1984 Chester City Council election

1984 Chester City Council election
22 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	44.3% (3.2%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1984 Chester City Council election
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

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.

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1984 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	3	45.5	24	34	56.7	14,036	40.1	–2.7
	Labour	9	2	40.9	7	16	26.7	13,020	37.2	+8.8
	Alliance	3	1	13.6	6	9	15.0	7,840	22.4	–3.3
	Independent	0	0	0.0	1	1	1.7	111	0.3	–2.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	8.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	6.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	3.0

1984 Chester City Council election

Election result

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Boughton

Christleton

College

Curzon

Dee Point

Farndon

Grosvenor

Hoole

Malpas

Newton

Plas Newton

Saughall

Sealand

Tattenhall

Upton Grange

Upton Heath

Vicars Cross

Waverton

Wetsminster

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	2.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	1.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	1.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	1.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	15.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Upton Grange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	13.1

Vicars Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	9.8

Waverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	5.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	18.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	8.2

v t e Council elections in Cheshire
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See also: Wards, Boundary changes

v t e (1983 ←) 1984 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1985)
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