Strathclyde Regional Council election, 1982

The second election to Strathclyde Regional Council was held on 6 May 1982 and yielded a significant Labour majority.

Aggregate results

Strathclyde Regional election, 1982
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 79 76.7 45.8 340,118
  Conservative 15 14.6 22.5 169,910
  SDP–Liberal Alliance 4 3.9 17.8 126,708 +3.94
  SNP 3 2.9 12.5 92,927
  Independent 2 1.9 1.6 12,204

Ward results

Argyll and Bute

Kintyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J McCorkindale 2,444 65.6
Labour D McMillan 1,274 34.2
Majority 1,170 31.4
Turnout 3,718 43.4
Conservative hold Swing
Mid-Argyll/Islay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP N MacNeil 2,635 60.0
Conservative J Mackie 1,396 28.2
Ecology C Gladstone 352 8.0
Majority 1,240 31.4
Turnout 4,383 42.3
SNP hold Swing
Lorn and Mull
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Webster unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Bute/West Cowal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J McMillan 2,292 55.1
SNP R Strong 1,232 29.6
Labour M McGrorarty 624 15.0
Majority 1,060 25.6
Turnout 4,148 49.8
Conservative hold Swing
Dunoon/East Cowal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J Walsh 1,318 29.8
Conservative J.A. Douglas 1,121 25.3
Independent J MacKinnon 603 13.6
Independent M Murton 469 10.6
Liberal A Lyall 456 10.3
Labour J Cullen 456 10.3
Majority 197 4.5
Turnout 4,423 49.4
Independent gain from Liberal Swing

Dumbarton

Dumbarton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I MacDonald 3,751 44.5
Liberal J Murricane 2,178 25.9
Conservative R Graham 1,632 19.4
SNP G Clarkson 851 10.1
Majority 1,573 18.6
Turnout 8,412 45.2
Helensburgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W Petrie 6,735 73.5
Social Democratic R Sawyer 1,337 14.6
Labour J Carleton 609 6.6
SNP J.B. Cowey 465 5.1
Majority 5,398 58.9
Turnout 9,146 50.4
Independent hold Swing
Vale of Leven
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D Mills 6,181 62.0
SNP N McEwan 1,609 16.1
Conservative P Grant 1,250 12.5
Communist D Mills 496 5.0
Independent Labour G Muir 402 4.0
Majority 4,572 45.9
Turnout 9,938 48.9
Labour hold Swing
Drumry/Summerhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A McLean 3,460 63.5
SNP T Humble 1,445 26.5
Conservative D Gibson 436 8.0
Communist A Jackson 96 1.8
Majority 2,015 37.0
Turnout 5,437 35.0
Labour hold Swing

Glasgow

Blairdarrie/Knightscliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J.W. MacKechnie 3,253 46.2
Social Democratic G Beattie 1,521 21.6
Conservative C.A. Lawson 1,340 19.1
SNP J Ruddy 912 13.0
Majority 1,732 24.6
Turnout 7,026 40.0
Labour hold Swing
Yoker/Knightswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W Perry 4,175 62.1
Conservative E Ledgewood 1,211 18.0
SNP J Lang 1,203 17.9
Communist J Moffat 117 1.7
Majority 2,964 44.1
Turnout 6,706 37.2
Labour hold Swing
Scotstoun/Broomhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K Murray 2,835 32.5
Social Democratic C Ainsworth 2,385 27.4
Conservative L.M. Rosin 2,227 25.6
SNP W Lindsay Jnr. 1,141 13.1
Communist L.D. Bain 124 1.4
Majority 450 5.1
Turnout 8,712 45.7
wing =
Kelvinside/Kelvindale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C.M. Mason 3,833 40.7
Conservative L MacK Turpie 3,809 40.5
Labour C.F. Rushton 1,223 13.0
SNP P.D. Johnson 435 4.6
Ecology A Whitelaw 104 1.1
Majority 24 0.2
Turnout 9,404 47.7
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

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