title: 1982 Southwark London Borough Council election
text: # 1982 Southwark London Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 30.5%.
  
  ## Election result
  
  Southwark Local Election Result 1982 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 85.5 | 42.75 | 23,138 | 15.13 |
  | Conservative | 8 | 0 | 0 | | 12.9 | 27.95 | 15,126 | 8.18 |
  | Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 24.34 | 13,174 | 20.53 |
  | Independent Labour | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 | 1.93 | 1,043 | New |
  | Ind. Social Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.25 | 679 | New |
  | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.75 | 404 | 0.03 |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.47 | 254 | New |
  | National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.44 | 239 | 0.86 |
  | Workers Revolutionary | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.13 | 69 | 0.03 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Abbey
  
  Abbey (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Johnson | 775 | 51.3 | -19.5 |
  | | Labour | Christine McKie | 677 | 44.8 | -22.7 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Patricia Wright | 369 | 24.4 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | James Hughes | 355 | 23.5 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Mark Eaton | 271 | 17.9 | -4.9 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Martin | 231 | 15.3 | -4.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,512 | 30.4 | +1.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Alleyn
  
  Alleyn (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Elsie Headley | 802 | 35.7 | -5.7 |
  | | Conservative | Pamela Cooper** | 783 | 34.9 | -4.7 |
  | | Labour | Derrick Robinson | 773 | 34.4 | +0.5 |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Rowe | 755 | 33.6 | -3.7 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Jean Halden | 505 | 22.5 | +8.6 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Robert Blackwell | 503 | 22.4 | +9.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,245 | 39.4 | +1.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Pamela Cooper was a sitting councillor for Ruskin ward
  
  ### Barset
  
  Barset (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Peter Cather* | 877 | 48.3 | -6.7 |
  | | Labour | Nicholas Snow | 864 | 47.6 | -8.6 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Roy Nightingale | 556 | 30.6 | +25.0 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Mark Allen | 520 | 28.6 | +23.3 |
  | | Conservative | Paul Roberts | 281 | 15.5 | -14.1 |
  | | Conservative | Robert Percival | 279 | 15.4 | -12.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,817 | 35.9 | +8.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Bellenden
  
  Bellenden (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Judith Cliffe | 1,346 | 40.4 | -6.6 |
  | | Labour | Samuel King | 1,291 | 38.8 | -3.0 |
  | | Labour | Ann Ward* | 1,269 | 38.1 | -8.0 |
  | | Conservative | Gerard Fergus | 1,067 | 32.0 | -4.7 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Forder | 1,031 | 31.0 | -3.9 |
  | | Conservative | Nigel Linacre | 1,007 | 30.2 | -4.5 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Alexander Baker | 629 | 18.9 | +11.0 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Iain Johncock | 585 | 17.6 | +9.9 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Leroy Phillips | 573 | 17.2 | +9.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,330 | 38.3 | +2.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Bricklayers
  
  Bricklayers (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Bryan | 776 | 40.6 | -28.5 |
  | | Labour | Stephen Marsling | 731 | 38.2 | -25.3 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Edwin Langdown | 607 | 31.7 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Janet Machin | 566 | 29.6 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Alan Corps | 312 | 16.3 | -9.6 |
  | | Conservative | Noel Picarda-Kemp | 252 | 13.2 | -11.6 |
  | | Ind. Social Democrat | William Musgrave | 198 | 10.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,912 | 34.0 | +5.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Browning
  
  Browning (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Graeme Geddes | 1,201 | 53.2 | -8.0 |
  | | Labour | David Fryer | 1,170 | 51.8 | -8.9 |
  | | Labour | Ronald Terrett | 1,146 | 50.8 | -8.7 |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Payne | 446 | 19.8 | -8.7 |
  | | Conservative | Greta Fergus | 443 | 19.6 | -7.4 |
  | | Conservative | Angela Meakin | 437 | 19.4 | -5.8 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Martin Bennett | 423 | 18.7 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | John Damer | 403 | 17.9 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Richard Malins | 382 | 16.9 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,257 | 29.6 | +3.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Brunswick
  
