Bristol City Council election, 1984
In this election, one-third of seats were up for election. There was a general but small swing from Conservative to Labour. Labour regained their position as the largest party and took minority control of the Council.
The party standings following the election:
Ward results
The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.
Avonmouth |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
A. Crowley |
2,400 |
57.7 |
+7.2 |
|
Conservative |
S. Morris |
1,347 |
32.4 |
-2.5 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
M. Brown |
373 |
9.0 |
-5.6 |
|
Ecology |
A. Bradstock |
41 |
1.0 |
+1.0 |
Majority |
1,053 |
25.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+4.9 |
|
Bishopston |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
M. Withers |
1,794 |
37.6 |
-5.0 |
|
Labour |
H. Bashforth |
1,735 |
36.4 |
+5.2 |
|
Liberal |
P. Nagle |
1,139 |
23.9 |
+1.3 |
|
Ecology |
A. Clarke |
101 |
2.1 |
-1.6 |
Majority |
59 |
1.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-5.1 |
|
Bishopsworth |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
D. Jackson |
1,312 |
48.5 |
+7.9 |
|
Conservative |
W. Goodland |
1,137 |
42.0 |
-1.0 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
M. Norman |
229 |
8.5 |
-7.9 |
|
Ecology |
M. Pitt |
29 |
1.1 |
+1.1 |
Majority |
175 |
6.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+4.5 |
|
Brislington East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
C. Reid |
2,470 |
55.1 |
+14.2 |
|
Conservative |
R. Wynne |
1,421 |
31.7 |
-2.8 |
|
Liberal |
R. Parsons |
558 |
12.5 |
+2.0 |
|
Ecology |
G. Dorey |
30 |
0.7 |
+0.7 |
Majority |
1,049 |
23.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+8.1 |
|
Brislington West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
O. Scantlebury |
1,585 |
36.1 |
-9.6 |
|
Liberal |
B. Clarke |
1,505 |
34.3 |
+7.8 |
|
Labour |
J. Smith |
1,250 |
28.5 |
+0.7 |
|
Ecology |
P. Tonkin |
46 |
1.0 |
+1.0 |
Majority |
80 |
1.8 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-8.7 |
|
Clifton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
J. Lloyd-Kirk |
1,767 |
45.0 |
+0.4 |
|
Liberal |
J. Gray |
1,486 |
37.9 |
+2.4 |
|
Labour |
C. Woods |
537 |
13.7 |
-3.8 |
|
Ecology |
J. Scott |
133 |
3.4 |
+3.4 |
Majority |
281 |
7.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-1.0 |
|
Cotham |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
W. Blackmore |
1,680 |
43.9 |
+0.4 |
|
Liberal |
G. Box |
1,355 |
35.4 |
+2.1 |
|
Labour |
S. Sims |
652 |
17.0 |
-1.1 |
|
Ecology |
G. Collard |
143 |
3.7 |
-1.3 |
Majority |
325 |
8.5 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-0.9 |
|
Hartcliffe |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
B. Richards |
1,495 |
54.5 |
+4.1 |
|
Conservative |
R. Hodges |
790 |
28.8 |
-0.5 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
R. Sharland |
418 |
15.2 |
-5.1 |
|
Ecology |
R. Martin |
40 |
1.5 |
+1.5 |
Majority |
705 |
25.7 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+2.3 |
|
Henbury |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
J. Patterson |
1,871 |
43.4 |
-1.7 |
|
Conservative |
P. Gollop |
1,861 |
43.1 |
+1.1 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
R. Coombs |
546 |
12.7 |
-0.2 |
|
Ecology |
E. Lyon |
36 |
0.8 |
+0.8 |
Majority |
10 |
0.3 |
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
-1.4 |
|
Hengrove |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
S. Williams |
2,145 |
53.6 |
+0.4 |
|
Labour |
P. Roberts |
1,728 |
43.1 |
+8.5 |
|
Ecology |
D. Long |
132 |
3.3 |
+3.3 |
Majority |
417 |
10.4 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-4.1 |
|
Henleaze |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
J. Fey |
3,081 |
76.2 |
+10.4 |
|
Labour |
M. Vokins |
663 |
16.4 |
+5.0 |
|
Ecology |
R. Savage |
300 |
7.4 |
+7.4 |
Majority |
2,418 |
59.8 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+2.7 |
|
Horfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
F. Apperley |
1,924 |
40.5 |
-4.0 |
|
Liberal |
C. Boney |
1,770 |
37.2 |
+5.2 |
|
Labour |
J. McLaren |
1,032 |
21.7 |
-0.4 |
|
Ecology |
J. Jameson |
28 |
0.6 |
-0.8 |
Majority |
154 |
3.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-4.6 |
|
Knowle |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
J. Clancy |
2,126 |
58.2 |
+12.1 |
|
Conservative |
T. Skipp |
1,190 |
32.6 |
-8.3 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
D. Usher |
275 |
7.5 |
-5.6 |
|
Ecology |
M. Corrigan |
