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14 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. A third of the council's seats were up for election. The newly formed SDP–Liberal Alliance saw a huge improvement in their share of their vote compared to their predecessor, scoring over 20% of the vote; the highest percentage for a third party since the forming of the Welwyn Hatfield's council. They were ultimately unsuccessful in gaining any seats however. Indeed, there was no net change in seats for any party; a first for the district.
Summary
Election result
| 1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 8 | 
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57.1 | 17 | 25 | 58.1 | 14,053 | 37.4 | –15.1 | |
| Conservative | 6 |
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42.9 | 12 | 18 | 41.9 | 15,810 | 42.0 | –2.2 | |
| Alliance | 0 |
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0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,726 | 20.5 | +17.7 | |
| Independent | 0 |
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0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.1 | –0.4 | |
References
- "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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