# 1982 Cambridge City Council election

The 1982 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

## Summary
### Election result

1982 Cambridge City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 7 | 1 | 50.0 | 13 | 20 | 47.6 | 12,286 | 33.1 | –9.7 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 2 | 28.6 | 10 | 14 | 33.3 | 12,617 | 34.0 | –4.3 |
| | Alliance | 3 | 2 | 21.4 | 5 | 8 | 19.0 | 12,022 | 32.4 | +14.0 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 148 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Workers Revolutionary | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carey Widdows | 1,169 | 59.2 | –12.4 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Else Meyland-Smith | 435 | 22.0 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | Sally-Anne Worland | 372 | 18.8 | –3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | 37.1 | –12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,976 | 40.6 | +6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,673 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.2 | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Watts | 1,058 | 39.2 | –13.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen George | 854 | 31.7 | –6.5 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Philip Laidlaw | 785 | 29.1 | +19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 7.6 | –6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,697 | 50.3 | +6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,364 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Andrew Duff | 1,300 | 46.3 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | George Reid* | 1,067 | 38.0 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Newbury | 440 | 15.7 | –3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 8.3 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,807 | 48.9 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,735 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Herbert | 1,123 | 38.9 | –13.7 |
| | Conservative | Allen Alderson | 952 | 33.0 | –7.3 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Margaret Reiss* | 809 | 28.1 | +21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 5.9 | –6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,884 | 55.0 | +4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,248 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Seagrave* | 1,127 | 41.3 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Fairclough | 1,003 | 36.8 | –12.2 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Stephen Hunter | 598 | 21.9 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,728 | 51.1 | +2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,337 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sidney Miller* | 1,257 | 40.8 | –4.9 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hardy | 952 | 30.9 | –14.6 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Stephen Marshall | 874 | 28.3 | +19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 9.9 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,083 | 50.5 | +5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,102 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Raith Overhill | 811 | 48.0 | –22.6 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Tristram Riley-Smith | 374 | 22.1 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | William Sale | 358 | 21.2 | –0.2 |
| | Independent | Philip Geoghan* | 148 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 25.8 | –23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | 33.3 | –3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,084 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 18.4 | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Joye Rosenstiel | 1,092 | 47.5 | –3.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael O'Hannah | 626 | 27.2 | –0.6 |
| | Labour | Anthony Carter | 580 | 25.2 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 20.3 | –2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,298 | 38.6 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,961 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Violet Crane | 1,028 | 36.4 | –11.5 |
| | Conservative | David Bard | 937 | 33.2 | –0.4 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Terence Moore | 857 | 30.4 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 3.2 | –11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,822 | 40.0 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,054 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Gawthrop* | 1,560 | 52.7 | –0.2 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | David Pearl | 730 | 24.7 | +16.0 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Butler | 671 | 22.7 | –10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 830 | 28.0 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,691 | 51.4 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,758 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.1 | |

### Queens Edith

Queens Edith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Johnson* | 1,486 | 44.9 | –1.1 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Lesbia Bradford | 1,317 | 39.8 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Robinson | 507 | 15.3 | –4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 5.1 | –6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,310 | 56.3 | +6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,883 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Sweeney* | 1,189 | 45.8 | –13.5 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Richard Folley | 1,007 | 38.8 | +25.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hay | 376 | 14.5 | –12.5 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Martin Booth | 25 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 7.0 | –25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,597 | 46.4 | +10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,601 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 19.4 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Millicent Suckling* | 1,409 | 55.6 | –0.9 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Kevin Robinson | 718 | 28.4 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | Stephen Pugh | 405 | 16.0 | –11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 691 | 27.3 | –1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,532 | 44.1 | +5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,743 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Mark Hayes | 1,126 | 41.5 | +26.9 |
| | Conservative | Chris Gough-Goodman* | 1,125 | 41.5 | –16.4 |
| | Labour | Anil Sinha | 461 | 17.0 | –10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,712 | 51.0 | +14.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,314 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.7 | |