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{{Infobox Election
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
| election_name = Scottish local Regional elections, 1982
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1982 Scottish regional elections
| country = Scotland
| country = Scotland
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Scottish District local elections, 1980
| previous_election = 1980 Scottish local elections
| previous_year = 1980
| previous_year = 1980
| next_election = Scottish District local elections, 1984
| next_election = 1984 Scottish local elections
| next_year = 1984
| next_year = 1984
| seats_for_election =
| seats_for_election =
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|05|06}}
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|05|06}}
| registered = 3,828,322
| turnout = 42.9
| 1blank =
| 1blank =
| 2blank =
| 2blank =
| 3blank =
| 3blank =


<!-- Labour -->
<!-- Labour -->
| image1 = [[Image:Neil Kinnock (1989).jpg|100px]]
| image1 = [[Image:Michael Foot (1981).jpg|150x150px]]
| leader1 = [[Neil Kinnock]]
| leader1 = [[Michael Foot]]
| leader_since1 = 2 October 1983
| leader_since1 = 10 November 1980
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| last_election1 =
| last_election1 =
| popular_vote1 =
| popular_vote1 = '''572,776'''
| percentage1 =37.6
| percentage1 ='''37.6'''
| seats1 =186
| seats1 = '''186'''
| seat_change1 =
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}10
| swing1=
| swing1= {{decrease}}2.0


<!-- Conservative -->
<!-- Conservative -->
| image2 = [[File:Margaret Thatcher.png|100px|Margaret Thatcher]]
| image2 = [[File:Margaret Thatcher (1983).jpg|150x150px|Margaret Thatcher]]
| colour2 =
| colour2 =
| leader2 = {{nowrap|[[Margaret Thatcher]]}}
| leader2 = {{nowrap|[[Margaret Thatcher]]}}
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| last_election2 =
| last_election2 =
| seats2 = 119
| seats2 = 119
| seat_change2 =
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}17
| popular_vote2 =
| popular_vote2 = 382,891
| swing2 =
| percentage2 = 25.1
| percentage2 = 25.1
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 5.2


<!-- Liberal Democrats -->
<!-- Alliance -->
| image4 = [[File:DavidSteel1987 cropped.jpg|150x150px|David Steel]]
| image4 = [[File:DavidSteel1987 cropped.jpg|150x150px|David Steel]]
| colour4 =
| colour4 =
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| last_election4 =
| seats4 = 25
| seats4 = 25
| seat_change4 =
| seat_change4 = {{increase}}19
| swing4 =
| swing4 = {{increase}} 15.8
| popular_vote4 =
| popular_vote4 =276,824
| percentage4 = 18.1
| percentage4 = 18.1


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| seats5 =23
| seats5 =23
| seat_change5 =
| seat_change5 = {{increase}}5
| swing5 =
| swing5 = {{decrease}}7.5
| popular_vote5 =
| popular_vote5 =204,774
| percentage5 = 13.4
| percentage5 = 13.4


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|map_size = 350px
|map_size = 350px
|map_caption = Colours denote the winning party with outright control
|map_caption = Colours denote the winning party with outright control

|map2_image = Scottish Regional Council election, 1982.svg
|map2_size = 350px
|map2_caption = Results by ward
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Regional elections were held in [[Scotland]] on Thursday 6 May 1982, as part of the [[1982 United Kingdom local elections|wider 1982 United Kingdom local elections]]. Whilst the 1982 elections saw the Conservatives hold up relatively well in England, the Tories did comparatively poorly in Scotland, where their already disadvantageous position worsened. The Conservatives did particularly poorly in Strathclyde, where the Conservative group leader lost his seat.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 May 1982 |title=Scots spurn Tories as apathy again hits polls |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19820508&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=12}}</ref>
The regional [[Local election]]s were held in [[Scotland]] on Thursday 6 May 1982, as part of the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]].

Despite this poor performance, the Conservatives were actually seen as doing somewhat well in the overall Scottish context; the Conservative vote had, prior to the election, been languishing around 18% in Scotland. This was somewhat credited to a modest "Falkland Effect;" a surge in Conservative support due to their handling of the ongoing [[Falklands War]].<ref name="Towards 4 Party">[http://www.scottishgovernmentyearbooks.ed.ac.uk/record/22888/1/1983_6_Towardsafourpartysystem.pdf Towards a Four Party System: The Regional Elections of 1982, p.78-82]</ref>

The SDP-Liberal Alliance managed to displace the SNP into fourth place, although this increase in support ultimately did not translate into major seat gains due to the [[First Past the Post|FPTP]] nature of the ward electoral system.<ref name="Towards 4 Party"/>

Also notable was the success of candidates in [[Shetland]] supportive of Home Rule for the islands, who wished for something similar to that enjoyed by the [[Faroe Islands]]. Whilst no candidates appeared on the ballot as members of the [[Orkney and Shetland Movement|Shetland Movement]], the Shetland Movement did publish a list of candidates supportive of Shetland Home Rule. Ultimately, of the 25 members of the [[Shetland Islands Council]], 14 were supporters of the movement.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 May 1982 |title=Shetland home rulers returned |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19820508&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=12}}</ref>


