1984 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 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]

1984 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

← 1983 3 May 1984 (1984-05-03) 1986 →
21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mike King Richard Mee John Golding Party Conservative Labour Alliance Leader's seat St. Martin's Sale Moor Priory Last election 14 seats, 45.1% 6 seats, 32.0% 2 seats, 22.9% Seats before 36 21 6 Seats won 9 6 4 Seats after 36 19 8 Seat change 0 2 2 Popular vote 30,852 26,112 14,812 Percentage 42.2% 35.7% 20.3% Swing 2.9% 3.7% 2.6%
Map of results of 1984 election
Leader of the Council before election Mike King Conservative Leader of the Council after election Mike King Conservative

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

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

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Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Bucklow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Hale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Mersey St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Talbot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Timperley (election held 28 June 1984)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Flixton By-Election 23 May 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Altrincham By-Election 6 March 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Urmston By-Election 6 March 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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