# 1982 Croydon London Borough Council election

The 1982 Croydon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

Croydon Council election result 1982 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| Conservative | 62 | 6 | 0 | +8 | 88.6 | 55.6 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22.5 |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 7.1 | 18.6 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3.2 |

## Ward results
### Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter G. Holt-Thomas | 2,312 |
| | Conservative | Megan Holt-Thomas | 2,291 |
| | Conservative | Ronald W. Richens | 2,211 |
| | Labour Co-op | Nancy T. Irwin | 1,480 |
| | Labour Co-op | Rona A. Thomson | 1,447 |
| | Labour Co-op | Patricia F.L. Knight | 1,418 |
| | SDP | Angela C. Thomson | 992 |
| | Liberal | Paul David Wiggin | 943 |
| | SDP | Patricia A. Charman | 875 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Ashburton

Ashburton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edwin S. Arram | 1,818 |
| | Conservative | Donald J. Sutton | 1,708 |
| | SDP | Tyrrell Burgess | 617 |
| | Liberal | Leslie A. Christie | 587 |
| | Labour | Howard C. Gurr | 552 |
| | Labour | Rodney G.D. Matlock | 511 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ronald J. Bowker | 1,918 |
| | Conservative | Joan M. Goodman | 1,848 |
| | Conservative | Julia A. Wood | 1,705 |
| | Labour | Robert N. Hughes | 1,236 |
| | Labour | Robert P. Priest | 1,149 |
| | Labour | Ian Smedley | 1,146 |
| | SDP | Janice M. Crockett | 811 |
| | SDP | Jai M. Mathur | 773 |
| | Liberal | John A. Pile-Gray | 875 |
| | Ecology | Timothy A.J Rowe | 111 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Beulah

Beulah (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Philomena M. Drummond-Brown | 1,815 |
| | Conservative | Klemens E. Zdanowicz | 1,751 |
| | SDP | Graham F. Williams | 613 |
| | Liberal | Anthony M. Everett | 598 |
| | Labour | Alice R. Tyrell | 495 |
| | Labour | Roger J. Borne | 479 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Broad Green

Broad Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Gillian Charman | 1,216 |
| | Conservative | Andrew John Pelling | 1,173 |
| | Conservative | Douglas A.H. Sharman | 1,151 |
| | Labour | James A. Keeling | 1,138 |
| | Labour | Victor Martin | 1,067 |
| | Labour | Ann M. Watson | 1,057 |
| | SDP | Moira C. Bamfield | 846 |
| | Liberal | Charles E. Burling | 831 |
| | Liberal | David E. Beeke | 823 |
| | Communist | Peter A.G. Latham | 78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Stanley E. Littlechild | 2,627 |
| | Conservative | Pamela A.M. Little | 2,600 |
| | Conservative | Martin A. Levie | 2,461 |
| | Liberal | Peter Hasler Billenness | 1,333 |
| | Liberal | Ian R. Atkins | 1,276 |
| | SDP | Richard M. Wevill | 1,270 |
| | Labour | Patrick J. Hearn | 267 |
| | Labour | Andrew M. Conway | 252 |
| | Labour | Edward J. Phillips | 228 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Croham

Croham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Croft | 2,961 | |
| | Conservative | John P.B. Hecks | 2,944 | |
| | Conservative | Keith A. Wells | 2,884 | |
| | SDP | Christopher G. Peacock | 1,308 | |
| | Liberal | Richard T. Mascall | 1,215 | |
| | Liberal | Richard E. Tudway | 1,148 | |
| | Labour | William E. Short | 382 | |
| | Labour | Pauline H. Scharp | 373 | |
| | Labour | David J. White | 342 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,187 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John L. Aston | 3,195 |
| | Conservative | Robert W. Coatman | 3,170 |
| | Conservative | Michael D. Wunn | 3,031 |
| | SDP | Vincent C. Green | 1,027 |
| | SDP | Niccola Swan | 984 |
| | Liberal | Desmond J. Stockley | 913 |
| | Labour | Frank D.J. Bailey | 638 |
| | Labour | Ian E. Chandler | 591 |
| | Labour | Edward L. Hall | 588 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Fieldway

