The 1982 Newham London Borough Council election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 6 May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 27.0%. The Labour Party held onto its overwhelming majority.
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 54 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 85.7 | 54.0 | |||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | |||
Alliance | 6 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9.5 | 29.1 | |||
Other parties | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.8 |
Background
A total of 156 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 29 candidates. The Liberal and SDP parties ran 56 joint candidates whilst the Liberal Party also ran 3 candidates under the Liberal Focus Team Alliance banner. Other candidates included 5 Independents, 1 Communist and 3 National Front.
Results by ward
Beckton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert A. Taylor | 875 | 73.2 | −9.0 | |
Labour | Derek A. Whitbread | 783 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Robert G Fleming | 321 | 26.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 22.6 | −6.0 | |||
Registered electors | 5,519 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bemersyde
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Bauckham | 733 | 56.9 | −18.7 | |
Labour | William Dunlop | 634 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Adrian G. Cole | 556 | 43.1 | N/A | |
Alliance | Eileen M. McManus | 517 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29.4 | +2.8 | |||
Registered electors | 4,792 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Canning Town & Grange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack A. Hart | 1,178 | 67.5 | −10.8 | |
Labour | Charles Whincup | 1,085 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Ronald S. Webb | 567 | 32.5 | N/A | |
Alliance | Margaret E. Linford | 489 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30.9 | +1.5 | |||
Registered electors | 6,110 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah L. M. Murray | 1,031 | 62.4 | +7.7 | |
Labour | Robert A. Wales | 965 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Leslie Hall | 622 | 37.6 | N/A | |
Alliance | David Gotobe | 601 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30.7 | +5.5 | |||
Registered electors | 5,951 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon T. George | 1,050 | 54.0 | −8.0 | |
Labour | Stanley Hopwood | 997 | N/A | ||
Alliance | David J. Corney | 707 | 36.3 | N/A | |
Alliance | Cathryn Y. Robbins | 524 | N/A | ||
Independent | Leslie D. Jefferd | 188 | 9.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 36.7 | +0.8 | |||
Registered electors | 5,747 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Custom House & Silvertown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William A. Chapman | 1,026 | 61.8 | −21.2 | |
Labour | Julia C. I. Garfield | 968 | N/A | ||
Labour | Thomas A. Jenkinson | 861 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Aaron P. Chapman | 634 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Alliance | Sylvia A. Kilcoin | 409 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Sally A. Smith | 391 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23.7 | +0.3 | |||
Registered electors | 7,959 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Forest Gate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael T. Foley | 992 | 40.0 | −18.3 | |
Labour | Ronald G. Augley | 988 | N/A | ||
Labour | Conor M. McAuley | 960 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Robert E. Burrows | 811 | 32.7 | N/A | |
Alliance | Leighton R. Andrews | 782 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Alan J. Leaman | 735 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Robin D. Atter | 603 | 24.3 | −13.7 | |
Conservative | Victor E. Jackson | 585 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Luigi Peluso | 529 | N/A | ||
Communist | John G. Grahl | 77 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 28.7 | +3.5 | |||
Registered electors | 8,286 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Greatfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Edwin G. Ray | 1,501 | 59.0 | N/A | |
Alliance | Neal A. Chubb | 1,329 | N/A | ||
Alliance | John J. Haggerty | 1,326 | N/A | ||
Labour | Marjorie E. Helps | 1,043 | 41.0 | +10.0 | |
Labour | Anita J. Pollock | 1,021 | N/A | ||
Labour | Thomas A. Acton | 1,007 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32.7 | −8.9 | |||
Registered electors | 8,652 | ||||
Alliance gain from Residents | Swing | ||||
Alliance gain from Residents | Swing | ||||
Alliance gain from Residents | Swing |
Hudsons
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick C. Jones | 1,009 | 61.0 | −9.3 | |
Labour | Frederick J. Dance | 950 | N/A | ||
Labour | Richard W. Buxton | 925 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Roy A. Adams | 561 | 28.7 | N/A | |
Alliance | Lorraine Brand | 69 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Lamont M. Royer | 60 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Thomas A. Ham | 382 | 19.6 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Jane F. Green | 346 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Doris C. Neville | 326 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26.7 | +0.1 | |||
