1984 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1988. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1]
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21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results of 1984 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Due to the death of one of the candidates for Timperley ward after the close of nominations, the election for Timperley was postponed until 28 June 1984. The result shown on this page is the result of that election.
Election result edit
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 30,852 (42.2%) | 2.9 | 9 (42.9%) | 9 / 21
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36 (57.1%) | 36 / 63
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Labour Party | 26,112 (35.7%) | 3.7 | 8 (38.1%) | 8 / 21
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2 | 19 (30.2%) | 19 / 63
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Alliance | 14,812 (20.3%) | 2.6 | 4 (19.0%) | 4 / 21
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2 | 8 (12.7%) | 8 / 63
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Independent | 821 (1.1%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63
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Ecology Party | 503 (0.7%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63
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19 | 8 | 36 |
Ward results edit
Altrincham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. R. Finch* | 1,473 | 43.6 | -5.7 | |
Labour | P. A. Baldwinson | 1,312 | 38.8 | +6.6 | |
Liberal | P. C. Barns | 540 | 16.0 | -2.5 | |
Ecology | A. M. Wildbore | 53 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 161 | 4.8 | -12.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,378 | 42.2 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bowdon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. S. Hall* | 2,563 | 73.1 | +5.2 | |
Labour | J. B. Morton | 594 | 16.9 | +5.9 | |
Ecology | J. S. Menzies | 350 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 1,969 | 56.1 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,507 | 39.6 | -10.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Broadheath edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. G. Lawton | 1,579 | 46.2 | -2.6 | |
Labour | G. Woodburn | 1,252 | 36.7 | +5.1 | |
SDP | G. E. Evans | 585 | 17.1 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 327 | 9.6 | -7.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,416 | 41.5 | -5.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Brooklands edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Barber | 1,892 | 51.5 | -11.8 | |
Liberal | C. S. Fink | 1,365 | 37.2 | +12.4 | |
Labour | L. T. Murkin | 416 | 11.3 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 527 | 14.3 | -24.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,673 | 45.6 | -6.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bucklow edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. D. Paul* | 1,451 | 55.6 | -12.3 | |
Independent | F. M. Woods | 408 | 15.6 | +15.6 | |
Conservative | M. E. Hindley | 335 | 12.8 | -8.0 | |
Independent | R. Bennett | 323 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Liberal | J. Preston | 94 | 3.6 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 1,043 | 39.9 | -7.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,611 | 37.8 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clifford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Rogers | 2,306 | 71.0 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | P. S. G. Westwell | 943 | 29.0 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 1,363 | 42.0 | +14.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,249 | 37.7 | -5.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Davyhulme East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. H. Eadie* | 1,547 | 45.7 | +1.0 | |
Labour | J. B. Roberts | 1,177 | 34.8 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | A. D. Sanders | 660 | 19.5 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 370 | 10.9 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,384 | 43.7 | -10.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Davyhulme West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,997 | 47.4 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | D. Makin | 1,857 | 44.1 | -1.3 | |
SDP | K. W. Bower | 358 | 8.5 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 140 | 3.3 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,212 | 48.9 | -2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Flixton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | A. Vernon | 1,590 | 38.4 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | N. J. Fitzpatrick* | 1,551 | 37.5 | -2.8 | |
Labour | M. J. Goggins | 996 | 24.1 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 39 | 0.9 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,137 | 51.7 | -4.3 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Godwin* | 2,444 | 62.9 | -6.3 | |
Liberal | J. H. Mulholland | 1,108 | 28.5 | +5.5 | |
Labour | M. A. Busteed | 236 | 6.1 | -1.7 | |
Ecology | J. J. Wharton | 100 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 1,336 | 34.4 | -11.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,888 | 44.2 | -4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Longford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. E. Cottam* | 1,848 | 54.3 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | I. B. Simmonds | 1,556 | 45.7 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 292 | 8.6 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,404 | 44.3 | -4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Mersey-St. Mary's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. F. Silverman | 2,212 | 58.9 | -0.8 | |
Liberal | J. B. Weightman | 914 | 24.3 | -2.6 | |
Labour | M. R. H. Bradbury | 631 | 16.8 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 1,298 | 34.5 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,757 | 39.1 | -7.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Reid | 1,413 | 55.3 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | D. Meadowcroft | 883 | 34.6 | -3.1 | |
Liberal | C. R. Hedley | 259 | 10.1 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 530 | 20.7 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,555 | 40.2 | -5.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Priory edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. J. Golding* | 1,307 | 39.7 | -7.0 | |
Conservative | P. Schofield | 1,139 | 34.6 | -1.1 | |
Labour | R. O. Griffin | 848 | 25.7 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 168 | 5.1 | -5.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,294 | 41.3 | -3.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Sale Moor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. Brotherton* | 1,376 | 41.7 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | E. A. Robinson | 1,153 | 35.0 | -0.1 | |
SDP | R. C. Tweed | 769 | 23.3 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 223 | 6.8 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,298 | 42.1 | -4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Martin's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. J. Hadley* | 2,130 | 52.6 | 0 | |
Conservative | P. Bates | 1,275 | 31.5 | -2.2 | |
Liberal | S. Corbett | 642 | 15.9 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 855 | 21.1 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,047 | 42.7 | -1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stretford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. D. Redfern | 1,616 | 45.8 | -1.6 | |
Labour | J. F. L. Wood | 1,496 | 42.4 | +2.3 | |
SDP | L. L. Sumner | 416 | 11.8 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 120 | 3.4 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,528 | 43.3 | -4.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Talbot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. L. Sullivan* | 1,744 | 67.6 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 747 | 28.9 | +2.6 | |
Independent | K. J. Martin | 90 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 997 | 38.6 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,581 | 35.2 | -4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Timperley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. W. Davenport | 1,590 | 45.1 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | A. Rhodes | 1,252 | 35.5 | -9.9 | |
Labour | A. G. Hodson | 687 | 19.5 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 338 | 9.6 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,529 | 39.1 | -10.0 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Urmston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Warbrick* | 1,515 | 44.0 | -1.0 | |
Labour | D. Acton | 1,355 | 39.3 | +7.1 | |
SDP | P. J. Carlon | 576 | 16.7 | -6.2 | |
Majority | 160 | 4.6 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,446 | 44.0 | -6.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Village edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | R. Bowker* | 2,039 | 48.5 | +13.4 | |
Conservative | J. F. Burke | 1,320 | 31.4 | -6.7 | |
Labour | E. A. Starkey | 847 | 20.1 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 719 | 17.1 | +14.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,206 | 49.7 | -2.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1984 and 1986 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. E. Parry | 1,608 | 40.5 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | A. M. Durbin | 1,213 | 30.6 | -6.9 | |
Labour | M. J. Goggins | 1,146 | 28.9 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 395 | 10.0 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,967 | 49.4 | +2.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. F. L. Wood | 1,150 | 38.2 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | S. M. A. O'Beirne | 983 | 32.7 | -10.9 | |
SDP | B. M. Keeley-Huggett | 793 | 26.4 | +26.4 | |
Green | N. J. Eadie | 81 | 2.7 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 167 | 5.6 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,007 | 37.4 | -11.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. Acton | 1,321 | 44.7 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | E. May | 871 | 29.5 | -14.5 | |
SDP | P. J. Carlon | 762 | 25.8 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 450 | 15.2 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,954 | 37.1 | -6.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 29 June 1984", Trafford M.B.C.(1984).