1984 Sheffield City Council election
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Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election.
3 May 1984
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31 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council 44 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1984 Sheffield City Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70.9 | 54.6 | 82,184 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16.1 | 24.6 | 37,012 | -4.6 | |
| Alliance | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 12.9 | 20.5 | 30,924 | +0.8 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 258 | +0.1 | |
| Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 107 | N/A | |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | New council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 60 | 61 | |||
| Conservatives | 18 | 17 | |||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 9 | 9 | |||
| Total | 87 | 87 | |||
| Working majority | 33 | 35 | |||
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Danny George* | 3,074 | 54.3 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | Mohammed Walayat | 1,483 | 26.2 | −2.3 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | N. Knox | 1,098 | 19.4 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,591 | 28.1 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,655 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Irvine Patnick* | 1,929 | 43.4 | −4.8 | |
| Labour | Jacqueline Mosley | 1,586 | 35.7 | +5.7 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | Patrick Smith | 928 | 20.9 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 343 | 7.7 | −10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,443 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Heslop* | 3,856 | 58.4 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | Chris Prescott | 1,680 | 25.4 | +1.6 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | W. Lawrie | 1,060 | 16.1 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 2,176 | 33.0 | −2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6,596 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sidney Cordle | 3,542 | 56.3 | −4.1 | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | Arthur Fawthrop | 1,537 | 24.4 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | N. Eaton | 1,212 | 19.2 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 2,005 | 31.9 | −4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,291 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clive Betts* | 3,571 | 77.2 | +4.6 | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | D. Wagland | 551 | 11.9 | −3.3 | |
| Conservative | Lorna Banham | 501 | 10.8 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 3,020 | 65.3 | +7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,623 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Jackson* | 3,417 | 54.9 | −4.5 | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | G. Hughes | 1,526 | 24.5 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | J. Hesketh | 1,280 | 20.5 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 1,891 | 30.4 | −5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,223 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roger Barton* | 3,252 | 70.6 | +2.3 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | Robert Shillito | 838 | 18.2 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | A. Banham | 512 | 11.1 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 2,414 | 52.4 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,602 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
John Butler was a sitting councillor for Sharrow ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Blunkett* | 3,865 | 85.4 | +3.8 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | E. Peacock | 336 | 7.4 | −1.9 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Hutton | 323 | 7.1 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 3,529 | 78.0 | +5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,524 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance (Liberal) | June Hibberd | 2,081 | 48.3 | ||
| Alliance (Liberal) | Malcolm Johnson | 1,977 | |||
| Labour | John Johnston | 1,801 | 41.8 | ||
| Labour | S. Thickett | 1,786 | |||
| Conservative | William Travis | 421 | 9.8 | ||
| Conservative | C. Whittaker | 414 | |||
| Majority | 176 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,303 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Billings* | 3,718 | 62.3 | +5.2 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | David Brown | 1,336 | 22.4 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | Radcliffe Wilson-Wolfe | 913 | 15.3 | −8.4 | |
| Majority | 2,382 | 39.9 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,967 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||