Map of the results for the 1984 Leeds council election.

The Leeds City Council elections were held on Thursday, 3 May 1984, with one third of the council to be elected. In the interim there had been a by-election in Armley to replace the incumbent councillor Michael Meadowcroft after he was elected the Leeds West MP, resulting in an Alliance hold.

The Conservative's downward trend continued after the previous year's respite to a new party low, resulting in a 3% swing to Labour. In contrast, the Alliance support stabilised after the prior year's fall to retain a healthy proportion of their initial 1982 surge. Despite the swing towards them, Labour finished the night with a net loss, as the Alliance won the only remaining Burmantofts seat they did not hold from them. The Alliance also gained in Moortown, winning their first seat in the ward from the Conservatives - who lost another in Pudsey South to their former incumbent turn Independent, achieving the feat of first elected Independent onto the council.[1]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1984
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 19 0 1 -1 57.6 42.7 91,314 +2.6%
  Conservative 9 1 2 -1 27.3 33.0 70,431 -3.3%
  Alliance 4 2 1 +1 12.1 22.6 48,335 -0.4%
  Independent 1 1 0 +1 3.0 1.3 2,770 +1.1%
  Ecology 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 531 +0.1%
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 308 -0.1%

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party Previous council New council
Labour 54 53
Conservatives 34 33
Alliance 11 12
Independent 0 1
Total 99 99
Working majority   9    7 

