London local elections, 1982

London local elections, 1982

← 1978 6 May 1982 1986 →
All 1,914 on all 32 London boroughs
First party Second party Third party   Leader Margaret Thatcher Michael Foot David Steel Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader since 11 February 1975 10 November 1980 7 July 1976 Popular vote 43.2% 30.4% 24.6% Swing 6.6% 9.2% 18.2% Councils 17 12 0 Councils +/– 2 Councillors 980 781 124 Councillors +/– 20 101 94
Results by Borough in 1982.

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 6 May 1982. Ward changes took place in Enfield which increased the total number of councillors by 6 from 1,908 to 1,914.

All London borough council seats were up for election. Both major parties lost votes to the Liberal Party, but whilst the Conservatives gained 20 council seats, Labour lost 101.

The party's result of 30.4%, 12 councils and 781 councillors was the worst Labour result since 1968.

The previous Borough elections in London were in 1978.

Councillor statistics