
	Labour	Stephen H. Tiller	429
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	John G. Davies	1,705
	Residents	Gordon Poluck	1,664
	Residents	William Blackwood	1,539
	Labour	Patrick Byrne	1,006
	Labour	Frances M. Conn	912
	Labour	Herbert W. Tyler	909
	Alliance	Clive Bone	741
	Alliance	William G. A. Graham	732
	Alliance	Julia S. Gordon	695
Majority			533
Turnout
Registered electors
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ernest G. Noad	1,579
	Conservative	Margaret C. V. Perfitt	1,543
	Labour	Patrick T. Ryan	555
	Liberal	Leo C. E. Held	533
	Alliance	Lawrence West	514
	Labour	Andrew M. S. Ward	508
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waddon

Waddon (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James J. Nea	2,328
	Conservative	Reginald H. Kent	2,285
	Conservative	Beverley S. Winborn	2,151
	Labour	Christopher R. Allen	1480
	Labour	Hartley Dean	1400
	Labour	Martin D. Walker	1382
	Alliance	Janet M. Sinclair	773
	Alliance	Joan M. Leck	764
	Alliance	Ian Wonacott	681
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric W. Howell	1,771
	Conservative	Yvonne A. L. Stewart	1,738
	Conservative	Anita C. Drummond-Brown	1,715
	Labour	Margaret R. Mansell	1,310
	Alliance	Alan R. Mead	1,170
	Labour	James J. Penman	1,135
	Alliance	Peter R. Norwood	1,090
	Labour	Arnold J. Simanwitz	1,044
	Alliance	David R. Dayus	1,017
Majority			405
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Corinne A. Cook	1,165
	Conservative	Arthur S. Dwan	1,132
	Conservative	Denis V. Read	1,092
	Liberal	Robert F. Holyoake	932
	Liberal	Iain Gordon	916
	Labour	George E. Mitchell	908
	Labour	Robert T. Bishop	885
	Labour	Julian V. Gannon	842
	Liberal	Jill L. Servian	842
	National Front	Nick J. Griffin	50
	National Front	Doris A. Merritt	36
Majority			160
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan K. Carey	3,214
	Conservative	Samuel J. Moore	3,096
	Conservative	Maurice A. Fowler	3,093
	Alliance	Maureen E. E. House	1,078
	Alliance	John P. Callen	1,052
	Alliance	Herbert H. Giles	1,006
	Labour	David Denver	238
	Labour	Geoffrey G. Daisley	219
	Labour	James Nugent	217
Majority			2,015
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodside

Woodside (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis F. Todd	1,200
	Conservative	Stephen G. Ghero	1,122
	Labour	John M. Laney	659
	Labour	Stanley L. Eaton	611
	SDP	Paul F. West	411
	Alliance	Henry Russell	380
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.