# 1982 Barnet London Borough Council election

The 1982 Barnet Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Barnet 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

Overall turnout in the election was 43.3%.
Barnet Local Election Result 1982 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| Conservative | 48 | 1 | 3 | -2 | | 48.8 |
| Labour | 12 | 3 | 1 | +2 | | 23.9 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26.2 |

## Ward results
### Arkley

Arkley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John T. Thomson | 2,331 | |
| | Conservative | Michael E. Weeks | 2.170 | |
| | Conservative | Wilfred Lipman | 2,169 | |
| | Alliance | Jean W. Hawkins | 1.575 | |
| | Alliance | David J. Shannon | 1,476 | |
| | Alliance | Norman H. Feltz | 1,443 | |
| | Labour | Josephine M. Edwards | 1,303 | |
| | Labour | Hukam C. Chopra | 1.253 | |
| | Labour | Philip Rowe | 1.226 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Donald R. Goodman | 2,603 | |
| | Conservative | Mary B. Perry | 2,563 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Temple | 2,485 | |
| | Alliance | Keith Crawford | 908 | |
| | Alliance | Janina E. Nesbitt | 890 | |
| | Alliance | Anne J. Gelbhardt | 848 | |
| | Labour | Percy Cheek | 674 | |
| | Labour | Grace K. Wilkinson | 628 | |
| | Labour | Peter B. Wilkinson | 595 | |
| | Independent | George G. Byron | 126 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James P. Brophy | 2,203 | |
| | Labour | Henry J. Timothy | 1,803 | |
| | Labour | Peter J. Fordham | 1,775 | |
| | Conservative | Peter J.P. Edwards | 911 | |
| | Conservative | Keith R. Bass | 833 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia M. Sparrow | 787 | |
| | Alliance | George W.H. Allen | 673 | |
| | Alliance | Alan V. Simpson | 614 | |
| | Alliance | Miriam Levy | 533 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Childs Hill

Childs Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred Young | 1,556 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart J. Scott | 1,528 | |
| | Conservative | Brian A. Jarman | 1,490 | |
| | Alliance | Monroe Edward Palmer | 1,470 | |
| | Alliance | Lilian E. Geach | 1,281 | |
| | Alliance | Joan Lawson | 1,261 | |
| | Labour | Sean J. Clegg | 1,078 | |
| | Labour | Anthony M. Williams | 1,031 | |
| | Labour | Andrew S. Redpath | 1,019 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Colindale

Colindale (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geoffrey N. Cooke | 1,483 | |
| | Labour | Mary H.R. Honeyball | 1,393 | |
| | Labour | Thomas A. McKendry | 1,311 | |
| | Conservative | Maxton N. Brooker | 1,300 | |
| | Alliance | Jack B. Cohen | 1,177 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony J. Antoniou | 1,149 | |
| | Conservative | Arthur J. Roycroft | 1.124 | |
| | Alliance | Phyllis I. Adams | 1.083 | |
| | Alliance | Paula Mercer | 900 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### East Barnet

East Barnet (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ernest T. Danks | 2,414 | |
| | Conservative | Olwen M. Evans | 2,369 | |
| | Conservative | John Perry | 2,317 | |
| | Alliance | Barry Perkins | 1,287 | |
| | Alliance | George Gomez | 1,271 | |
| | Alliance | Clive Robinson | 1,266 | |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Leifer | 849 | |
| | Labour | David A.J. Lusted | 818 | |
| | Labour | Nohammed A.Q. Qllraishi | 745 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### East Finchley

East Finchley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frances R. Crook | 2,046 | |
| | Labour | John R.M. Davies | 2,030 | |
| | Labour | Laurence G. Spigel | 1,867 | |
| | Conservative | Lawrence W. Chivers | 1,815 | |
| | Conservative | Mayurdhwajasinh J. Gohel | 1,405 | |
| | Conservative | Kantilal S. Patel | 1,379 | |
| | Alliance | Robert N. Lloyd | 1,291 | |
| | Alliance | Leah Hertz | 1,209 | |
| | Alliance | Robert S. Hanison | 1,163 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Edgware

Edgware (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David J. V. Hammond | 2,717 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm E. Lester | 2,683 | |
| | Conservative | Archibald T.W. Smith | 2,638 | |
| | Alliance | David H.J. Cohen | 1,120 | |
| | Alliance | John T, Mitchell | 909 | |
| | Alliance | Alan P.S. Newman | 858 | |
| | Labour | Michael B. Desmond | 844 | |
| | Labour | Arthur J.T. Snell | 740 | |
| | Labour | John D. Welham | 715 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Finchley

Finchley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Leslie Sussman | 2,460 | |
| | Conservative | Miles C. Golding | 2,404 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara I. Langstone | 2,341 | |
| | Labour | Colin Shindler | 1,497 | |
| | Labour | Brian J. Watkins | 1,481 | |
| | Labour | Judith A. Craven | 1,475 | |
| | Alliance | John N.H. Foss | 461 | |
| | Alliance | Alan W. Mather | 411 | |
| | Alliance | Pratar S. Mehta | 405 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David C. Burton | 2,674 | |
| | Conservative | Frank D. Gibson | 2,627 | |
| | Conservative | John C. Tiplady | 2,590 | |
| | Alliance | Christopher Perkin | 1,213 | |
| | Alliance | Bruce A. Standing | 1,209 | |
| | Alliance | Frank Davis | 1,183 | |
| | Labour | Peter R. Butcher | 921 | |
| | Labour | Stephanie H.M. Dardis | 862 | |
| | Labour | Harry Kerens | 806 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael G. Max | 2,543 | |
| | Conservative | Roy M. Shutz | 2,480 | |
| | Conservative | Clement Halfon | 2,409 | |
| | Alliance | Kenneth A. Craig | 1,746 | |
| | Alliance | Peter D. Falk | 1,715 | |
| | Alliance | Viola Haire | 1,609 | |
| | Labour | Jenny F. Manson | 547 | |
| | Labour | Gerald D. Shamash | 543 | |
| | Labour | Naomi E. Angell | 532 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Golders Green

