Bristol City Council Elections, 1984

In this election, one-third of seats were up for election. There was a general but small swing from Conservative to Labour. Labour regained their position as the largest party and took minority control of the Council.

The party standings following the election:

Ward Results

The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A. Crowley
votes = 2,400
percentage = 57.7
change = +7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. Morris
votes = 1,347
percentage = 32.4
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = M. Brown
votes = 373
percentage = 9.0
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = A. Bradstock
votes = 41
percentage = 1.0
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 1,053
percentage = 25.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +4.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M. Withers
votes = 1,794
percentage = 37.6
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = H. Bashforth
votes = 1,735
percentage = 36.4
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = P. Nagle
votes = 1,139
percentage = 23.9
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = A. Clarke
votes = 101
percentage = 2.1
change = -1.6Election box majority
votes = 59
percentage = 1.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -5.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D. Jackson
votes = 1,312
percentage = 48.5
change = +7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. Goodland
votes = 1,137
percentage = 42.0
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = M. Norman
votes = 229
percentage = 8.5
change = -7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = M. Pitt
votes = 29
percentage = 1.1
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 175
percentage = 6.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +4.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C. Reid
votes = 2,470
percentage = 55.1
change = +14.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Wynne
votes = 1,421
percentage = 31.7
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R. Parsons
votes = 558
percentage = 12.5
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = G. Dorey
votes = 30
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 1,049
percentage = 23.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +8.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = O. Scantlebury
votes = 1,585
percentage = 36.1
change = -9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = B. Clarke
votes = 1,505
percentage = 34.3
change = +7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. Smith
votes = 1,250
percentage = 28.5
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = P. Tonkin
votes = 46
percentage = 1.0
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 80
percentage = 1.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -8.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Lloyd-Kirk
votes = 1,767
percentage = 45.0
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Gray
votes = 1,486
percentage = 37.9
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C. Woods
votes = 537
percentage = 13.7
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = J. Scott
votes = 133
percentage = 3.4
change = +3.4Election box majority
votes = 281
percentage = 7.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -1.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. Blackmore
votes = 1,680
percentage = 43.9
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G. Box
votes = 1,355
percentage = 35.4
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = S. Sims
votes = 652
percentage = 17.0
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = G. Collard
votes = 143
percentage = 3.7
change = -1.3Election box majority
votes = 325
percentage = 8.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -0.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = B. Richards
votes = 1,495
percentage = 54.5
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Hodges
votes = 790
percentage = 28.8
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = R. Sharland
votes = 418
percentage = 15.2
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = R. Martin
votes = 40
percentage = 1.5
change = +1.5Election box majority
votes = 705
percentage = 25.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +2.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. Patterson
votes = 1,871
percentage = 43.4
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P. Gollop
votes = 1,861
percentage = 43.1
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = R. Coombs
votes = 546
percentage = 12.7
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = E. Lyon
votes = 36
percentage = 0.8
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage = 0.3
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -1.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. Williams
votes = 2,145
percentage = 53.6
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P. Roberts
votes = 1,728
percentage = 43.1
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = D. Long
votes = 132
percentage = 3.3
change = +3.3Election box majority
votes = 417
percentage = 10.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -4.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Fey
votes = 3,081
percentage = 76.2
change = +10.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M. Vokins
votes = 663
percentage = 16.4
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = R. Savage
votes = 300
percentage = 7.4
change = +7.4Election box majority
votes = 2,418
percentage = 59.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +2.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = F. Apperley
votes = 1,924
percentage = 40.5
change = -4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = C. Boney
votes = 1,770
percentage = 37.2
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. McLaren
votes = 1,032
percentage = 21.7
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = J. Jameson
votes = 28
percentage = 0.6
change = -0.8Election box majority
votes = 154
percentage = 3.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -4.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A. Tudball
votes = 1,862
percentage = 45.3
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Mellor
votes = 1,824
percentage = 44.4
change = +4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = P. Bennett
votes = 371
percentage = 9.0
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = C. Robinson
votes = 52
percentage = 1.3
change = +1.3Election box majority
votes = 38
percentage = 0.9
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -2.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. Clancy
votes = 2,126
percentage = 58.2
change = +12.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = T. Skipp
votes = 1,190
percentage = 32.6
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = D. Usher
votes = 275
percentage = 7.5
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = M. Corrigan
votes = 63
percentage = 1.7
change = +1.7Election box majority
votes = 936
percentage = 25.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +10.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Trench
votes = 2,088
percentage = 53.2
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = J. Freeland
votes = 847
percentage = 21.6
change = 0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = T. Morgan
votes = 776
percentage = 19.8
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = T. Leegwater
votes = 217
percentage = 5.5
change = -1.7Election box majority
votes = 1,241
percentage = 31.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +0.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P. Hammond
votes = 1,635
percentage = 47.1
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. King
votes = 1,463
percentage = 42.2
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = A. Sadiq
votes = 276
percentage = 8.0
change = -5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = M. Weekes
votes = 96
percentage = 2.8
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 172
percentage = 5.0
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +6.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Myers
votes = 1,576
percentage = 44.9
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. McLaren
votes = 1,184
percentage = 33.7
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P. Hole
votes = 738
percentage = 21.0
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = A. Young
votes = 15
percentage = 0.4
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 392
percentage = 11.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing = +2.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P. Knowland
votes = 1,931
percentage = 56.8
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. Dowling
votes = 1,091
percentage = 32.1
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = P. Cole
votes = 337
percentage = 9.9
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = C. Jameson
votes = 40
percentage = 1.2
change = +1.2Election box majority
votes = 840
percentage = 24.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +5.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = C. Williams
votes = 2,250
percentage = 45.1
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M. Broussine
votes = 2,009
percentage = 40.3
change = +4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R. Bingham
votes = 695
percentage = 13.9
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = A. Hosegood
votes = 34
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 241
percentage = 4.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -5.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = C. Alderson
votes = 2,995
percentage = 64.5
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = K. Purnell
votes = 939
percentage = 20.2
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M. Waddington
votes = 523
percentage = 11.3
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = C. Rose
votes = 189
percentage = 4.1
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 2,056
percentage = 44.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -3.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Wall
votes = 3,390
percentage = 72.8
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = A. West
votes = 716
percentage = 15.4
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = R. Bridle
votes = 437
percentage = 9.4
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = S. Powell
votes = 116
percentage = 2.5
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 2,674
percentage = 57.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -0.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C. Draper
votes = 1,840
percentage = 63.3
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. Rollings
votes = 783
percentage = 26.9
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = A. Akerman
votes = 241
percentage = 8.3
change = -8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = S. Woodhouse
votes = 43
percentage = 1.5
change = +1.5Election box majority
votes = 1,057
percentage = 36.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +4.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P. Tatlow
votes = 2,427
percentage = 54.7
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. Biggs
votes = 1,432
percentage = 32.3
change = -2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = J. Osborne
votes = 466
percentage = 10.5
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = S. Campbell
votes = 111
percentage = 2.5
change = +2.5Election box majority
votes = 995
percentage = 22.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +3.7

Source: Bristol Evening Post 6th May 1984

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