Bristol City Council election, 1984

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.

The party standings following the election:

Party		Cllrs	Change
	Labour Party	33	+3
	Conservative Party	29	-3
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6	0
Total		68

Ward results

The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.

Avonmouth

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

Bishopston

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			59	1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.1

Bishopsworth

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

Brislington East

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			1,049	23.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.1

Brislington West

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			80	1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.7

Clifton

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			281	7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.0

Cotham

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			325	8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.9

Hartcliffe

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

Henbury

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

Hengrove

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			417	10.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.1

Henleaze

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			2,418	59.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.7

Horfield

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			154	3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.6

Kingsweston

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			38	0.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-2.7

Knowle

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

Redland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Trench	2,088	53.2	+0.4
	SDP–Liberal 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			1,241	31.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.2

St. George East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hammond	1,635	47.1	+7.5
	Conservative	R. King	1,463	42.2	-4.5
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	A. Sadiq	276	8.0	-5.7
	Ecology	M. Weekes	96	2.8	+2.8
Majority			172	5.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.0

St. George West

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			392	11.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

Southmead

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

Stockwood

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			241	4.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.3

Stoke Bishop

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			2,056	44.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.9

Westbury-on-Trym

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			2,674	57.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.6

Whitchurch Park

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

Windmill Hill

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

Source

• Bristol Evening Post 6 May 1984