1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
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22 of 66 seats (One Third) to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 34 | ![]() | |
Labour | 24 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 8 | ![]() |
[3]
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1983.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election results, 1984 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 54.5 | 42.9 | 48,597 | ![]() | ||||||
Labour | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 36.4 | 38.0 | 43,096 | ![]() | ||||||
Alliance | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 9.1 | 18.9 | 21,480 | ![]() | ||||||
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.1 | 147 | N/A | ||||||
Ecology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.0 | 56 | N/A |
[1][2]
Ward results
Bebington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Richmond | 3,208 | 55.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | P. McCarthy | 1,790 | 30.8 | ![]() | |
Alliance | M. Miller | 818 | 14.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,418 | 24.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,572 | ||||
Turnout | 50.3 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Bidston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Stapleton | 3,431 | 83.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | W. Houldin | 444 | 10.7 | ![]() | |
Alliance | J. Hughes | 258 | 6.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,987 | 72.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,970 | ||||
Turnout | 37.7 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Birkenhead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Lungley | 3,027 | 73.5 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Stephen Niblock | 589 | 14.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Hilary Jones | 503 | 12.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,438 | 59.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,563 | ||||
Turnout | 35.6 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2][4]
Bromborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Jackson | 2,824 | 50.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | J. Byrne | 2,002 | 36.0 | ![]() | |
Alliance | F. Mushrow | 734 | 13.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 822 | 14.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,764 | ||||
Turnout | 47.3 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Clatterbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Moore | 3,753 | 59.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | G. Farmer | 1,437 | 22.8 | ![]() | |
Alliance | P. Lloyd | 1,124 | 17.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,316 | 36.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,805 | ||||
Turnout | 45.7 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Claughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian McKellar | 2,047 | 38.4 | ![]() | |
Alliance | V. Quinn | 1,705 | 32.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | M. Yates | 1,580 | 29.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 342 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,795 | ||||
Turnout | 49.4 | ![]() | |||
Conservative gain from Alliance | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Eastham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | D. Charles | 2,364 | 40.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | M. Benson | 1,754 | 30.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | I. Allison | 1,722 | 29.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 610 | 10.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,133 | ||||
Turnout | 48.1 | ![]() | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Egerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. McGenity | 2,712 | 56.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | M. Cureton | 1,465 | 30.2 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Simon Holbrook | 670 | 13.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,247 | 25.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,580 | ||||
Turnout | 41.9 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2][5]
Heswall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Banks | 3,997 | 71.6 | ![]() | |
Alliance | G. Collins | 1,047 | 18.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | J. Prendiville | 535 | 9.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,950 | 52.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,999 | ||||
Turnout | 42.9 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Hoylake
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank Jones | 3,534 | 65.7 | ![]() | |
Alliance | J. Otterson | 1,180 | 21.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | I. Millichap | 664 | 12.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,354 | 43.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,520 | ||||
Turnout | 43.0 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Leasowe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Edwards | 2,362 | 62.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | E. Sanders | 1,071 | 28.4 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Peter Reisdorf | 337 | 8.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,291 | 34.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,718 | ||||
Turnout | 35.2 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2][6]
Liscard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Ebbs | 2,164 | 41.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | William Nock | 2,159 | 41.8 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Moira Gallagher | 842 | 16.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 5 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,152 | ||||
Turnout | 42.5 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Moreton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Walker | 2,043 | 44.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Stuart Marshall-Clarke | 2,033 | 43.7 | ![]() | |
Alliance | J. Eyres | 572 | 12.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 10 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,546 | ||||
Turnout | 48.7 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
New Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Higgins | 2,431 | 47.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | P. Spruce | 1,715 | 33.1 | ![]() | |
Alliance | J. Richardson | 883 | 17.1 | ![]() | |
Ind. Conservative | A. Adams | 147 | 2.8 | New | |
Majority | 716 | 13.8 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,861 | ||||
Turnout | 43.6 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Oxton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Michael Cooke | 2,454 | 43.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | R. Firth | 1,873 | 33.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | J. Dunn | 1,245 | 22.1 | ![]() | |
Ecology | B. Pemberton | 56 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 581 | 10.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,514 | ||||
Turnout | 48.9 | ![]() | |||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Prenton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Clement | 2,607 | 44.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | P. Taylor | 1,988 | 34.0 | ![]() | |
Alliance | John Thornton | 1,251 | 21.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 619 | 10.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,854 | ||||
Turnout | 45.5 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Royden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Robinson | 3,052 | 64.1 | ![]() | |
Alliance | F. Lewis | 946 | 19.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | C. Holmes | 765 | 16.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,106 | 44.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,267 | ||||
Turnout | 38.8 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Seacombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Watkins | 3,281 | 67.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | L. Kennedy | 1,135 | 23.4 | ![]() | |
Alliance | D. Kelly | 433 | 8.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,146 | 44.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,510 | ||||
Turnout | 38.8 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Thurstaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sid Dunn | 3,478 | 68.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | M. Cooper | 929 | 18.2 | ![]() | |
Alliance | S. Hassall | 701 | 13.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,549 | 49.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,451 | ||||
Turnout | 41.0 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Tranmere
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Davies | 2,882 | 73.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | W. Lloyd | 573 | 14.7 | ![]() | |
Alliance | W. Wood | 447 | 11.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,309 | 59.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,137 | ||||
Turnout | 35.0 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Rimmer | 2,949 | 50.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | W. McKenzie | 1,934 | 33.4 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Eric Copestake | 906 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,015 | 17.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,723 | ||||
Turnout | 45.5 | ![]() | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2]
Wallasey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kate Wood | 3,561 | 61.2 | ![]() | |
Alliance | B. Thomas | 1,219 | 21.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | A. Barker | 1,034 | 17.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,342 | 40.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,535 | ||||
Turnout | 46.4 | ![]() | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
[2][7]
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
- ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1984". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 7)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Steve Niblock". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Simon Holbrook". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Peter Reisdorf". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ "Councillor Mrs Kate Wood". Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council.
Mellows-Facer, Adam (10 May 2006). "Local election 2006". parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"BBC NEWS VOTE 2003 WIRRAL". BBC News. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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