==National results==
==National results==
{{electiontable|Scottish council elections, 1982}}'''Summary of the 1982 Scottish regional council election results<ref>{{citation|last=McConnell|first=Alan|title=Scottish Local Government|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7486-2005-0}}</ref>
{{election table|title=Summary of the 1982 Scottish regional council election results<ref>{{citation|last=McConnell|first=Alan|title=Scottish Local Government|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7486-2005-0}}</ref><ref name="SRE 1982">{{cite book |last=Bochel |first=J. M. |last2=Denver |first2=D. T. |title=Scottish Regional Election 1982: Results and Statistics |publisher=University of Dundee and University of Lancaster|pages=59–63 }}</ref>}}
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Parties
!colspan=2|Parties
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!Wards
!Wards
|-
|-
{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}
|572,776
|
|37.6
|37.6
|186
|186
|-
|-
{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservative Party}}
|382,891
|
|13.4
|23
|-
{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservative Party}}
|
|25.1
|25.1
|119
|119
|-
|-
{{Party name with colour|SDP-Liberal Alliance}}
| {{Party name with colour|SDP-Liberal Alliance}}
|276,824
|
|18.1
|18.1
|25
|25
|-
|-
{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|204,774
|13.4
|23
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Great Britain}}
|5,537
|0.4
|1
|-
|
|
|{{align|left|Protestant Crusade Against the Papal Visit}}
|5.1
|1,228
|87
|0.1
|0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Ecology Party (UK)}}
|997
|0.1
|0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent Labour}}
|402
|0.03
|0
|-
|-
| style="width: 10px" bgcolor={{Other/meta/color}}|
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Other
|
|
|{{align|left|Democratic Socialist Party}}
|264
|0.2
|0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)}}
|252
|0.02
|0
|-
|
|
|{{align|left|Twentieth Century Reformation Movement}}
|136
|0.01
|0
|-
|
|
|{{align|left|Ratepayer}}
|30
|0.002
|0
|-
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
!colspan=2|Total!! !! !!
|77,626
|5.1
|87
|-
!colspan=2|Total!! 1,446,111 !! 100.0 !! 441
|}
|}


==Results by council area==
==Results by council area==

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Council
! scope="col" | Council
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! scope="col" | Other
! scope="col" | Other
! scope="col" | Turnout
! scope="col" | Turnout
! scope="col" colspan=2| Control<br>
! scope="col" colspan=2| Control<br />
! scope="col" | Details
! scope="col" | Details
|-
|-
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|0
|0
| 41.1%
| 41.1%
{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold
|[[1982 Scottish Borders Regional Council election|Details]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Central Region, Scotland|Central]]‡
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Central Region, Scotland|Central]]‡
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| 0
| 0
| 44.7%
| 44.7%
{{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}} hold
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}} hold
|[[1982 Central Regional Council election|Details]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Dumfries and Galloway]]‡
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Dumfries and Galloway]]‡
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| 0
| 0
| 39.0%
| 39.0%
{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold
|[[1982 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election|Details]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Fife]]‡
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Fife]]‡
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| 1
| 1
| 43.2%
| 43.2%
{{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}} hold
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}} hold
|[[1982 Fife Regional Council election|Details]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Grampian]]‡
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Grampian]]‡
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| 0
| 0
| 34.3%
| 34.3%
{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} Hold
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} Hold
|[[1982 Grampian Regional Council election|Details]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]‡
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]‡
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| 0
| 0
| 41.0%
| 41.0%
{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} Hold
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} Hold
|[[1982 Highland Regional Council election|Details]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Lothian]]‡
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Lothian]]‡
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|0
|0
| 47.6%
| 47.6%
{{Party name with colour|No overall control}} Gain from Labour
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} Gain from Labour
|[[1982 Lothian Regional Council election|Details]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
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|
|
|
|
{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} Hold
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} Hold
|[[1982 Orkney Area Council election|Details]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Shetland Islands|Shetland]]‡
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Shetland Islands|Shetland]]‡
|1
|0
|0
|0
|10
|14
|
|
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} Hold
|
|[[1982 Shetland Islands Area Council election|Details]]
|
|
|
|
|
{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} Hold
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Strathclyde]]‡
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Strathclyde]]‡
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| 0
| 0
|42.4%
|42.4%
{{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}} Hold
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}} Hold
|[[Strathclyde Regional Council election, 1982|Details]]
|[[1982 Strathclyde Regional Council election|Details]]

|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Tayside]]‡
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Tayside]]‡
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|0
|0
| 45.3%
| 45.3%
{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} Hold
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} Hold
|[[1982 Tayside Regional Council election|Details]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Outer Hebrides|Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)]]‡
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Outer Hebrides|Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)]]‡
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|
|
|
|
{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} Hold
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} Hold
|[[1982 Western Isles Area Council election|Details]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