Ward results

Aireborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Hudson 3,515 42.7 -0.5
Labour M. Dunn 2,550 31.0 +3.4
Alliance (Liberal) M. Cooksey 2,167 26.3 -2.9
Majority 965 11.7 -2.3
Turnout 8,232
Conservative hold Swing -1.9
Armley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance (Liberal) Sandy Melville 3,328 55.9 +10.1
Labour J. Appleyard 1,756 29.5 -3.3
Conservative H. Hinchliffe 872 14.6 -6.0
Majority 1,572 26.4 +13.4
Turnout 5,956
Alliance hold Swing +6.7
Barwick & Kippax[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Flatters 3,802 50.3 +0.8
Conservative J. Tweddle 2,971 39.3 -0.5
Alliance (SDP) N. Snowdon 793 10.5 -0.2
Majority 831 11.0 +1.3
Turnout 7,566
Labour hold Swing +0.6
Beeston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Beevers 3,102 62.6 +8.3
Conservative W. Birch 1,400 28.3 -4.2
Alliance (SDP) L. Shaffner 417 8.4 -4.8
Independent A. Ali 35 0.7 +0.7
Majority 1,702 34.4 +12.5
Turnout 4,954
Labour hold Swing +6.2
Bramley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Siantonas 2,939 53.2 +1.5
Alliance (Liberal) C. Pearson 1,856 33.6 +2.5
Conservative P. Netzel 731 13.2 -4.0
Majority 1,083 19.6 -1.0
Turnout 5,526
Labour hold Swing -0.5
Burmantofts[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance (Liberal) N. Mackie 3,730 50.5 +4.9
Labour S. Armitage 3,244 43.9 +1.4
Conservative S. Temple 416 5.6 -4.6
Majority 486 6.6 +3.4
Turnout 7,390
Alliance gain from Labour Swing +1.7
Chapel Allerton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Frankland 3,555 59.8 -0.3
Conservative J. Moore 1,590 26.8 -0.1
Alliance (Liberal) C. Smith 717 12.1 -1.0
Communist J. Rodgers 78 1.3 +1.3
Majority 1,965 33.1 -0.1
Turnout 5,940
Labour hold Swing -0.1
City & Holbeck[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Sanderson 3,354 69.2 +4.8
Alliance (Liberal) K. Hawkins 959 19.8 -0.7
Conservative H. Woodhead 534 11.0 -4.1
Majority 2,395 49.4 +5.5
Turnout 4,847
Labour hold Swing +2.7
Cookridge[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Loudon 3,619 48.7 -7.2
Alliance (Liberal) P. Kelley 2,241 30.2 +4.5
Labour C. Ashley 1,569 21.1 +2.7
Majority 1,387 18.5 -11.8
Turnout 7,429
Conservative hold Swing -5.8
Garforth & Swillington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Moakes 4,235 51.6 +7.5
Conservative N. May 3,070 37.4 -5.3
Alliance (SDP) P. Wilson 896 10.9 -2.2
Majority 1,165 14.2 +12.9
Turnout 8,201
Labour hold Swing +6.4
Halton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Dodgson 3,823 53.2 -6.0
Labour E. McGee 2,504 34.9 +9.8
Alliance (SDP) D. Mortimer 855 11.9 -3.8
Majority 1,319 18.4 -15.8
Turnout 7,182
Conservative hold Swing -7.9
Harehills[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Cohen 3,252 64.2 -0.9
Conservative M. Cohen 1,194 23.6 +0.8
Alliance (Liberal) J. Foster 623 12.3 +0.2
Majority 2,058 40.6 -1.7
Turnout 5,069
Labour hold Swing -0.8
Headingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Larsen 3,480 56.8 +3.2
Conservative D. Flowers 1,688 27.5 -4.7
Alliance (SDP) K. Lee 691 11.3 -0.8
Ecology G. Rainford 213 3.5 +3.5
Communist I. Dixon 58 0.9 -1.1
Majority 1,792 29.2 +7.8
Turnout 6,130
Labour hold Swing +3.9
Horsforth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance (Liberal) S. Cooksey 4,037 48.9 +4.9
Conservative J. Stevens 3,451 41.8 -4.0
Labour L. Smith 762 9.2 -0.9
Majority 586 7.1 +5.3
Turnout 8,250
Alliance hold Swing +4.4
Hunslet[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Driver 3,379 82.8 -0.7
Alliance (Liberal) S. Gillen 369 9.0 +2.2
Conservative H. Lavery 333 8.2 -1.5
Majority 3,010 73.8 -0.1
Turnout 4,081
Labour hold Swing -1.4
Kirkstall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Nash 3,418 54.9 -1.3
Conservative A. Walkington 1,415 22.7 -4.5
Alliance (Liberal) P. Meadowcroft 1,322 21.3 +5.9
Communist B. Jackson 66 1.1 -0.1
Majority 2,003 32.2 +3.2
Turnout 6,221
Labour hold Swing +1.6
Middleton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Kitchen 2,946 74.8 +1.0
Conservative A. Larvin 612 15.5 -1.5
Alliance (Liberal) D. Howard 381 9.7 +0.5
Majority 2,334 59.3 +2.6
Turnout 3,939
Labour hold Swing +1.2
Moortown[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance (SDP) M. Harris 3,355 45.0 +10.3
Conservative C. Thomas 2,967 39.8 -8.0
Labour C. Dews 1,129 15.2 -2.3
