City polls
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 3 May 1984, with one third of the council and an extra vacancy in Bradford Moor to be elected. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]
Election result
Bradford Local Election Result 1984[1]
Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
Labour
|
17
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
54.8
|
44.9
|
62,243
|
+5.2%
|
|
Conservative
|
12
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
38.7
|
38.6
|
53,537
|
-1.6%
|
|
Alliance
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6.4
|
16.4
|
22,726
|
-3.6%
|
|
Communist
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
149
|
+0.1%
|
|
Workers Revolutionary
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
90
|
+0.1%
|
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Party
|
Previous council
|
New council
|
|
Conservatives
|
44
|
44
|
|
Labour
|
40
|
40
|
|
Alliance
|
6
|
6
|
Total
|
90
|
90
|
Working majority
|
-2
|
-2
|
Ward results
References