Registered electors | 7,828 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kensington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth C. R. Massey | 1,412 | 59.4 | +4.6 | |
Labour | John J. Plant | 1,257 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Sylvia E. Neal | 540 | 22.7 | N/A | |
Alliance | Henry R. Wheatcroft | 515 | N/A | ||
Independent | Anand K. Sharma | 424 | 17.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Leon Netto | 344 | 9.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 41.8 | −2.3 | |||
Registered electors | 5,874 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Ilford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib Dem Focus Team | Paul J. Robbins | 1,304 | 54.0 | N/A | |
Lib Dem Focus Team | Ann C. Winfield | 1,202 | N/A | ||
Lib Dem Focus Team | Rif Winfield | 1,135 | N/A | ||
Labour | William H. Brown | 1,030 | 42.7 | −24.0 | |
Labour | John A. Kemp | 1,021 | N/A | ||
Labour | Patel G. Maganbhai | 931 | N/A | ||
Workers Revolutionary | Andrew K. Blunden | 79 | 3.3 | −1.5 | |
Turnout | 32.2 | +13.1 | |||
Registered electors | 8,585 | ||||
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour | Swing |
Manor Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amarjit Singh | 1,372 | 49.6 | −3.5 | |
Labour | James A. Parnell | 1,291 | N/A | ||
Labour | Elizabeth C. Fullick | 1,255 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Alexander G. Hope-Thomson | 791 | 28.6 | −10.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew F. Winter | 782 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Stanley L. Norton | 754 | N/A | ||
Alliance | John S. Ashworth | 604 | 21.8 | N/A | |
Alliance | William A. Robinson | 569 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Noble Din | 500 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36.3 | −1.5 | |||
Registered electors | 8,571 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Monega
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lewis E. Boyce | 1,106 | 58.0 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Frederick E. York | 1,027 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Alec J. Kellaway | 479 | 25.1 | N/A | |
Alliance | Harbans S. Jabbal | 389 | N/A | ||
Independent | Kartor Singh | 322 | 16.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Munawar Hussain | 295 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35.3 | −1.1 | |||
Registered electors | 5,834 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
New Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter J. Pendle | 576 | 48.6 | −19.2 | |
Labour | Maurice Sampson | 492 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Andrew J. Bolton | 345 | 29.1 | N/A | |
Alliance | David C. Powell | 321 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Deryn J. Buckley | 264 | 22.3 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Barry W. Roberts | 216 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28.5 | +0.5 | |||
Registered electors | 4,593 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ordnance
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles A. Flemwell | 610 | 71.8 | −13.0 | |
Labour | Anne King | 531 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Edward G. Powell | 240 | 28.2 | N/A | |
Alliance | Melva Campbell | 197 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21.1 | −1.6 | |||
Registered electors | 4,266 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Howlett | 1,053 | 50.3 | −15.1 | |
Labour | James G. Newstead | 960 | N/A | ||
Labour | Sidney H. Smith | 937 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Leonard Ryder | 598 | 28.6 | N/A | |
Alliance | Leslie E. Groombridge | 593 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Michael J. Hogan | 579 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Roger M. Barker-Green | 441 | 21.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Wendy N. Blanchard | 420 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Richard C. Strauss | 402 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30.8 | +5.4 | |||
Registered electors | 7,813 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Plaistow
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anand N. Patil | 1,906 | 74.8 | +13.6 | |
Labour | David J. Brand | 1,235 | N/A | ||
Labour | Arthur F. G. Edwards | 1,229 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Ian W. F. MacFadyen | 468 | 18.4 | N/A | |
Alliance | Nicholas Ward | 461 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Amrik S. Mahandru | 382 | N/A | ||
National Front | Michael B. Hipperson | 175 | 6.9 | N/A | |
National Front | Denis G. Holland | 174 | N/A | ||
National Front | William J. Roberts | 155 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29.7 | +2.2 | |||
Registered electors | 7,154 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Plashet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank I. Jackman | 1,327 | 40.1 | −35.1 | |
Labour | Edwin Mann | 1,216 | N/A | ||
Labour | Kenneth Palmer | 1,167 | N/A | ||
Ind. Labour Party | Bill Watts | 1,005 | 30.4 | N/A | |
Ind. Labour Party | Peter Billups | 962 | N/A | ||
Ind. Labour Party | Liam A. Williams | 830 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Sailesh Bhattacharji | 566 | 17.1 | N/A | |
Alliance | Peshawari Bhalla | 556 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Peter G. Ham | 411 | 12.4 | −12.4 | |
