# 1982 Camden London Borough Council election

The 1982 Camden Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election.
The election, like the election across the country, was marked by the emergence of the SDP–Liberal Alliance. However, despite winning 25% of the vote across Camden, no Alliance councillors were elected. Few seats changed hands overall, with the Conservatives gaining two seats from Labour in Bloomsbury in the south and losing one seat to Labour in West Hampstead and one in Highgate. The Conservatives dominated the north of the seat, winning 19 of the 26 seats in Hampstead parliamentary constituency; Labour dominated the centre, winning 17 of 19 in St Pancras North, and the south, winning 9 of 14 in Holborn and St Pancras South. As of 2020, it was the last time that the Conservatives have seriously challenged for outright control of the council.
The day after the election, Labour leader Roy Shaw was replaced by leftwing caucus candidate Phil Turner, who became leader of the council.

## Election result

Camden local election results 1982 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54.2 | 40.7 | 24,768 | -7.1 |
| Conservative | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45.8 | 33.3 | 20,241 | -11.9 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24.9 | 15,171 | +20.8 |
| Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 193 | n/a |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 71 | n/a |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 217 | -2.5 |

## Ward results
### Adelaide

Adelaide (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Julian Tobin | 1,503 |
| | Conservative | Michael Brahams | 1,500 |
| | Conservative | Ian Pasley-Taylor | 1,495 |
| | Labour | David Lewis | 824 |
| | Labour | Hilary Lowe | 822 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Pitkin | 803 |
| | Alliance | Diane Bailey | 583 |
| | Alliance | Alan Evans | 552 |
| | Alliance | Nicholas Collins | 551 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Belsize

Belsize (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Tony Kerpel | 1,411 |
| | Conservative | Huntly Spence | 1,381 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Swyer | 1,335 |
| | Alliance | Margaret Little | 761 |
| | Alliance | Robert Heyland | 751 |
| | Alliance | Clive Agran | 730 |
| | Labour | Alan Griffiths | 703 |
| | Labour | Anthea Muir | 678 |
| | Labour | Roy Mathias | 670 |
| | Ecology | Lesley Sargent | 102 |
| | Ecology | Steven Margolis | 85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Trite | 1,086 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Gordon-Saker | 1,085 |
| | Conservative | Brian Rathbone | 1,062 |
| | Labour | Martin McNeill | 994 |
| | Labour | Anne Robertson | 969 |
| | Labour | Michael Broughton | 967 |
| | Alliance | Peter Symonds | 613 |
| | Alliance | Geoffrey Sell | 601 |
| | Alliance | Dennis Strojwas | 587 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Brunswick

Brunswick (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter Skolar | 940 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Avery | 935 |
| | Labour | Anthony Craig | 638 |
| | Labour | Ian Swain | 580 |
| | Alliance | John Pinfold | 457 |
| | Alliance | Ruth Schmidt | 402 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Camden

Camden (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Marion Chester | 879 |
| | Labour | Gregory Thomson | 853 |
| | Alliance | Martin Parker | 477 |
| | Alliance | Keith Roberts | 477 |
| | Conservative | Alan Fleming | 369 |
| | Conservative | John Malamah-Thomas | 292 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Castlehaven

Castlehaven (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Graham Good | 1,014 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Willmot | 960 |
| | Alliance | David Aarons | 385 |
| | Alliance | Liam Cowdrey | 374 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Fenwick | 261 |
| | Conservative | William Mills | 252 |
| | Independent | Brian Lake | 163 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Caversham

Caversham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Julie Fitzgerald | 1,187 |
| | Labour | John Wakeham | 1,146 |
| | Alliance | Nicholas Bosanquet | 750 |
| | Alliance | Benjamin Stoneham | 649 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Crawford | 410 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Miller | 369 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Chalk Farm

Chalk Farm (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Hugh Bayley | 996 |
| | Labour | Teresa Ryan | 967 |
| | Alliance | Lindsay Granshaw | 714 |
| | Alliance | Sieska Cowdrey | 711 |
| | Conservative | Peter White | 647 |
| | Conservative | Sinclair Webster | 632 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Fitzjohns

Fitzjohns (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ronald King | 883 |
| | Conservative | Cathleen Mainds | 839 |
| | Alliance | George Sandersley | 522 |
| | Alliance | Olive Paynton | 499 |
| | Labour | June Ward | 322 |
| | Labour | David Bookless | 315 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Fortune Green

Fortune Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ian Tomisson | 778 |
| | Conservative | David Neil-Smith | 756 |
| | Alliance | Flick Rea | 649 |
| | Alliance | Eamond Hitchcock | 604 |
| | Labour | Virginia Berridge | 562 |
| | Labour | Kathryn O'Neill | 502 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Frognal

Frognal (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alan Greengross | 1,170 |
| | Conservative | Gwyneth Williams | 1,124 |
| | Alliance | William Laing | 603 |
| | Alliance | Richard Waddington | 594 |
| | Labour | Stella Greenall | 346 |
| | Labour | Marie Kosloff | 330 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Gospel Oak

