1984 Bristol City Council election

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3 May 1984

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23 of 68 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council
35 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	Alliance
Seats won	33	29	6
Seat change	3	3

Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

No Overall Control

The 1984 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. In this election, one-third of seats were up for election. There was a general but small swing from Conservative to Labour. Labour regained their position as the largest party and took minority control of the Council.

Ward results

The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.

Avonmouth

Avonmouth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Crowley	2,400	57.7	+7.2
	Conservative	S. Morris	1,347	32.4	-2.5
	Alliance	M. Brown	373	9.0	-5.6
	Ecology	A. Bradstock	41	1.0	+1.0
Majority			1,053	25.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.9

Bishopston

Bishopston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Withers	1,794	37.6	-5.0
	Labour	H. Bashforth	1,735	36.4	+5.2
	Liberal	P. Nagle	1,139	23.9	+1.3
	Ecology	A. Clarke	101	2.1	-1.6
Majority			59	1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.1

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Jackson	1,312	48.5	+7.9
	Conservative	W. Goodland	1,137	42.0	-1.0
	Alliance	M. Norman	229	8.5	-7.9
	Ecology	M. Pitt	29	1.1	+1.1
Majority			175	6.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.5

Brislington East

Brislington East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Reid	2,470	55.1	+14.2
	Conservative	R. Wynne	1,421	31.7	-2.8
	Liberal	R. Parsons	558	12.5	+2.0
	Ecology	G. Dorey	30	0.7	+0.7
Majority			1,049	23.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.1

Brislington West

Brislington West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Scantlebury	1,585	36.1	-9.6
	Liberal	B. Clarke	1,505	34.3	+7.8
	Labour	J. Smith	1,250	28.5	+0.7
	Ecology	P. Tonkin	46	1.0	+1.0
Majority			80	1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.7

Clifton

Clifton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lloyd-Kirk	1,767	45.0	+0.4
	Liberal	J. Gray	1,486	37.9	+2.4
	Labour	C. Woods	537	13.7	-3.8
	Ecology	J. Scott	133	3.4	+3.4
Majority			281	7.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.0

Cotham

Cotham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Blackmore	1,680	43.9	+0.4
	Liberal	G. Box	1,355	35.4	+2.1
	Labour	S. Sims	652	17.0	-1.1
	Ecology	G. Collard	143	3.7	-1.3
Majority			325	8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.9

Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Richards	1,495	54.5	+4.1
	Conservative	R. Hodges	790	28.8	-0.5
	Alliance	R. Sharland	418	15.2	-5.1
	Ecology	R. Martin	40	1.5	+1.5
Majority			705	25.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.3

Henbury

Henbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Patterson	1,871	43.4	-1.7
	Conservative	P. Gollop	1,861	43.1	+1.1
	Alliance	R. Coombs	546	12.7	-0.2
	Ecology	E. Lyon	36	0.8	+0.8
Majority			10	0.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-1.4

Hengrove

Hengrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Williams	2,145	53.6	+0.4
	Labour	P. Roberts	1,728	43.1	+8.5
	Ecology	D. Long	132	3.3	+3.3
Majority			417	10.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.1

Henleaze

Henleaze
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fey	3,081	76.2	+10.4
	Labour	M. Vokins	663	16.4	+5.0
	Ecology	R. Savage	300	7.4	+7.4
Majority			2,418	59.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.7

Horfield

Horfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Apperley	1,924	40.5	-4.0
	Liberal	C. Boney	1,770	37.2	+5.2
	Labour	J. McLaren	1,032	21.7	-0.4
	Ecology	J. Jameson	28	0.6	-0.8
Majority			154	3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.6

Kingsweston

Kingsweston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Tudball	1,862	45.3	-0.9
	Conservative	R. Mellor	1,824	44.4	+4.4
	Liberal	P. Bennett	371	9.0	-4.8
	Ecology	C. Robinson	52	1.3	+1.3
Majority			38	0.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-2.7

Knowle

Knowle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Clancy	2,126	58.2	+12.1
	Conservative	T. Skipp	1,190	32.6	-8.3
	Alliance	D. Usher	275	7.5	-5.6
	Ecology	M. Corrigan	63	1.7	+1.7
Majority			936	25.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.2

Redland

Redland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Trench	2,088	53.2	+0.4
	Alliance	J. Freeland	847	21.6	0.0
	Labour	T. Morgan	776	19.8	+1.4
	Ecology	T. Leegwater	217	5.5	-1.7
Majority			1,241	31.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.2

St George East

St. George East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hammond	1,635	47.1	+7.5
	Conservative	R. King	1,463	42.2	-4.5
	Alliance	A. Sadiq	276	8.0	-5.7
	Ecology	M. Weekes	96	2.8	+2.8
Majority			172	4.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.0

St George West

St. George West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Myers	1,576	44.9	+3.7
	Labour	J. McLaren	1,184	33.7	-1.5
	Conservative	P. Hole	738	21.0	-2.6
	Ecology	A. Young	15	0.4	+0.4
Majority			392	11.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

Southmead

Southmead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Knowland	1,931	56.8	+6.8
	Conservative	D. Dowling	1,091	32.1	-4.5
	Alliance	P. Cole	337	9.9	-3.5
	Ecology	C. Jameson	40	1.2	+1.2
Majority			840	24.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.7

Stockwood

Stockwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Williams	2,250	45.1	-6.2
	Labour	M. Broussine	2,009	40.3	+4.4
	Liberal	R. Bingham	695	13.9	+1.2
	Ecology	A. Hosegood	34	0.7	+0.7
Majority			241	4.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.3

Stoke Bishop

Stoke Bishop
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Alderson	2,995	64.5	-3.0
	Liberal	K. Purnell	939	20.2	+4.8
	Labour	M. Waddington	523	11.3	-2.0
	Ecology	C. Rose	189	4.1	+0.2
Majority			2,056	44.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.9

Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Wall	3,390	72.8	-0.5
	Liberal	A. West	716	15.4	+0.7
	Labour	R. Bridle	437	9.4	-1.0
	Ecology	S. Powell	116	2.5	+1.0
Majority			2,674	57.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.6

Whitchurch Park

Whitchurch Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Draper	1,840	63.3	+7.5
	Conservative	D. Rollings	783	26.9	-0.4
	Alliance	A. Akerman	241	8.3	-8.6
	Ecology	S. Woodhouse	43	1.5	+1.5
Majority			1,057	36.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.0

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Tatlow	2,427	54.7	+4.7
	Conservative	W. Biggs	1,432	32.3	-2.7
	Alliance	J. Osborne	466	10.5	-4.6
	Ecology	S. Campbell	111	2.5	+2.5
Majority			995	22.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.7

Sources

Bristol Evening Post 6 May 1984

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