Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held in May 1982. One third of the council was up for election. Labour were defending 8 seats, The Conservatives 7. Labour held 7 seats with the Conservatives holding their 7 and the Liberal/SDP Alliance fielding a full slate of candidates taking a seat off Labour (Baxenden).
After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative (20) Labour (27-1=26) SDP (27-1=26)
Ward 1979 1st 1979 2nd 1979 3rd 1980 1982 Next Up 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 Altham Parish - - Con - Barnfield Con Lab Lab Lab Lab Baxenden Con Con Con Lab SDP Central Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Church Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Clayton Con Con Con Lab Lab Huncoat Con Lab Con Lab Con Immanuel Lab Con Con Lab Con Milnshaw Con Con Con Lab Con Netherton Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Overton Con Con Con Lab Con Peel Lab Lab Con Lab Lab Rishton Eachill Con - Con Con- Rishton Norden Con Lab - Con Con Spring Hill Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab St Andrews Con Con Con Lab Con St Oswalds Con Con Con Con Con-Councillors197919801982 Labour Cllrs.5 8 6 13 7 Cons Cllrs 11 7 10 3 7 SDP Cllrs 1-% of the Vote197919801982 Labour 46.6% 51.8% 36.2% Conservatives 55.0% 38.9%39.1% SDP Alliance 23.9%-Votes197919801982 Labour 51,823 12,944 8,479 Conservatives 54,578 9,713 9,174 Liberals 2,724 1,239 SDP Alliance 5,609
Ward results
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