Gospel Oak (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ronald Hefferman | 1,167 |
| | Labour | Tessa Jowell | 1,075 |
| | Alliance | Philip Fitzpatrick | 543 |
| | Alliance | Margaret Jackson-Roberts | 538 |
| | Conservative | Clifford Edwards | 389 |
| | Conservative | Paul Brandt | 363 |
| | Save London Action Group | Sasthi Chakravarti | 76 |
| | Independent | David James | 62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Grafton

Grafton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Roy Shaw | 1,040 |
| | Labour | William Birtles | 1,011 |
| | Alliance | John Butterworth | 452 |
| | Alliance | Harry Harding | 440 |
| | Conservative | David Frid | 268 |
| | Conservative | Roger James | 262 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Hampstead Town

Hampstead Town (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Julian Harrison | 992 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Robinson | 962 |
| | Alliance | David Birkett | 676 |
| | Alliance | Brian Sugden | 627 |
| | Labour | Eric Mitchell | 463 |
| | Labour | James Murphy | 445 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Highgate

Highgate (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Anthony Blackburn | 1,504 |
| | Conservative | Martin Morton | 1,473 |
| | Labour | Barbara Beck | 1,463 |
| | Labour | Beresford Wilkinson | 1,418 |
| | Labour | Donald Harkness | 1,393 |
| | Conservative | Lilian O'Callaghan | 1,377 |
| | Alliance | Catherine Walton | 1,151 |
| | Alliance | John Coss | 1,143 |
| | Alliance | Malcolm Winsbury | 1,049 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Holborn

Holborn (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Julian Fulbrook | 1,070 |
| | Labour | Michael Kirk | 1,008 |
| | Conservative | Barry Greenway | 631 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Kinder | 596 |
| | Alliance | James Morris | 397 |
| | Alliance | Roger Karn | 391 |
| | Independent Labour | John Mason | 141 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Kilburn

Kilburn (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Katherine Allen | 1,517 |
| | Labour | Angela Birtill | 1,409 |
| | Labour | Alan Wood | 1,394 |
| | Alliance | James Allman | 829 |
| | Alliance | Roger Billins | 809 |
| | Alliance | Nicola-Jane Taylor | 722 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Copeman | 597 |
| | Conservative | Alan Mackay | 583 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Massey | 567 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### King's Cross

King's Cross (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Barbara Hughes | 812 |
| | Labour | Tony Dykes | 802 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kemp | 532 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Robins | 526 |
| | Alliance | Thomas Hibbert | 411 |
| | Alliance | Derek Lowe | 356 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Priory

Priory (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anna Bowman | 1,537 |
| | Labour | Peter Fletcher | 1,409 |
| | Conservative | Michael Flynn | 849 |
| | Conservative | Meta Perrin | 804 |
| | Alliance | Jean Austin | 504 |
| | Alliance | Roderick Atkin | 485 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Mills | 1,223 |
| | Labour | Robert Latham | 1,195 |
| | Labour | Andrew Bethell | 1,194 |
| | Conservative | Judith Barnes | 1,061 |
| | Conservative | Betty Wilson | 1,046 |
| | Conservative | Noel Moncaster | 1,034 |
| | Alliance | Christopher Ely | 651 |
| | Alliance | Michael Storey | 650 |
| | Alliance | William Sutherland | 617 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### St John's

St John's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mary Cane | 1,106 |
| | Labour | Richard Sumray | 1,016 |
| | Alliance | John Haugh | 502 |
| | Alliance | Jane Schopflin | 482 |
| | Conservative | John Wylde | 278 |
| | Conservative | Richard Zemlo | 226 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### St Pancras

St Pancras (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sandra Plummer | 893 |
| | Labour | Phil Turner | 854 |
| | Alliance | Brian Duggan | 361 |
| | Alliance | Malcolm Gilroy-Stevenson | 290 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Earl-Williams | 273 |
| | Conservative | Martin Markus | 244 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Somers Town

Somers Town (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Thomas Devine | 1,208 |
| | Labour | Graham Shurety | 1,003 |
| | Alliance | Elizabeth Blundell | 344 |
| | Alliance | Helen Brooks | 315 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Cheverton | 313 |
| | Conservative | David Harris | 294 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### South End

South End (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Michael Farrer | 927 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Moon | 899 |
| | Labour | Margaret Cosin | 842 |
| | Labour | Nirmal Roy | 802 |
| | Alliance | Jane Atkinson | 540 |
| | Alliance | Guy Newton | 506 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Swiss Cottage

Swiss Cottage (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Derek Spencer | 1,352 |
| | Conservative | David Stone | 1,322 |
| | Conservative | Harry Whitcut | 1,291 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Peacock | 1,102 |
| | Labour | Ralph Cowly | 1,086 |
| | Labour | Harry McCall | 1,058 |
| | Alliance | Andrew Bridgwater | 742 |
| | Alliance | Paul Burrall | 714 |
| | Alliance | Richard Ford | 711 |
| | Ecology | Geoffrey Syer | 91 |
| | Ecology | John Comben | 82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### West End

West End (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sandra Wynn | 860 |
| | Labour | Gillian Green | 838 |
| | Conservative | Robert Graham | 817 |
| | Conservative | John Selden | 776 |
| | Alliance | Ida Linfield | 554 |
| | Alliance | Peter Hatton | 541 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |