1982 Scottish regional elections

Scottish local Regional elections, 1982

6 May 1982 (1982-05-06)

The regional Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 6 May 1982, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

National results

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservative Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP-Liberal Alliance" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

 Summary of the 1982 Scottish regional council election results

Parties		Votes	Votes %	Wards
Labour		37.6	186
SNP		13.4	23
Conservative		25.1	119
Alliance		18.1	25
Independent		5.1	87
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Total

Results by council area

Council	Labour	Conservative	SNP	SDP-Liberal Alliance	Independent	Other	Turnout	Control
Borders‡							style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent hold
Central‡							style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour hold
Dumfries and Galloway‡							style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent hold
Fife‡							style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour hold
Grampian‡							style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative Hold
Highland‡							style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent Hold
Lothian‡							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‡							style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |	Labour Hold
Tayside‡							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

See also

• Elections in Scotland