# 1984 Sheffield City Council election

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 | 2 | 0 | 70.9 | 54.6 | 82,184 | +3.7 |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16.1 | 24.6 | 37,012 | -4.6 |
| Alliance | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 12.9 | 20.5 | 30,924 | +0.8 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 258 | +0.1 |
| Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 107 | N/A |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 60 | 61 |
| | Conservatives | 18 | 17 |
| | SDP–Liberal Alliance | 9 | 9 |
| Total | Total | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 33 | 35 |

## Ward results

Beauchief :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Danny George* | 3,074 | 54.3 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Walayat | 1,483 | 26.2 | −2.3 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | N. Knox | 1,098 | 19.4 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,591 | 28.1 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,655 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
Birley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Val Shepherd | 3,755 | 63.9 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Goldsmith | 1,284 | 21.9 | −3.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Cyril Skipworth | 832 | 14.2 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,471 | 42.0 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,871 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
Brightside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Price* | 2,757 | 70.3 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Patrick Heath | 2,445 | | |
| | Alliance (SDP) | George Wilson | 724 | 18.4 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | V. McQuaid | 442 | 11.2 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Maisie Hyatt | 409 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,721 | 51.9 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,923 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
Broomhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Irvine Patnick* | 1,929 | 43.4 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Mosley | 1,586 | 35.7 | +5.7 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Patrick Smith | 928 | 20.9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 7.7 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,443 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.2 | |
Burngreave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Boyce | 3,482 | 53.2 | +0.6 |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 746 | 11.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,538 | | |
| | Labour gain from Alliance | Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | -0.0 | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Reg Munn* | 2,995 | 77.9 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Joan Graham | 494 | 12.8 | −1.1 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Patricia Major | 314 | 8.2 | −0.2 |
| | Communist | Violet Gill | 40 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,501 | 65.1 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,843 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
Chapel Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,215 | 19.4 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,266 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
Darnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Prince* | 2,934 | 65.2 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Colin Cavill | 944 | 21.0 | −2.1 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Dennis Boothroyd | 622 | 13.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,990 | 44.2 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,500 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
Dore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Heslop* | 3,856 | 58.4 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Chris Prescott | 1,680 | 25.4 | +1.6 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | W. Lawrie | 1,060 | 16.1 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,176 | 33.0 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,596 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 | |
Ecclesall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sidney Cordle | 3,542 | 56.3 | −4.1 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Arthur Fawthrop | 1,537 | 24.4 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | N. Eaton | 1,212 | 19.2 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,005 | 31.9 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,291 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
Firth Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Betts* | 3,571 | 77.2 | +4.6 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | D. Wagland | 551 | 11.9 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Lorna Banham | 501 | 10.8 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,020 | 65.3 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,623 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Jackson* | 3,417 | 54.9 | −4.5 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | G. Hughes | 1,526 | 24.5 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | J. Hesketh | 1,280 | 20.5 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,891 | 30.4 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,223 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
Handsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Nicholls* | 3,141 | 65.9 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Kennedy | 993 | 20.8 | −2.7 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Jane Padget | 632 | 13.2 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,148 | 45.1 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,766 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
Heeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phyllis Smith | 3,279 | 61.0 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bradbury | 1,422 | 26.4 | −4.2 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Raymond Mellor | 674 | 12.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,857 | 34.6 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,375 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
Hillsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alf Meade* | 3,484 | 51.8 | +6.1 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Penelope Smith | 1,660 | 24.6 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Smith | 1,585 | 23.5 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,824 | 27.2 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,729 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
Intake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Moscrop | 3,087 | 59.0 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Giles Orton | 1,388 | 26.5 | −0.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | J. Wild | 759 | 14.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,699 | 32.5 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,234 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Jordan | 3,088 | 82.0 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | George Booth | 402 | 10.7 | −0.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Pamela Brown | 276 | 7.3 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,686 | 71.3 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,766 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
Mosborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dorothy Walton* | 4,144 | 67.0 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | G. Ranson | 1,339 | 21.6 | −5.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Hilary Gooch | 697 | 11.3 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,805 | 45.4 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,180 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
Nether Edge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Fiore | 2,509 | 43.1 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Fey | 2,304 | 39.6 | −5.3 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Paul Metcalfe | 893 | 15.3 | −1.0 |
| | Ecology | Jane Beharrell | 107 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 3.5 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,813 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.8 | |
Nether Shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Barton* | 3,252 | 70.6 | +2.3 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Robert Shillito | 838 | 18.2 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Banham | 512 | 11.1 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,414 | 52.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,602 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
Netherthorpe :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,168 | 51.9 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,182 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Butler** | 3,479 | 62.8 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | B. Farnsworth | 1,368 | 24.7 | −4.5 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | H. Wallace | 688 | 12.4 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,111 | 38.1 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,535 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
John Butler was a sitting councillor for Sharrow ward
Owlerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Burrows* | 3,038 | 74.7 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Ian Beatson | 552 | 13.6 | −5.4 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Philip Taylor | 477 | 11.7 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,486 | 61.1 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,067 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.7 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Jones* | 3,224 | 83.0 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Rhodes | 414 | 10.6 | −6.0 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | D. Eddy | 244 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,810 | 72.4 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,882 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
Sharrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Pye | 2,304 | 69.0 | +5.7 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | R. Harrison | 937 | 28.0 | +15.7 |
| | Communist | M. Heywood | 98 | 2.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,367 | 41.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,339 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
South Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 345 | 4.6 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,449 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | -1.6 | |
Southey Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Blunkett* | 3,865 | 85.4 | +3.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | E. Peacock | 336 | 7.4 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hutton | 323 | 7.1 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,529 | 78.0 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,524 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
Stocksbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | June Hibberd | 2,081 | 48.3 |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 176 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,303 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | |
Walkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Billings* | 3,718 | 62.3 | +5.2 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | David Brown | 1,336 | 22.4 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Radcliffe Wilson-Wolfe | 913 | 15.3 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,382 | 39.9 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,967 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 | |