Conservative | William G. Flynn | 410 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Gerard Eldridge | 401 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Ross B. Smith | 396 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37.9 | +5.9 | |||
Registered electors | 8,845 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Stephens
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Nolan | 1,130 | 62.1 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Eric R. Harris | 1,030 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Francis J. Rowden | 406 | 22.3 | N/A | |
Alliance | Ahmed E. Oomerjee | 352 | N/A | ||
Independent | Bahadur S. Gahir | 284 | 15.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Parkash C. Sondhi | 243 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40.4 | −5.5 | |||
Registered electors | 5,521 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Daly | 1,033 | 50.1 | −5.4 | |
Labour | Leonard D. Manley | 886 | N/A | ||
Labour | Margaret E. Philpott | 851 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Robert F. Williams | 577 | 28.0 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | Sylvia L. Williams | 455 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Anthony Wilkinson | 451 | 21.9 | N/A | |
Alliance | Frances L. Bolton | 361 | N/A | ||
Alliance | David M. Coleman | 361 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28.9 | −0.6 | |||
Registered electors | 7,278 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stratford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James C. Goldsmith | 665 | 57.2 | −12.7 | |
Labour | James C. Riley | 563 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Albert Fuller | 284 | 24.4 | N/A | |
Alliance | Denis P. Groutage | 230 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Florence Jackson | 213 | 18.3 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Emily J. Short | 178 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23.6 | −1.3 | |||
Registered electors | 5,472 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John R. Clow | 1,685 | 58.6 | −14.5 | |
Labour | David A. Gilles | 1,447 | N/A | ||
Labour | Alan Mattingly | 1,319 | N/A | ||
Independent | Noorallah Darwesh | 440 | 15.3 | N/A | |
Alliance | Belboda J. B. Cooke | 435 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Ahmed Din | 403 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Surinder M. Gautama | 389 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Edmund McCullagh | 317 | 11.0 | −15.9 | |
Conservative | Dorothy M. Neal | 311 | N/A | ||
Conservative | David Knight | 304 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34.6 | +4.0 | |||
Registered electors | 8,380 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wall End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert T. Philpott | 1,252 | 47.3 | −1.3 | |
Labour | Hermaish K. Dhesi | 1,189 | N/A | ||
Labour | Sarah J. Reeves | 1,162 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Donald MacIver | 780 | 29.5 | +14.7 | |
Conservative | Gwendoline H. MacIver | 749 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Laurence A. Howell | 747 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Peggy R. Campbell | 616 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Alliance | Richard J. Minchin | 537 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Ernest G. Mtunzi | 514 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34.6 | −1.8 | |||
Registered electors | 8,534 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
West Ham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred T. Dickerson | 865 | 54.4 | −14.1 | |
Labour | Peter J. Undrill | 699 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Victor Schofield | 380 | 23.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Dennis F. Privett | 346 | 21.7 | +5.5 | |
Alliance | Simon McGrath | 345 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Simon N. C. Pearce | 319 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28.2 | +3.3 | |||
Registered electors | 6,194 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1982 and 1986
Forest Gate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret P. Olley | 1,517 | 63.4 | +23.4 | |
Lib Dem Focus Team | David C. Powell | 469 | 19.6 | −13.1 | |
Conservative | Robin D. Atter | 407 | 17.0 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 1,048 | 43.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30.7 | +2.0 | |||
Registered electors | 7,845 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael T. Foley.
Little Ilford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib Dem Focus Team | Ann C. Winfield | 1,868 | |||
Labour | Stephen C. Timms | 1,780 | |||
Labour | Colin M. Copus | 1,763 | |||
Lib Dem Focus Team | Rif Winfield | 1,715 | |||
Majority | 88 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 45.3 | +13.1 | |||
Registered electors | 8,431 | ||||
Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllr. Rif Winfield and Cllr. Ann Winfield.
New Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wendy Mallard | 987 | 71.7 | +23.1 | |
Alliance | Lee Reeves | 264 | 19.2 | −9.9 | |
Conservative | Victor E. Jackson | 125 | 9.1 | −13.2 | |
Majority | 723 | 52.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28.4 | −0.1 | |||
Registered electors | 4,845 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Maurice Sampson.
References
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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