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1984 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 1984 Council elections held in Wolverhampton on Thursday 3 May 1984 were one third, and 20 of the 60 seats were up for election.

During the 1984 election the Conservatives gained the Bushbury seat from Labour whilst Labour gained the Wednesfield South, Oxley and Fallings Park seats from the Conservatives, the SDP/Liberal Alliance gained a Council seat beating Labour in Spring Vale.

Prior to the election the constitution of the Council was:

  • Labour 34
  • Conservative 24
  • Alliance 1

Vacant 1

Following the election the constitution of the Council was:

  • Labour 35
  • Conservative 23
  • Alliance 2

Election result

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Source:[1]

Bilston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Collingswood 1968
Alliance Mrs A Nightingale 1137
Conservative A Lewis 297
Majority 831
Bilston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Kyte 1853
Conservative A Mills 1046
Alliance J Speakman 727
Majority 807
Blakenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Jones 2409
Conservative K Clark 1262
Alliance Mrs G Hammond 323
Majority 1147
Bushbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C Brueton 1533
Labour S Lydon 1445
Alliance I Jenkins 687
Majority 88
East Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs P Byrne 1920
Conservative M Hutt 525
Alliance J Hemmings 278
Majority 1395
Ettingshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Johnson 1801
True And Trusted Labour T Lane 575
Conservative Mrs J Shore 389
Alliance F Bayley 249
Majority 1233
Fallings Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs T Walton 2007
Conservative A Griffiths 1544
Alliance D Hislop 507
Majority 463
Graiseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Bird 2553
Conservative P Windridge 1456
Alliance J Nock 399
Indian Independent S Prased 102
Majority 1097
Heath Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M McElligott 1445
Conservative Miss T Bradley 736
Alliance C Hallmark 673
Majority 709
Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Garner 1963
Conservative K Gliwitzki 583
Alliance J Thompson 268
Majority 1380
Merry Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Bradley 2034
Alliance B Lamb 1317
Labour Mrs A Denham 729
Majority 717
Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Clifford 2284
Conservative A Findlay 1537
Alliance G Carter 290
Majority 747
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R Swatman 2433
Labour P Plummer 1134
Alliance L Sherwin 540
Majority 1299
Penn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Hart 2708
Labour Dr J Gabriel 731
Alliance J White 629
Majority 1977
St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S S Duhra 2367
Conservative Mrs T Ling 512
Alliance R Gray 431
Communist Dr G Barnsby 86
Majority 1855
Spring Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R Whitehouse 2551
Labour N Davies 1736
Conservative P Nicholls 369
Majority 815
Tettenhall Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs D Seiboth 2076
Alliance Mrs J Aubrey 1346
Labour P Pittam 521
Majority 730
Tettenhall Wightwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Rissbrook 2403
Alliance D Pottle 874
Labour Mrs B Hill 605
Majority 1529
Wednesfield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P Bateman 2114
Conservative R Woodhouse 1376
Alliance M Pearson 629
Majority 738
Wednesfield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B Servian 2112
Conservative B Findlay 1370
Alliance E George 365
Majority 742

References

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  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Wolverhampton City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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