1984 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
{{Short description|1984 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
Elections to the Wigan council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1984, with one third of the seats up for vote. Three wards – Abram, Hindley and Lightshaw – were unopposed, leaving only twenty one of the twenty four wards going to vote – a number not seen since 1975. Also of note was the re-emergence of a fourth party, in the way of persistent Communist candidate H. Kedward contesting Leigh Central after a three-year absence. The election itself seen a Labour gain in Orrell from the Conservatives, which cancelled out the simultaneous Alliance gain from Labour in Aspell-Standish, leaving their majority unchanged. Overall turnout slumped to 29.2%, the lowest level since the aforementioned 1975 election.{{cite web | url = http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf | title = Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008 | publisher = wigan.gov.uk | access-date = 2012-01-30 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111120022015/http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf | archive-date = 2011-11-20 | url-status = dead }}
Election result
{{Election summary begin|title = Wigan Local Election Result 1984}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 21
|gain = 1
|loss = 1
|net = 0
|seats % = 87.5
|votes % = 62.2
|votes = 43,977
|plus/minus = +5.2%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|seats = 2
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 8.3
|votes % = 19.6
|votes = 13,856
|plus/minus = -6.3%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 1
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = -1
|seats % = 4.2
|votes % = 18.0
|votes = 12,762
|plus/minus = +0.9%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.1
|votes = 59
|plus/minus = +0.1%
}}
{{Election box end}}
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| class="wikitable" |
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px"|Party
! valign=top style="width: 30px"|Previous council ! valign=top style="width: 30px"|New council |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
| Labour | 60 | 60 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|SDP-Liberal Alliance}}; width: 3px;" |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 7 | 8 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
| Conservatives | 5 | 4 |
| colspan=2| Total
! style="text-align: center"| 72 ! colspan=3| 72 |
| colspan=2| Working majority
! {{Color box|#FFBF00|48|border=darkgray}} ! {{Color box|#FFBF00|48|border=darkgray}} |
Ward results
{{Election box begin | title=Abram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Bennett
|votes = Unopposed
|percentage = N/A
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Ashton-Golborne}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Jones
|votes = 1,857
|percentage = 66.2
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Fox
|votes = 488
|percentage = 17.4
|change = +17.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = A. Howarth
|votes = 460
|percentage = 16.4
|change = -19.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,369
|percentage = 48.8
|change = 21.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,805
|percentage = 29.4
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -7.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Aspull-Standish}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = P. Wilson
|votes = 2,274
|percentage = 44.1
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Hilton
|votes = 2,149
|percentage = 41.7
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Walker
|votes = 728
|percentage = 14.1
|change = -4.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 125
|percentage = 2.4
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,151
|percentage = 50.9
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link |
|winner = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +1.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Atherton}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Clarke
|votes = 2,921
|percentage = 79.1
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Hatton
|votes = 770
|percentage = 20.9
|change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,151
|percentage = 58.3
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,691
|percentage = 38.8
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +0.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Bedford-Astley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Jones
|votes = 2,039
|percentage = 54.5
|change = +7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Hawley
|votes = 1,036
|percentage = 27.7
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = R. Mateer
|votes = 668
|percentage = 17.8
|change = -8.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,003
|percentage = 26.8
|change = +6.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,743
|percentage = 38.4
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Beech Hill}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Bishop
|votes = 1,963
|percentage = 69.0
|change = +11.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = G. Pullin
|votes = 483
|percentage = 17.0
|change = -1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Wolstenholme
|votes = 397
|percentage = 14.0
|change = -10.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,480
|percentage = 52.1
|change = +21.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,843
|percentage = 32.1
|change = -6.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +6.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Bryn}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Lockett
|votes = 2,355
|percentage = 72.6
|change = +6.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = D. Seary
|votes = 480
|percentage = 14.8
|change = -19.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Michaels
|votes = 408
|percentage = 12.6
|change = +12.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,875
|percentage = 57.8
|change = +25.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,243
|percentage = 32.9
|change = -6.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +12.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Hindley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Robinson
|votes = Unopposed
|percentage = N/A
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Hindley Green}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Murphy
|votes = 2,387
|percentage = 77.8
|change = +30.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = M. O'Halloran
|votes = 681
|percentage = 22.2
|change = -3.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,706
|percentage = 55.6
|change = +35.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,068
|percentage = 28.4
|change = -12.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +17.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Hindsford}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Smith
|votes = 2,545
|percentage = 81.9
|change = +15.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Rigby
|votes = 561
|percentage = 18.1
|change = +18.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,984
|percentage = 63.9
|change = +31.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,106
|percentage = 29.3
|change = -3.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -1.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Hope Carr}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Roberts
|votes = 2,179
|percentage = 60.8
