1984 Waveney District Council election
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1984 English local government election
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The 1984 Waveney District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| 1984 Waveney District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 5 |  1 |
29.4 | 21 | 26 | 54.2 | 9,344 | 36.6 | –5.1 | |
| Labour | 9 |  2 |
52.9 | 10 | 19 | 39.6 | 11,619 | 45.5 | +5.1 | |
| Alliance | 2 |  |
11.8 | 0 | 2 | 4.2 | 3,683 | 14.4 | +3.6 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 |
5.9 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 903 | 3.5 | –3.3 | |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Beccles Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Stepehen | 819 | 43.9 | ||
| Labour | A. Hutchinson | 741 | 39.7 | ||
| Alliance | J. Versey | 306 | 16.4 | ||
| Majority | 78 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,866 | 35.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,306 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Beccles Worlingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Yates | 491 | 39.5 | ||
| Conservative | E. Gallant* | 469 | 37.7 | ||
| Alliance | A. Barratt | 283 | 22.8 | ||
| Majority | 22 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,243 | 36.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,391 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Bungay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | C. Richardson* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,320 | ||||
| Alliance hold | |||||
Carlton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Willert | 961 | 58.8 | ||
| Labour | G. Strachan | 455 | 27.8 | ||
| Alliance | B. Parrent-Baxter | 218 | 13.3 | ||
| Majority | 506 | 31.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,634 | 30.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,375 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Carlton Colville
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Mitchell* | 659 | 67.5 | ||
| Labour | A. Allerton | 318 | 32.5 | ||
| Majority | 341 | 34.9 | |||
| Turnout | 977 | 31.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,066 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Gunton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Aldous* | 1,074 | 52.4 | ||
| Labour | M. Ramsay | 615 | 30.0 | ||
| Alliance | J. Stannard | 359 | 17.5 | ||
| Majority | 459 | 22.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,048 | 39.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,143 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Halesworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Leverett* | 785 | 68.5 | ||
| Alliance | W. Wegg | 361 | 31.5 | ||
| Majority | 424 | 37.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,146 | 36.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,118 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Harbour
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Milne | 845 | 64.9 | ||
| Conservative | R. Lee | 458 | 35.1 | ||
| Majority | 387 | 29.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,303 | 33.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,932 | ||||
| Labour gain from Alliance | |||||
Kessingland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Saunders | 633 | 45.2 | ||
| Conservative | M. Read | 622 | 44.4 | ||
| Alliance | R. Jenner | 146 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 11 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,401 | 41.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,385 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | |||||
Kirkley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | B. Pointon | 1,030 | 56.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Jurd* | 791 | 43.4 | ||
| Majority | 239 | 13.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,821 | 41.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,379 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | |||||
Normanston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Reynolds* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,605 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Oulton Broad
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Back | 1,152 | 54.6 | ||
| Labour | V. Rigby | 659 | 31.2 | ||
| Alliance | R. Carter | 298 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 493 | 23.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,109 | 41.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,092 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Pakefield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Collins | 998 | 46.7 | ||
| Conservative | B. Harvey | 800 | 37.5 | ||
| Alliance | G. Carroll | 338 | 15.8 | ||
| Majority | 198 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,136 | 42.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,048 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Southwold
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Goldsmith | 1,358 | 52.7 | ||
| Labour | A. Child* | 977 | 37.9 | ||
| Independent | M. Mack | 244 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | 381 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,579 | 50.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,121 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
St. Margarets
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | N. Owen | 1,118 | 52.5 | ||
| Labour | L. Owen | 1,055 | 49.6 | ||
| Conservative | D. Collins | 669 | 31.4 | ||
| Conservative | R. Wright | 577 | 27.1 | ||
| Alliance | D. Tregloyne | 344 | 16.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,130 | 40.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,325 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Whitton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Ayers* | 1,138 | 74.7 | ||
| Conservative | D. Harvey | 385 | 25.3 | ||
| Majority | 753 | 49.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,523 | 34.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,466 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
By-elections
Carlton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 594 | 39.1 | |||
| Alliance | 541 | 35.6 | |||
| Labour | 383 | 25.2 | |||
| Majority | 53 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,518 | 28.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,345 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wainford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 161 | 40.3 | |||
| Labour | 127 | 31.8 | |||
| Independent | 112 | 28.0 | |||
| Majority | 34 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 400 | 32.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,235 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