  Brunswick (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Lauder* | 1,005 | 46.1 | -8.5 |
  | | Labour | Jessie Cannon | 929 | 42.6 | -16.5 |
  | | Labour | Madan Kalia | 799 | 36.7 | -7.9 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Hugh Mooney | 531 | 24.4 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Michael Hall | 499 | 22.9 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Robert Shearer | 491 | 22.5 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Patricia Bristow | 447 | 20.5 | -5.8 |
  | | Conservative | Douglas Mitchell | 438 | 20.1 | -4.5 |
  | | Conservative | Alfred Shaughnessy | 417 | 19.1 | -6.1 |
  | | Communist | Eric Hodson | 83 | 3.8 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,180 | 27.1 | -1.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Burgess
  
  Burgess (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Trevor Ely* | 657 | 50.7 | -11.0 |
  | | Labour | Ronald Slater* | 623 | 48.0 | -14.0 |
  | | Conservative | Donald Case | 270 | 20.8 | -8.3 |
  | | Conservative | Clive Jones | 260 | 20.0 | -6.7 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Diana Jenkins | 249 | 19.2 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | David Ramsay | 231 | 17.8 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,297 | 26.6 | +0.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Cathedral
  
  Cathedral (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Geoffrey Williams | 791 | 47.5 | -22.4 |
  | | Labour | Alan Davis* | 786 | 47.2 | -17.0 |
  | | Conservative | David Walker | 437 | 26.3 | +0.5 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Sherlock | 399 | 24.0 | -0.1 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Bert Ray** | 340 | 20.4 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | George Ruddock | 318 | 19.1 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,664 | 28.5 | +1.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Bert Ray was a sitting councillor for Chaucer ward, and was previously elected as a Labour councillor
  
  ### Chaucer
  
  Chaucer (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Fowler | 1,219 | 43.2 | -18.7 |
  | | Labour | Anne Matthews | 1,106 | 39.2 | -18.6 |
  | | Labour | Jessica Wanamaker | 1,091 | 38.6 | -18.3 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Rose Colley | 800 | 28.3 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | John Egan | 779 | 27.6 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Richard Shearman | 740 | 26.2 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | James Bourlet | 492 | 17.4 | -10.7 |
  | | Conservative | Beatrice North | 469 | 16.6 | -13.4 |
  | | Conservative | Sarah Keays | 465 | 16.5 | -10.3 |
  | | Independent | Anne Keane | 284 | 10.1 | N/A |
  | | Independent | John Axon | 224 | 7.9 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,825 | 35.3 | +7.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### College
  
  College (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Bryan Hoskins* | 1,676 | 53.3 | -2.5 |
  | | Conservative | Margaret Jackson* | 1,606 | 51.1 | -1.7 |
  | | Labour | Peter Bowyer | 713 | 22.7 | -13.8 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Angela Simons | 673 | 21.4 | +15.1 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Patricia Mynott | 661 | 21.0 | +15.3 |
  | | Labour | John Rolfs | 629 | 20.0 | -13.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,143 | 49.7 | -1.9 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Consort
  
  Consort (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Elizabeth Bendell | 828 | 54.9 | -3.7 |
  | | Labour | Robert Smyth* | 819 | 54.3 | -5.6 |
  | | Conservative | Charles Cooper | 275 | 18.2 | -7.8 |
  | | Conservative | Johanna Holland | 268 | 17.8 | -14.1 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | William Jones | 231 | 16.9 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Bridget McKew | 214 | 14.2 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,507 | 31.1 | +0.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Dockyard
  
  Dockyard (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John O'Grady* | 1,300 | 59.8 | -10.8 |
  | | Labour | Thomas Sullivan | 1,219 | 56.0 | -15.3 |
  | | Labour | Barry Quirk | 1,158 | 53.2 | -16.8 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | George Murphy | 435 | 20.0 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Sylvia Russell | 402 | 18.5 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Roy Ashworth | 378 | 17.4 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Percy Gray | 306 | 14.1 | -4.5 |
  | | Conservative | Nicholas Van-Dar-Borgh | 277 | 12.7 | -2.9 |
  | | Conservative | Eileen Bascombe | 272 | 12.5 | -2.5 |
  | | Communist | Elizabeth Wright | 140 | 6.4 | -1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,175 | 33.4 | +4.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Faraday
  
