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Contents

   



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1 Overall results  




2 Ward results  


2.1  Abbey  




2.2  Allestree  




2.3  Alvaston  




2.4  Babington  




2.5  Blagreaves  




2.6  Boulton  




2.7  Breadsall  




2.8  Chaddesden  




2.9  Chellaston  




2.10  Darley  




2.11  Derwent  




2.12  Kingsway  




2.13  Litchurch  




2.14  Spondon  






3 References  













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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 party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Alliance
Last election 25 18 1
Seats won 7 6 1
Seats after 24 18 2
Seat change Decrease1 Steady Increase1
Popular vote 17,330 19,078 6,810
Percentage 40.0% 44.0% 15.7%

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.

Overall results

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1984 Derby City Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 7 2 2 Steady 50.0 44.0 19,078
  Labour 6 2 3 Decrease1 42.9 40.0 17,330
  Alliance 1 1 0 Increase1 7.1 15.7 6,810
  Ecology 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 119
Total 14 43,337

Ward results

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Abbey

[edit]
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Fuller 1,508 58.5%
Conservative M. Tomlinson 822 31.9%
Alliance P. James 174 6.7%
Ecology E. Wall 74 2.9%
Turnout 26.9%
Labour hold

Allestree

[edit]
Location of Allestree ward
Allestree[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative B. Chadwick 2,601 70.0%
Alliance H. Jones 574 15.5%
Labour R. Turner 539 14.5%
Turnout 45.2%
Conservative hold

Alvaston

[edit]
Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour G. Sweeting 1,479 51.5%
Conservative R. Baldwin 1,137 39.6%
Alliance C. Brocklehurst 255 8.9%
Turnout 37.4%
Labour hold

Babington

[edit]
Location of Babington ward
Babington[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Unwin 1,732 63.7%
Conservative B. Thompson 670 24.7%
Alliance M. Burgess 315 11.6%
Turnout 31.5%
Labour hold

Blagreaves

[edit]
Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative F. Murphy 1,408 40.9%
Labour M. Royle 1,282 37.2%
Alliance D. George 710 20.6%
Ecology B. Sabine 45 1.3%
Turnout 43.0%
Conservative gain from Labour

Boulton

[edit]
Location of Boulton ward
Boulton[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour C. Thrower 1,712 47.6%
Conservative K. Webley 1,393 38.8%
Alliance P. Boateng 488 13.6%
Turnout 38.4%
Labour gain from Conservative

Breadsall

[edit]
Location of Breadsall ward
Breadsall[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Wawman 1,870 50.8%
Conservative R. Ormond 1,167 31.7%
Alliance P. Beasley 646 17.5%
Turnout 36.7%
Labour hold

Chaddesden

[edit]
Location of Chaddesden ward
Chaddesden[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Bolton 1,643 46.0%
Conservative G. Andrews 1,483 41.5%
Alliance S. Connolly 446 12.5%
Turnout 40.6%
Labour hold

Chellaston

[edit]
Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative K. Brown 1,977 54.8%
Labour G. Summers 1,268 35.2%
Alliance G. Coleman 362 10.0%
Turnout 44.0%
Conservative hold

Darley

[edit]
Location of Darley ward
Darley[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R. Longdon 2,273 62.7%
Labour W. Denman 901 24.8%
Alliance J. Hancock 453 %12.5
Turnout 38.7%
Conservative hold

Derwent

[edit]
Location of Derwent ward
Derwent[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance P. Geraghty 1,401 46.1%
Labour J. Wingfield 1,245 41.0%
Conservative R. Bunting 391 12.9%
Turnout 40.1%
Alliance gain from Labour

Kingsway

[edit]
Location of Kingsway ward
Kingsway[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative N. Brown 1,586 55.2%
Labour D. Dorrell 747 26.0%
Alliance P. Simpson 542 18.9%
Turnout 36.0%
Conservative hold

Litchurch

[edit]
Location of Litchurch ward
Litchurch[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Wood Unopposed
Turnout
Labour hold

Spondon

[edit]
Location of Spondon ward
Spondon[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Leatherbarrow 2,170 54.0%
Labour D. Hayes 1,404 34.9%
Alliance R. Guilford 444 11.1%
Turnout 39.8%
Conservative hold

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  • ^ "Local Election Summaries 1984". The Elections Centre.
  • ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1984. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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