1984 Chester City Council election
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22 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1984 Chester City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Chester City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]1984 Chester City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 10 | ![]() |
45.5 | 24 | 34 | 56.7 | 14,036 | 40.1 | –2.7 | |
Labour | 9 | ![]() |
40.9 | 7 | 16 | 26.7 | 13,020 | 37.2 | +8.8 | |
Alliance | 3 | ![]() |
13.6 | 6 | 9 | 15.0 | 7,840 | 22.4 | –3.3 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 111 | 0.3 | –2.4 |
Ward results
[edit]Blacon Hall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Vernon | 1,180 | 78.4 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | A. Needham | 203 | 13.5 | –0.5 | |
Alliance | J. Norton | 123 | 8.2 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 977 | 64.9 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,506 | 34.9 | –5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,314 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Boughton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. Robinson | 697 | 46.3 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | E. Forster* | 589 | 39.1 | –4.7 | |
Alliance | P. Atkinson | 221 | 14.7 | –6.9 | |
Majority | 108 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,507 | 58.9 | +11.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,556 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Christleton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. Bailey | 1,028 | 65.8 | –5.1 | |
Labour | A. Murphy | 270 | 17.3 | +8.0 | |
Alliance | R. Hesketh | 265 | 17.0 | –2.9 | |
Majority | 758 | 48.5 | –2.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,563 | 42.1 | –5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,713 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
College
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Russell* | 1,057 | 55.5 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | H. Middleton | 573 | 30.1 | –2.5 | |
Alliance | S. Howells | 165 | 8.7 | –1.0 | |
Independent | D. Taylor | 111 | 5.8 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 484 | 25.4 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,906 | 42.9 | –1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,439 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Curzon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Elmerl* | 811 | 52.8 | +4.4 | |
Labour | R. Annand | 507 | 33.0 | +9.4 | |
Alliance | S. Mole | 218 | 14.2 | –13.8 | |
Majority | 304 | 19.8 | –0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,536 | 48.6 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,158 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Dee Point
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | C. Jones | 1,215 | 78.6 | ||
Labour | M. Nelson | 1,187 | 76.8 | ||
Conservative | E. Astill | 417 | 27.0 | ||
Alliance | G. Wilson | 275 | 17.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,545 | 31.3 | |||
Registered electors | 4,937 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Farndon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Lloyd* | 526 | 81.9 | –2.8 | |
Labour | W. Mordue | 116 | 18.1 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 410 | 63.9 | –5.6 | ||
Turnout | 642 | 39.5 | ±0.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,626 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Grosvenor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. Hignett* | 976 | 47.1 | –0.6 | |
Labour | J. Poynton | 651 | 31.4 | +2.1 | |
Alliance | R. Playford | 444 | 21.4 | –1.6 | |
Majority | 325 | 15.7 | –2.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,071 | 47.5 | –4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,363 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hoole
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | R. Stunell* | 1,166 | 51.1 | +0.8 | |
Labour | W. Crampton | 762 | 33.4 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | A. Edwards | 352 | 15.4 | –4.1 | |
Majority | 404 | 17.7 | –2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,280 | 50.0 | –4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,556 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Malpas
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. Hassall* | 912 | 60.8 | –0.1 | |
Alliance | C. Higgie | 317 | 21.1 | +3.6 | |
Labour | E. Glendon | 272 | 18.1 | –3.5 | |
Majority | 595 | 39.6 | –5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,501 | 51.7 | +6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,905 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Newton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Ebo* | 1,011 | 60.1 | +6.8 | |
Labour | S. Simpson | 338 | 20.1 | +3.5 | |
Alliance | M. Payne | 334 | 19.8 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 673 | 40.0 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,683 | 40.2 | –3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,189 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Plas Newton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Jones | 869 | 45.3 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | K. Noon | 761 | 39.6 | +1.4 | |
Alliance | J. Evans | 290 | 15.1 | –1.9 | |
Majority | 108 | 5.6 | –1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,920 | 48.1 | –1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,989 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Saughall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | B. Kerr* | 932 | 69.0 | +15.4 | |
Conservative | M. Hughes | 318 | 23.5 | –14.5 | |
Labour | G. Cairns | 101 | 7.5 | –0.9 | |
Majority | 614 | 45.4 | +29.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,351 | 45.8 | –3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,951 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Sealand
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | R. Bott | 875 | 46.1 | ||
Labour | J. Randall* | 820 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | A. Watkin | 557 | 29.4 | ||
Conservative | A. Holmes | 468 | 24.7 | ||
Alliance | L. Hollins | 466 | 24.6 | ||
Alliance | D. Howells | 279 | 14.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,897 | 48.5 | |||
Registered electors | 3,911 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour hold |
Tattenhall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. Pierce* | 557 | 81.9 | +47.0 | |
Labour | R. Walsh | 123 | 18.1 | +9.7 | |
Majority | 434 | 63.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 680 | 27.1 | –22.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,510 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Upton Grange
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Butler* | 689 | 50.4 | –12.2 | |
Alliance | D. Evans | 516 | 37.7 | +14.0 | |
Labour | S. Taylor | 163 | 11.9 | –1.8 | |
Majority | 173 | 12.6 | –26.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,368 | 47.3 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,891 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Upton Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Griffiths* | 1,016 | 46.1 | +11.5 | |
Conservative | B. Roberts | 876 | 39.8 | –4.9 | |
Alliance | P. Lowry | 310 | 14.1 | –6.6 | |
Majority | 140 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,202 | 49.7 | –1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,428 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Vicars Cross
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | K. Holding | 1,036 | 51.5 | –11.9 | |
Conservative | E. Woodbine | 662 | 32.9 | +7.7 | |
Labour | C. Warwood | 314 | 15.6 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 374 | 18.6 | –19.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,226 | 46.0 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,373 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Waverton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Bramall* | 408 | 57.5 | –0.2 | |
Alliance | C. Walley | 242 | 34.1 | N/A | |
Labour | A. Pegrum | 59 | 8.3 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 166 | 23.4 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 709 | 50.7 | –9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,399 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Wetsminster
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Short* | 1,128 | 62.8 | +6.5 | |
Labour | E. Champion | 428 | 23.8 | –3.8 | |
Alliance | L. Lacey | 239 | 13.3 | –2.8 | |
Majority | 700 | 39.0 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,795 | 37.6 | –5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,775 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 December 2023.