1984_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
1984 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
1984 UK local government election
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]
Quick Facts 21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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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.
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 30,852 (42.2%) | 2.9 | 9 (42.9%) | 9 / 21 |
36 (57.1%) | 36 / 63 | ||||
Labour Party | 26,112 (35.7%) | 3.7 | 8 (38.1%) | 8 / 21 |
2 | 19 (30.2%) | 19 / 63 | |||
Alliance | 14,812 (20.3%) | 2.6 | 4 (19.0%) | 4 / 21 |
2 | 8 (12.7%) | 8 / 63 | |||
Independent | 821 (1.1%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 |
N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 | |||
Ecology Party | 503 (0.7%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 |
N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
19 | 8 | 36 |
Altrincham
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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 | ||||
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Bowdon
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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 | ||||
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Broadheath
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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 | ||||
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Brooklands
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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 | ||||
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Bucklow
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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 | ||||
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Clifford
Davyhulme East
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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 | ||||
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Davyhulme West
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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 | ||||
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Flixton
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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 | ||||
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Hale
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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 | ||||
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Longford
Mersey-St. Mary's
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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 | ||||
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Priory
Sale Moor
St. Martin's
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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 | ||||
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Stretford
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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 | ||||
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Talbot
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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 | ||||
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Timperley
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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 | ||||
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Urmston
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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 | ||||
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Village
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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- "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 29 June 1984", Trafford M.B.C.(1984).