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1984 Manchester City Council election
1984 UK local government election
1984 UK local government election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1984 Manchester City Council election | |
| country | England | |
| flag_image | Arms of the City of Manchester.svg | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1983 Manchester City Council election | |
| previous_year | 1983 | |
| election_date | ||
| next_election | 1986 Manchester City Council election | |
| next_year | 1986 | |
| seats_for_election | 35 of 99 seats | |
| to Manchester City Council | ||
| majority_seats | 50 | |
| turnout | ||
| 1blank | Votes | |
| 2blank | Votes (%) | |
| 3blank | Swing (pp) | |
| <!--Labour--> | map_image | Manchester 1984.png |
| map_caption | Map of results of 1984 election | |
| title | Leader of the Council | |
| before_election | Bill Egerton | |
| before_party | Labour Party (UK) | |
| posttitle | Leader of the Council after election | |
| after_election | Bill Egerton | |
| after_party | Labour Party (UK) | |
| leader1 | Bill Egerton | |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) | |
| last_election1 | 27 seats, | |
| 51.6% | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Beswick & Clayton | |
| seats_before1 | 72 | |
| seats1 | 29 | |
| seats_after1 | 79 | |
| seat_change1 | 7 | |
| popular_vote1 | 75,337 | |
| percentage1 | 57.0% | |
| swing1 | 5.4% | |
| leader2 | Harold Tucker | |
| party2 | Conservative Party (UK) | |
| last_election2 | 4 seats, | |
| 31.1% | ||
| leaders_seat2 | Barlow Moor | |
| seats_before2 | 22 | |
| seats2 | 4 | |
| seats_after2 | 14 | |
| seat_change2 | 8 | |
| popular_vote2 | 36,027 | |
| percentage2 | 27.2% | |
| swing2 | 3.9% | |
| leader3 | David Sandiford | |
| party3 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | |
| leaders_seat3 | Withington | |
| last_election3 | 2 seats, | |
| 17.1% | ||
| seats_before3 | 5 | |
| seats3 | 2 | |
| seats_after3 | 6 | |
| seat_change3 | 1 | |
| popular_vote3 | 20,443 | |
| percentage3 | 15.4% | |
| swing3 | 1.7% |
to Manchester City Council
51.6% 31.1% | 17.1%
Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1988. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.
Election result
| Communist | 93 (0.1%) | {{percentage bar | 0.1 | Communist Party of Great Britain}}}} | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
|---|
| Labour Party (UK)}}; width:79.8%;" | 79 | SDP-Liberal Alliance}}; width:6.1%;" | 6 | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width:14.1%;" | 14 |
|---|
Ward results
Ardwick
Baguley
Barlow Moor
Benchill
Beswick and Clayton
Blackley
Bradford
Brooklands
Burnage
Central
Charlestown
Cheetham
Chorlton
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Fallowfield
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Hulme
Levenshulme
Lightbowne
Longsight
Moss Side
Moston
Newton Heath
Northenden
Old Moat
Rusholme
Sharston
Whalley Range
Withington
Woodhouse Park
References
References
- ''Manchester City Council Election Results'', 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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