# 1982 Haringey London Borough Council election

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

## Election result

Haringey Local Election Result 1982 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss |
| Labour | 33 | 0 | 9 | -9 |
| Conservative | 26 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| Workers Revolutionary | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| Democrat Pro Life | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |

## Ward results
### Alexandra

Alexandra (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Salinger | 1,629 | 42.0 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Victor Jary* | 1,624 | 41.9 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Cecil Baylis | 1,613 | 41.6 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Cecila Ellacott | 1,075 | 27.7 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Clarke | 1,054 | 27.2 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Wonnacott | 1,040 | 26.8 | −6.4 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Clive World | 1,016 | 26.2 | +14.6 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Arthur Olver | 1,011 | 26.1 | +12.3 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Simon Taylor | 1,005 | 25.9 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,878 | 51.8 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Archway

Archway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alistair Burt | 1,157 | 43.5 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Whitby* | 1,137 | 42.7 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Elworthy | 722 | 27.1 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Short | 696 | 26.2 | −12.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Faith Davey | 672 | 25.3 | +17.2 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Elizabeth Harrington | 638 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Ecology | Glenys Parry | 82 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,661 | 53.7 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowes Park

Bowes Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Harding | 1,625 | 41.3 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Neil O'Shea | 1,610 | 41.0 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Pearl Hurry | 1,582 | 40.2 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Kevin Hargreaves* | 1,370 | 34.9 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | James Gardner* | 1,355 | 34.5 | −10.4 |
| | Labour | Lucy Arnold | 1,307 | 33.2 | −9.1 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | John Bishop | 776 | 19.7 | +13.3 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Margaret Davies | 746 | 19.0 | +13.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Derek Pringle | 711 | 18.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,931 | 46.3 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bruce Grove

Bruce Grove (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernie Grant* | 1,377 | 52.0 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Harris | 1,340 | 50.6 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Ernest Large | 1,336 | 50.4 | −6.0 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Malcolm Chapman | 595 | 22.5 | N/A |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Franklin Massicott | 554 | 20.9 | N/A |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Edwin Rayner | 554 | 20.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dennis Beale | 528 | 19.9 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative | Marianne Ford | 526 | 19.9 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | Vincent Miskinis | 514 | 19.4 | −6.6 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Elizabeth Field | 51 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,649 | 35.5 | +0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coleraine

Coleraine (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Rigby* | 1,306 | 41.5 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Simons | 1,177 | 37.4 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Patrick Tonge | 1,146 | 36.4 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Jackson | 1,051 | 33.4 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Donald Head | 1,034 | 32.8 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Palmer | 986 | 31.3 | +7.8 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | John Hammond | 587 | 18.6 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Alexander L'Estrange | 587 | 18.6 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Attila Borzak | 568 | 18.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,149 | 38.9 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crouch End

Crouch End (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Smith* | 1,337 | 39.4 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Heather Thorpe | 1,303 | 38.4 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ayres* | 1,289 | 37.9 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Max Morris | 1,047 | 30.8 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | Dennis Carpenter | 1,046 | 30.8 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Terence O'Sullivan** | 1,027 | 30.2 | −6.4 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Pierre Fawcett | 785 | 23.1 | +12.4 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Richard Whitton | 747 | 22.0 | N/A |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Ralph Shafran | 724 | 21.3 | N/A |
| | Ecology | David Burns | 174 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,397 | 51.7 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Terence O'Sullivan was a sitting councillor for Noel Park ward.

### Fortis Green

Fortis Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hannington* | 1,875 | 46.7 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Lotery* | 1,793 | 44.7 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | Jean MacGregor* | 1,769 | 44.1 | −10.8 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Richard Kennard | 992 | 24.7 | +17.8 |
| | Labour | David Davies | 979 | 24.4 | −9.2 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Melvyn Kaufman | 972 | 24.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Helen Peters | 950 | 23.7 | −9.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | David Withey | 919 | 22.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Surinder Attariwala | 903 | 22.5 | −8.0 |
| | Communist | Stephen Cottingham | 146 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,014 | 54.6 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Green Lanes

Green Lanes (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andreas Mikkides | 1,090 | 55.6 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Rosalind Cave | 1,087 | 55.5 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Everard | 486 | 24.8 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Minnis | 429 | 21.9 | −3.6 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Hugo Reading | 315 | 16.1 | +10.2 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Frank Slight | 279 | 14.2 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,960 | 36.0 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harringay

Harringay (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn* | 1,839 | 57.8 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Ronald Blanchard* | 1,731 | 54.4 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Christakis Zissimos | 1,724 | 54.2 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Christakis Kavallares | 673 | 21.1 | −11.2 |
| | Conservative | Sally Lumb | 664 | 20.9 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Edward Webb | 659 | 20.7 | −11.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Robert Burns | 498 | 15.6 | N/A |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Nigel Gilbert | 453 | 14.2 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Paul Moynagh | 420 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Communist | Francis Carr | 190 | 6.0 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,183 | 42.4 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### High Cross

High Cross (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony McBrearty* | 928 | 50.4 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Robin Young* | 841 | 45.7 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Martin Keller | 431 | 23.4 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Anne Robertson | 417 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Joseph Fletcher | 396 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Cyriac Maprayil | 340 | 18.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,841 | 38.9 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Highgate

Highgate (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Dignum* | 1,524 | 56.2 | −13.5 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Morris | 1,490 | 55.0 | −13.1 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Martin Barber | 701 | 25.9 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Barrie Cooper | 671 | 24.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Barbara Simon | 300 | 11.1 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | Susan Crump | 299 | 11.0 | −12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,711 | 54.5 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hornsey Central

Hornsey Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Bullard* | 1,220 | 44.9 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Toby Harris* | 1,135 | 41.7 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Dalton | 923 | 33.9 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | David Myers-Nobbs | 877 | 32.2 | −4.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | George Simpson | 446 | 16.4 | +12.0 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Philip Jimenez | 432 | 15.9 | N/A |
| | Ecology | Joan Schwitzer | 73 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,720 | 53.9 | +3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hornsey Vale

Hornsey Vale (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vivienne Fenwick* | 957 | 43.6 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen King | 861 | 39.2 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Gilbert | 740 | 33.7 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Iain Dewar | 732 | 33.4 | −1.0 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Robert Missig | 351 | 16.0 | +6.2 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Verity Smith | 329 | 15.0 | +7.6 |
| | Communist | Peter Sinclair | 71 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,194 | 46.8 | +5.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Hall* | 2,032 | 47.0 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative | Aeronwy Harris* | 1,985 | 45.9 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Mason | 1,980 | 45.8 | −9.2 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Francis Coleman | 1,136 | 26.3 | +17.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Terence Pope | 1,107 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Michael Watson | 1,077 | 24.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Yvonne Bonnamy | 1,036 | 24.0 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Pauline Ashridge | 1,023 | 23.7 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | David Perkin | 1,016 | 23.5 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,320 | 55.8 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Noel Park

Noel Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Brennan | 1,519 | 42.5 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Nigel Knowles | 1,450 | 40.5 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Narendra Makanji | 1,419 | 39.7 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | William Golden | 1,324 | 37.0 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Allin | 1,317 | 36.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Christine Johnston | 1,292 | 36.1 | +0.6 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Bert Baker | 543 | 15.2 | +11.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Jeremy Simons | 541 | 15.1 | N/A |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Kevin Twaite | 502 | 14.0 | N/A |
| | Democrat Pro Life | Edward Fawcett | 110 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,578 | 45.0 | +0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Garwood* | 1,048 | 49.9 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Nicole Harrison* | 957 | 45.5 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Brian Boyle | 683 | 32.5 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Anne Allen | 665 | 31.7 | −0.8 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Jennifer Pearson | 301 | 14.3 | N/A |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Mark Wakefield | 294 | 14.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,101 | 38.9 | −3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Knight* | 921 | 61.3 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Paul Loach* | 818 | 54.5 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Ford | 306 | 20.4 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Lilian Randall | 282 | 18.8 | −7.1 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Robert Andrewes | 260 | 17.3 | N/A |
| | Alliance (SDP) | John Gray | 244 | 16.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,502 | 35.2 | −0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South Hornsey

South Hornsey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Jones* | 1,031 | 45.9 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Colin Sherriff* | 944 | 42.1 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Champion | 738 | 32.9 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Morrison | 716 | 31.9 | −3.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Anne Manger | 336 | 15.0 | +9.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Jonathan Popper | 334 | 14.9 | N/A |
| | Workers Revolutionary | David Clayton | 38 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,244 | 52.2 | +12.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South Tottenham

South Tottenham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Coney | 1,031 | 45.1 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Love* | 884 | 38.7 | −12.0 |
| | Labour | Donald Billingsley** | 872 | 38.2 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | William Band | 869 | 38.0 | +23.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Peter Davey | 280 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | Alliance (SDP) | John Montagu-Leon | 265 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,284 | 47.3 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Donald Billingsley was a sitting councillor for Bruce Grove ward.

### Tottenham Central

Tottenham Central (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Meehan** | 1,384 | 52.9 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Iris Woodger* | 1,373 | 52.5 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Angela Krokou | 1,344 | 51.4 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative | Dennis McGarry | 667 | 25.5 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Harris | 653 | 25.0 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Winifred Chappell | 647 | 24.7 | +4.7 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Marios Georgiou | 372 | 14.2 | +9.6 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Shamsuddin Chowdhury | 336 | 12.8 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Nandlall Puttur | 207 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,616 | 35.8 | +0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
George Meehan was a sitting councillor for Green Lanes ward.

### West Green

West Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Taylor | 1,449 | 40.9 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Philip Mandeville | 1,444 | 40.8 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Mary Salim | 1,426 | 40.3 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Glenys Atkinson* | 1,324 | 37.4 | −14.5 |
| | Labour | Douglas Clark* | 1,230 | 34.8 | −13.5 |
| | Labour | Stephen Whittle* | 1,178 | 33.3 | −12.0 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Katherine Alexander | 676 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Thomas Oswald | 589 | 16.6 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Charles Wenz | 570 | 16.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,539 | 44.5 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Victor Butler* | 1,354 | 44.1 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Maureen Dewar* | 1,311 | 42.7 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Collin Ware* | 1,252 | 40.8 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Johnston | 1,058 | 34.5 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Osborne | 1,048 | 34.1 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Gladys Weeks | 1,005 | 32.7 | +0.7 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Kenneth Shepherd | 469 | 15.3 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | David Green | 443 | 14.4 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Edgar Bradshaw | 440 | 14.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,069 | 39.6 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woodside

Woodside (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Dehnel* | 1,430 | 43.0 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Olive Baker | 1,389 | 41.7 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Eva Robinson | 1,382 | 41.5 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Ulric Thompson | 1,214 | 36.5 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Frederick Neuner** | 1,174 | 35.3 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | David Billingsley* | 1,171 | 35.2 | −9.1 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Sheila Berkery Smith | 568 | 17.1 | +14.2 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Stephen Pearson | 524 | 15.7 | N/A |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Anthony Zotti | 484 | 14.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,327 | 43.2 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Frederick Neuner was a sitting councillor for Bowes Park ward.