1982 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election information
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1982 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election
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6 May 1982
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Turnout
39%
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Party
Independent
Conservative
Labour
Seats before
26
5
2
Seats won
22
4
4
Seat change
4
1
2
Popular vote
16,287
4,111
1,635
Percentage
51.1%
12.9%
5.1%
Swing
16.3%
2.8%
7.2%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Party
SNP
Liberal
SDP
Seats before
1
0
0
Seats won
3
2
0
Seat change
2
2
0
Popular vote
4,870
2,784
2,189
Percentage
15.3%
8.7%
6.9%
Swing
11.6%
New
New
The third Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election was held on 6 May 1982 around Scotland. Elections also took place in England. This election, more wards were contested, with over 75% of Dumfries and Galloway residents being able to vote.
Also, this was the first time the Liberals and the SDP contested the regional election in Dumfries and Galloway. The Conservatives remained the official opposition to the independents, even though they lost one of their seats. Labour managed to increase their seats while decreasing their vote share. The Scottish National Party (SNP) had a very good election, gaining 2 seats and increasing their vote share by over 11%. This election had the most candidates seeking election, with 72 (an increase of 18 from last election.[1]
^"Scottish Regional Elections 1982" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2017.
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