1984 Waveney District Council election

1984 English local government election 1984 Waveney District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1983 Waveney District Council election 1983 1984 5 3 y 1986 Waveney District Council election 1986 All 48 seats to Waveney District Council 25 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 5 26 1 9,344 36.6% 5.1% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 9 19 2 11,619 45.5% 5.1% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 2 3,683 14.4% 3.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 1 1 1 903 3.5% 3.3% Waveney UK ward map 1984.svg Winner of each seat at the 1984 Waveney District Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1984 Waveney District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012 6 27 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20240216222714/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf 16 February 2024 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1984 Waveney District Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 5 1 29.4 21 26 54.2 9,344 36.6 –5.1 Labour Party (UK) 9 2 52.9 10 19 39.6 11,619 45.5 +5.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 11.8 0 2 4.2 3,683 14.4 +3.6 Independent politician 1 1 5.9 0 1 2.1 903 3.5 –3.3 Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. Beccles Town Beccles Town Conservative Party (UK) E. Stepehen 819 43.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Hutchinson 741 39.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Versey 306 16.4 78 4.2 1,866 35.2 5,306 Conservative Party (UK) Beccles Worlingham Beccles Worlingham Labour Party (UK) J. Yates 491 39.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. Gallant* 469 37.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Barratt 283 22.8 22 1.8 1,243 36.7 3,391 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bungay Bungay SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Richardson* 3,320 SDP–Liberal Alliance Carlton Carlton Conservative Party (UK) L. Willert 961 58.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Strachan 455 27.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance B. Parrent-Baxter 218 13.3 506 31.0 1,634 30.4 5,375 Conservative Party (UK) Carlton Colville Carlton Colville Independent politician J. Mitchell* 659 67.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Allerton 318 32.5 341 34.9 977 31.9 3,066 Independent politician Gunton Gunton Conservative Party (UK) J. Aldous* 1,074 52.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Ramsay 615 30.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Stannard 359 17.5 459 22.4 2,048 39.8 5,143 Conservative Party (UK) Halesworth Halesworth Labour Party (UK) E. Leverett* 785 68.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Wegg 361 31.5 424 37.0 1,146 36.8 3,118 Labour Party (UK) Harbour Harbour Labour Party (UK) S. Milne 845 64.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Lee 458 35.1 387 29.7 1,303 33.1 3,932 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Kessingland Kessingland Labour Party (UK) R. Saunders 633 45.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Read 622 44.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Jenner 146 10.4 11 0.8 1,401 41.4 3,385 Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Kirkley Kirkley SDP–Liberal Alliance B. Pointon 1,030 56.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Jurd* 791 43.4 239 13.1 1,821 41.6 4,379 SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Normanston Normanston Labour Party (UK) J. Reynolds* 4,605 Labour Party (UK) Oulton Broad Oulton Broad Conservative Party (UK) E. Back 1,152 54.6 Labour Party (UK) V. Rigby 659 31.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Carter 298 14.1 493 23.4 2,109 41.4 5,092 Conservative Party (UK) Pakefield Pakefield Labour Party (UK) G. Collins 998 46.7 Conservative Party (UK) B. Harvey 800 37.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Carroll 338 15.8 198 9.3 2,136 42.3 5,048 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southwold Southwold Conservative Party (UK) J. Goldsmith 1,358 52.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Child* 977 37.9 Independent politician M. Mack 244 9.5 381 14.8 2,579 50.4 5,121 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St. Margarets St. Margarets (2 seats due to by-election) Labour Party (UK) N. Owen 1,118 52.5 Labour Party (UK) L. Owen 1,055 49.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Collins 669 31.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Wright 577 27.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Tregloyne 344 16.1 ~2,130 40.0 5,325 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Whitton Whitton Labour Party (UK) M. Ayers* 1,138 74.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Harvey 385 25.3 753 49.4 1,523 34.1 4,466 Labour Party (UK) By-elections Carlton Carlton by-election: 26 September 1985Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 electionscentre.co.uk By-elections 18 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20260118204355/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 18 January 2026 Conservative Party (UK) 594 39.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance 541 35.6 Labour Party (UK) 383 25.2 53 3.5 1,518 28.4 5,345 Conservative Party (UK) Wainford Wainford by-election: 26 September 1985 Conservative Party (UK) 161 40.3 Labour Party (UK) 127 31.8 Independent politician 112 28.0 34 8.5 400 32.4 1,235 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Waveney District Council elections Waveney Category:May 1984 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Suffolk