Fieldway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour Co-op | James L. Walker | 1,144 |
| | Labour Co-op | Mary M. Walker | 904 |
| | Conservative | Roy T. Miller | 433 |
| | Liberal | Yvette M.G. Luff | 409 |
| | SDP | David A. Partridge | 381 |
| | Conservative | Adrian J. Goodenough | 323 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |

### Heathfield

Heathfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard F. Pannett | 3,039 |
| | Conservative | Mary M.H. Horden | 2,942 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas E.V. Perry | 2,847 |
| | Liberal | Michael J. Douglas | 883 |
| | SDP | Kathleen M. Crawford | 856 |
| | Liberal | Robert J. Williams | 844 |
| | Labour | Beatrice A. Pollard | 380 |
| | Labour | Sean Jones | 355 |
| | Labour | Stella M. Harvey | 353 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kenley

Kenley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Margaret E. Campbell | 2,192 |
| | Conservative | Brian G. Smith | 2,061 |
| | Liberal | Ivo Nicholls | 664 |
| | SDP | Robert D. Riddett | 634 |
| | Labour | Roger M. Burgess | 268 |
| | Labour | Malcolm E. Kilsby | 263 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Monks Orchard

Monks Orchard (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Derek R. Loughborough | 2,011 |
| | Conservative | Albert W. Elliott | 1,993 |
| | Independent | Kenneth R. Brown | 1,421 |
| | Independent | Hugh W. Allardyce | 1,344 |
| | SDP | Anne M. Brown | 392 |
| | Labour | John C. Barlow | 336 |
| | Labour | Donald A. Ray | 316 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### New Addington

New Addington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Reginald J. Page | 1,357 |
| | Labour | Trevor J. Laffin | 1,174 |
| | Labour | Alan C. Lord | 1,087 |
| | Conservative | William J. Eastoe | 779 |
| | Conservative | Robert A. Bell | 746 |
| | Conservative | Michael W. Coatman | 723 |
| | SDP | Anthony E.W. Gooch | 577 |
| | SDP | Ainslie C. Bazely | 492 |
| | Liberal | Frances M. Williams | 484 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Norbury

Norbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Colin Johnston | 2,682 |
| | Conservative | Keith M. B. Munro | 2,657 |
| | Conservative | Bryan J. Kendall | 2,637 |
| | Liberal | Barry J. Davies | 1,258 |
| | Liberal | David Armer | 1,222 |
| | SDP | Geoffrey Morley | 1,197 |
| | Labour | Mark B. Howarth | 755 |
| | Labour | Ruth A. Ishmael | 687 |
| | Labour | Janet M. Pickering | 623 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Purley

Purley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter J. F. Macdonald | 3,065 |
| | Conservative | George A. Smith | 3,029 |
| | Conservative | David L. Congdon | 2,988 |
| | SDP | Sheila Buckle | 1,071 |
| | SDP | Katherine A. Mundy | 1,048 |
| | Liberal | Graham P. Wickham | 1,021 |
| | Labour | Barry V. Bulled | 243 |
| | Labour | Jean Barlow | 236 |
| | Labour | Julie A. Taylor | 235 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rylands

Rylands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Guy L. Harding | 1,365 |
| | Conservative | Peter R. Crockford | 1,294 |
| | Labour | Robert C. E. Brooks | 722 |
| | Labour | Philip A. Durban | 678 |
| | SDP | Diana M. Dawe | 488 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Short* | 273 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
* Liberal Party withdrew their support during the campaign.

