Sheffield City Council election, 1984

3 May 1984

31 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council 44 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	SDP–Liberal Alliance
Seats won	22	5	4
Seat change	1	1	0

Map showing the results of the 1984 Sheffield City Council elections.

Majority party before election

Labour Party (UK)

Majority party after election

Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election.

Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 1984
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	22	2	1	+1	70.9	54.6	82,184	+3.3%
	Conservative	5	0	1	-1	16.1	24.6	37,012	-4.8%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	4	1	1	0	12.9	20.5	30,924	+1.4%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	258	+0.1%
	Ecology	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	107	+0.1%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	60	61
	Conservatives	18	17
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	9	9
Total		87	87
Working majority		33	35

Ward results

Beauchief ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Danny George	3,074	54.3	+1.1
	Labour	Mohammed Walayat	1,483	26.2	-2.3
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	N. Knox	1,098	19.4	+1.1
Majority			1,591	28.1	+3.4
Turnout			5,655
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.7

Birley ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Val Shepherd	3,755	63.9	+4.2
	Conservative	Christopher Goldsmith	1,284	21.9	-3.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Cyril Skipworth	832	14.2	-0.4
Majority			2,471	42.0	+8.0
Turnout			5,871
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.0

Brightside^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Peter Price	2,757	70.3	+2.6
	Labour	Patrick Heath	2,445
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	George Wilson	724	18.4	+0.8
	Conservative	V. McQuaid	442	11.2	-3.4
	Conservative	Maisie Hyatt	409
Majority			1,721	51.9	+1.8
Turnout			3,923
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.9

Broomhill^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Irvine Patnick	1,929	43.4	-4.8
	Labour	Jacqueline Mosley	1,586	35.7	+5.7
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Patrick Smith	928	20.9	-0.8
Majority			343	7.7	-10.5
Turnout			4,443
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.2

Burngreave^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	James Boyce	3,482	53.2	+0.6
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Francis Butler	2,736	41.8	+0.7
	Conservative	Evelyn Millward	294	4.5	-1.3
	Communist	Paul Mackey	26	0.4	-0.1
Majority			746	11.4	-0.1
Turnout			6,538
	Labour gain from SDP–Liberal Alliance		Swing	-0.0

Castle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Roy Munn	2,995	77.9	+1.1
	Conservative	Joan Graham	494	12.8	-1.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Patricia Major	314	8.2	-0.2
	Communist	Violet Gill	40	1.0	+0.1
Majority			2,501	65.1	+2.2
Turnout			3,843
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.1

Chapel Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	David Chadwick	3,517	56.1	+3.3
	Labour	Henry Hanwell	2,302	36.7	+0.1
	Conservative	J. Edwards	447	7.1	-3.4
Majority			1,215	19.4	+3.2
Turnout			6,266
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing	+1.6

Darnall^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Frank Prince	2,934	65.2	+4.0
	Conservative	Colin Cavill	944	21.0	-2.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Dennis Boothroyd	622	13.8	-1.8
Majority			1,990	44.2	+6.1
Turnout			4,500
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.0

Dore^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Heslop	3,856	58.4	-0.7
	Labour	Chris Prescott	1,680	25.4	+1.6
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	W. Lawrie	1,060	16.1	-1.0
Majority			2,176	33.0	-2.3
Turnout			6,596
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.1

Ecclesall^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sidney Cordle	3,542	56.3	-4.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Arthur Fawthrop	1,537	24.4	+0.4
	Labour	N. Eaton	1,212	19.2	+3.6
Majority			2,005	31.9	-4.5
Turnout			6,291
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.2

Firth Park^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Clive Betts	3,571	77.2	+4.6
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	D. Wagland	551	11.9	-3.3
	Conservative	Lorna Banham	501	10.8	-1.4
Majority			3,020	65.3	+7.9
Turnout			4,623
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.9

Hallam^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Peter Jackson	3,417	54.9	-4.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	G. Hughes	1,526	24.5	+0.6
	Labour	J. Hesketh	1,280	20.5	+3.9
Majority			1,891	30.4	-5.1
Turnout			6,223
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.5

Handsworth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	George Nicholls	3,141	65.9	+4.4
	Conservative	Dorothy Kennedy	993	20.8	-2.7
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Jane Padget	632	13.2	-1.8
Majority			2,148	45.1	+7.1
Turnout			4,766
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

