1984 Sheffield City Council election

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1984 Sheffield City Council election
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31 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council
44 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Alliance
Seats won2254
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Sheffield UK local election 1984 map.png
Map showing the results of the 1984 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election.

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Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1984
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2222070.954.682,184+3.7
  Conservative 501-116.124.637,012-4.6
  Alliance 421+112.920.530,924+0.8
  Communist 00000.00.2258+0.1
  Ecology 00000.00.1107N/A

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6061
Conservatives1817
SDP–Liberal Alliance99
Total8787
Working majority 33  35 

Ward results

Beauchief [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Danny George* 3,074 54.3 +1.1
Labour Mohammed Walayat1,48326.2−2.3
Alliance (SDP)N. Knox1,09819.4+1.1
Majority1,59128.1+3.4
Turnout 5,655
Conservative hold Swing +1.7
Birley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Val Shepherd 3,755 63.9 +4.2
Conservative Christopher Goldsmith1,28421.9−3.8
Alliance (SDP)Cyril Skipworth83214.2−0.4
Majority2,47142.0+8.0
Turnout 5,871
Labour hold Swing +4.0
Brightside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Price* 2,757 70.3 +2.6
Labour Patrick Heath 2,445
Alliance (SDP)George Wilson72418.4+0.8
Conservative V. McQuaid44211.2−3.4
Conservative Maisie Hyatt409
Majority1,72151.9+1.8
Turnout 3,923
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +0.9
Broomhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Irvine Patnick* 1,929 43.4 −4.8
Labour Jacqueline Mosley1,58635.7+5.7
Alliance (SDP)Patrick Smith92820.9−0.8
Majority3437.7−10.5
Turnout 4,443
Conservative hold Swing -5.2
Burngreave [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Boyce 3,482 53.2 +0.6
Alliance (Liberal)Francis Butler*2,73641.8+0.7
Conservative Evelyn Millward2944.5−1.3
Communist Paul Mackey260.4−0.1
Majority74611.4−0.1
Turnout 6,538
Labour gain from Alliance Swing -0.0
Castle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reg Munn* 2,995 77.9 +1.1
Conservative Joan Graham49412.8−1.1
Alliance (SDP)Patricia Major3148.2−0.2
Communist Violet Gill401.0+0.1
Majority2,50165.1+2.2
Turnout 3,843
Labour hold Swing +1.1
Chapel Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)David Chadwick* 3,517 56.1 +3.3
Labour Henry Hanwell2,30236.7+0.1
Conservative J. Edwards4477.1−3.4
Majority1,21519.4+3.2
Turnout 6,266
Alliance hold Swing +1.6
Darnall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Prince* 2,934 65.2 +4.0
Conservative Colin Cavill94421.0−2.1
Alliance (Liberal)Dennis Boothroyd62213.8−1.8
Majority1,99044.2+6.1
Turnout 4,500
Labour hold Swing +3.0
Dore [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Heslop* 3,856 58.4 −0.7
Labour Chris Prescott1,68025.4+1.6
Alliance (SDP)W. Lawrie1,06016.1−1.0
Majority2,17633.0−2.3
Turnout 6,596
Conservative hold Swing -1.1
Ecclesall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sidney Cordle 3,542 56.3 −4.1
Alliance (Liberal)Arthur Fawthrop1,53724.4+0.4
Labour N. Eaton1,21219.2+3.6
Majority2,00531.9−4.5
Turnout 6,291
Conservative hold Swing -2.2
Firth Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Betts* 3,571 77.2 +4.6
Alliance (Liberal)D. Wagland55111.9−3.3
Conservative Lorna Banham50110.8−1.4
Majority3,02065.3+7.9
Turnout 4,623
Labour hold Swing +3.9
Hallam [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Jackson* 3,417 54.9 −4.5
Alliance (Liberal)G. Hughes1,52624.5+0.6
Labour J. Hesketh1,28020.5+3.9
Majority1,89130.4−5.1
Turnout 6,223
Conservative hold Swing -2.5
Handsworth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Nicholls* 3,141 65.9 +4.4
Conservative Dorothy Kennedy99320.8−2.7
Alliance (SDP)Jane Padget63213.2−1.8
Majority2,14845.1+7.1
Turnout 4,766
Labour hold Swing +3.5
Heeley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phyllis Smith 3,279 61.0 +5.0
Conservative Elizabeth Bradbury1,42226.4−4.2
Alliance (SDP)Raymond Mellor67412.5−0.8
Majority1,85734.6+9.2
Turnout 5,375
Labour hold Swing +4.6
Hillsborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alf Meade* 3,484 51.8 +6.1
Alliance (Liberal)Penelope Smith1,66024.6+5.4
Conservative Peter Smith1,58523.5−11.6
Majority1,82427.2+16.6
Turnout 6,729
Labour hold Swing +0.3
Intake [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Moscrop 3,087 59.0 +1.4
Conservative Giles Orton1,38826.5−0.9
Alliance (SDP)J. Wild75914.5−0.4
Majority1,69932.5+2.3
Turnout 5,234
Labour hold Swing +1.1
Manor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Jordan 3,088 82.0 +2.6
Conservative George Booth40210.7−0.9
Alliance (SDP)Pamela Brown2767.3−1.1
Majority2,68671.3+3.5
Turnout 3,766
Labour hold Swing +1.7
Mosborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Walton* 4,144 67.0 +9.5
Conservative G. Ranson1,33921.6−5.9
Alliance (SDP)Hilary Gooch69711.3−3.7
Majority2,80545.4+15.4
Turnout 6,180
Labour hold Swing +7.7
Nether Edge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Fiore 2,509 43.1 +4.4
Conservative Ian Fey2,30439.6−5.3
Alliance (Liberal)Paul Metcalfe89315.3−1.0
Ecology Jane Beharrell1071.8+1.8
Majority2053.5−2.7
Turnout 5,813
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.8
Nether Shire [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Barton* 3,252 70.6 +2.3
Alliance (SDP)Robert Shillito83818.2+1.5
Conservative A. Banham51211.1−3.8
Majority2,41452.4+0.8
Turnout 4,602
Labour hold Swing +0.4
Netherthorpe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Robinson 3,128 74.8 +8.0
Conservative Simon Briggs96022.9+2.1
Communist Gordon Ashberry942.2+1.0
Majority2,16851.9+5.9
Turnout 4,182
Labour hold Swing +2.9
Norton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Butler** 3,479 62.8 +3.3
Conservative B. Farnsworth1,36824.7−4.5
Alliance (Liberal)H. Wallace68812.4+1.2
Majority2,11138.1+7.8
Turnout 5,535
Labour hold Swing +3.9

