1984 Derby City Council election

1984 Derby City Council election^[1]^[2]
14 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1984 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

The 1984 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Overall results

1984 Derby City Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Conservative	7	2	2		50.0	44.0	19,078
	Labour	6	2	3	1	42.9	40.0	17,330
	Alliance	1	1	0	1	7.1	15.7	6,810
	Ecology	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	119
Total		14						43,337

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Fuller	1,508	58.5%
	Conservative	M. Tomlinson	822	31.9%
	Alliance	P. James	174	6.7%
	Ecology	E. Wall	74	2.9%
Turnout				26.9%
	Labour hold

Allestree

Allestree^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Chadwick	2,601	70.0%
	Alliance	H. Jones	574	15.5%
	Labour	R. Turner	539	14.5%
Turnout				45.2%
	Conservative hold

Alvaston

Alvaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Sweeting	1,479	51.5%
	Conservative	R. Baldwin	1,137	39.6%
	Alliance	C. Brocklehurst	255	8.9%
Turnout				37.4%
	Labour hold

Babington

Babington^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Unwin	1,732	63.7%
	Conservative	B. Thompson	670	24.7%
	Alliance	M. Burgess	315	11.6%
Turnout				31.5%
	Labour hold

Blagreaves

Blagreaves^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Murphy	1,408	40.9%
	Labour	M. Royle	1,282	37.2%
	Alliance	D. George	710	20.6%
	Ecology	B. Sabine	45	1.3%
Turnout				43.0%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Boulton

Boulton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Thrower	1,712	47.6%
	Conservative	K. Webley	1,393	38.8%
	Alliance	P. Boateng	488	13.6%
Turnout				38.4%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Breadsall

Breadsall^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Wawman	1,870	50.8%
	Conservative	R. Ormond	1,167	31.7%
	Alliance	P. Beasley	646	17.5%
Turnout				36.7%
	Labour hold

Chaddesden

Chaddesden^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Bolton	1,643	46.0%
	Conservative	G. Andrews	1,483	41.5%
	Alliance	S. Connolly	446	12.5%
Turnout				40.6%
	Labour hold

Chellaston

Chellaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Brown	1,977	54.8%
	Labour	G. Summers	1,268	35.2%
	Alliance	G. Coleman	362	10.0%
Turnout				44.0%
	Conservative hold

Darley

Darley^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Longdon	2,273	62.7%
	Labour	W. Denman	901	24.8%
	Alliance	J. Hancock	453	%12.5
Turnout				38.7%
	Conservative hold

Derwent

Derwent^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	P. Geraghty	1,401	46.1%
	Labour	J. Wingfield	1,245	41.0%
	Conservative	R. Bunting	391	12.9%
Turnout				40.1%
	Alliance gain from Labour

Kingsway

Kingsway^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Brown	1,586	55.2%
	Labour	D. Dorrell	747	26.0%
	Alliance	P. Simpson	542	18.9%
Turnout				36.0%
	Conservative hold

Litchurch

Litchurch^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	M. Wood	Unopposed
Turnout
	Labour hold

Spondon

Spondon^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Leatherbarrow	2,170	54.0%
	Labour	D. Hayes	1,404	34.9%
	Alliance	R. Guilford	444	11.1%
Turnout				39.8%
	Conservative hold

References

^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^ "Local Election Summaries 1984". The Elections Centre.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1984. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

[compostition-1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1984". The Elections Centre.

[handbook-3] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1984. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

[results-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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