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The 1982 Islington Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of
In March 1981 the SDP was founded. In May 1981 Donald Hoodless became the new Labour Leader and council leader. In September 1981, following the resignation of a Labour councillor, the SDP gained a council seat in Hillarton ward. In December 1981 over half of the Labour group on the council resigned the Labour whip and joined the SDP. This gave the SDP a majority of seats and their leader, Jim Evans, became the new council leader. Divisions within the SDP saw the emergence of a separate Social Democrat group that included four sitting SDP councillors. This group stood in the 1982 elections in opposition to official SDP candidates.
Islington London Borough Council
Islington London Borough Council, also known as Islington Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Islington in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majo ...
in London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party regained overall control of the council from the Social Democratic Party
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Background
In March 1981 the SDP was founded. In May 1981 Donald Hoodless became the new Labour Leader and council leader. In September 1981, following the resignation of a Labour councillor, the SDP gained a council seat in Hillarton ward. In December 1981 over half of the Labour group on the council resigned the Labour whip and joined the SDP. This gave the SDP a majority of seats and their leader, Jim Evans, became the new council leader. Divisions within the SDP saw the emergence of a separate Social Democrat group that included four sitting SDP councillors. This group stood in the 1982 elections in opposition to official SDP candidates.
Election result
Ward results
(*) – Indicates incumbent councillors standing for re-electionBarnsbury
Bunhill
Canonbury East
Canonbury West
Clerkenwell
Gillespie
Highbury
Highview
Hillmarton
Hillrise
Holloway
Junction
Mildmay
Quadrant
St George's
St Mary
St Peter
Sussex
Thornhill
Tollington
References
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Events
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1982 London Borough council elections
May 1982 in the United Kingdom