# 1984 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1988. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.
Due to the death of one of the candidates for Timperley ward after the close of nominations, the election for Timperley was postponed until 28 June 1984. The result shown on this page is the result of that election.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 30,852 (42.2%) | 2.9 | 9 (42.9%) | 9 / 21 | | 36 (57.1%) | 36 / 63 |
| Labour Party | 26,112 (35.7%) | 3.7 | 8 (38.1%) | 8 / 21 | 2 | 19 (30.2%) | 19 / 63 |
| Alliance | 14,812 (20.3%) | 2.6 | 4 (19.0%) | 4 / 21 | 2 | 8 (12.7%) | 8 / 63 |
| Independent | 821 (1.1%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| Ecology Party | 503 (0.7%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
| 19 | 8 | 36 |

## Ward results
### Altrincham

Altrincham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. R. Finch* | 1,473 | 43.6 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | P. A. Baldwinson | 1,312 | 38.8 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal | P. C. Barns | 540 | 16.0 | −2.5 |
| | Ecology | A. M. Wildbore | 53 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 4.8 | −12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,378 | 42.2 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowdon

Bowdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Sutton Hall* | 2,563 | 73.1 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | J. B. Morton | 594 | 16.9 | +5.9 |
| | Ecology | J. S. Menzies | 350 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,969 | 56.1 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,507 | 39.6 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadheath

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. G. Lawton | 1,579 | 46.2 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | G. Woodburn | 1,252 | 36.7 | +5.1 |
| | SDP | G. E. Evans | 585 | 17.1 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 9.6 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,416 | 41.5 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Barber | 1,892 | 51.5 | −11.8 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Fink | 1,365 | 37.2 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Len Murkin | 416 | 11.3 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 14.3 | −24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,673 | 45.6 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bucklow

Bucklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. D. Paul* | 1,451 | 55.6 | −12.3 |
| | Independent | F. M. Woods | 408 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | M. E. Hindley | 335 | 12.8 | −8.0 |
| | Independent | R. Bennett | 323 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal | J. Preston | 94 | 3.6 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,043 | 39.9 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,611 | 37.8 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clifford

Clifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Rogers | 2,306 | 71.0 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | P. S. G. Westwell | 943 | 29.0 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,363 | 42.0 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,249 | 37.7 | −5.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Eadie* | 1,547 | 45.7 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | J. B. Roberts | 1,177 | 34.8 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | A. D. Sanders | 660 | 19.5 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | 10.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,384 | 43.7 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,997 | 47.4 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Makin | 1,857 | 44.1 | −1.3 |
| | SDP | K. W. Bower | 358 | 8.5 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 3.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,212 | 48.9 | −2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Flixton

Flixton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alan Vernon | 1,590 | 38.4 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Neil Fitzpatrick* | 1,551 | 37.5 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | M. J. Goggins | 996 | 24.1 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,137 | 51.7 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Hale

Hale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Godwin* | 2,444 | 62.9 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal | John Mulholland | 1,108 | 28.5 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | M. A. Busteed | 236 | 6.1 | −1.7 |
| | Ecology | J. J. Wharton | 100 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,336 | 34.4 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,888 | 44.2 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longford

Longford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. E. Cottam* | 1,848 | 54.3 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | I. B. Simmonds | 1,556 | 45.7 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 8.6 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 | 44.3 | −4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. F. Silverman | 2,212 | 58.9 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | J. B. Weightman | 914 | 24.3 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | M. R. H. Bradbury | 631 | 16.8 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,298 | 34.5 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,757 | 39.1 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Reid | 1,413 | 55.3 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | D. Meadowcroft | 883 | 34.6 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | C. R. Hedley | 259 | 10.1 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 20.7 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,555 | 40.2 | −5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Priory

Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Golding* | 1,307 | 39.7 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | P. Schofield | 1,139 | 34.6 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Roland Griffin | 848 | 25.7 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 5.1 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,294 | 41.3 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Sale Moor

Sale Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Brotherton* | 1,376 | 41.7 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | E. A. Robinson | 1,153 | 35.0 | −0.1 |
| | SDP | R. C. Tweed | 769 | 23.3 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 6.8 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,298 | 42.1 | −4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Hadley* | 2,130 | 52.6 | 0 |
| | Conservative | P. Bates | 1,275 | 31.5 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal | S. Corbett | 642 | 15.9 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 855 | 21.1 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,047 | 42.7 | −1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stretford

Stretford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. D. Redfern | 1,616 | 45.8 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | J. F. L. Wood | 1,496 | 42.4 | +2.3 |
| | SDP | L. L. Sumner | 416 | 11.8 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 3.4 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,528 | 43.3 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Talbot

Talbot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. L. Sullivan* | 1,744 | 67.6 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | C. J. Levenston | 747 | 28.9 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | K. J. Martin | 90 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 997 | 38.6 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,581 | 35.2 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Timperley

Timperley (election held 28 June 1984) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Davenport | 1,590 | 45.1 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Rhodes | 1,252 | 35.5 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | A. G. Hodson | 687 | 19.5 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 9.6 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,529 | 39.1 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Urmston

Urmston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Warbrick* | 1,515 | 44.0 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | David Acton | 1,355 | 39.3 | +7.1 |
| | SDP | P. J. Carlon | 576 | 16.7 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,446 | 44.0 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ray Bowker* | 2,039 | 48.5 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | J. F. Burke | 1,320 | 31.4 | −6.7 |
| | Labour | E. A. Starkey | 847 | 20.1 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 17.1 | +14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,206 | 49.7 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 1984 and 1986

Flixton By-Election 23 May 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. E. Parry | 1,608 | 40.5 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | A. M. Durbin | 1,213 | 30.6 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | M. J. Goggins | 1,146 | 28.9 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 10.0 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,967 | 49.4 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Altrincham By-Election 6 March 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. F. L. Wood | 1,150 | 38.2 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | S. M. A. O'Beirne | 983 | 32.7 | −10.9 |
| | SDP | B. M. Keeley-Huggett | 793 | 26.4 | +26.4 |
| | Green | N. J. Eadie | 81 | 2.7 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 5.6 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,007 | 37.4 | −11.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Urmston By-Election 6 March 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Acton | 1,321 | 44.7 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | E. May | 871 | 29.5 | −14.5 |
| | SDP | P. J. Carlon | 762 | 25.8 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 15.2 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,954 | 37.1 | −6.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |