# 1984 Bristol City Council election

The 1984 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 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.

## Ward results

The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.

### Avonmouth

Avonmouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Crowley | 2,400 | 57.7 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | S. Morris | 1,347 | 32.4 | −2.5 |
| | Alliance | M. Brown | 373 | 9.0 | −5.6 |
| | Ecology | A. Bradstock | 41 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,053 | 25.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

### Bishopston

Bishopston :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 59 | 1.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.1 | |

### Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Jackson | 1,312 | 48.5 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | W. Goodland | 1,137 | 42.0 | −1.0 |
| | Alliance | M. Norman | 229 | 8.5 | −7.9 |
| | Ecology | M. Pitt | 29 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 6.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

### Brislington East

Brislington East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,049 | 23.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.1 | |

### Brislington West

Brislington West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 80 | 1.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.7 | |

### Clifton

Clifton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 281 | 7.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

### Cotham

Cotham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 325 | 8.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.9 | |

### Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Richards | 1,495 | 54.5 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | R. Hodges | 790 | 28.8 | −0.5 |
| | Alliance | R. Sharland | 418 | 15.2 | −5.1 |
| | Ecology | R. Martin | 40 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 705 | 25.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |

### Henbury

Henbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Patterson | 1,871 | 43.4 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Gollop | 1,861 | 43.1 | +1.1 |
| | Alliance | R. Coombs | 546 | 12.7 | −0.2 |
| | Ecology | E. Lyon | 36 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -1.4 | |

### Hengrove

Hengrove :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 417 | 10.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.1 | |

### Henleaze

Henleaze :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,418 | 59.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

### Horfield

Horfield :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 154 | 3.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.6 | |

### Kingsweston

Kingsweston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Tudball | 1,862 | 45.3 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Mellor | 1,824 | 44.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | P. Bennett | 371 | 9.0 | −4.8 |
| | Ecology | C. Robinson | 52 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 0.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -2.7 | |

### Knowle

Knowle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Clancy | 2,126 | 58.2 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | T. Skipp | 1,190 | 32.6 | −8.3 |
| | Alliance | D. Usher | 275 | 7.5 | −5.6 |
| | Ecology | M. Corrigan | 63 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 936 | 25.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.2 | |

### Redland

Redland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Trench | 2,088 | 53.2 | +0.4 |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,241 | 31.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

### St George East

St. George East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Hammond | 1,635 | 47.1 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | R. King | 1,463 | 42.2 | −4.5 |
| | Alliance | A. Sadiq | 276 | 8.0 | −5.7 |
| | Ecology | M. Weekes | 96 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 4.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.0 | |

### St George West

St. George West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 392 | 11.2 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

### Southmead

Southmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Knowland | 1,931 | 56.8 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | D. Dowling | 1,091 | 32.1 | −4.5 |
| | Alliance | P. Cole | 337 | 9.9 | −3.5 |
| | Ecology | C. Jameson | 40 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 840 | 24.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.7 | |

### Stockwood

Stockwood :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 241 | 4.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.3 | |

### Stoke Bishop

Stoke Bishop :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,056 | 44.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.9 | |

### Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,674 | 57.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

### Whitchurch Park

Whitchurch Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Draper | 1,840 | 63.3 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Rollings | 783 | 26.9 | −0.4 |
| | Alliance | A. Akerman | 241 | 8.3 | −8.6 |
| | Ecology | S. Woodhouse | 43 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,057 | 36.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Tatlow | 2,427 | 54.7 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | W. Biggs | 1,432 | 32.3 | −2.7 |
| | Alliance | J. Osborne | 466 | 10.5 | −4.6 |
| | Ecology | S. Campbell | 111 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 995 | 22.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 | |

## Sources

* Bristol Evening Post 6 May 1984