1984 Derby City Council election

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1984 Derby City Council election [1] [2]
  1983 3 May 1984 1986  

14 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Alliance
Last election25181
Seats won761
Seats after24182
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote17,33019,0786,810
Percentage40.0%44.0%15.7%

Derby City Council election 1984 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1984 Derby City Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1984 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. [3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

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Overall results

1984 Derby City Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 722Steady2.svg50.044.019,078
  Labour 623Decrease2.svg142.940.017,330
  Alliance 110Increase2.svg17.115.76,810
  Ecology 000Steady2.svg0.00.3119
Total1443,337

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Fuller 1,508 58.5%
Conservative M. Tomlinson82231.9%
Alliance P. James1746.7%
Ecology E. Wall742.9%
Turnout 26.9%
Labour hold

Allestree

Location of Allestree ward Allestree ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Allestree ward
Allestree [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative B. Chadwick 2,601 70.0%
Alliance H. Jones57415.5%
Labour R. Turner53914.5%
Turnout 45.2%
Conservative hold

Alvaston

Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. Sweeting 1,479 51.5%
Conservative R. Baldwin1,13739.6%
Alliance C. Brocklehurst2558.9%
Turnout 37.4%
Labour hold

Babington

Location of Babington ward Babington ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Babington ward
Babington [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour S. Unwin 1,732 63.7%
Conservative B. Thompson67024.7%
Alliance M. Burgess31511.6%
Turnout 31.5%
Labour hold

Blagreaves

Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative F. Murphy 1,408 40.9%
Labour M. Royle1,28237.2%
Alliance D. George71020.6%
Ecology B. Sabine451.3%
Turnout 43.0%
Conservative gain from Labour

Boulton

Location of Boulton ward Boulton ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Boulton ward
Boulton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C. Thrower 1,712 47.6%
Conservative K. Webley1,39338.8%
Alliance P. Boateng48813.6%
Turnout 38.4%
Labour gain from Conservative

Breadsall

Location of Breadsall ward Breadsall ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Breadsall ward
Breadsall [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Wawman 1,870 50.8%
Conservative R. Ormond1,16731.7%
Alliance P. Beasley64617.5%
Turnout 36.7%
Labour hold

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesden ward Chaddesden ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Chaddesden ward
Chaddesden [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour S. Bolton 1,643 46.0%
Conservative G. Andrews1,48341.5%
Alliance S. Connolly44612.5%
Turnout 40.6%
Labour hold

Chellaston

Location of Chellaston ward Chellaston ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative K. Brown 1,977 54.8%
Labour G. Summers1,26835.2%
Alliance G. Coleman36210.0%
Turnout 44.0%
Conservative hold

Darley

Location of Darley ward Darley ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Darley ward
Darley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Longdon 2,273 62.7%
Labour W. Denman90124.8%
Alliance J. Hancock453%12.5
Turnout 38.7%
Conservative hold

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward Derwent ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Derwent ward
Derwent [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Alliance P. Geraghty 1,401 46.1%
Labour J. Wingfield1,24541.0%
Conservative R. Bunting39112.9%
Turnout 40.1%
Alliance gain from Labour

Kingsway

Location of Kingsway ward Kingsway ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Kingsway ward
Kingsway [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative N. Brown 1,586 55.2%
Labour D. Dorrell74726.0%
Alliance P. Simpson54218.9%
Turnout 36.0%
Conservative hold

Litchurch

Location of Litchurch ward Litchurch ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Litchurch ward
Litchurch [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Wood Unopposed
Turnout
Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward Spondon ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Spondon ward
Spondon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Leatherbarrow 2,170 54.0%
Labour D. Hayes1,40434.9%
Alliance R. Guilford44411.1%
Turnout 39.8%
Conservative hold

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References

  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1984". The Elections Centre.
  3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1984. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.