1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

6 May 1982 (1982-05-06)
14 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	37,611, 50.4%
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Alliance Last election 25 seats, 52.5% 18 seats, 44.2% 0 seats, 2.8% Seats before 25 18 0 Seats after 25 18 0 Seat change Popular vote 14,053 15,810 7,726 Percentage 37.4% 42.0% 20.5% Swing 15.1 2.2 1737

The 1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. A third of the council's seats were up for election. The newly formed SDP–Liberal Alliance saw a huge improvement in their share of their vote compared to their predecessor, scoring over 20% of the vote; the highest percentage for a third party since the forming of the Welwyn Hatfield's council. They were ultimately unsuccessful in gaining any seats however. Indeed, there was no net change in seats for any party; a first for the district.

Summary

Election result

1982 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8		57.1	17	25	58.1	14,053	37.4	–15.1
	Conservative	6		42.9	12	18	41.9	15,810	42.0	–2.2
	Alliance	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	7,726	20.5	+17.7
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	22	0.1	–0.4