1982 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council election^[1]

← 1978

6 May 1982

1986 →

All 50 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

50.0% (

2.4%

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	Alliance
Seats before	24	24	2
Seats won	25	23	2
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	18,565	19,616	10,357
Percentage	37.0%	39.1%	20.6%

Map of the results of the 1982 Hammersmith and Fulham council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and the SDP–Liberal Alliance in yellow.

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1982 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control. ^[2]

Background

Both Labour and the Conservatives fielded a full slate of 50 candidates.

The SDP Liberal Alliance also ran a full 50 candidates - an increase from the 20 candidates they fielded in 1978. On the ballot paper the candidates were listed alternatively as 'SDP-Liberal Alliance' and 'Liberal Alliance-SDP'.

The Ecology Party ran a single candidate in four wards - Brook Green, Coningham, Grove and Walham.

A single candidate in seven wards declared themselves to be representing the Residents' Association - Addison, Broadway, Coningham, Eel Brook, Gibbs Green, Margravine and Sands End.

Three candidates in Addison ward, two in Brook Green ward and one each in Grove and Margravine wards listed themselves as Independents.

Two candidates in Broadway ward and one in Sherbrooke ward used the 'Save London Action Group' banner. This compared to 18 candidates in the 1978 election who listed themselves as part of the 'Save London Alliance'. Across London at this election a further 46 candidates used the SLAG banner.

The Workers Revolutionary Party fielded two candidate - one each in Margravine and White City & Shepherds Bush wards. This was up from the single candidate at the previous election. Across London the party fielded a further 13 candidates at this election.

The National Front fielded 2 candidates in the Wormholt ward - down from the 14 candidates they ran at the 1978 election in Hammersmith. Across London the National Front fielded a further 55 candidates at this election.

A total of 175 candidates put themselves forward for the 50 available seats - an increase from the 159 candidates who contested the previous election.

Election result

The Labour Party won 25 seats (a gain of one seat), the Conservative Party 23 seats (a loss of one seat), and the SDP Liberal Alliance two seats (unchanged from the Liberal Party result in 1978). No party had overall control.^[2]

The Conservatives maintained control of the Council with the support of the two Liberal Alliance councillors - Kim Howe was elected Council Leader.^[3]

Ward results

Addison

Addison (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances E.J. Belsham	763
	Conservative	Simon G. Chase	727
	Labour	Jennifer M. Litherland	722
	Labour	Terence N. Tucker	722
	Alliance	RaIson J. Davies	383
	Alliance	David R. Drabble	368
	Residents' Association	Arthur W. Blackmum	176
	Independent	Richard F. Clark	120
	Independent	Gwendoline N. Marsh	76
	Independent	John A.T. Rodd	69
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Avonmore

Avonmore (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John C. Putnam	1,043
	Conservative	Dominic C.R. Grieve	1,001
	Labour	Peter Conway	524
	Labour	Diana Basterfield	493
	Alliance	Patricia F. Pearson	331
	Alliance	Michael W.M. Orr	313
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadway

Broadway (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Simon H.J.A. Knott	939
	Alliance	Robert Mulcahy	694
	Labour	John H. Gorter	636
	Labour	Bridget T. Prentice	618
	Conservative	Richard J. Caswell	273
	Conservative	Peter S. Seward	250
	Residents' Association	Anthony Horgan	146
	Save London Action Group	Derek N. Hulme	146
	Save London Action Group	Brett Woods	10
Turnout				%	%
	Alliance hold		Swing
	Alliance hold		Swing

Brook Green

Brook Green (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John A. Hennessy	1,032
	Conservative	Peter C. Prince	939
	Labour	Louanne Tranchell	513
	Labour	John A. Bullock	477
	Alliance	Dominic C.A. Simon	429
	Alliance	Edward M. Wilson	398
	Independent	David A. Constable	133
	Independent	Anthony B.P. Mockler	132
	Ecology	Deborah M. Sutherland	65
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Colehill

Colehill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin R.T. Howe	1,053
	Conservative	Michael R. Lingens	981
	Labour	Jennifer A. Clark	745
	Labour	Alan C. Tennock	722
	Alliance	Ian S.H. Franks	341
	Alliance	Gerald Arthur Dowden	288
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

College Park & Old Oak

College Park & Old Oak (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Melvyn Silverman	900
	Labour	Petra Luxton	844
	Labour	Margaret Fenelon	817
	Conservative	Frederick P.A. Herbert	569
	Conservative	Gwenyth Herbert	556
	Alliance	Trevor K. Harrison	489
	Alliance	Fiona Wilson	459
	Conservative	Khalil A. Khan	449
	Alliance	Josephine Knott	428
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Coningham

Coningham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Bull	1,232
	Labour	Daniel A. Filson	1,152
	Labour	Joseph S. Mirwitch	1,020
	Conservative	Ian Clarke	623
	Conservative	William J.S. Hodgson	559
	Conservative	Richard J. Clarke	542
	Alliance	David A. Bennett	448
	Alliance	John T. Dowdalls	409
	Alliance	Angela Kelly	392
	Residents' Association	Albert J. Harte	302
	Ecology	Jane N. Shepherd	72
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Crabtree

Crabtree (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kim G.F.B. Howe	1,055
	Conservative	Patricia A. Fitzgerald	1,030
	Labour	Michael Gannon	715
	Labour	Francis J. Lukey	704
	Alliance	Hugh D. Duff	364
	Alliance	Suzan L.M. St Maur	308
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eel Brook