63 |
1.7 |
+1.7 |
Majority |
936 |
25.6 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+10.2 |
|
Redland |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
R. Trench |
2,088 |
53.2 |
+0.4 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
J. Freeland |
847 |
21.6 |
0.0 |
|
Labour |
T. Morgan |
776 |
19.8 |
+1.4 |
|
Ecology |
T. Leegwater |
217 |
5.5 |
-1.7 |
Majority |
1,241 |
31.6 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+0.2 |
|
St. George East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
P. Hammond |
1,635 |
47.1 |
+7.5 |
|
Conservative |
R. King |
1,463 |
42.2 |
-4.5 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
A. Sadiq |
276 |
8.0 |
-5.7 |
|
Ecology |
M. Weekes |
96 |
2.8 |
+2.8 |
Majority |
172 |
5.0 |
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
+6.0 |
|
St. George West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
J. Myers |
1,576 |
44.9 |
+3.7 |
|
Labour |
J. McLaren |
1,184 |
33.7 |
-1.5 |
|
Conservative |
P. Hole |
738 |
21.0 |
-2.6 |
|
Ecology |
A. Young |
15 |
0.4 |
+0.4 |
Majority |
392 |
11.2 |
|
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+2.6 |
|
Southmead |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
P. Knowland |
1,931 |
56.8 |
+6.8 |
|
Conservative |
D. Dowling |
1,091 |
32.1 |
-4.5 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
P. Cole |
337 |
9.9 |
-3.5 |
|
Ecology |
C. Jameson |
40 |
1.2 |
+1.2 |
Majority |
840 |
24.7 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+5.7 |
|
Stockwood |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
C. Williams |
2,250 |
45.1 |
-6.2 |
|
Labour |
M. Broussine |
2,009 |
40.3 |
+4.4 |
|
Liberal |
R. Bingham |
695 |
13.9 |
+1.2 |
|
Ecology |
A. Hosegood |
34 |
0.7 |
+0.7 |
Majority |
241 |
4.8 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-5.3 |
|
Stoke Bishop |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
C. Alderson |
2,995 |
64.5 |
-3.0 |
|
Liberal |
K. Purnell |
939 |
20.2 |
+4.8 |
|
Labour |
M. Waddington |
523 |
11.3 |
-2.0 |
|
Ecology |
C. Rose |
189 |
4.1 |
+0.2 |
Majority |
2,056 |
44.3 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-3.9 |
|
Westbury-on-Trym |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
R. Wall |
3,390 |
72.8 |
-0.5 |
|
Liberal |
A. West |
716 |
15.4 |
+0.7 |
|
Labour |
R. Bridle |
437 |
9.4 |
-1.0 |
|
Ecology |
S. Powell |
116 |
2.5 |
+1.0 |
Majority |
2,674 |
57.4 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-0.6 |
|
Whitchurch Park |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
C. Draper |
1,840 |
63.3 |
+7.5 |
|
Conservative |
D. Rollings |
783 |
26.9 |
-0.4 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
A. Akerman |
241 |
8.3 |
-8.6 |
|
Ecology |
S. Woodhouse |
43 |
1.5 |
+1.5 |
Majority |
1,057 |
36.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+4.0 |
|
Windmill Hill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
P. Tatlow |
2,427 |
54.7 |
+4.7 |
|
Conservative |
W. Biggs |
1,432 |
32.3 |
-2.7 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
J. Osborne |
466 |
10.5 |
-4.6 |
|
Ecology |
S. Campbell |
111 |
2.5 |
+2.5 |
Majority |
995 |
22.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+3.7 |
|
Source
- Bristol Evening Post 6 May 1984
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- Aberdeen
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- Argyll and Bute
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- Banff and Buchan
- Bearsden and Milngavie
- Berwickshire
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- Clydebank
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- Cumnock and Doon Valley
- Cunninghame
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- Dundee
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- East Kilbride
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- Eastwood
- Edinburgh
- Ettrick and Lauderdale
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- Gordon
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- Kincardine and Deeside
- Kirkcaldy
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- Lochaber
- Midlothian
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- Moray
- Motherwell
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- North East Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Renfrew
- Ross and Cromarty
- Roxburgh
- Skye and Lochalsh
- Stewartry
- Stirling
- Strathkelvin
- Sutherland
- Tweeddale
- West Lothian
- Wigtown
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