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1982 Newham London Borough Council election

1982 local election in England

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

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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

|reg. electors = 5,519

Bemersyde

|reg. electors = 4,792

Canning Town & Grange

|reg. electors = 6,110

Castle

|reg. electors = 5,951

Central

|reg. electors = 5,747

Custom House & Silvertown

|reg. electors = 7,959

Forest Gate

|reg. electors = 8,286

Greatfield

|reg. electors = 8,652

Hudsons

|reg. electors = 7,828

Kensington

|reg. electors = 5,874

Little Ilford

|reg. electors = 8,585

Manor Park

|reg. electors = 8,571

Monega

|reg. electors = 5,834

New Town

|reg. electors = 4,593

Ordnance

|reg. electors = 4,266

Park

|reg. electors = 7,813

Plaistow

|reg. electors = 7,154

Plashet

|reg. electors = 8,845

St Stephens

|reg. electors = 5,521

South

|reg. electors = 7,278

Stratford

|reg. electors = 5,472

Upton

|reg. electors = 8,380

Wall End

|reg. electors = 8,534

West Ham

|reg. electors = 6,194

By-elections between 1982 and 1986

Forest Gate

|reg. electors = 7,845 The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael T. Foley.

Little Ilford

|reg. electors = 8,431 The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllr. Rif Winfield and Cllr. Ann Winfield.

New Town

|reg. electors = 4,845 The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Maurice Sampson.

References

"Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest". Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. (1993)
"London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1982". London County Council.
"London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010". Plymouth University.
"London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986". London County Council.

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