==References==

{{sequence|
prev=[[Scottish District local elections, 1980]]|
list=Scottish local elections|
next=[[Scottish District local elections, 1984]]
}}

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Scottish elections}}
==See also==
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1982}}
*[[Elections in Scotland]]

{{Scottish elections|state=expanded}}


[[Category:1982 Scottish local elections| ]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scottish Local Regional Elections, 1982}}
[[Category:Scottish local elections, 1982|Local]]
[[Category:1982 in Scotland|Regional elections]]
[[Category:1982 in Scotland|Ele]]
[[Category:Council elections in Scotland|1982]]
[[Category:Council elections in Scotland|1982]]
[[Category:May 1982 events in the United Kingdom|Scottish regional elections]]




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Latest revision as of 23:29, 1 August 2023

1982 Scottish regional elections
← 1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1984 →
Registered3,828,322
Turnout42.9
  First party Second party
  Margaret Thatcher
Leader Michael Foot Margaret Thatcher
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 10 November 1980 11 February 1975
Seats won 186 119
Seat change Increase10 Decrease17
Popular vote 572,776 382,891
Percentage 37.6 25.1
Swing Decrease2.0 Decrease 5.2
  Third party Fourth party
  David Steel
Leader David Steel Gordon Wilson
Party Alliance SNP
Leader since 1976 15 September 1979
Seats won 25 23
Seat change Increase19 Increase5
Popular vote 276,824 204,774
Percentage 18.1 13.4
Swing Increase 15.8 Decrease7.5
Colours denote the winning party with outright control
Results by ward

Regional elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 6 May 1982, as part of the wider 1982 United Kingdom local elections. Whilst the 1982 elections saw the Conservatives hold up relatively well in England, the Tories did comparatively poorly in Scotland, where their already disadvantageous position worsened. The Conservatives did particularly poorly in Strathclyde, where the Conservative group leader lost his seat.[1]

Despite this poor performance, the Conservatives were actually seen as doing somewhat well in the overall Scottish context; the Conservative vote had, prior to the election, been languishing around 18% in Scotland. This was somewhat credited to a modest "Falkland Effect;" a surge in Conservative support due to their handling of the ongoing Falklands War.[2]

The SDP-Liberal Alliance managed to displace the SNP into fourth place, although this increase in support ultimately did not translate into major seat gains due to the FPTP nature of the ward electoral system.[2]

Also notable was the success of candidates in Shetland supportive of Home Rule for the islands, who wished for something similar to that enjoyed by the Faroe Islands. Whilst no candidates appeared on the ballot as members of the Shetland Movement, the Shetland Movement did publish a list of candidates supportive of Shetland Home Rule. Ultimately, of the 25 members of the Shetland Islands Council, 14 were supporters of the movement.[3]

National results

[edit]
Summary of the 1982 Scottish regional council election results[4][5]
Parties Votes Votes % Wards
Labour 572,776 37.6 186
Conservative 382,891 25.1 119
Alliance 276,824 18.1 25
SNP 204,774 13.4 23
Communist 5,537 0.4 1
Protestant Crusade Against the Papal Visit
 1,228 0.1 0
Ecology 997 0.1 0
Independent Labour 402 0.03 0
Democratic Socialist Party
 264 0.2 0
Workers Revolutionary 252 0.02 0
Twentieth Century Reformation Movement
 136 0.01 0
Ratepayer
 30 0.002 0
Independent 77,626 5.1 87
Total 1,446,111 100.0 441

Results by council area

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Council Labour Conservative SNP SDP-Liberal Alliance Independent Other Turnout Control
 Details
Borders‡ 0 8 0 3 12 0 41.1% Independent hold Details
Central‡ 22 4 5 1 2 0 44.7% Labour hold Details
Dumfries and Galloway‡ 4 4 3 2 22 0 39.0% Independent hold Details
Fife‡ 27 10 1 4 2 1 43.2% Labour hold Details
Grampian‡ 15 28 3 6 2 0 34.3% Conservative Hold Details
Highland‡ 5 1 2 2 42 0 41.0% Independent Hold Details
Lothian‡ 22 22 1 3 1 0 47.6% No overall control Gain from Labour Details
Orkney‡ Independent Hold Details
Shetland‡ 1 0 0 0 10 14 Independent Hold Details
Strathclyde‡ 79 15 3 4 2 0 42.4% Labour Hold Details
Tayside‡ 12 27 5 0 2 0 45.3% Conservative Hold Details
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)‡ Independent Hold Details

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Scots spurn Tories as apathy again hits polls". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1982. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b Towards a Four Party System: The Regional Elections of 1982, p.78-82
  3. ^ "Shetland home rulers returned". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1982. p. 12.
  4. ^ McConnell, Alan (2004), Scottish Local Government, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-2005-0
  5. ^ Bochel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. Scottish Regional Election 1982: Results and Statistics. University of Dundee and University of Lancaster. pp. 59–63.


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