1984 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1988. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Due to the death of one of the candidates for Timperley ward after the close of nominations, the election for Timperley was postponed until 28 June 1984. The result shown on this page is the result of that election.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Party		Seats	+/-
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Conservative	36	0
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Labour	19	-2
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Liberal	8	+2
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. R. Finch*	1,473	43.6	−5.7
	Labour	P. A. Baldwinson	1,312	38.8	+6.6
	Liberal	P. C. Barns	540	16.0	−2.5
	Ecology	A. M. Wildbore	53	1.6	+1.6
Majority			161	4.8	−12.3
Turnout			3,378	42.2	+1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. S. Hall*	2,563	73.1	+5.2
	Labour	J. B. Morton	594	16.9	+5.9
	Ecology	J. S. Menzies	350	10.0	+10.0
Majority			1,969	56.1	+9.3
Turnout			3,507	39.6	−10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. G. Lawton	1,579	46.2	−2.6
	Labour	G. Woodburn	1,252	36.7	+5.1
	SDP	G. E. Evans	585	17.1	−2.5
Majority			327	9.6	−7.6
Turnout			3,416	41.5	−5.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Barber	1,892	51.5	−11.8
	Liberal	C. S. Fink	1,365	37.2	+12.4
	Labour	L. T. Murkin	416	11.3	−0.7
Majority			527	14.3	−24.2
Turnout			3,673	45.6	−6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. D. Paul*	1,451	55.6	−12.3
	Independent_(politician)	F. M. Woods	408	15.6	+15.6
	Conservative	M. E. Hindley	335	12.8	−8.0
	Independent_(politician)	R. Bennett	323	12.4	+12.4
	Liberal	J. Preston	94	3.6	−7.7
Majority			1,043	39.9	−7.2
Turnout			2,611	37.8	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Rogers	2,306	71.0	+12.5
	Conservative	P. S. G. Westwell	943	29.0	−2.1
Majority			1,363	42.0	+14.7
Turnout			3,249	37.7	−5.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. H. Eadie*	1,547	45.7	+1.0
	Labour	J. B. Roberts	1,177	34.8	+0.9
	Liberal	A. D. Sanders	660	19.5	−1.9
Majority			370	10.9	+0.2
Turnout			3,384	43.7	−10.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,997	47.4	+5.4
	Conservative	D. Makin	1,857	44.1	−1.3
	SDP	K. W. Bower	358	8.5	−4.1
Majority			140	3.3	−0.1
Turnout			4,212	48.9	−2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Vernon	1,590	38.4	−3.4
	Conservative	N. J. Fitzpatrick*	1,551	37.5	−2.8
	Labour	M. J. Goggins	996	24.1	+6.2
Majority			39	0.9	−0.6
Turnout			4,137	51.7	−4.3
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Hale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Godwin*	2,444	62.9	−6.3
	Liberal	J. H. Mulholland	1,108	28.5	+5.5
	Labour	M. A. Busteed	236	6.1	−1.7
	Ecology	J. J. Wharton	100	2.6	+2.6
Majority			1,336	34.4	−11.8
Turnout			3,888	44.2	−4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. E. Cottam*	1,848	54.3	+9.9
	Conservative	I. B. Simmonds	1,556	45.7	−0.2
Majority			292	8.6	+7.1
Turnout			3,404	44.3	−4.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Mersey St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman	2,212	58.9	−0.8
	Liberal	J. B. Weightman	914	24.3	−2.6
	Labour	M. R. H. Bradbury	631	16.8	+3.4
Majority			1,298	34.5	+1.7
Turnout			3,757	39.1	−7.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Reid	1,413	55.3	+6.0
	Conservative	D. Meadowcroft	883	34.6	−3.1
	Liberal	C. R. Hedley	259	10.1	−2.9
Majority			530	20.7	+9.1
Turnout			2,555	40.2	−5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. J. Golding*	1,307	39.7	−7.0
	Conservative	P. Schofield	1,139	34.6	−1.1
	Labour	R. O. Griffin	848	25.7	+8.1
Majority			168	5.1	−5.8
Turnout			3,294	41.3	−3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Brotherton*	1,376	41.7	+1.2
	Conservative	E. A. Robinson	1,153	35.0	−0.1
	SDP	R. C. Tweed	769	23.3	−1.0
Majority			223	6.8	+1.4
Turnout			3,298	42.1	−4.6
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. J. Hadley*	2,130	52.6	0
	Conservative	P. Bates	1,275	31.5	−2.2
	Liberal	S. Corbett	642	15.9	+2.2
Majority			855	21.1	+2.3
Turnout			4,047	42.7	−1.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. D. Redfern	1,616	45.8	−1.6
	Labour	J. F. L. Wood	1,496	42.4	+2.3
	SDP	L. L. Sumner	416	11.8	−0.7
Majority			120	3.4	−3.8
Turnout			3,528	43.3	−4.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Talbot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. L. Sullivan*	1,744	67.6	+5.5
	Conservative	C. J. Levenston	747	28.9	+2.6
	Independent_(politician)	K. J. Martin	90	3.5	+3.5
Majority			997	38.6	+2.8
Turnout			2,581	35.2	−4.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley (election held 28 June 1984)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. W. Davenport	1,590	45.1	+3.5
	Conservative	A. Rhodes	1,252	35.5	−9.9
	Labour	A. G. Hodson	687	19.5	+6.5
Majority			338	9.6	+5.8
Turnout			3,529	39.1	−10.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Warbrick*	1,515	44.0	−1.0
	Labour	D. Acton	1,355	39.3	+7.1
	SDP	P. J. Carlon	576	16.7	−6.2
Majority			160	4.6	+0.1
Turnout			3,446	44.0	−6.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Bowker*	2,039	48.5	+13.4
	Conservative	J. F. Burke	1,320	31.4	−6.7
	Labour	E. A. Starkey	847	20.1	−6.7
Majority			719	17.1	+14.1
Turnout			4,206	49.7	−2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing