- Manchester Council election, 1984
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Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 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 Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. [1]
Election result
Manchester Council Election Result 1984 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Labour 29 7 0 +7 82.8 57.0 75,337 +5.4% Conservative 4 0 8 -8 11.4 27.2 36,027 -3.9% SDP–Liberal Alliance 2 1 0 +1 5.7 15.4 20,443 -1.7% National Front 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 163 +0.0% Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 156 +0.1% Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 93 -0.0% After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party Seats +/- Labour 79 +7 Conservative 14 -8 Alliance 6 +1 Labour hold Ward results
Ardwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour F. Dale* 1,956 76.5 +0.9 Conservative S. Lundy 408 15.9 +0.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance N. Allen 194 7.6 -1.2 Majority 1,548 60.5 +0.4 Turnout 2,558 Labour hold Swing +0.2 Baguley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Burns* 2,631 66.6 +4.3 Conservative C. Ennis 993 25.1 -3.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Hall 328 8.3 -0.9 Majority 1,638 41.4 +7.5 Turnout 3,952 Labour hold Swing +3.8 Barlow Moor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. Johnston 2,004 46.5 +0.9 Conservative H. Moore* 1,503 34.9 -3.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Gluck 799 18.6 +2.4 Majority 501 11.6 +4.1 Turnout 4,306 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.1 Benchill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour V. Myers* 2,147 75.7 +3.6 Conservative G. Parry 425 15.0 -0.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Stacey 264 9.3 -3.1 Majority 1,722 60.7 +4.1 Turnout 2,836 Labour hold Swing +2.0 Beswick and Clayton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Flanagan* 2,432 76.2 +7.3 Conservative D. Eager 543 17.0 -5.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Bateman 148 4.6 -2.1 National Front A. Coles 68 2.1 -0.2 Majority 1,889 59.2 +12.2 Turnout 3,191 Labour hold Swing +6.1 Blackley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Newman* 2,522 66.2 +4.2 Conservative Y. Whitehurst 904 23.7 -4.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Gordon 386 10.1 +0.7 Majority 1,618 42.4 +9.0 Turnout 3,812 Labour hold Swing +4.5 Bradford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. Heald 2,455 79.3 +6.5 Conservative M. Payne 402 13.0 -4.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Donnelly 237 7.7 -1.6 Majority 2,053 66.4 +11.6 Turnout 3,094 Labour hold Swing +5.7 Brooklands (2 vacancies) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Broderick 2,188 49.3 +6.9 Labour P. Clarke 2,119 Conservative J. Graham 1,741 39.2 -6.3 Conservative A. O'Connor* 1,729 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Burton 508 11.4 -0.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Thompson 464 Majority 378 10.1 +6.9 Turnout 8,749 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.6 Burnage Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Clegg 2,418 48.9 +4.8 Conservative R. Nicholson 1,847 37.4 -3.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance K. McKeon 678 13.7 -1.4 Majority 571 11.6 +8.3 Turnout 4,943 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.1 Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Conquest* 1,852 82.1 +5.4 Conservative C. Lundy 297 13.2 +0.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Qureshi 106 4.7 -6.1 Majority 1,555 69.0 +4.7 Turnout 2,255 Labour hold Swing +2.3 Charlestown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. Ford* 2,537 59.4 +6.9 Conservative M. Jones 1,252 29.3 -2.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Lyons 479 11.2 -5.0 Majority 1,285 30.1 +8.9 Turnout 4,268 Labour hold Swing +4.4 Cheetham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. McCardell 2,560 68.0 +1.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Evans 863 22.9 +4.0 Conservative P. Martyniuk 344 9.1 -5.3 Majority 1,697 45.0 -2.8 Turnout 3,767 Labour hold Swing -1.3 Chorlton (2 vacancies) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E. Walker 2,167 42.3 -4.5 Conservative M. Davies 2,149 Labour W. Courtney 2,104 41.1 +4.6 Labour R. Reddington 1,906 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Commons 752 14.7 -1.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Boyle 708 Communist M. Waterfield 93 1.8 +1.1 Majority 45 1.2 -9.8 Turnout 9,879 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing -4.5 Crumpsall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. Leese 2,090 49.4 +5.1 Conservative F. Lever* 1,640 38.8 -4.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance H. Showman 501 11.8 -0.9 Majority 450 10.6 +9.4 Turnout 4,231 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.7 Didsbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J. Duke* 2,543 48.5 -3.8 Labour R. Whyte 1,521 29.0 +8.