Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 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 Labour Party retained overall control of the council.Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party 75,337 (57.0%) 5.4 29 (82.9%) 7 79 (79.8%)Conservative Party 36,027 (27.2%) 3.94 (11.4%) 814 (14.1%)Alliance 20,443 (15.4%) 1.7 2 (5.7%) 1 6 (6.1%)National Front 163 (0.1%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent 156 (0.1%) 0.10 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist 93 (0.1%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 79 6 14
Ward results Ardwick
Baguley
Barlow Moor
Benchill
Beswick and Clayton
Blackley
Bradford
Brooklands
Burnage
Central
Charlestown
Cheetham
Chorlton
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Fallowfield
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Hulme
Levenshulme
Lightbowne
Longsight
Moss Side
Moston
Newton Heath
Northenden
Old Moat
Rusholme
Sharston
Whalley Range
Withington
Woodhouse Park
By-elections between 1984 and 1986
Blackley, 2 May 1985
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Eddy Newman M.E.P. (Labour, Blackley, elected 3 May 1979)Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). on 21 March 1985.Euro MP to quit council, Manchester Evening News, March 22, 1985, p.35
Easy wins for Labour three, Manchester Evening News, May 3, 1985, p.14
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