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[]

Location of Abbey ward

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[]

Location of Allestree ward

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[]

Location of Alvaston ward

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[]

Location of Babington ward

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[]

Location of Blagreaves ward

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[]

Location of Boulton ward

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[]

Location of Breadsall ward

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[]

Location of Chaddesden ward

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[]

Location of Chellaston ward

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[]

Location of Darley ward

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[]

Location of Derwent ward

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[]

Location of Kingsway ward

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[]

Location of Litchurch ward

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

Spondon[]

Location of Spondon ward

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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