1984 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
Labour 58 +7
Liberal 28 -2
Conservative 17 -1

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1984
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 21 63% 46% 90,219
  Liberal 10 29% 35% 67,234
  Conservative 3 9% 19% 37,055
  Communist 0 0% 0.1% 250

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Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. A. Devaney 2,739 80%
Liberal C. J. Leahy 350 10%
Conservative H. V. Tracy-Forster 252 7%
Communist F. Carroll 92 3%
Majority 2,389
Registered electors 8,960
Turnout 3,433 38%

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cathy Hancox 3,683 53%
Labour J. D. Williams 1,901 27%
Conservative J. Mass 1,329 19%
Majority 1,782
Registered electors 13,502
Turnout 6,913 51%

Allerton

Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheila Craine 3,446 50%
SDP W. M. Scott 1,783 26%
Labour Dawn Booth 1,609 24%
Majority 1,663
Registered electors 12,717
Turnout 6,838 54%

Anfield

Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Crowley 2,870 43%
Liberal R. Johnston 2,553 38%
Conservative Myrna Fitzsimmons 1,308 19%
Majority 317
Registered electors 12,540
Turnout 6,731 54%

Arundel

Arundel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. J. Hicks 2,404 43%
Labour M. V. Roberts 2,334 42%
Conservative H. M. Rigby 815 15%
Communist J. C. Blevin 63 1%
Majority 70
Registered electors 12,114
Turnout 5,616 46%

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. J. Ellison 2,911 50%
Liberal D. M. B. Crofts 2,699 46%
Conservative A. Brill 208 4%
Majority 212
Registered electors 11,508
Turnout 5,818 51%

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Cooper 3,500 48%
Labour R. Quinn 2,982 41%
Conservative S. Fitzsimmons 756 10%
Majority 518
Registered electors 13,532
Turnout 7,238 53%

Childwall

Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eddie Clein 3,694 48%
Conservative W. A. N. Fearenside 2,581 34%
Labour D. J. Phillips 1,429 19%
Majority 1,113
Registered electors 13,718
Turnout 7,704 56%

Church

Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Storey 4,306 50%
Conservative R. F. Symington 2,656 31%
Labour P. J. Thompson 1,661 19%
Majority 1,650
Registered electors 14,897
Turnout 8,623 58%

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Lafferty 4,050 60%
SDP J. P. Prince 1,693 25%
Conservative A. G. Wilson 1,002 15%
Majority 2,357
Registered electors 13,926
Turnout 6,745 48%

County

County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Clark 3,932 54%
Labour M. P. Bolland 2,971 40%
Conservative C. P. Loller 439 6%
Majority 961
Registered electors 12,973
Turnout 7,342 57%

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. E. Brandwood 3,413 47%
Labour Frank Vaudrey 2,299 31%
SDP S. F. Jacobs 1,603 22%
Majority 1,114
Registered electors 13,703
Turnout 7,315 53%

Dingle

Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Ferguson 3,095 52%
Liberal Richard Kemp 2,339 39%
Conservative D. W. Patmore 462 8%
Communist J. Cook 30 1%
Majority 756
Registered electors 11,453
Turnout 5,926 52%

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Burke 3,454 70%
Conservative J. F. MacMillan 849 17%
Liberal C. Mayes 654 13%
Majority 2,605
Registered electors 11,965
Turnout 4,957 41%

Everton

Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Parry 3,186 87%
Conservative C. Freemantle 282 8%
Liberal J. P. Murray 213 6%
Majority 2,904
Registered electors 9,290
Turnout 3,681 40%

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. J. Lloyd 3,293 60%
Conservative A. Brown 1,091 20%
SDP S. D. Jones 1,080 20%
Majority 2,202
Registered electors 11,448
Turnout 5,464 48%

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. L. Rimmer 3,836 77%
Conservative P. C. Ferris 634 13%
SDP B. Coleman 490 10%
Majority 3,202
Registered electors 11,927
Turnout 4,960 42%

Granby

Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Doswell 2,715 56%
Liberal Arthur Eric Damsell 1,890 39%
Conservative D. N. Gillott 187 4%
Communist E. F. Caddick 65 1%
Majority 825
Registered electors 10,350
Turnout 4,857 47%

Grassendale

Grassendale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. C. Greenwood 4,221 55%
Conservative J. H. Lea 2,511 33%
Labour S. D. Flemming 958 12%
Majority 1,710
Registered electors 12,313
Turnout 7,690 62%

Kensington

Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. D. Fogg 3,001 49%
Liberal Frank Doran 2,679 44%
Conservative T. Caulfield 422 7%
Majority 322
Registered electors 12,600
Turnout 6,102 48%

Melrose

Melrose
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. J. Wagner 3,303 58%
Liberal David Vasmer 2,116 37%
Conservative Angela Oliver 246 4%
Majority 1,187
Registered electors 11,779
Turnout 5,665 48%

Netherley

Netherley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Harper 2,566 72%
SDP Ian Phillips 580 16%
Conservative Ann Nugent 431 12%
Majority 1,986
Registered electors 7,730
Turnout 3,577 46%

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. J. Lloyd 3,126 51%
Liberal J. Rossington 2,136 35%
Conservative Pauline Dougherty 887 14%
Majority 990
Registered electors 11,989
Turnout 6,149 51%

Picton

Picton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Pamela Bradley 3,569 56%
Labour A. C. Snowden 2,391 37%
Conservative S. M. Sugden 419 7%
Majority 1,178
Registered electors 11,626
Turnout 6,379 55%

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Dalton 3,949 70%
SDP D. Stephenson 804 14%
Conservative M. Kingston 880 16%
Majority 3,069
Registered electors 12,242
Turnout 5,633 46%

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Mulhearn 2,972 51%
Liberal M. N. Bestel 2,149 37%
Conservative M. S. Gill 727 12%
Majority 823
Registered electors 11,613
Turnout 5,848 50%

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Matthews 2,884 59%
Liberal Anne Clitherow 1,810 37%
Conservative S. J. Melia 173 4%
Majority 1,074
Registered electors 10,331
Turnout 4,867 47%

Speke

Speke 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Ord 3,607 80%
Labour F. M. Dowling 3,543 79%
Liberal J. D. Ball 466 10%
Liberal Katherine Watson 405 10%
Conservative C. W. Harpin 427 9%
Conservative K. G. Watkin 363 8%
Majority 3,141
Registered electors 9,715
Turnout 4,500 46%

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steve R. Radford 3,492 53%
Labour J. E. Roberts 2,412 36%
Conservative J. Irving 706 11%
Majority 1,080
Registered electors 12,419
Turnout 6,610 53%

Valley

Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Smith 2,961 63%
Conservative S. R. Marsden 1,054 22%
Liberal Veronica Best 688 15%
Majority 1,907
Registered electors 9,778
Turnout 4,703 48%

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Orr 3,031 94%
Conservative H. W. Drohan 208 6%
Majority 2,823
Registered electors 8,038
Turnout 2,823 40%

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Elsie Lang 2,707 40%
Labour T. A. Prout 2,515 37%
Conservative R. Gould 1,558 23%
Majority 192
Registered electors 13,914
Turnout 6,780 49%

Woolton

Woolton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ruth Dean 4,696 69%
Labour R. J. Lafferty 1,208 18%
Liberal D. E. Huish 951 14%
Majority 3,488
Registered electors 12,857
Turnout 3,488 53%

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References

  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1984
  2. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1984
  3. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1984