Golders Green (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Melvin Cohen | 1,846 | |
| | Conservative | Leslie D. Foster | 1,679 | |
| | Conservative | Selina D. Summers | 1,590 | |
| | Alliance | Barrie R. Milnson | 1,261 | |
| | Alliance | David I. Leadercramer | 1,191 | |
| | Alliance | Panayoutis P. Panteli | 1,023 | |
| | Labour | Mildred Gordon | 833 | |
| | Labour | Montilgue Miller | 758 | |
| | Labour | John S. Habershon | 745 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hadley

Hadley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David P. Clarke | 3,058 | |
| | Conservative | Ann S.M. More | 2,869 | |
| | Conservative | John D. Rawles | 2,549 | |
| | Independent | Anthony J. Freake | 2,245 | |
| | Alliance | Geoffrey M. Fallows | 1,663 | |
| | Alliance | Rosemary M. Watkins | 1,541 | |
| | Alliance | Anthony Rowan-Wicks | 1,466 | |
| | Labour | Anita Campbell | 677 | |
| | Labour | Jean M. Feldman, | 668 | |
| | Labour | Andrew P. Harris | 619 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hale

Hale (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Leslie J. Pym | 2,688 | |
| | Conservative | Dorothy B. Benson | 2,516 | |
| | Conservative | Jack Clarfelt | 2,450 | |
| | Alliance | Diana C. Pattison | 1,351 | |
| | Alliance | Ian C. Albert | 1,251 | |
| | Alliance | Quintin J. Iwi | 1,227 | |
| | Labour | John H. Smith | 645 | |
| | Labour | Rita Erent | 604 | |
| | Labour | Heung M. Farnham | 593 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hendon

Hendon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Norman E. Hirshfield | 2,184 | |
| | Conservative | Victor S. Hockley | 2,125 | |
| | Conservative | John Archard-Jones | 1,872 | |
| | Alliance | Anne S. Godfrey | 1,316 | |
| | Alliance | Harold M. Defries | 1,278 | |
| | Alliance | Alan M. Magnus | 1,276 | |
| | Labour | Barrie S. Brown | 1,000 | |
| | Labour | Mary M. McShane | 945 | |
| | Labour | Martin C. Earl | 937 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Mill Hill

Mill Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Denis L. Dippel | 2,883 | |
| | Conservative | John R. Hart | 2,846 | |
| | Conservative | Stanley J. Sorrell | 2,733 | |
| | Alliance | Harold B. Davies | 1,244 | |
| | Alliance | John R. Sillence | 1,136 | |
| | Alliance | Linda B. Craig | 1,123 | |
| | Labour | Paul G. Sarton | 728 | |
| | Labour | Karen P. Buck | 706 | |
| | Labour | Ian D. Parker | 690 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Paul's

St Paul's (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William G. Hart | 2,305 | |
| | Conservative | Edna P. James | 2,150 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Phillips | 2,113 | |
| | Labour | Michael L. Freeman | 1,368 | |
| | Labour | Janet A. Briffett | 1,295 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Lyons | 1,220 | |
| | Alliance | Kenneth L. Hunter | 1,061 | |
| | Alliance | Krishan D. Saggar | 1,058 | |
| | Alliance | Derek M. Joseph | 1,006 | |
| | Independent | John P. Fitzgibbon | 516 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Totteridge

Totteridge (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael J. Hill | 3,090 | |
| | Conservative | Victor H. Usher | 3,025 | |
| | Conservative | Victor Lyon | 2,974 | |
| | Alliance | David H. Ive | 1,230 | |
| | Alliance | Josephine M. Wagerman | 1,208 | |
| | Alliance | David Raff | 1,206 | |
| | Labour | Jack J. Jaffe | 672 | |
| | Labour | Brenda M. Peck | 626 | |
| | Labour | Alexander C. Wills | 587 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Hendon

West Hendon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Timothy J. Sims | 1,701 | |
| | Labour | Agnes C. Slocombe | 1,558 | |
| | Labour | Doreen N. Neall | 1,548 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph M.H. Hunter | 1,516 | |
| | Conservative | Carole L. Ovenden | 1,489 | |
| | Conservative | William D. Whittaker | 1,474 | |
| | Alliance | Jack Bright | 1,362 | |
| | Alliance | Harry J. Levy | 1,294 | |
| | Alliance | Alan H. Finlay | 1,283 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woodhouse

Woodhouse (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham P. Halliday | 2,135 | |
| | Conservative | Philip H. Williams | 2,126 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth J. Woffenden | 2,021 | |
| | Labour | Martin J. O'Connor | 1,326 | |
| | Labour | Eyo I. Nkune | 1,189 | |
| | Labour | Diane Rogoff | 1,168 | |
| | Alliance | Michael M. Cole | 1,048 | |
| | Alliance | Michael J. O'Donovan | 1,039 | |
| | Alliance | Leonard W. Watkins | 1,036 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 1982 and 1986
### St Paul's

St Paul's by-election, 27 October 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael L. Freeman | 1,414 | |
| | Conservative | lan S. Balcombe | 1,069 | |
| | Alliance | Krishaan D. Saggar | 471 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | John P. Fitzgibbon | 334 | |
| | Ecology | Maureen T. Colmans | 59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,347 | 29.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William G. Hart.