Heeley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Phyllis Smith	3,279	61.0	+5.0
	Conservative	Elizabeth Bradbury	1,422	26.4	-4.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Raymond Mellor	674	12.5	-0.8
Majority			1,857	34.6	+9.2
Turnout			5,375
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.6

Hillsborough^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alf Meade	3,484	51.8	+6.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Penelope Smith	1,660	24.6	+5.4
	Conservative	Peter Smith	1,585	23.5	-11.6
Majority			1,824	27.2	+16.6
Turnout			6,729
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.3

Intake^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Philip Moscrop	3,087	59.0	+1.4
	Conservative	Giles Orton	1,388	26.5	-0.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	J. Wild	759	14.5	-0.4
Majority			1,699	32.5	+2.3
Turnout			5,234
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.1

Manor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	William Jordan	3,088	82.0	+2.6
	Conservative	George Booth	402	10.7	-0.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Pamela Brown	276	7.3	-1.1
Majority			2,686	71.3	+3.5
Turnout			3,766
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.7

Mosborough^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Dorothy Walton	4,144	67.0	+9.5
	Conservative	G. Ranson	1,339	21.6	-5.9
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Hilary Gooch	697	11.3	-3.7
Majority			2,805	45.4	+15.4
Turnout			6,180
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.7

Nether Edge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Fiore	2,509	43.1	+4.4
	Conservative	Ian Fey	2,304	39.6	-5.3
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Paul Metcalfe	893	15.3	-1.0
	Ecology	Jane Beharrell	107	1.8	+1.8
Majority			205	3.5	-2.7
Turnout			5,813
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.8

Nether Shire^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Roger Barton	3,252	70.6	+2.3
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Robert Shillito	838	18.2	+1.5
	Conservative	A. Banham	512	11.1	-3.8
Majority			2,414	52.4	+0.8
Turnout			4,602
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

Netherthorpe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A. Robinson	3,128	74.8	+8.0
	Conservative	Simon Briggs	960	22.9	+2.1
	Communist	Gordon Ashberry	94	2.2	+1.0
Majority			2,168	51.9	+5.9
Turnout			4,182
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.9

Norton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	John Butler	3,479	62.8	+3.3
	Conservative	B. Farnsworth	1,368	24.7	-4.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	H. Wallace	688	12.4	+1.2
Majority			2,111	38.1	+7.8
Turnout			5,535
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.9

Owlerton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	George Burrows	3,038	74.7	+6.1
	Conservative	Ian Beatson	552	13.6	-5.4
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Philip Taylor	477	11.7	-0.6
Majority			2,486	61.1	+11.5
Turnout			4,067
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.7

Park^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Peter Jones	3,224	83.0	-0.3
	Conservative	Shirley Rhodes	414	10.6	-6.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	D. Eddy	244	6.3	+6.3
Majority			2,810	72.4	+5.7
Turnout			3,882
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.8

Sharrow^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mike Pye	2,304	69.0	+5.7
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	R. Harrison	937	28.0	+15.7
	Communist	M. Heywood	98	2.9	+1.3
Majority			1,367	41.0	+0.4
Turnout			3,339
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.0

South Wortley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Alan Memmott	2,951	39.6	+1.1
	Labour	H. Howard	2,606	35.0	+4.4
	Conservative	Sylvia Cowley	1,892	25.4	-5.4
Majority			345	4.6	-3.1
Turnout			7,449
	SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	-1.6

Southey Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Blunkett	3,865	85.4	+3.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	E. Peacock	336	7.4	-1.9
	Conservative	Elizabeth Hutton	323	7.1	-1.9
Majority			3,529	78.0	+5.7
Turnout			4,524
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.8

Stocksbridge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	June Hibberd	2,081	48.3
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Malcolm Johnson	1,977
	Labour	John Johnston	1,801	41.8
	Labour	S. Thickett	1,786
	Conservative	William Travis	421	9.8
	Conservative	C. Whittaker	414
Majority			176	6.5
Turnout			4,303
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing
	SDP–Liberal Alliance hold		Swing

Walkley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alan Billings	3,718	62.3	+5.2
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	David Brown	1,336	22.4	+3.3
	Conservative	Radcliffe Wilson-Wolfe	913	15.3	-8.4
Majority			2,382	39.9	+6.5
Turnout			5,967
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.9

References

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(1983 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1984 (→ 1985)

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See also: European Parliament election

Council elections in South Yorkshire

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2017

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Sheffield City Council	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

South Yorkshire County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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