John Butler was a sitting councillor for Sharrow ward

Owlerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Burrows* 3,038 74.7 +6.1
Conservative Ian Beatson55213.6−5.4
Alliance (Liberal)Philip Taylor47711.7−0.6
Majority2,48661.1+11.5
Turnout 4,067
Labour hold Swing +5.7
Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Jones* 3,224 83.0 −0.3
Conservative Shirley Rhodes41410.6−6.0
Alliance (Liberal)D. Eddy2446.3+6.3
Majority2,81072.4+5.7
Turnout 3,882
Labour hold Swing +2.8
Sharrow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Pye 2,304 69.0 +5.7
Alliance (Liberal)R. Harrison93728.0+15.7
Communist M. Heywood982.9+1.3
Majority1,36741.0+0.4
Turnout 3,339
Labour hold Swing -5.0
South Wortley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)Alan Memmott 2,951 39.6 +1.1
Labour H. Howard*2,60635.0+4.4
Conservative Sylvia Cowley1,89225.4−5.4
Majority3454.6−3.1
Turnout 7,449
Alliance gain from Labour Swing -1.6
Southey Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Blunkett* 3,865 85.4 +3.8
Alliance (SDP)E. Peacock3367.4−1.9
Conservative Elizabeth Hutton3237.1−1.9
Majority3,52978.0+5.7
Turnout 4,524
Labour hold Swing +2.8
Stocksbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)June Hibberd 2,081 48.3
Alliance (Liberal)Malcolm Johnson 1,977
Labour John Johnston1,80141.8
Labour S. Thickett1,786
Conservative William Travis4219.8
Conservative C. Whittaker414
Majority1766.5
Turnout 4,303
Alliance hold Swing
Alliance gain from Labour Swing
Walkley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Billings* 3,718 62.3 +5.2
Alliance (SDP)David Brown1,33622.4+3.3
Conservative Radcliffe Wilson-Wolfe91315.3−8.4
Majority2,38239.9+6.5
Turnout 5,967
Labour hold Swing +0.9

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