# 1984 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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

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