Eel Brook (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward D. Cunningham	932
	Labour	Ian J. Harrison	925
	Conservative	Peter N.J. Bryant	881
	Conservative	Garry Jones	836
	Alliance	Sally E.M. O'Brien	297
	Alliance	Ina J.G. Howells	261
	Residents' Association	Thomas A. Davies	141
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Gibbs Green

Gibbs Green (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frances D. Kelly	843
	Labour	Gordon Prentice	750
	Conservative	Michael Fallon	730
	Conservative	Neil C. Morgan	674
	Alliance	Simon D.P. Pellew	357
	Alliance	Ian R. Hetherington	327
	Residents' Association	Geoffrey A.W. Dove	167
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Grove

Grove (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen P. Clark	887
	Labour	Hugh Thomson	844
	Conservative	Howard D. Harries	818
	Conservative	David Ellis	770
	Alliance	Anthony M. Halmos	48
	Alliance	Ian McCourt	438
	Independent	Geoffrey H. Kane	64
	Ecology	Stanley E.G. Jones	58
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Margravine

Margravine (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David B. Jordan	856
	Labour	William C. Spiers	855
	Conservative	Ernest C. Ibbott	527
	Conservative	Anthony L. Stacpoole	491
	Alliance	Frederick T. Brent	181
	Alliance	Leonard T. Bonser	170
	Independent	Joseph C. Keats	39
	Residents' Association	Peter F. Cleverly	32
	Workers Revolutionary	Lorna Rhone	15
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Normand

Normand (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eleanor J. Caruana	1,057
	Labour	Margaret J. Sondergaard	965
	Conservative	Edgar G.A. Rabbets	839
	Conservative	Kenneth M. Walker	804
	Alliance	Richard C. Pratt	466
	Alliance	Joan Bonser	370
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Palace

Palace (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard G. Hoddinott	1,585
	Conservative	Stuart N.B. Leishman	1,559
	Labour	George W. Dimmick	363
	Labour	Julia L. Steinhart	348
	Alliance	Susan E.H. Rendel	344
	Alliance	Gillian M. Franks	340
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ravenscourt

Ravenscourt (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Clarke	990
	Conservative	Rosemary Belhaven	977
	Labour	Paul R. Fiander	570
	Alliance	Edward C.R. Fawcett
	Labour	Ian Willmore	507
	Alliance	Simon J.B. Knott	432
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sands End

Sands End (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony F.W. Powell	1,019
	Labour	Clive A. Wisbey	929
	Conservative	Aidan J.M. Gibbs	628
	Conservative	James L. Malthouse	625
	Alliance	Malcolm J. Austin	294
	Alliance	Jennifer M. Huebner	274
	Residents' Association	John H. Garcka	33
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David A.D. Tweedie	823
	Labour	Ian Gray	817
	Labour	Margaret E. Ingram	738
	Conservative	Henrietta M.B. Varley	717
	Alliance	Hector I. McDonald	299
	Alliance	Henry C.Q. Brownrigg	289
	Save London Action Group	Jonathan Raimes	29
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Starch Green

Starch Green (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leslie S.A. Jones	742
	Conservative	Patricia J. Ward	727
	Conservative	Eric J. Hutson	716
	Labour	Michael R. Phipps	705
	Alliance	Michael J. Starks	504
	Alliance	Matthew J. Roche	455
Turnout				%	%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sulivan

Sulivan (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald A. Wombwell	1,146
	Conservative	Nicholas N. Browne	1,138
	Alliance	David D. Rendel	979
	Alliance	Peter M. Crystal	890
	Labour	Valerie A. Gorter	617
	Labour	Thomas Lipscomb	602
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Town

Town (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David W. Clark	1,245
	Conservative	Fiona A.R. McGregor	1,242
	Labour	Leslie H. Hilliard	610
	Labour	Colyn W. Davies	594
	Alliance	Stephen W. Unwin	453
	Alliance	Peter J. Somerville	413
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walham

Walham (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana P.A. Chiesman	869
	Conservative	Julian N. Rampton	850
	Labour	Richard W. Rayner	844
	Labour	Brian E. Vaughan	773
	Alliance	John R.W.F. Graham	510
	Alliance	Regene Nissan	384
	Ecology	Cheryl R. Worsley	22
Turnout				%	%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

White City & Shepherds Bush

White City & Shepherds Bush (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ivan A. Gibbons	1,315
	Labour	Peter D. De Gory	1,256
	Labour	Gwendoline Braggins	1,118
	Conservative	Susan G. Gale	376
	Alliance	Sean P.G. Cullen	370
	Alliance	Raymond A. London	350
	Alliance	Malcolm A. Turner	289
	Conservative	Vida Zabavnik	271
	Conservative	Muhammad Sharif	268
	Workers Revolutionary	Calvin M. Stewart	84
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Wormholt

Wormholt (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary S. Best	1,106
	Labour	Alan G. Breeze	1,104
	Conservative	William C. Smith	1,021
	Conservative	Peter R.H. Hardy	955
	Labour	Josephine A. Wicks	933
	Conservative	Brian I. Maze	932
	Alliance	Margaret A. Connaughton	569
	Alliance	David Ash	560
	Alliance	Norma M. Hare	503
	National Front	Alistair I. Cameron	63
	National Front	Robert L.J. Pearse	61
Turnout				%	%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

^ "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982 (PDF) (Report). London: Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Publication 7168 1257 6. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Hammersmith and Fulham Political Almanac 1982". London Councils. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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