1982 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

1982 Scottish local government election

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All 35 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council
18 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

39.0%

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Independent	Conservative	Labour
Last election	27 seats, 67.4%	5 seats, 15.7%	2 seats, 12.3%
Seats won	22	4	4
Seat change	5	1	2
Popular vote	16,287	4,111	1,635
Percentage	51.1%	12.9%	5.1%
Swing	16.3%	2.8%	7.2%

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Party	SNP	Alliance
Last election	1 seat, 3.7%	Did not contest
Seats won	3	2
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	4,870	4,973
Percentage	15.3%	15.6%
Swing	11.6%	New

The third Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election was held on 6 May 1982.

This was the first time the Liberals and the SDP contested the regional election in Dumfries and Galloway. The Conservatives remained behind to the independents, even though they lost one of their seats. Labour managed to increase their seats while their vote share declined. The Scottish National Party (SNP) had a very good election, gaining 2 seats and increasing their vote share by over 11%. This election had the most candidates seeking election, with 72 (an increase of 18 from last election.

Results

1982 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election result
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Independent	22			5	62.9	51.1	16,287	16.3
Conservative	4			1	11.4	12.9	4,111	2.8
Labour	4			2	11.4	5.1	1,635	7.2
SNP	3			2	8.6	15.3	4,870	11.6
Alliance	2	2	0	2	5.7	15.6	4,973	New

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References

^ "Scottish Regional Elections 1982" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2017.

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