1982 Croydon London Borough Council election

Croydon Council Election, 1982
All 70 seats, in 27 wards in the London Borough of Croydon; 36 seats needed for a majority
	Map of the results of the 1982 Croydon Council election.
Leader of the Council before election; Peter Bowness; Conservative	Elected Leader ; Peter Bowness; Conservative

The 1982 Croydon Borough 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]

Background

Election result

Croydon Council election result 1982
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	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 David Wiggin	943
	SDP	Patricia A. Charman	875
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	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 Smedley	1,146
	SDP	Janice M. Crockett	811
	SDP	Jai M. Mathur	773
	Liberal	John A. Pile-Gray	875
	Ecology	Timothy A.J Rowe	111
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beulah

Beulah (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Philomena M. Drummond-Brown	1,815
	Conservative	Klemens E. Zdanowicz	1,751
	SDP	Graham F. Williams	613
	Liberal	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 John 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
	SDP	Moira C. Bamfield	846
	Liberal	Charles E. Burling	831
	Liberal	David E. Beeke	823
	Communist	Peter A.G. Latham	78
Turnout
	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 Hasler Billenness	1,333
	Liberal	Ian R. Atkins	1,276
	SDP	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
	Liberal	Richard T. Mascall	1,215
	Liberal	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
	SDP	Vincent C. Green	1,027
	SDP	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
	Liberal	Yvette M.G. Luff	409
	SDP	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
	Liberal	Michael J. Douglas	883
	SDP	Kathleen M. Crawford	856
	Liberal	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
	Liberal	Ivo Nicholls	664
	SDP	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
	SDP	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
	SDP	Anthony E.W. Gooch	577
	SDP	Ainslie C. Bazely	492
	Liberal	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
	Liberal	Barry J. Davies	1,258
	Liberal	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
	SDP	Sheila Buckle	1,071
	SDP	Katherine A. Mundy	1,048
	Liberal	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
	Liberal	Raymond W. Bustin	889
	SDP	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
	SDP	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 Anthony Rowe	927
	Labour	Leni Gillman	600
	Labour	Jonathan Pickering	588
	Labour	Peter Luxton	585
Majority			780
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Spring Park

Spring Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Denis E. Perry	3,023
	Conservative	Peter Spencer Bowness	2,976
	SDP	David B. Crampton	686
	Liberal	John F. Chandler	602
	Labour	John R. March	498
	Labour	Stephen H. Tiller	429
Turnout
	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
	SDP	Clive Bone	741
	SDP	William G. A. Graham	732
	Liberal	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
	SDP	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
	SDP	Janet M. Sinclair	773
	Liberal	Joan M. Leck	764
	SDP	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
	Liberal	Alan R. Mead	1,170
	Labour	James J. Penman	1,135
	SDP	Peter R. Norwood	1,090
	Labour	Arnold J. Simanwitz	1,044
	Liberal	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	Nicholas John Griffin	50
	National Front	Doris A. Merritt	36
Majority			160
Turnout
Registered electors
	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
	SDP	Maureen E. E. House	1,078
	Liberal	John P. Callen	1,052
	Liberal	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
	Liberal	Henry Russell	380
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

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

[London_1982_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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