Majority 388 5.2 -7.9
Turnout 7,451
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing +9.1
Morley North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Jones 3,521 51.1 +9.3
Conservative R. Halpin 2,845 41.3 -5.2
Alliance (Liberal) E. Ayres 527 7.6 -4.0
Majority 676 9.8 +5.1
Turnout 6,893
Labour hold Swing +7.2
Morley South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. North 3,723 60.9 +10.7
Conservative A. Grayson 1,682 27.5 -4.5
Alliance (Liberal) H. Smith 709 11.6 +1.7
Majority 2,041 33.4 +15.3
Turnout 6,114
Labour hold Swing +7.6
North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. O'Brien 3,128 51.6 -9.9
Alliance (SDP) G. Shaffner 1,681 27.7 +6.0
Labour J. Langan 1,255 20.7 +3.8
Majority 1,447 23.9 -15.9
Turnout 6,064
Conservative hold Swing -7.9
Otley & Wharfedale[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Hindle 4,108 43.6 +5.7
Alliance (Liberal) H. Morgan 3,871 41.1 -10.2
Labour M. Attwood 1,303 13.8 +5.3
Ecology A. Laurence 138 1.5 -0.8
Majority 237 2.5 -10.8
Turnout 9,420
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing +7.9
Pudsey North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Carter 4,402 51.1 +1.0
Labour J. Hodgson 3,188 37.0 +6.6
Alliance (SDP) J. Stott 1,021 11.9 -7.6
Majority 1,214 14.1 -5.6
Turnout 8,611
Conservative hold Swing -2.8
Pudsey South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Kersting 2,735 36.7 +36.7
Labour R. Lewis 2,340 31.4 -8.0
Conservative H. Gill 1,582 21.2 -15.4
Alliance (Liberal) A. Booker 791 10.6 -13.4
Majority 395 5.3 +2.5
Turnout 7,448
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Richmond Hill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Lyons 3,853 56.2 +5.9
Alliance (Liberal) K. Norman 2,618 38.2 -2.9
Conservative D. Boynton 381 5.6 -1.8
Majority 1,235 18.0 +8.8
Turnout 6,852
Labour hold Swing +4.4
Rothwell[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Lund 3,871 68.3 +9.3
Conservative M. Dalton 1,234 21.8 -5.5
Alliance (SDP) S. Browning 564 9.9 -3.0
Majority 2,637 46.5 +14.7
Turnout 5,669
Labour hold Swing +7.4
Roundhay[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Crotty 4,045 61.0 -2.5
Alliance (Liberal) L. Thackray 1,358 20.5 +0.4
Labour F. Hamilton 1,230 18.5 +2.1
Majority 2,687 40.5 -2.9
Turnout 6,633
Conservative hold Swing -1.4
Seacroft[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Mudie 3,459 72.0 +4.1
Conservative B. Caro 963 20.0 -0.9
Alliance (SDP) S. Richmond 381 7.9 -3.2
Majority 2,496 52.0 +5.1
Turnout 4,803
Labour hold Swing +2.5
University[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Kilgallon 3,149 70.7 +4.7
Conservative M. Killick 639 14.4 -4.1
Alliance (Liberal) J. Staines 558 12.5 -1.0
Communist R. Honey 106 2.4 +0.4
Majority 2,510 56.4 +8.9
Turnout 4,452
Labour hold Swing +4.4
Weetwood[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Lodge 2,955 41.1 -4.9
Labour J. Page 2,759 38.3 +3.9
Alliance (SDP) J. MacArthur 1,301 18.1 -1.5
Ecology C. Nash 180 2.5 +2.5
Majority 196 2.7 -8.8
Turnout 7,195
Conservative hold Swing -4.4
Wetherby[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Gardiner 4,624 70.3 +1.5
Alliance (Liberal) T. Burgess 1,129 17.2 -3.3
Labour R. Bishop 820 12.5 +1.7
Majority 3,495 53.2 +4.9
Turnout 6,573
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
Whinmoor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Stringer 2,992 53.5 +5.2
Conservative J. Howard 1,977 35.4 -1.4
Alliance (SDP) M. Lance 620 11.1 -3.7
Majority 1,015 18.2 +6.6
Turnout 5,589
Labour hold Swing +3.3
Wortley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Thurlow 2,875 41.0 -2.5
Alliance (Liberal) A. Gilchrist 2,469 35.2 +7.5
Conservative A. Stephenson 1,665 23.8 -5.1
Majority 406 5.8 -8.8
Turnout 7,009
Labour hold Swing -5.0

By-elections between 1984 and 1986

Beeston by-election 27 September 1984
replacing Michael McGowan (resigned)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jon Trickett 1,784 55.5 -7.1
Conservative John Birch 909 28.3 -0.0
Alliance (SDP) Terence Ayres 519 16.2 +7.8
Majority 875 27.2 -7.2
Turnout 3,212 23.0
Labour hold Swing -3.5

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "District results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. 4 May 1984.
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