# 1984 Cambridge City Council election

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

## Summary
### Election result

1984 Cambridge City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 7 | | 50.0 | 14 | 21 | 50.0 | 14,405 | 37.9 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 1 | 21.4 | 9 | 12 | 28.6 | 12,317 | 32.4 | –2.8 |
| | Alliance | 4 | 1 | 28.6 | 5 | 9 | 21.4 | 10,984 | 28.9 | +0.3 |
| | Ecology | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 286 | 0.8 | +0.6 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Smith* | 1,208 | 62.3 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Day | 550 | 28.4 | +2.5 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Don McBey | 182 | 9.4 | –2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 | 33.9 | –2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | 41.2 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,707 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Gard* | 1,093 | 46.8 | –0.3 |
| | Conservative | Susan Pilkington | 741 | 31.7 | –0.5 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Peter Warner | 501 | 21.5 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 15.1 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | 43.1 | –8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,420 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Alan Charlesworth* | 1,261 | 44.3 | –1.6 |
| | Conservative | Kate French | 948 | 33.3 | –1.4 |
| | Labour | Mark Adams | 637 | 22.4 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 11.0 | –0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,846 | 48.7 | –4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,847 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Woodhouse* | 1,389 | 49.1 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Rowena Davies | 846 | 29.9 | –1.6 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | June Greenwell | 592 | 20.9 | –1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 19.2 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,827 | 52.9 | –6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,370 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Todd* | 1,538 | 48.7 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Cornwell | 1,255 | 39.7 | –4.5 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Simon Lavery | 367 | 11.6 | –1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,160 | 57.0 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,546 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen George | 1,355 | 43.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Vivien Allum | 1,063 | 34.0 | –0.7 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Marion Simpson | 705 | 22.6 | –1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 9.3 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,123 | 50.3 | –2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,214 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Cowell* | 1,188 | 55.9 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Richard Smee | 599 | 28.2 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Claire Barker | 340 | 16.0 | –7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 27.7 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,127 | 40.8 | –2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,212 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Colin Rosenstiel* | 1,257 | 49.5 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Maureen Fallside | 695 | 27.4 | –1.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Jones | 492 | 19.4 | –10.1 |
| | Ecology | Timothy Astin | 93 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | 22.2 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,537 | 43.1 | –1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,885 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Gwyneth Lipstein* | 1,204 | 37.8 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Jean Glasberg | 1,052 | 33.1 | –4.8 |
| | Conservative | David Bard | 925 | 29.1 | –6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,181 | 44.5 | –3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,148 | | |
| | SDP hold | SDP hold | Swing | 8.0 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jill Tufnell* | 1,510 | 57.2 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Steven Gardiner | 645 | 24.4 | –4.0 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Andrew Lake | 391 | 14.8 | –0.9 |
| | Ecology | Guy Grimley | 96 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 865 | 32.7 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,642 | 46.3 | –1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,704 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Queens Edith

Queens Edith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Edwards* | 1,477 | 44.7 | –3.3 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Michael Allen | 1,238 | 37.5 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Jan Burt | 491 | 14.9 | –0.2 |
| | Ecology | Corinne Garvie | 97 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 7.2 | –3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,303 | 55.2 | –3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,981 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Wright* | 1,497 | 55.0 | +14.7 |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Gale Waller | 714 | 26.3 | –13.0 |
| | Conservative | Colin Barker | 509 | 18.7 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 783 | 28.8 | +27.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,720 | 48.5 | –7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,613 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.9 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Clark | 1,166 | 49.4 | –8.6 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Anne Kent | 767 | 32.5 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Alyson Makin | 427 | 18.1 | –1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 16.9 | –19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,362 | 41.4 | –2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,701 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Alliance) | Simon Boyd | 1,206 | 41.7 | –1.8 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Garner* | 1,068 | 36.9 | –1.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Overy | 617 | 21.3 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 4.8 | –0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,891 | 54.7 | –2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,289 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.2 | |

## By-elections
### East Chesterton

East Chesterton: May 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Blake | 1,199 | 35.1 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Day | 1,177 | 34.5 | –8.9 |
| | SDP (Alliance) | Simon Kightley | 1,037 | 30.4 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,413 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.0 | |