Scottish local Regional elections, 1982
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The regional Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 6 May 1982, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
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National results [edit]
| Parties | Votes | Votes % | Wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 37.6 | 186 | ||
| SNP | 13.4 | 23 | ||
| Conservative | 25.1 | 119 | ||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 18.1 | 25 | ||
| Independent | 5.1 | 87 | ||
| Other | ||||
| Total | ||||
Results by council area [edit]
| Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | SDP-Liberal Alliance | Independent | Other | Turnout | Control |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borders‡ | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 41.1% | Independent hold | ||
| Central‡ | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44.7% | Labour hold | ||
| Dumfries and Galloway‡ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 39.0% | Independent hold | ||
| Fife‡ | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 43.2% | Labour hold | ||
| Grampian‡ | 15 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 34.3% | Conservative Hold | ||
| Highland‡ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 41.0% | Independent Hold | ||
| Lothian‡ | 22 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47.6% | No overall control Gain from Labour | ||
| Orkney‡ | Independent Hold | |||||||||
| Shetland‡ | Independent Hold | |||||||||
| Strathclyde‡ | 79 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 42.4% | Labour Hold | Details | |
| Tayside‡ | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45.3% | Conservative Hold | ||
| Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)‡ | Independent Hold | |||||||||
| Preceded by Scottish District local elections, 1980 |
Scottish local elections | Succeeded by Scottish District local elections, 1984 |
Notes and references [edit]
- ^ McConnell, Alan (2004), Scottish Local Government, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-2005-0
See also [edit]
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