1982 Scottish regional elections

Scottish local Regional elections, 1982

6 May 1982 (1982-05-06)

First party Second party   Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher Party Labour Conservative Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975 Seats won 186 119 Percentage 37.6 25.1   Third party Fourth party   Leader David Steel Gordon Wilson Party Alliance SNP Leader since 1976 15 September 1979 Seats won 25 23 Percentage 18.1 13.4

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

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		Details
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

See also

• Elections in Scotland