1984 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 58+7
Liberal 28-2
Conservative 17-1

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1984
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2163%46%90,219
  Liberal 1029%35%67,234
  Conservative 39%19%37,055
  Communist 00%0.1%250

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Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. A. Devaney2,73980%
Liberal C. J. Leahy35010%
Conservative H. V. Tracy-Forster2527%
Communist F. Carroll923%
Majority2,389
Registered electors 8,960
Turnout 3,43338%

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cathy Hancox3,68353%
Labour J. D. Williams1,90127%
Conservative J. Mass1,32919%
Majority1,782
Registered electors 13,502
Turnout 6,91351%

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheila Craine3,44650%
SDP W. M. Scott1,78326%
Labour Dawn Booth1,60924%
Majority1,663
Registered electors 12,717
Turnout 6,83854%

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Crowley2,87043%
Liberal R. Johnston2,55338%
Conservative Myrna Fitzsimmons1,30819%
Majority317
Registered electors 12,540
Turnout 6,73154%

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S. J. Hicks2,40443%
Labour M. V. Roberts2,33442%
Conservative H. M. Rigby81515%
Communist J. C. Blevin631%
Majority70
Registered electors 12,114
Turnout 5,61646%

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. J. Ellison2,91150%
Liberal D. M. B. Crofts2,69946%
Conservative A. Brill2084%
Majority212
Registered electors 11,508
Turnout 5,81851%

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rosemary Cooper 3,500 48%
Labour R. Quinn2,98241%
Conservative S. Fitzsimmons 75610%
Majority518
Registered electors 13,532
Turnout 7,23853%

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eddie Clein3,69448%
Conservative W. A. N. Fearenside2,58134%
Labour D. J. Phillips1,42919%
Majority1,113
Registered electors 13,718
Turnout 7,70456%

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mike Storey 4,30650%
Conservative R. F. Symington2,65631%
Labour P. J. Thompson1,66119%
Majority1,650
Registered electors 14,897
Turnout 8,62358%

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Lafferty4,05060%
SDP J. P. Prince1,69325%
Conservative A. G. Wilson1,00215%
Majority2,357
Registered electors 13,926
Turnout 6,74548%

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paul Clark3,93254%
Labour M. P. Bolland2,97140%
Conservative C. P. Loller4396%
Majority961
Registered electors 12,973
Turnout 7,34257%

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. E. Brandwood3,41347%
Labour Frank Vaudrey2,29931%
SDP S. F. Jacobs1,60322%
Majority1,114
Registered electors 13,703
Turnout 7,31553%

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Ferguson3,09552%
Liberal Richard Kemp2,33939%
Conservative D. W. Patmore4628%
Communist J. Cook301%
Majority756
Registered electors 11,453
Turnout 5,92652%

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Burke3,45470%
Conservative J. F. MacMillan84917%
Liberal C. Mayes65413%
Majority2,605
Registered electors 11,965
Turnout 4,95741%

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Parry3,18687%
Conservative C. Freemantle2828%
Liberal J. P. Murray2136%
Majority2,904
Registered electors 9,290
Turnout 3,68140%

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. J. Lloyd3,29360%
Conservative A. Brown1,09120%
SDP S. D. Jones1,08020%
Majority2,202
Registered electors 11,448
Turnout 5,46448%

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. L. Rimmer3,83677%
Conservative P. C. Ferris63413%
SDP B. Coleman49010%
Majority3,202
Registered electors 11,927
Turnout 4,96042%

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Doswell2,71556%
Liberal Arthur Eric Damsell1,89039%
Conservative D. N. Gillott1874%
Communist E. F. Caddick651%
Majority825
Registered electors 10,350
Turnout 4,85747%

Grassendale

Grassendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. C. Greenwood4,22155%
Conservative J. H. Lea2,51133%
Labour S. D. Flemming95812%
Majority1,710
Registered electors 12,313
Turnout 7,69062%

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. D. Fogg3,00149%
Liberal Frank Doran2,67944%
Conservative T. Caulfield4227%
Majority322
Registered electors 12,600
Turnout 6,10248%

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. J. Wagner3,30358%
Liberal David Vasmer2,11637%
Conservative Angela Oliver2464%
Majority1,187
Registered electors 11,779
Turnout 5,66548%

Netherley

Netherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Harper2,56672%
SDP Ian Phillips58016%
Conservative Ann Nugent43112%
Majority1,986
Registered electors 7,730
Turnout 3,57746%

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. J. Lloyd3,12651%
Liberal J. Rossington2,13635%
Conservative Pauline Dougherty88714%
Majority990
Registered electors 11,989
Turnout 6,14951%

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pamela Bradley3,56956%
Labour A. C. Snowden2,39137%
Conservative S. M. Sugden4197%
Majority1,178
Registered electors 11,626
Turnout 6,37955%

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Dalton3,94970%
SDP D. Stephenson80414%
Conservative M. Kingston88016%
Majority3,069
Registered electors 12,242
Turnout 5,63346%

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Mulhearn2,97251%
Liberal M. N. Bestel2,14937%
Conservative M. S. Gill72712%
Majority823
Registered electors 11,613
Turnout 5,84850%

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Matthews2,88459%
Liberal Anne Clitherow1,81037%
Conservative S. J. Melia1734%
Majority1,074
Registered electors 10,331
Turnout 4,86747%

Speke

Speke 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Ord3,60780%
Labour F. M. Dowling3,54379%
Liberal J. D. Ball46610%
Liberal Katherine Watson40510%
Conservative C. W. Harpin4279%
Conservative K. G. Watkin3638%
Majority3,141
Registered electors 9,715
Turnout 4,50046%

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Steve R. Radford 3,49253%
Labour J. E. Roberts2,41236%
Conservative J. Irving70611%
Majority1,080
Registered electors 12,419
Turnout 6,61053%

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Smith2,96163%
Conservative S. R. Marsden1,05422%
Liberal Veronica Best68815%
Majority1,907
Registered electors 9,778
Turnout 4,70348%

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Orr3,03194%
Conservative H. W. Drohan2086%
Majority2,823
Registered electors 8,038
Turnout 2,82340%

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Elsie Lang2,70740%
Labour T. A. Prout2,51537%
Conservative R. Gould1,55823%
Majority192
Registered electors 13,914
Turnout 6,78049%

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ruth Dean4,69669%
Labour R. J. Lafferty1,20818%
Liberal D. E. Huish95114%
Majority3,488
Registered electors 12,857
Turnout 3,48853%

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