Elections to

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were held on 6 May 1982, with one third of the council up for election with an additional vacancy in Royston. Prior to the election,

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had gained a seat from Residents in a Dodsworth by-election, with another Residents councillor in Wombwell North defecting to the Labour grouping, offsetting a by-election loss in Penistone East to the recently formed SDP-Liberal Alliance. Alliance had also seen defections to them from the

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councillor in Hoyland East and the defending (formerly Residents) councillor in Darton.

Election result

This resulted in the following composition of the council:

Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.

References

{{United Kingdom local elections, 1982 1982 English local elections

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1980s in South Yorkshire