The 1984 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1984 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 8 Decrease 1 42.1 23 31 58.5 12,155 36.9 –6.0
  Labour 5 Increase 2 26.3 6 11 20.8 10,114 30.7 +1.0
  Alliance 4 Steady 21.1 5 9 17.0 6,805 20.7 –3.7
  Liberal 1 Increase 1 5.3 0 1 1.9 2,317 7.0 N/A
  Independent 1 Decrease 2 5.3 0 1 1.9 1,114 3.4 +0.5
  SDP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 341 1.0 N/A
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 58 0.2 +0.1
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 49 0.1 N/A

Ward Results

Brickhill

Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Semark* 1,186 43.0 -4.5
Liberal C. Green 1,083 39.2 +10.4
SDP N. Hills 247 8.9 -19.9
Labour M. Hubbard 245 8.9 -5.6
Turnout 2,761 46.3
Conservative hold Swing

Bromham

Bromham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Bates* 1,216 78.2 +19.3
Alliance E. Macrae 184 11.8 -24.0
Labour G. Blowers 154 9.9 -6.8
Turnout 1,554 40.9
Conservative hold Swing

Carlton

Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent V. Brandon* Unopposed N/A -61.2
Turnout N/A N/A
Independent hold Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Keeling 898 42.4 -0.1
Labour E. Grugeon 855 40.3 +12.0
Alliance R. O'Keefe 317 15.0 -6.5
Ecology G. Hume 49 2.3 N/A
Turnout 2,119 48.5
Conservative hold Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Elford* 1,479 69.8 +10.0
Conservative R. Whatton 363 17.1 -3.5
Alliance T. Kirby 219 10.3 -1.7
Communist C. McCarthy 58 2.7 +0.6
Turnout 2,119 37.9
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance D. Osborne* 877 59.5 +24.9
Conservative W. Martin 309 20.9 +6.7
Labour E. Johnson 289 19.6 +2.8
Turnout 1,475 49.8
Alliance hold Swing

De Parys

De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Watkins* 984 49.0 -6.3
Alliance J. Struthers 668 33.3 +5.5
Labour Y. Anderson 357 17.8 +1.7
Turnout 2,009 36.2
Conservative hold Swing

Eastcotts

Eastcotts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance V. Fattorusso 500 54.6 +5.5
Conservative G. Russell 416 45.4 +3.3
Turnout 916 46.2
Alliance hold Swing

Goldington

Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance S. Hickman* 1,024 48.1 +2.7
Labour J. Loxley 771 36.2 +5.7
Conservative D. Davis 333 15.6 -5.4
Turnout 2,128 38.9
Alliance hold Swing

Harpur

Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Temperley* 862 50.5 +3.0
Labour B. Anderson 678 39.7 +12.0
Alliance M. Waters 167 9.8 -1.6
Turnout 1,707 33.8
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston East

Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Lewis 1,008 47.4 +13.2
Conservative G. Gilbert* 833 39.1 -5.7
Alliance J. Brockett 287 13.5 +1.2
Turnout 2,128 34.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Stupple* 782 43.5 +2.8
Labour D. Ayris 763 42.5 +2.1
Alliance P. Smith 317 14.0 -3.5
Turnout 1,797 33.9
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Luder* 1,066 48.0 +7.5
Alliance M. Nesbitt 892 40.2 +6.5
Conservative M. Williams 262 11.8 -5.2
Turnout 2,220 42.9
Labour hold Swing

Newnham

Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance A. Lennon* 914 48.6 +9.1
Conservative R. Norbury 645 34.3 -4.2
Labour H. Mitchell 323 17.2 +2.0
Turnout 1,882 48.9
Alliance hold Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. Christie 1,234 48.9 +5.2
Conservative J. Moore* 1,024 40.6 -3.3
Labour C. Loxley 170 6.7 -0.2
SDP S. Wilson 94 3.7 N/A
Turnout 2,522 46.2
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Queen's Park

Queen's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Cotter* 1,398 67.7 +13.8
Conservative S. Singh 461 22.3 -5.7
Alliance G. Davis-Cooke 205 9.9 +3.2
Turnout 2,064 39.6
Labour hold Swing

Roxton

Roxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Dewar 416 54.7 N/A
Independent W. Cutts 235 30.9 N/A
Alliance I. Sears 110 14.5 -1.7
Turnout 761 44.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Wootton

Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Bruce* 691 36.2 +0.1
Labour B. Keens 558 29.2 +14.0
Conservative J. Tait 474 24.8 N/A
Independent S. Sanders 472 24.7 N/A
Independent P. Quirk 407 21.3 -1.8
Alliance A. Riley 189 9.9 +4.2
Turnout 1,911 56.2
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 February 2023.


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