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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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
editParty | 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
editAltrincham
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barbara Sutton 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Barber | 1,892 | 51.5 | −11.8 | |
Liberal | Cecil Fink | 1,365 | 37.2 | +12.4 | |
Labour | Len Murkin | 416 | 11.3 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 527 | 14.3 | −24.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,673 | 45.6 | −6.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bucklow
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Frank 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Alan Vernon | 1,590 | 38.4 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Neil 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roy Godwin* | 2,444 | 62.9 | −6.3 | |
Liberal | John 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Golding* | 1,307 | 39.7 | −7.0 | |
Conservative | P. Schofield | 1,139 | 34.6 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Roland Griffin | 848 | 25.7 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 168 | 5.1 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,294 | 41.3 | −3.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Sale Moor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barry 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alan 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Colin Warbrick* | 1,515 | 44.0 | −1.0 | |
Labour | David 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ray 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
editParty | 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).