|change = +6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Manson
|votes = 1,122
|percentage = 31.3
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = L. Seal
|votes = 284
|percentage = 7.9
|change = -4.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,057
|percentage = 29.5
|change = +7.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,585
|percentage = 37.4
|change = -5.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Ince}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Banks
|votes = 2,017
|percentage = 89.2
|change = +7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = A. Robinson
|votes = 244
|percentage = 10.8
|change = -7.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,773
|percentage = 78.4
|change = +14.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,261
|percentage = 28.2
|change = -9.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +7.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Langtree}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = J. Pigott
|votes = 2,053
|percentage = 45.2
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. O'Hagan
|votes = 1,762
|percentage = 38.8
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Gibson
|votes = 723
|percentage = 15.9
|change = -3.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 291
|percentage = 6.4
|change = -10.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,538
|percentage = 43.7
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|swing = -5.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Leigh Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Macdonald
|votes = 2,164
|percentage = 81.1
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Emerton
|votes = 445
|percentage = 16.7
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = H. Kedward
|votes = 59
|percentage = 2.2
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,719
|percentage = 64.4
|change = +6.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,668
|percentage = 29.5
|change = -3.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Leigh East}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Riley
|votes = 1,914
|percentage = 64.0
|change = +11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Stewart
|votes = 830
|percentage = 27.7
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = I. Smith
|votes = 248
|percentage = 8.3
|change = -11.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,084
|percentage = 36.2
|change = +11.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,992
|percentage = 29.8
|change = -5.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +5.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Lightshaw}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Holt
|votes = Unopposed
|percentage = N/A
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Newtown}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Peet
|votes = 2,195
|percentage = 80.1
|change = +7.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Lawson
|votes = 357
|percentage = 13.0
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = W. Hewer
|votes = 189
|percentage = 6.9
|change = -6.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,838
|percentage = 67.1
|change = +9.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,741
|percentage = 29.9
|change = -3.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +4.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Norley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Maddocks
|votes = 2,444
|percentage = 88.2
|change = +9.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Davies
|votes = 168
|percentage = 6.1
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = R. Richardson
|votes = 158
|percentage = 5.7
|change = -10.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,276
|percentage = 82.2
|change = +19.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,770
|percentage = 33.1
|change = -3.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +5.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Orrell}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Swift
|votes = 1,576
|percentage = 43.6
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Fairbairn
|votes = 1,414
|percentage = 39.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = C. Hughes
|votes = 627
|percentage = 17.3
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 162
|percentage = 4.5
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,617
|percentage = 35.5
|change = -6.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +1.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Swinley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Bond
|votes = 1,637
|percentage = 43.9
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Lees
|votes = 1,395
|percentage = 37.4
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = E. Parkin
|votes = 697
|percentage = 18.7
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 242
|percentage = 6.5
|change = -5.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,729
|percentage = 41.0
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -2.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Tyldesley East}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Teece
|votes = 1,986
|percentage = 47.0
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = B. Aitken
|votes = 1,783
|percentage = 42.2
|change = -12.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Griffiths
|votes = 457
|percentage = 10.8
|change = +10.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 203
|percentage = 4.8
|change = -4.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,226
|percentage = 42.6
|change = -1.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +7.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Whelley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Coyle
|votes = 2,224
|percentage = 76.5
|change = +12.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Sidebotham
|votes = 362
|percentage = 12.4
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = K. Latham
|votes = 322
|percentage = 11.1
|change = -11.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,862
|percentage = 64.0
|change = +22.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,908
|percentage = 32.8
|change = -5.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +6.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Winstanley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Whittle
|votes = 1,798
|percentage = 43.6
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = H. Evans
|votes = 1,757
|percentage = 42.6
|change = +5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Mugan
|votes = 570
|percentage = 13.8
|change = -9.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 41
|percentage = 1.0
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,125
|percentage = 37.9
|change = -3.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -0.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Worsley Mesnes}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Brogan
|votes = 2,107
|percentage = 74.1
|change = +7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|candidate = A. Meal
|votes = 448
|percentage = 15.8
|change = -5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Hesketh
|votes = 289
|percentage = 10.2
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,659
|percentage = 58.3
|change = +13.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,844
|percentage = 29.2
|change = -6.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +6.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1984 |state=expanded}}
{{Wigan Council elections}}
Category:1984 English local elections