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Whitman 1,181 22.5 -4.2 Majority 1,022 19.5 -6.2 Turnout 5,245 Conservative hold Swing -5.9 Fallowfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. Graham 2,122 54.0 +5.9 Conservative G. Taylor 1,368 34.8 -3.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Nevins 439 11.2 -2.3 Majority 754 19.2 +9.4 Turnout 3,929 Labour hold Swing +4.7 Gorton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T. Hamnett* 2,868 68.9 +14.3 Conservative C. McGregor 957 23.0 -2.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Muir 338 8.1 -11.4 Majority 1,911 45.9 +17.2 Turnout 4,163 Labour hold Swing +8.6 Gorton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour N. Litherland 2,522 63.8 +11.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Bell 825 20.9 -9.0 Conservative N. Dentith 609 15.4 -2.4 Majority 1,697 42.9 +20.4 Turnout 3,956 Labour hold Swing 10.2 Harpurhey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Stringer* 1,985 68.3 +9.8 Conservative W. Smith 511 17.6 -7.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Landsman 411 14.1 -2.6 Majority 1,474 50.7 +17.0 Turnout 2,907 Labour hold Swing 8.5 Hulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour V. Dunn* 2,243 80.6 +5.3 Conservative R. Lamptey 337 12.1 -0.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Lewis 202 7.3 -4.6 Majority 1,906 68.5 +6.1 Turnout 2,782 Labour hold Swing +3.0 Levenshulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Blessing* 2,404 46.1 +8.3 Labour J. Rimington 1,897 36.3 +5.0 Conservative G. Carey 918 17.6 -13.3 Majority 507 9.7 +3.2 Turnout 5,219 SDP–Liberal Alliance hold Swing +1.6 Lightbowne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Kelly* 2,576 56.0 +2.7 Conservative G. Hurley 1,556 33.8 -1.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Cookson 471 10.2 -1.3 Majority 1,020 22.2 +4.1 Turnout 4,603 Labour hold Swing +2.0 Longsight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Robinson* 2,622 64.2 +8.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Ahmed 813 19.9 -4.3 Conservative B. Carey 579 14.2 -4.6 Independent M. Amin 69 1.7 +1.7 Majority 1,809 44.3 +13.0 Turnout 4,083 Labour hold Swing +6.5 Moss Side Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Spencer* 2,764 78.4 +6.1 Conservative G. Higginson 495 14.0 -4.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Redford 265 7.5 -2.0 Majority 2,269 64.4 +10.3 Turnout 3,524 Labour hold Swing +5.1 Moston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour L. Kelly 2,471 53.6 +4.0 Conservative K. Goulding* 1,661 36.0 -3.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Gradwell 476 10.3 -1.0 Majority 810 17.6 +7.0 Turnout 4,608 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.5 Newton Heath Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Smith* 2,293 73.4 +6.2 Conservative R. Driver 535 17.1 -6.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Clune 203 6.5 -1.3 National Front B. Nylan 95 3.0 +1.8 Majority 1,758 56.2 +12.8 Turnout 3,126 Labour hold Swing +6.4 Northenden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. Brown* 2,529 54.6 +10.2 Conservative G. Leigh 1,662 35.9 -5.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Shields 444 9.6 -4.2 Majority 867 18.7 +16.1 Turnout 4,635 Labour hold Swing +8.0 Old Moat Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour B. Harrison 2,732 52.6 +4.3 Conservative G. Fitzsimons* 1,797 34.6 -2.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Clayton 664 12.8 -2.1 Majority 935 18.0 +6.4 Turnout 5,193 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.2 Rusholme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Nicholson* 2,125 48.1 +1.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Goodman 1,525 34.5 +10.4 Conservative S. Denney 685 15.5 -12.2 Independent S. Shah 87 2.0 +2.0 Majority 600 13.6 -5.6 Turnout 4,422 Labour hold Swing -4.6 Sharston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Lim* 2,213 53.0 +6.6 Conservative A. Kenyon 1,362 32.6 +1.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance H. Griffiths 598 14.3 -7.6 Majority 851 20.4 +5.2 Turnout 4,173 Labour hold Swing +2.6 Whalley Range Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative C. McQuade 1,870 42.4 -3.5 Labour R. Walters 1,840 41.8 +3.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. James 696 15.8 -0.3 Majority 30 0.7 -7.3 Turnout 4,406 Conservative hold Swing -3.6 Withington Party Candidate Votes % ±% SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Firth 1,940 36.3 -5.7 Labour G. Martin 1,845 34.5 +12.8 Conservative J. Jacobs* 1,566 29.3 -7.0 Majority 95 1.8 -3.9 Turnout 5,351 SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative Swing -9.2 Woodhouse Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Ainsworth 2,273 72.7 +12.4 Conservative P. Champion 550 17.6 -3.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance E. Wildman 305 9.8 -8.9 Majority 1,723 55.1 +15.7 Turnout 3,128 Labour hold Swing +7.9 References
- ^ "Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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