### Sanderstead

Sanderstead (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ronald W. Haskins | 2,649 |
| | Conservative | David N. Bowen | 2,570 |
| | Liberal | Raymond W. Bustin | 889 |
| | SDP | Eric J. Mann | 853 |
| | Labour | Keith M. Roberts | 163 |
| | Labour | Lillian L. Scott | 158 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Selsdon

Selsdon (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dudley S. Mead | 2,637 |
| | Conservative | Ian L. Aarons | 2,553 |
| | Liberal | James S. Forrest | 1,393 |
| | SDP | Stephen A. Hall | 1,254 |
| | Labour | Michael P. J. Phelan | 196 |
| | Labour | John H. Robinson | 157 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### South Norwood

South Norwood (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Beryl Saunders | 1,785 |
| | Conservative | Paul A. Saunders | 1,752 |
| | Conservative | Eileen J. Longhorn | 1,745 |
| | Liberal | Ian S. Manders | 965 |
| | Liberal | Jeremy E. Cope | 927 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Anthony Rowe | 927 |
| | Labour | Leni Gillman | 600 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Pickering | 588 |
| | Labour | Peter Luxton | 585 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 780 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Spring Park

Spring Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Denis E. Perry | 3,023 |
| | Conservative | Peter Spencer Bowness | 2,976 |
| | SDP | David B. Crampton | 686 |
| | Liberal | John F. Chandler | 602 |
| | Labour | John R. March | 498 |
| | Labour | Stephen H. Tiller | 429 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Residents | John G. Davies | 1,705 |
| | Residents | Gordon Poluck | 1,664 |
| | Residents | William Blackwood | 1,539 |
| | Labour | Patrick Byrne | 1,006 |
| | Labour | Frances M. Conn | 912 |
| | Labour | Herbert W. Tyler | 909 |
| | SDP | Clive Bone | 741 |
| | SDP | William G. A. Graham | 732 |
| | Liberal | Julia S. Gordon | 695 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |

### Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ernest G. Noad | 1,579 |
| | Conservative | Margaret C. V. Perfitt | 1,543 |
| | Labour | Patrick T. Ryan | 555 |
| | Liberal | Leo C. E. Held | 533 |
| | SDP | Lawrence West | 514 |
| | Labour | Andrew M. S. Ward | 508 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Waddon

Waddon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James J. Nea | 2,328 |
| | Conservative | Reginald H. Kent | 2,285 |
| | Conservative | Beverley S. Winborn | 2,151 |
| | Labour | Christopher R. Allen | 1480 |
| | Labour | Hartley Dean | 1400 |
| | Labour | Martin D. Walker | 1382 |
| | SDP | Janet M. Sinclair | 773 |
| | Liberal | Joan M. Leck | 764 |
| | SDP | Ian Wonacott | 681 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### West Thornton

West Thornton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Eric W. Howell | 1,771 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne A. L. Stewart | 1,738 |
| | Conservative | Anita C. Drummond-Brown | 1,715 |
| | Labour | Margaret R. Mansell | 1,310 |
| | Liberal | Alan R. Mead | 1,170 |
| | Labour | James J. Penman | 1,135 |
| | SDP | Peter R. Norwood | 1,090 |
| | Labour | Arnold J. Simanwitz | 1,044 |
| | Liberal | David R. Dayus | 1,017 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Corinne A. Cook | 1,165 |
| | Conservative | Arthur S. Dwan | 1,132 |
| | Conservative | Denis V. Read | 1,092 |
| | Liberal | Robert F. Holyoake | 932 |
| | Liberal | Iain Gordon | 916 |
| | Labour | George E. Mitchell | 908 |
| | Labour | Robert T. Bishop | 885 |
| | Labour | Julian V. Gannon | 842 |
| | Liberal | Jill L. Servian | 842 |
| | National Front | Nicholas John Griffin | 50 |
| | National Front | Doris A. Merritt | 36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alan K. Carey | 3,214 |
| | Conservative | Samuel J. Moore | 3,096 |
| | Conservative | Maurice A. Fowler | 3,093 |
| | SDP | Maureen E. E. House | 1,078 |
| | Liberal | John P. Callen | 1,052 |
| | Liberal | Herbert H. Giles | 1,006 |
| | Labour | David Denver | 238 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey G. Daisley | 219 |
| | Labour | James Nugent | 217 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,015 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Woodside

Woodside (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dennis F. Todd | 1,200 |
| | Conservative | Stephen G. Ghero | 1,122 |
| | Labour | John M. Laney | 659 |
| | Labour | Stanley L. Eaton | 611 |
| | SDP | Paul F. West | 411 |
| | Liberal | Henry Russell | 380 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |