1982 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1986. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Party		Seats	+/-
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Conservative	34	-3
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Labour	22	+1
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Liberal	7	+2
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. L. Slater	1,632	48.9	+3.3
	SDP	G. E. Evans	901	27.0	+27.0
	Labour	J. Koch	803	24.1	−12.7
Majority			731	21.9	+19.2
Turnout			3,336	41.6	+1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Gill*	2,703	62.5	+2.0
	SDP	D. L. Marlow	1,310	30.3	+30.3
	Labour	T. A. O'Neill	312	7.2	−7.3
Majority			1,393	32.2	−3.3
Turnout			4,325	49.4	+2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. G. Currie*	1,633	44.7	+3.8
	SDP	M. J. Roberts	1,012	27.7	+27.7
	Labour	N. P. Cooper	1,009	27.6	−16.5
Majority			621	17.0	+13.8
Turnout			3,654	45.8	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. E. Waterfall*	2,489	63.4	+10.9
	Liberal	C. A. Bearfield	1,000	25.5	−9.4
	Labour	H. Davies	437	11.1	−1.5
Majority			1,489	37.9	+20.3
Turnout			3,926	49.1	−1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Holland*	1,533	62.7	−17.7
	Conservative	M. E. Hindley	482	19.7	+6.7
	SDP	A. P. Ratcliff	429	17.6	+17.6
Majority			1,051	43.0	−24.4
Turnout			2,444	34.8	−1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. J. Geoghegan	1,830	53.8	−12.9
	Conservative	G. V. Burrows	1,063	31.3	−2.0
	SDP	W. C. Sumner	506	14.9	+14.9
Majority			767	22.6	−10.8
Turnout			3,399	40.9	−2.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. G. Haigh*	1,806	45.9	+2.3
	Labour	S. Rogers	1,191	30.2	−10.4
	Liberal	J. A. Cottrell	941	23.9	+8.1
Majority			615	15.6	+12.6
Turnout			3,938	51.1	+8.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. T. Lamb	1,781	44.9	+7.1
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	1,168	29.4	−9.3
	SDP	H. Laffey	1,020	25.7	+25.7
Majority			613	15.4	+14.5
Turnout			3,969	47.5	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Lord	1,856	44.5	+6.3
	Liberal	A. Vernon	1,585	38.0	+5.8
	Labour	H. Pollard	726	17.4	−16.5
Majority			271	6.5	+2.2
Turnout			4,167	52.5	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hinchcliffe*	2,709	66.1	−3.1
	Liberal	J. Wilson	1,134	27.7	+5.0
	Labour	E. A. Starkey	253	6.2	−1.9
Majority			1,575	38.5	−8.0
Turnout			4,096	46.6	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield	1,638	45.4	+8.1
	Labour	K. Silcock	1,488	41.2	−21.5
	Liberal	W. A. Munden	483	13.4	+13.4
Majority			150	4.2	−21.2
Turnout			3,609	46.2	−0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mersey St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. A. Elder	2,510	62.3	+10.4
	SDP	E. P. M. Wollaston	1,004	24.9	+24.9
	Labour	B. R. Coates	515	12.8	−8.6
Majority			1,506	37.4	+12.2
Turnout			4,029	42.4	−4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	1,046	41.5	−23.5
	Conservative	F. D. Redfern	998	39.6	+5.9
	Liberal	C. R. Hedley	475	18.9	+18.9
Majority			48	1.9	−29.4
Turnout			2,519	38.5	−4.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. L. Brookes	1,389	43.9	+1.5
	Conservative	A. Rhodes	1,297	41.0	+5.6
	Labour	P. N. J. Frizzby	478	15.1	−7.1
Majority			92	2.9	−4.1
Turnout			3,164	39.6	−3.5
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Mee*	1,319	40.0	−10.9
	Conservative	J. W. Robinson	1,152	34.9	+4.3
	Liberal	H. M. Hughes	827	25.1	+6.6
Majority			167	5.1	−15.1
Turnout			3,298	42.3	−2.1
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. E. King*	1,748	43.2	+3.7
	Labour	G. H. Mountain	1,464	36.1	−24.4
	SDP	R. C. Tweed	838	20.7	+20.7
Majority			284	7.0	−14.0
Turnout			4,050	43.3	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hindley*	1,886	51.3	+5.9
	Labour	G. Woodburn	1,107	30.2	−24.4
	SDP	L. L. Sumner	679	18.5	+18.5
Majority			779	21.3	+12.1
Turnout			3,664	44.6	+1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Marland*	1,721	58.6	−15.8
	Conservative	B. M. Dirikis	750	25.5	−0.1
	SDP	S. Everett	467	15.9	+15.9
Majority			971	33.0	−15.8
Turnout			2,938	39.0	−0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. K. Davies	1,778	23.3	+2.9
	Conservative	L. W. Hillier	1,698	22.3	+0.9
	Liberal	G. K. Stuart	1,695	22.2	+8.4
	Liberal	J. R. Richardson	1,595	20.9	+5.8
	Labour	R. J. Short	441	5.8	−8.7
	Labour	R. P. F. Phillips	412	5.4	−9.5
Majority			3	0.04	−7.7
Turnout			7,619	45.4	+4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe*	1,736	46.7	−1.1
	Labour	D. Acton	994	26.8	−25.4
	SDP	P. J. Carlon	985	26.5	+26.5
Majority			742	20.0	+15.7
Turnout			3,715	47.5	+5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. V. Ackroyd	1,617	44.3	+7.8
	Conservative	W. J. Watkins*	1,312	35.9	+2.1
	Labour	R. Crewe	721	19.8	−9.9
Majority			305	8.4	+5.6
Turnout			3,650	43.3	−6.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing