1984 York City Council election

1984 York City Council election
15 out of 45 seats to York City Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	44.9% (3.6%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1984 York City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1984 York City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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1984 York City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	9	2	60.0	10	19	42.2	14,558	40.8	+5.5
	Conservative	4		26.7	14	18	40.0	12,696	35.5	–1.8
	Alliance	2	2	13.3	6	8	17.8	8,461	23.7	–3.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Witcombe	974	36.0	–6.4
	Labour	B. Watson	966	35.7	+0.7
	Alliance	L. Marsh	768	28.4	+5.8
Majority			8	0.3	–7.1
Turnout			2,708	51.0	+2.0
Registered electors			5,307
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	5.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Pulleyn	907	36.5	+12.8
	Conservative	D. Evans	906	36.4	–3.0
	Alliance	C. Sherrard	674	27.1	–9.8
Majority			1	0.0	N/A
Turnout			2,487	46.2	–0.8
Registered electors			5,379
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	7.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Edwards*	1,046	43.9	+3.8
	Conservative	C. Greaves	804	33.8	–2.1
	Alliance	J. Ives	531	22.3	–1.7
Majority			242	10.2	+6.0
Turnout			2,381	50.6	–1.1
Registered electors			4,709
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Hills*	1,333	65.5	–1.0
	Conservative	A. Reeson	538	26.5	–1.3
	Alliance	H. Jarvis	163	8.0	+2.3
Majority			795	39.1	+0.4
Turnout			2,034	38.9	–3.1
Registered electors			5,231
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

1984 York City Council election

Election result

Ward results

Acomb

Beckfield

Bishophill

Bootham

Clifton

Fishergate

Foxwood

Guildhall

Heworth

Holgate

Knavesmire

Micklegate

Monk

Walmgate

Westfield

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Whitehead	1,104	45.1	–2.7
	Conservative	D. Metcalfe	988	40.3	+1.9
	Alliance	S. Gildener	358	14.6	+2.0
Majority			116	4.7	–4.7
Turnout			2,450	45.2	–2.3
Registered electors			5,405
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Long*	1,069	47.3	–1.7
	Labour	D. Smallwood	890	39.3	+6.8
	Alliance	M. Lapper	303	13.4	–5.1
Majority			179	7.9	–8.6
Turnout			2,262	42.0	–4.7
Registered electors			5,383
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Horwell*	1,574	60.4	–4.9
	Conservative	K. Cox	525	20.1	–2.0
	Labour	M. McCarthy	508	19.5	+7.0
Majority			1,049	40.2	–3.0
Turnout			2,607	41.3	–8.7
Registered electors			6,307
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Morrison	1,094	47.4	+8.3
	Conservative	D. Nicholson*	865	37.5	–1.2
	Alliance	A. Feinstein	347	15.0	–7.2
Majority			229	9.9	+9.5
Turnout			2,306	43.6	+1.6
Registered electors			5,292
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Waite*	1,097	41.6	+9.6
	Conservative	E. Walden	883	33.5	–5.4
	Alliance	J. Morley	658	24.9	–4.2
Majority			214	8.1	N/A
Turnout			2,638	48.5	+1.0
Registered electors			5,329
	Labour hold		Swing	7.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Parlabeam	1,152	48.3	+4.1
	Conservative	L. Daley	938	39.3	–0.3
	Alliance	K. Harper	296	12.4	–3.8
Majority			214	9.0	+4.4
Turnout			2,386	44.8	–2.7
Registered electors			5,329
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Fletcher	1,063	44.6	+14.7
	Conservative	D. Dawson	916	38.4	+1.5
	Alliance	D. Lickley	407	17.1	–16.1
Majority			147	6.2	N/A
Turnout			2,386	47.3	–5.6
Registered electors			5,049
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	6.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Milling	1,180	48.9	–5.3
	Labour	W. Atkinson	832	34.5	+5.5
	Alliance	V. Campbell	401	16.6	–0.2
Majority			348	14.4	–10.7
Turnout			2,413	45.9	–6.5
Registered electors			5,256
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Heppell*	1,126	47.4	–0.5
	Labour	C. Adams	662	27.9	+1.7
	Alliance	A. Jones	587	24.7	–1.1
Majority			464	19.5	–2.2
Turnout			2,375	45.6	–6.3
Registered electors			5,206
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Bell*	1,036	54.0	–1.2
	Conservative	M. Bulmer	629	32.8	–0.4
	Alliance	D. Wilson	253	13.2	+1.6
Majority			407	21.2	–0.9
Turnout			1,918	36.3	–6.8
Registered electors			5,286
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Westfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Robinson	1,141	48.3	–10.3
	Labour	D. Horton	868	36.7	+8.9
	Conservative	J. Fitzgerald	355	15.0	+1.4
Majority			273	11.5	–19.4
Turnout			2,364	47.4	–2.1
Registered electors			4,988
	Alliance hold		Swing	9.6

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