1982 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1982 Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 6 May 1982 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

1982 was the first year the SDP and Liberal Party stood in alliance.

1982 was also the first year of elections following boundary changes that saw the loss of Wednesfield Heath, Eastfield and Parkfield wards and the bringing in of Fallings Park, East Park and Heath Town wards.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

• Labour 31
• Conservative 28
• Alliance 1

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

• Labour 33
• Conservative 26
• Alliance 1

Election result

Bilston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Turner	1763
	Conservative	P Windridge	511
	Alliance	C Dawson	575
Majority			1252

Bilston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Barber	1334
	Labour	S Gangar	1131
	Alliance	G Carter	1051
Majority			203

Blakenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Rowley	1812
	Conservative	R Stickland	1487
	Alliance	P Hurlstone	735
Majority			325

Bushbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Patten	1590
	Labour	R Bennett	1021
	Alliance	E George	760
Majority			569

East Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Howells	1540
	Alliance	K Parkes	754
	Conservative	J Perry	670
Majority			786

Ettingshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Bold	1665
	Conservative	P Ellis	562
	Alliance	J Bailey	492
Majority			1103

Fallings Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Carpenter	1703
	Labour	Mrs P Byrne	1389
	Alliance	D Hislop	868
Majority			314

Graiseley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Ledsam	2008
	Conservative	Mrs K Dass	1434
	Alliance	R Steel	1052
	Independent	Dr S Prasad	99
Majority			574

Heath Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Purchase	1321
	Conservative	J Margetts	966
	Alliance	C Hallmark	815
Majority			355

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Bilson	1667
	Conservative	Mrs C Horton	832
	Alliance	H Salt	406
Majority			835

Merry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Clarke	2581
	Alliance	B Lamb	1498
	Labour	Mrs A Clark	552
Majority			835

Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F Haley	1424
	Labour	Mrs J Jones	854
	Alliance	E Mitchell	730
Majority			570

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Morrison	2671
	Labour	A McPherson	1094
	Alliance	D Craft	954
Majority			1577

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Bickley	3216
	Alliance	J Nock	1258
	Labour	R Lawrence	470
Majority			1958

St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I Claymore	2546
	Conservative	N Ling	656
	Alliance	R Gray	537
Majority			1890

Spring Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs M Pointon	1490
	Conservative	B Green	1230
	Alliance	R Whitehouse	935
	National Front	E Shaw	111
Majority			260

Tettenhall Regis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S Morton	2317
	Alliance	L McLean	969
	Labour	B Hill	506
Majority			1348

Tettenhall Wightwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Watson	2889
	Alliance	K Worrall	922
	Labour	C Winder	449
Majority			1967

Wednesfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Jones	1607
	Labour	Mrs T Walton	1389
	Alliance	M Pearson	718
Majority			218

Wednesfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs L Leader	1656
	Conservative	J Davis	1469
	Alliance	J Thompson	602
Majority			187