Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 30.5%.
| Southwark Local Election Result 1982[1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 53 | -3 | 85.5 | 42.8 | ||||||
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 12.9 | 27.8 | ||||||
| Others | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 5.1 | |||||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | ||||||
| Preceded by Southwark Council election, 1978 |
Southwark local elections | Succeeded by Southwark Council election, 1986 |