1982 Central Regional Council election
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1982 Scottish local government election
1982 Central Regional Council electionAll 34 seats to Central Regional Council
18 seats needed for a majority
First party | Second party | Third party | |
---|---|---|---|
Party | Labour | SNP | Conservative |
Last election | 18 seats, 41.7% | 6 seats, 35.0% | 6 seats, 14.4% |
Seats won | 22 | 5 | 4 |
Seat change | Increase 4 | Decrease 1 | Decrease 2 |
Popular vote | 36,153 | 23,215 | 11,357 |
Percentage | 43.0% | 27.6% | 13.5% |
Swing | Increase 1.3% | Decrease 7.4% | Decrease 0.9% |
Fourth party | Fifth party | ||
Party | Independent | Alliance | |
Last election | 2 seats, 5.1% | Did not contest | |
Seats won | 2 | 1 | |
Seat change | Steady | Increase 1 | |
Popular vote | 3,288 | 10,018 | |
Percentage | 3.9% | 11.9% | |
Swing | Decrease 1.2% | New |
The third election to Central Regional Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections.
Results
[edit ]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 22 | Increase 4 | 64.7 | 43.0 | 36,153 | Decrease 1.3 | |||
SNP | 5 | Decrease 1 | 14.7 | 27.6 | 23,215 | Decrease 7.4 | |||
Conservative | 4 | Decrease 2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 11,357 | Decrease 0.9 | |||
Independent | 2 | Steady | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3,288 | Decrease 1.2 | |||
Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | Increase 1 | 2.9 | 11.9 | 10,018 | New | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steady | 0.0 | 0.1 | 63 | New |
Source:[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Scottish Regional Elections 1982" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 August 2024.