Dick Stewart Labour Dick Stewart Labour Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Thursday 6 May 1982, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections.

The Liberal Party doubled their representation on the regional council after winning four seats.

[2] The Conservative group leader, Leonard Turpie, lost his seat to the SDP-Liberal Alliance.

Both seats were contained within the Glasgow Hillhead constituency won in March by SDP figure Roy Jenkins.

He was challenged for the leadership by his longtime friend and colleague Charles Gray at the first meeting of the Labour group following the election.