1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election

1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
	3 May 1984
22 of 66 seats (One Third); to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	43.3% (0.6%)
	Map of results of 1984 election
Leader of the Council before election; David Fletcher; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; David Fletcher; Conservative

The 1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	±
	Conservative	34
	Labour	24
	Alliance	8

^[3]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 1983.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1984

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	22	12	1	1		54.5	42.9	48,597	1.8
	Labour	22	8	0	0		36.4	38.0	43,096	2.7
	Alliance	22	2	1	1		9.1	18.9	21,480	1.0
	Ind. Conservative	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	147	N/A
	Ecology	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	56	N/A

^[1]^[2]

Ward results

Bebington

Bebington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Tim Richmond*	3,208	55.2	1.4
	Labour	P. McCarthy	1,790	30.8	2.3
	Alliance	M. Miller	818	14.1	0.8
Majority			1,418	24.4	3.8
Registered electors			11,572
Turnout				50.3	0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

^[2]

Bidston

Bidston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Stapleton	3,431	83.0	2.7
	Conservative	W. Houldin	444	10.7	0.4
	Alliance	J. Hughes	258	6.2	2.4
Majority			2,987	72.3	3.1
Registered electors			10,970
Turnout				37.7	0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	1.6

^[2]

Birkenhead

Birkenhead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*William Lungley*	3,027	73.5	6.9
	Alliance	Stephen Niblock	589	14.3	6.6
	Conservative	Hilary Jones	503	12.2	0.4
Majority			2,438	59.2	13.5
Registered electors			11,563
Turnout				35.6	1.5
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

^[2]^[4]

Bromborough

Bromborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Jackson	2,824	50.8	2.4
	Conservative	J. Byrne	2,002	36.0	1.4
	Alliance	F. Mushrow	734	13.2	1.0
Majority			822	14.8	3.8
Registered electors			11,764
Turnout				47.3	3.9
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

^[2]

Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Michael Moore*	3,753	59.4	3.0
	Labour	G. Farmer	1,437	22.8	1.6
	Alliance	P. Lloyd	1,124	17.8	1.5
Majority			2,316	36.7	4.5
Registered electors			13,805
Turnout				45.7	1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

^[2]

Claughton

Claughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian McKellar	2,047	38.4	3.2
	Alliance	V. Quinn	1,705	32.0	7.0
	Labour	M. Yates	1,580	29.6	3.8
Majority			342	6.4	N/A
Registered electors			10,795
Turnout				49.4	1.1
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	5.1

^[2]

Eastham

Eastham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Charles	2,364	40.5	0.8
	Labour	M. Benson	1,754	30.0	2.5
	Conservative	I. Allison	1,722	29.5	3.4
Majority			610	10.4	3.6
Registered electors			12,133
Turnout				48.1	2.5
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	1.9

^[2]

Egerton

Egerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*T. McGenity*	2,712	56.0	5.5
	Conservative	M. Cureton	1,465	30.2	2.5
	Alliance	Simon Holbrook	670	13.8	3.0
Majority			1,247	25.7	7.9
Registered electors			11,580
Turnout				41.9	1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	4.0

^[2]^[5]

Heswall

Heswall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Banks	3,997	71.6	2.9
	Alliance	G. Collins	1,047	18.8	2.5
	Labour	J. Prendiville	535	9.6	0.3
Majority			2,950	52.9	5.3
Registered electors			12,999
Turnout				42.9	0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

^[2]

Hoylake

Hoylake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Frank Jones*	3,534	65.7	0.7
	Alliance	J. Otterson	1,180	21.9	4.0
	Labour	I. Millichap	664	12.3	3.2
Majority			2,354	43.8	4.7
Registered electors			12,520
Turnout				43.0	1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

^[2]

Leasowe

Leasowe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Jim Edwards*	2,362	62.7	0.2
	Conservative	E. Sanders	1,071	28.4	2.5
	Alliance	Peter Reisdorf	337	8.9	2.6
Majority			1,291	34.2	2.4
Registered electors			10,718
Turnout				35.2	0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

^[2]^[6]

Liscard

Liscard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*M. Ebbs*	2,164	41.9	5.8
	Labour	William Nock	2,159	41.8	7.9
	Alliance	Moira Gallagher	842	16.3	2.1
Majority			5	0.1	13.8
Registered electors			12,152
Turnout				42.5	2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

^[2]

Moreton

Moreton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*I. Walker*	2,043	44.0
	Labour	Stuart Marshall-Clarke	2,033	43.7	3.1
	Alliance	J. Eyres	572	12.3	3.1
Majority			10	0.2	3.3
Registered electors			9,546
Turnout				48.7	2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

^[2]

New Brighton

New Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Higgins	2,431	47.0	6.2
	Labour	P. Spruce	1,715	33.1	2.6
	Alliance	J. Richardson	883	17.1	0.7
	Ind. Conservative	A. Adams	147	2.8	New
Majority			716	13.8	8.9
Registered electors			11,861
Turnout				43.6	6.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

^[2]

Oxton

Oxton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	*Michael Cooke*	2,454	43.6	2.4
	Conservative	R. Firth	1,873	33.3	3.6
	Labour	J. Dunn	1,245	22.1	0.9
	Ecology	B. Pemberton	56	1.0	New
Majority			581	10.3	6.0
Registered electors			11,514
Turnout				48.9	2.7
	Alliance hold		Swing	3.0

^[2]

Prenton

Prenton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Clement	2,607	44.6	5.4
	Labour	P. Taylor	1,988	34.0	1.6
	Alliance	John Thornton	1,251	21.4	3.8
Majority			619	10.6	7.0
Registered electors			12,854
Turnout				45.5	0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

^[2]

Royden

Royden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Robinson	3,052	64.1	0.6
	Alliance	F. Lewis	946	19.9	3.4
	Labour	C. Holmes	765	16.1	4.0
Majority			2,106	44.2	2.8
Registered electors			12,267
Turnout				38.8	0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

^[2]

Seacombe

Seacombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Watkins	3,281	67.7	6.7
	Conservative	L. Kennedy	1,135	23.4	2.7
	Alliance	D. Kelly	433	8.9	4.0
Majority			2,146	44.3	9.4
Registered electors			12,510
Turnout				38.8	2.9
	Labour hold		Swing	4.7

^[2]

Thurstaston

Thurstaston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Sid Dunn*	3,478	68.1	1.5
	Labour	M. Cooper	929	18.2	0.4
	Alliance	S. Hassall	701	13.7	1.9
Majority			2,549	49.9	1.2
Registered electors			12,451
Turnout				41.0	0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

^[2]

Tranmere

Tranmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Davies	2,882	73.9	3.5
	Conservative	W. Lloyd	573	14.7	3.5
	Alliance	W. Wood	447	11.5	0.1
Majority			2,309	59.2	7.0
Registered electors			11,137
Turnout				35.0	1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

^[2]

Upton

Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Rimmer	2,949	50.9	1.3
	Conservative	W. McKenzie	1,934	33.4	1.5
	Alliance	Eric Copestake	906	15.7	2.0
Majority			1,015	17.5	2.7
Registered electors			12,723
Turnout				45.5	1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

^[2]

Wallasey

Wallasey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*Kate Wood*	3,561	61.2	3.7
	Alliance	B. Thomas	1,219	21.0	2.3
	Labour	A. Barker	1,034	17.8	1.3
Majority			2,342	40.3	5.9
Registered electors			12,535
Turnout				46.4	1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.0

^[2]^[7]

Notes

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

References

^ ^a ^b "Local Election Summaries 1984". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 7)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Councillor Steve Niblock". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Simon Holbrook". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Peter Reisdorf". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ "Councillor Mrs Kate Wood". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). "Local election 2006". parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL". BBC News. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

[results-1] "Local Election Summaries 1984". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

[local-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 7)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

[3] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[4] "Councillor Steve Niblock". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[5] "Councillor Simon Holbrook". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[6] "Councillor Peter Reisdorf". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

[7] "Councillor Mrs Kate Wood". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.

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