  Faraday (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | James Greening* | 1,205 | 53.7 | -9.7 |
  | | Labour | David Payne | 1,117 | 49.8 | -14.5 |
  | | Labour | Henry Quennell | 1,067 | 47.5 | -14.6 |
  | | Conservative | Jeremy Gaunt | 541 | 24.1 | -3.6 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Martin Osborne | 509 | 22.7 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Gladys Cobley | 465 | 20.7 | -4.5 |
  | | Conservative | Cyril Piper | 389 | 17.3 | -7.1 |
  | | National Front | Anthony Hussey | 111 | 4.9 | N/A |
  | | National Front | David Teanby | 80 | 3.6 | N/A |
  | | Communist | Susan Lewis | 57 | 2.5 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,245 | 22.3 | -0.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Friary
  
  Friary (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mabel Goldwin* | 892 | 51.3 | -8.1 |
  | | Labour | David Main | 844 | 48.5 | -8.4 |
  | | Labour | Rupert Doyle | 807 | 46.4 | -8.0 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | James Clark | 360 | 20.7 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Leslie Brown | 352 | 20.2 | -4.9 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Paul Eden | 344 | 19.8 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Mary Hobson | 329 | 18.9 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Evannie Smith | 309 | 17.8 | -4.4 |
  | | Conservative | George Noorden | 303 | 17.4 | -4.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,739 | 28.4 | +1.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Liddle
  
  Liddle (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Daniel McCarthy | 985 | 58.6 | -5.9 |
  | | Labour | John Fowler* | 982 | 58.4 | -8.1 |
  | | Labour | Anne McNaught* | 865 | 51.5 | -13.5 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | David Cartwright | 265 | 15.8 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Doreen Payne | 228 | 13.6 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Albert Rumble | 228 | 13.6 | -1.9 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Leslie Candappa | 204 | 12.1 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Pamela Rumble | 204 | 12.1 | +0.1 |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Rumble | 199 | 11.8 | +0.7 |
  | | Workers Revolutionary | Graham Hobbs | 69 | 4.1 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | 20.2 | -4.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Lyndhurst
  
  Lyndhurst (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Paula Moore** | 1,360 | 38.0 | -9.8 |
  | | Labour | Aubyn Graham | 1,271 | 35.5 | -11.9 |
  | | Labour | Andrew Troke | 1,206 | 33.7 | -13.3 |
  | | Conservative | Doris Pearce | 1,153 | 31.1 | -7.4 |
  | | Conservative | Ashwinkumar Tanna | 1,116 | 31.1 | -4.7 |
  | | Conservative | Ruth Nicholson | 1,063 | 29.7 | -8.2 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | William Payne* | 856 | 23.9 | -23.9 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Nicholas Rowden | 804 | 22.4 | +15.7 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Jonathan Winter | 778 | 21.7 | +15.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,583 | 39.4 | -0.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Paula Moore was a sitting councillor for Rye ward
  
  William Payne was previously elected as a Labour councillor
  
  ### Newington
  
  Newington (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Wentworth | 1,134 | 44.5 | -16.2 |
  | | Labour | Solomon Parry* | 1,080 | 42.3 | -17.1 |
  | | Labour | Tony Goss | 1,060 | 41.6 | -17.4 |
  | | Conservative | William Goody | 486 | 19.1 | -13.4 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Neville Clemens | 475 | 18.6 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Anne-Louise Kearney-Pateman | 460 | 18.0 | -11.4 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Gillian Clemens | 452 | 17.7 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Robert Primmer | 421 | 16.5 | -12.9 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Jack Roberts | 353 | 13.8 | N/A |
  | | Ind. Social Democrat | Catherine Clunn* | 312 | 12.2 | -46.8 |
  | | National Front | Mary Bailey | 98 | 3.8 | N/A |
  | | National Front | Raymond Barker | 98 | 3.8 | N/A |
  | | National Front | James Sneath | 88 | 3.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,551 | 32.3 | +4.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Catherine Clunn was previously elected as a Labour councillor
  
  ### Riverside
  
  Riverside (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent Labour | Coral Newell* | 1,157 | 41.3 | -24.4 |
  | | Independent Labour | Barbara Burgess | 1,016 | 36.3 | N/A |
  | | Independent Labour | James Patrick | 956 | 34.1 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Simon Hughes | 636 | 22.7 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Ronald Tindall | 634 | 22.6 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Elizabeth Crickmar | 623 | 22.3 | -49.1 |
  | | Labour | Sidney Howard | 606 | 21.6 | -47.7 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Janet McCloud | 594 | 21.2 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Richard Dawson | 589 | 21.0 | -44.7 |
  | | Conservative | Norman Bascombe | 264 | 9.4 | -11.0 |
  | | Conservative | Mary Corps | 257 | 9.2 | -11.0 |
  | | Conservative | Reginald Evans | 244 | 8.7 | -8.5 |
  | | Ind. Social Democrat | Charles Sawyer** | 176 | 6.3 | N/A |
  | | Ind. Social Democrat | Margaret White* | 162 | 5.8 | -62.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,800 | 45.0 | +8.9 |
  | | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  | | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  | | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  Coral Newell was previously elected as a Labour councillor
  
  Charles Sawyer was a sitting councillor for Rotherhithe ward, and was previously elected as a Labour councillor
  
  Margaret White was previously elected as a Labour councillor
  
  ### Rotherhithe
  
  Rotherhithe (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Harold Young* | 909 | 46.6 | -21.3 |
  | | Labour | David Brasier | 887 | 45.5 | -24.9 |
  | | Labour | Alexander Coveney | 872 | 44.7 | -24.2 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Carol Sawyer | 521 | 26.7 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Thomas Taylor | 521 | 26.7 | N/A |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Raymond Dutton | 448 | 23.0 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | David Bellamy | 336 | 17.2 | -4.6 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Pike | 301 | 15.4 | -3.1 |
  | | Conservative | Alison Pike | 292 | 15.0 | -3.3 |
  | | Communist | Robert Gordon | 50 | 2.6 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,949 | 30.3 | +5.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Ruskin
  
  Ruskin (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Meakin* | 2,186 | 50.5 | -12.0 |
  | | Conservative | Catherine Clough** | 2,170 | 50.1 | -12.3 |
  | | Conservative | Tobias Eckersley* | 2,152 | 49.7 | -12.6 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Brian Bishop | 1,268 | 29.3 | +20.4 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Anthony Plumb | 1,248 | 28.8 | +20.1 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Jonathan Mitchell | 1,239 | 28.6 | +20.1 |
  | | Labour | David Jones | 638 | 14.7 | -10.2 |
  | | Labour | Dora Hayling | 634 | 14.6 | -8.0 |
  | | Labour | Michael Idun | 626 | 14.5 | -7.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,328 | 52.5 | +5.9 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  Catherine Clough was a sitting councillor for Alleyn ward
  
  ### Rye
  
  Rye (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Richard Clough | 1,320 | 43.0 | -6.2 |
  | | Conservative | Ralph Spilberg* | 1,267 | 41.2 | -5.9 |
  | | Labour | Peter Bibby | 933 | 30.4 | -7.3 |
  | | Labour | Geoffrey Cravitz | 862 | 28.1 | -9.3 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | James Murrell | 684 | 22.3 | +16.2 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Robert Skelly | 681 | 22.2 | +16.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,072 | 44.5 | +1.0 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### St Giles
  
  St Giles (3) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Leslie Alden* | 1,391 | 50.3 | -6.9 |
  | | Labour | Anthony Ritchie** | 1,272 | 46.0 | -11.7 |
  | | Labour | Michael Geater** | 1,266 | 45.8 | -11.1 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | John Bennett | 749 | 27.1 | +21.6 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Veronica Hunt | 602 | 21.8 | +16.8 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Leaford Patrick | 543 | 19.7 | +14.8 |
  | | Conservative | John Hoskinson | 489 | 17.7 | -12.7 |
  | | Conservative | Frederick Smith | 472 | 17.1 | -10.0 |
  | | Conservative | John Villiers | 470 | 17.0 | -9.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,763 | 31.3 | +2.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Anthony Ritchie was a sitting councillor for Barset ward
  
