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Colours denote the winning party with outright control |
The regional Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 6 May 1982, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
National results
Parties | Votes | Votes % | Wards | |
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Labour | 37.6 | 186 | ||
SNP | 13.4 | 23 | ||
Conservative | 25.1 | 119 | ||
Alliance | 18.1 | 25 | ||
Independent | 5.1 | 87 | ||
style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Template:Other/meta/color| | Other | |||
Total |
Results by council area
Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | SDP-Liberal Alliance | Independent | Other | Turnout | Control |
Details | |
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Borders‡ | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 41.1%
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent hold | ||
Central‡ | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44.7%
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour hold | ||
Dumfries and Galloway‡ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 39.0%
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent hold | ||
Fife‡ | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 43.2%
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour hold | ||
Grampian‡ | 15 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 34.3%
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative Hold | ||
Highland‡ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 41.0%
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent Hold | ||
Lothian‡ | 22 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47.6%
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control Gain from Labour | ||
Orkney‡ |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent Hold | ||||||||
Shetland‡ |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent Hold | ||||||||
Strathclyde‡ | 79 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 42.4%
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | |
Labour Hold | Details | |
Tayside‡ | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45.3%
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative Hold | ||
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)‡ |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent Hold |
Preceded by Scottish District local elections, 1980 |
Scottish local elections | Succeeded by Scottish District local elections, 1984 |
Notes and references
- ^ McConnell, Alan (2004), Scottish Local Government, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-2005-0
See also