1982 Gloucester City Council election

The 1982 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1982 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1982

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	19				57.6
	Labour	8				24.2
	Alliance	6				18.2

Ward results

Barnwood

Barnwood 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M.* Smith	1,474	42.3
	Labour	A. Potts	1,156	33.2
	Alliance	R. Escolme	545	44.8
Turnout			3,175	45.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Barton

Barton 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gravells	964	43.0
	Labour	D. Davis	823	36.7
	Alliance	T. Smith	455	20.3
Turnout			2,242	39.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Eastgate

Eastgate 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Short	997	40.5
	Conservative	Ms.* I. Fowler	989	40.2
	Alliance	Ms. E. McGettrick	476	19.3
Turnout			2,462	40.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P.* Arnold	1,502	46.1
	Alliance	R. Cox	1,205	37.0
	Labour	E. Andrews	526	16.1
	Independent	B. Storkey	25	0.8
Turnout			3,258	52.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Hilton	1,476	46.4
	Conservative	P.* Robins	1,307	41.1
	Labour	A. Ayland	352	11.1
	Ecology	J. Waters	44	1.4
Turnout			3,179	54.5
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Linden

Linden 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Welch	1,002	39.0
	Conservative	L.* Jones	900	35.1
	Labour	J. Zahra	638	24.9
	Communist	Ms. H. Healey	27	1.1
Turnout			2,567	44.3
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G.* Goodwin	1,777	52.9
	Alliance	M. Butler	973	29.0
	Labour	R. Toomey	610	18.2
Turnout			3,360	54.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson

Matson 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. J. Faux	1,074	46.9
	Conservative	Ms. J. Bracey	650	28.4
	Alliance	H. James	567	24.7
Turnout			2,291	35.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Gibbs	1,698	59.2
	Conservative	Ms. M. West	613	21.4
	Labour	A. Leighfield	559	19.5
Turnout			2,870	48.7
	Alliance hold		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.* Pitkin-Cocks	1,281	41.7
	Labour	Ms. A. Carter	918	29.9
	Alliance	J. Stone	870	28.3
Turnout			3,069	52.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H.* Fisher	1,009	43.8
	Alliance	R. Welshman	756	32.8
	Labour	F. Stevens	480	20.8
	Ecology	J. Eaton	61	2.6
Turnout			2,306	42.5
	Conservative hold		Swing