  Michael Geater was a sitting councillor for Liddle ward
  
  ### The Lane
  
  The Lane (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Susan Goss | 861 | 40.7 | -16.9 |
  | | Labour | Alexander Macpherson | 797 | 37.6 | -14.4 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | John Lewis* | 620 | 29.3 | +23.9 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Jonathan Hunt | 584 | 27.6 | +23.1 |
  | | Conservative | Douglas Pearce | 431 | 20.4 | -4.8 |
  | | Conservative | Ian Twinn | 427 | 20.2 | -3.3 |
  | | National Front | Gary Dunkin | 53 | 2.5 | -6.8 |
  | | National Front | Peter Core | 43 | 2.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,117 | 35.5 | +2.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Waverley
  
  Waverley (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Brian Kelly | 914 | 40.3 | -5.6 |
  | | Labour | Helen Penn | 821 | 36.2 | -9.7 |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Paterson | 819 | 36.1 | -4.4 |
  | | Conservative | Florence Tristram | 740 | 32.6 | -7.4 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Frank Brean** | 431 | 19.0 | +13.5 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | David Barrett | 427 | 18.8 | +13.3 |
  | | Communist | Walter Macfarlane | 74 | 3.3 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,268 | 39.1 | -2.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## By-Elections
  
  Riverside by-election, 10 March 1983 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Ronald Tindall | 1,584 | 56.6 | +34.0 |
  | | Independent Labour | Edward Hart | 780 | 27.8 | -6.3 |
  | | Labour | Michael Idun | 233 | 8.3 | -14.0 |
  | | New Britain | Kevin Mason | 118 | 4.2 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Michael Pike | 77 | 2.7 | -6.7 |
  | | Communist | Robert Gordon | 9 | 0.3 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.6 | -1.4 |
  | | Alliance gain from Independent Labour | Alliance gain from Independent Labour | Swing | | |
  
  The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James Patrick
  
  Consort by-election, 8 March 1983 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Peter Troy | 691 | 44.7 | -9.6 |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Richard Shearman | 438 | 28.3 | +11.4 |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Patterson | 339 | 21.9 | +3.7 |
  | | National Front | Mary Bailey | 77 | 5.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.1 | ±0.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert Smyth
  
  Burgess by-election, 23 February 1984 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Rose Colley | 840 | 53.7 | +34.5 |
  | | Labour | Kevin Joiner | 596 | 38.1 | -9.9 |
  | | Conservative | Beatrice North | 81 | 5.2 | -15.6 |
  | | National Front | Peter Core | 47 | 3.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.5 | -7.9 |
  | | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ronald Slater
  
  Ruskin by-election, 23 February 1984 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Forder | 1,714 | 50.1 | -0.4 |
  | | Labour | Peter Russell | 832 | 24.3 | +9.6 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Jonathan Mitchell | 791 | 23.1 | -5.5 |
  | | National Front | Raymond Barker | 83 | 2.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.9 | -9.6 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Meakin
  
  Lyndhurst by-election, 12 July 1984 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alan Crane | 1,423 | 53.4 | +15.4 |
  | | Conservative | Barry Hallett | 656 | 24.6 | -6.5 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Robert Skelly | 519 | 19.5 | -4.4 |
  | | National Front | Raymond Barker | 65 | 2.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.9 | -10.5 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paula Moore
  
  Rotherhithe by-election, 13 September 1984 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Frank Pemberton | 1,381 | 60.9 | +34.2 |
  | | Labour | Trevor Lawrence | 780 | 34.4 | -12.2 |
  | | Conservative | Percy Gray | 55 | 2.4 | -14.8 |
  | | National Front | Peter Core | 50 | 2.2 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2 | +4.9 |
  | | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Harold Young
  
  Riverside by-election, 15 August 1985 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alliance (Liberal) | Michael Hannon | 1,656 | 65.2 | +42.5 |
  | | Labour | John Thomas | 801 | 31.6 | +9.3 |
  | | Conservative | Beatrice North | 81 | 3.2 | -6.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.6 | -6.4 |
  | | Alliance gain from Independent Labour | Alliance gain from Independent Labour | Swing | | |
  
  The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Barbara Burgess
  
  Liddle by-election, 19 December 1985 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mary Ellery | 1,032 | 81.7 | +23.3 |
  | | Alliance (SDP) | Doreen Payne | 164 | 13.0 | -0.6 |
  | | Conservative | Trevor Pitman | 67 | 5.3 | -8.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 15.5 | -4.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Fowler
  
  