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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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 7 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
50.0 | 44.0 | 19,078 | ||
Labour | 6 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
42.9 | 40.0 | 17,330 | ||
Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
7.1 | 15.7 | 6,810 | ||
Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.3 | 119 | ||
Total | 14 | 43,337 |
Ward results
Abbey
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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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Allestree_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Allestree_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Alvaston_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Alvaston_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Babington_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Babington_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
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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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Boulton_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Boulton_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Breadsall_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Breadsall_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Chaddesden_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Chaddesden_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Chellaston_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Chellaston_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Darley_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Darley_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Derwent_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Derwent_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Kingsway_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Kingsway_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Litchurch_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Litchurch_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Wood | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold |
Spondon
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Spondon_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg/150px-Spondon_ward_in_Derby_1979.svg.png)
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
- ^ "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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