An election to the Highland Regional Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independents win control of 42 of the council's 52 seats.

Aggregate results

Highland Regional election, 1982[1]
Turnout: 41.0% (Decrease3.2%)
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 42 5 0 Increase5 80.8 70.9 20,968 Decrease12.5
  Labour 5 0 0 Steady0 9.6 14.7 4,338 Increase9.4
  SNP 2 0 0 Steady0 3.8 9.5 2,803 Increase3.4
  Alliance 2 0 0 Steady0 3.8 4.9 1,457 Increase2.3
  Conservative 1 0 0 Steady0 1.9 0.0 0 Decrease2.6

References

  1. ^ pp.56-59
Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Highland_Regional_Council_election
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