1984 Cambridge City Council election
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1984 English local election
1984 Cambridge City Council election14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
| First party | Second party | Third party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blank | Blank | Blank | |
| Party | Labour | Conservative | Alliance |
| Last election | 21 seats, 35.9% | 12 seats, 35.2% | 9 seats, 28.6% |
| Seats won | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Seats after | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Seat change | Steady | Decrease 1 | Increase 1 |
| Popular vote | 14,405 | 12,317 | 10,984 |
| Percentage | 37.9% | 32.4% | 28.9% |
| Swing | Increase 2.0% | Decrease 2.8% | Increase 0.3% |
Winner of each seat at the 1984 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election
Council control after election
Council control after election
The 1984 Cambridge City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Summary
[edit ]Election result
[edit ]| 1984 Cambridge City Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 7 | Steady | 50.0 | 14 | 21 | 50.0 | 14,405 | 37.9 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | 3 | Decrease 1 | 21.4 | 9 | 12 | 28.6 | 12,317 | 32.4 | –2.8 | |
| Alliance | 4 | Increase 1 | 28.6 | 5 | 9 | 21.4 | 10,984 | 28.9 | +0.3 | |
| Ecology | 0 | Steady | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 286 | 0.8 | +0.6 | |
Ward results
[edit ]Abbey
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Smith* | 1,208 | 62.3 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | Peter Day | 550 | 28.4 | +2.5 | |
| SDP (Alliance) | Don McBey | 182 | 9.4 | –2.8 | |
| Majority | 658 | 33.9 | –2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,940 | 41.2 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,707 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Decrease1.1 | |||
Arbury
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Gard* | 1,093 | 46.8 | –0.3 | |
| Conservative | Susan Pilkington | 741 | 31.7 | –0.5 | |
| SDP (Alliance) | Peter Warner | 501 | 21.5 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 352 | 15.1 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,335 | 43.1 | –8.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,420 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Increase0.1 | |||
Castle
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (Alliance) | Alan Charlesworth* | 1,261 | 44.3 | –1.6 | |
| Conservative | Kate French | 948 | 33.3 | –1.4 | |
| Labour | Mark Adams | 637 | 22.4 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 313 | 11.0 | –0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,846 | 48.7 | –4.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,847 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | Increase0.1 | |||
Cherry Hinton
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Woodhouse* | 1,389 | 49.1 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Rowena Davies | 846 | 29.9 | –1.6 | |
| SDP (Alliance) | June Greenwell | 592 | 20.9 | –1.5 | |
| Majority | 543 | 19.2 | +4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,827 | 52.9 | –6.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,370 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Increase2.4 | |||
Coleridge
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Todd* | 1,538 | 48.7 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Ian Cornwell | 1,255 | 39.7 | –4.5 | |
| Liberal (Alliance) | Simon Lavery | 367 | 11.6 | –1.0 | |
| Majority | 283 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,160 | 57.0 | +1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,546 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Increase5.0 | |||
East Chesterton
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen George | 1,355 | 43.4 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Vivien Allum | 1,063 | 34.0 | –0.7 | |
| SDP (Alliance) | Marion Simpson | 705 | 22.6 | –1.8 | |
| Majority | 292 | 9.3 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,123 | 50.3 | –2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,214 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Increase1.6 | |||
Kings Hedges
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Cowell* | 1,188 | 55.9 | +6.4 | |
| Liberal (Alliance) | Richard Smee | 599 | 28.2 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Claire Barker | 340 | 16.0 | –7.2 | |
| Majority | 589 | 27.7 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,127 | 40.8 | –2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,212 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Increase2.8 | |||
Market
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (Alliance) | Colin Rosenstiel* | 1,257 | 49.5 | +7.5 | |
| Labour | Maureen Fallside | 695 | 27.4 | –1.1 | |
| Conservative | Richard Jones | 492 | 19.4 | –10.1 | |
| Ecology | Timothy Astin | 93 | 3.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 562 | 22.2 | +9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,537 | 43.1 | –1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,885 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | Increase4.3 | |||
Newnham
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP (Alliance) | Gwyneth Lipstein* | 1,204 | 37.8 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | Jean Glasberg | 1,052 | 33.1 | –4.8 | |
| Conservative | David Bard | 925 | 29.1 | –6.3 | |
| Majority | 152 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,181 | 44.5 | –3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,148 | ||||
| SDP hold | Swing | Increase8.0 | |||
Petersfield
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jill Tufnell* | 1,510 | 57.2 | +1.3 | |
| Conservative | Steven Gardiner | 645 | 24.4 | –4.0 | |
| SDP (Alliance) | Andrew Lake | 391 | 14.8 | –0.9 | |
| Ecology | Guy Grimley | 96 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 865 | 32.7 | +5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,642 | 46.3 | –1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,704 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Increase2.7 | |||
Queens Edith
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Edwards* | 1,477 | 44.7 | –3.3 | |
| Liberal (Alliance) | Michael Allen | 1,238 | 37.5 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Jan Burt | 491 | 14.9 | –0.2 | |
| Ecology | Corinne Garvie | 97 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 239 | 7.2 | –3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,303 | 55.2 | –3.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,981 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Decrease2.0 | |||
Romsey
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Wright* | 1,497 | 55.0 | +14.7 | |
| Liberal (Alliance) | Gale Waller | 714 | 26.3 | –13.0 | |
| Conservative | Colin Barker | 509 | 18.7 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 783 | 28.8 | +27.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,720 | 48.5 | –7.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,613 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Increase13.9 | |||
Trumpington
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Clark | 1,166 | 49.4 | –8.6 | |
| SDP (Alliance) | Anne Kent | 767 | 32.5 | +10.4 | |
| Labour | Alyson Makin | 427 | 18.1 | –1.7 | |
| Majority | 399 | 16.9 | –19.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,362 | 41.4 | –2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,701 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Decrease9.5 | |||
West Chesterton
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (Alliance) | Simon Boyd | 1,206 | 41.7 | –1.8 | |
| Conservative | Maurice Garner* | 1,068 | 36.9 | –1.5 | |
| Labour | Richard Overy | 617 | 21.3 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 138 | 4.8 | –0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,891 | 54.7 | –2.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,289 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Decrease0.2 | |||
By-elections
[edit ]East Chesterton
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin Blake | 1,199 | 35.1 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Peter Day | 1,177 | 34.5 | –8.9 | |
| SDP (Alliance) | Simon Kightley | 1,037 | 30.4 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 22 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,413 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Increase5.0 | |||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 18 September 2023.