1984 Brighton Borough Council election
1984 UK local government election
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16 out of 48 seats to Brighton Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1984 Brighton Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
1984 Brighton Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 7 | ![]() | 43.8 | 16 | 23 | 47.9 | 22,019 | 42.3 | –1.9 | |
Labour | 8 | ![]() | 50.0 | 13 | 21 | 43.8 | 20,372 | 39.2 | +5.1 | |
Alliance | 1 | ![]() | 6.3 | 3 | 4 | 8.3 | 9,273 | 17.8 | –3.7 | |
Ecology | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 308 | 0.6 | N/A | |
National Front | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
Ward results
Hanover
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | I. Duncan* | 1,922 | 43.4 | +3.0 | |
Alliance | G. Ackers | 1,815 | 41.0 | –2.8 | |
Conservative | B. Bradley | 578 | 13.1 | –1.4 | |
Ecology | D. Aherne | 112 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 107 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,427 | 50.3 | –8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,795 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hollingbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Morley* | 1,934 | 56.0 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | M. Barratt | 1,220 | 35.3 | –2.0 | |
Alliance | T. Hunter | 299 | 8.7 | –4.4 | |
Majority | 714 | 20.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,453 | 44.4 | –5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 7,770 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Kings Cliff
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Haynes | 1,621 | 49.6 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | P. Layfield* | 1,447 | 44.3 | –5.0 | |
Alliance | C. Gray | 198 | 6.1 | –2.7 | |
Majority | 174 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,266 | 47.3 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 6,902 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Marine
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Radford* | 1,471 | 46.0 | +2.0 | |
Labour | C. Avey | 1,463 | 45.7 | +3.6 | |
Alliance | V. Jones | 227 | 7.1 | –4.1 | |
National Front | W. Kennedy | 38 | 1.2 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,199 | 40.9 | –4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,813 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Moulescombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. King* | 1,375 | 58.7 | –1.1 | |
Conservative | J. Stevens | 758 | 32.4 | +2.3 | |
Alliance | B. Meads | 209 | 8.9 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 617 | 26.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,342 | 30.3 | –6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,740 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Patcham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Wakefield* | 1,745 | 56.3 | –5.4 | |
Labour | J. Scrace | 818 | 26.4 | +0.1 | |
Alliance | M. Birch | 534 | 17.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 927 | 29.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,097 | 43.2 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,165 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Preston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Leach* | 1,642 | 44.9 | –2.5 | |
Alliance | R. Eggleston | 1,159 | 31.7 | +1.7 | |
Labour | C. Kedward | 798 | 21.8 | –0.8 | |
Ecology | W. Fuller | 60 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 483 | 13.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,659 | 45.3 | –2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,083 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Queens Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Stanton* | 1,816 | 56.9 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | M. Byrne | 1,377 | 43.1 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 439 | 13.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,193 | 48.4 | +2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,593 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Regency
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Feld* | 1,021 | 34.8 | –7.3 | |
Labour | A. Winter | 961 | 32.7 | +12.9 | |
Alliance | J. Ungar | 895 | 30.5 | –7.6 | |
Ecology | M. Dixon | 58 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 60 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,935 | 40.8 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,186 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Rottingdean
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. Masefield Baker* | 2,588 | 76.9 | +8.2 | |
Alliance | K. Harwood | 433 | 12.9 | –11.7 | |
Labour | B. Wing | 343 | 10.2 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 2,155 | 64.1 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,364 | 43.5 | –14.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,732 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Seven Dials
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | J. May* | 1,180 | 40.4 | –10.3 | |
Conservative | P. Mallard | 962 | 32.9 | +2.3 | |
Labour | B. Dibley | 779 | 26.7 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 218 | 7.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,921 | 39.8 | –1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,337 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
St Peters
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Backwell* | 1,487 | 44.6 | +3.8 | |
Alliance | M. Neves | 895 | 26.8 | –1.4 | |
Conservative | L. Watts | 875 | 26.2 | –4.8 | |
Ecology | K. Simmons | 78 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 592 | 17.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,335 | 45.5 | –2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,325 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Stanmer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Blackwood* | 1,710 | 54.5 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | G. West | 1,182 | 37.7 | –0.9 | |
Alliance | A. Cole | 243 | 7.8 | –3.1 | |
Majority | 528 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,135 | 40.0 | –0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,842 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Tenantry
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. Davies* | 1,750 | 53.8 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | M. Toner | 1,202 | 37.0 | +0.3 | |
Alliance | M. Gare-Simmons | 300 | 9.2 | –6.5 | |
Majority | 548 | 16.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,252 | 41.8 | –1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,788 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Westdene
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Jermy* | 1,882 | 61.7 | –2.4 | |
Alliance | D. Roberts | 614 | 20.1 | –1.0 | |
Labour | B. Williams | 555 | 18.2 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 1,268 | 41.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,051 | 40.8 | –3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,483 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Woodingdean
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Hill* | 2,069 | 61.2 | +0.7 | |
Labour | B. Hinchliff | 1,040 | 30.8 | +7.5 | |
Alliance | R. Dore | 272 | 8.0 | –8.2 | |
Majority | 1,029 | 30.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,381 | 42.0 | –6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,044 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Brighton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2023.