1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on Thursday 6 May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 30.6%.

1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

6 May 1982
All 50 council seats of the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election Labour Subsequent council control Labour

Election result

Tower Hamlets Local Election Result 1982

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	31					44.1
	Alliance	18					37.3
	Other parties	1
	Conservative	0					8.5

Ward results

Member of the old council*

Bow

Bow (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ronald Lebar*	1,004	58.3
	Liberal	Patricia L Catchpole	980
	Liberal	Jonathan Price	924
	Labour	Hilary J Price	661	39.0
	Labour	Patricia E Rackley	659
	Labour	Leonard Coan	626
	Conservative		138	2.8
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bromley

Bromley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William T G Guy*	1,046
	Labour	Arthur W Downes*	1,041
	Labour	Patrick A Desmond	1,001
	Liberal	Terence McGrenera	886
	Liberal	John P Nudds	847
	Liberal	Martin A Rabicano	797
	Conservative	Christopher A Sayer	172
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Grove

Grove (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eric Flounders*	986
	Liberal	Edward Lewis	898
	Labour	James T Brooke	554
	Labour	Belle Harris	547
	Conservative	Caroline K Sayer	86
	Conservative	Linda Ransom	81
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephen Charters	1,434
	Liberal	Jennifer P Hearn	1,427
	Liberal	Jeanette P Smallwood	1,397
	Labour	Albert J Snooks	912
	Labour	Terence J McCarthy	876
	Labour	Joseph O'Connor*	810
	Conservative	Barbara J Perrott	118
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Park

Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brian Williams*	1,229
	Liberal	Terence Cowley	1,143
	Labour	Jeffrey Crooks	648
	Labour	Walter Leary	591
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

St James'

St James' (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barrie Duffey	1,021
	Liberal	Elizabeth Hewison	958
	Labour	George M Browne*	552
	Labour	Hannah Morsman*	512
	Conservative	Christopher W Nolan	109
	Conservative	Peter E Sayer	99
	National Front	Albert Bennett	48
	National Front	Sylvia Bartlett	43
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

St Peter's

St Peter's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew R Goodchild	1,726
	Liberal	Dennis Hallam	1,699
	Liberal	Patrick T Streeter	1,690
	Labour	Albert C Jacob*	721
	Labour	Beatrice Orwell*	700
	Labour	Edwin G Walker*	650
	National Front	Victor J Clark	121
	National Front	Albert Mariner	92
	National Front	Susan I Clapp	88
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Spitalfields

Spitalfields (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Muhammed N Huque	638
	Labour	Annie Elboz*	560
	Labour	Susan M Carlyle	556
	Community Worker	Syed Islam	530
	Labour	Stephen Corbishley	496
	SDP	William Kelly	417
	SDP	Muhammed G Mustafa	407
	Conservative	Jane Emmerson	215
	SDP	Geoffrey G White	401
	Independent	Abdul Gofur	173
	Independent	Sherajul Hoque	157
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Weavers

Weavers (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeremy A Shaw	1,496	54.1
	Liberal	Peter J Hughes	1,435
	Liberal	Kofi B Appiah	1,396
	Labour	Edward Bishop*	754	27.3
	Labour	William Harris	664
	Labour	Sally A Tyley	612
	Conservative	Richard Dyer	267	9.7
	Independent	Mohammed A Hussain	246	8.9
Majority				26.9
Turnout				37.4
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing