# 1982 Lambeth London Borough Council election

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 40.1%.

## Election result

Lambeth Local Election Result 1982 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| Labour | 32 | | | -10 | 50.0 | 33.2 |
| Conservative | 27 | | | +5 | 42.2 | 39.0 |
| Alliance | 5 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7.8 | 26.7 |

## Ward results
### Angell

Angell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Helen Crossfield | 1,173 |
| | Labour | Graham Norwood | 1,126 |
| | Labour | William Bowring | 1,125 |
| | Alliance | Edmund Gray | 890 |
| | Alliance | Paul Wilce | 840 |
| | Alliance | Mary Wilkinson | 827 |
| | Conservative | Anna Hunter | 402 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Thorne | 370 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Turner | 367 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Bishop's

Bishop's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Clapham Park

Clapham Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Ferndale

Ferndale (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ted Knight | 1,504 |
| | Labour | Peter Lansley | 1,391 |
| | Labour | Josephine Sinclair | 1,366 |
| | Alliance | Gabriel Solomon | 978 |
| | Alliance | Nicholas Couldroey | 961 |
| | Alliance | David Warner | 933 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Chambers | 528 |
| | Conservative | Dilip Vadgama | 488 |
| | Conservative | Irene Bird | 461 |
| | Communist | Jean Styles | 132 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Gipsy Hill

Gipsy Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Herne Hill

Herne Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Patricia Jenkyns | 1,569 |
| | Labour | Lloyd Leon | 1,554 |
| | Labour | Joan Walley | 1,530 |
| | Conservative | William Newton | 1,528 |
| | Labour | John Sharland | 1,514 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Hartup | 1,513 |
| | Alliance | Alexander Grey | 868 |
| | Alliance | Margaret Watkinson | 862 |
| | Alliance | John Moore | 859 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Larkhal

Larkhall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Oval

Oval (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Janet Boateng | 1,126 |
| | Labour | John Quinn | 1,085 |
| | Labour | Elsie Horstead | 1,026 |
| | Alliance | Charles Burch | 970 |
| | Alliance | Wilfred Juniper | 950 |
| | Alliance | David Stimpson | 929 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Egerton | 849 |
| | Conservative | Edward Bickham | 849 |
| | Conservative | Lavender Taylor | 818 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Prince's

Prince's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Leigh | 2,066 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Jones | 2,014 | |
| | Conservative | Iain Picton | 2,009 | |
| | SDP | Lee Hughes | 804 | |
| | Liberal | Keren Lewin | 797 | |
| | Liberal | Michael Watson | 770 | |
| | Labour | Roger Bowdery | 521 | |
| | Labour | Winston Taylor | 517 | |
| | Labour | Sally Bowdery | 513 | |
| | Providers Who Care | Alf Hollender | 22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Martin's

St Martin's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Stockwell

Stockwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Streatham Hill

Streatham Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Streatham South

Streatham South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Thornton

Thornton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Town Hall

Town Hall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Vassall

Vassall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |