Riverside - Election - 3 May 1984

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An election was held in Riverside ward on 3 May 1984 to elect two councillors.

Prior to the election, the Conservatives held one of the seats and the SDP-Liberal alliance held the other seat. Following the election, the SDP-Liberal alliance gained one of the seats from the Conservatives and held the other seat.

Ms. A. Sayer and A. Sambrook were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Sayer Ms. A. Ms. A. Sayer
SDP-Liberal Alliance 756 23.3%

Sambrook A. A. Sambrook
SDP-Liberal Alliance 748 23.1%

Elliot Ms. S. Ms. S. Elliot
Conservative 662 20.4%

Langridge D. D. Langridge
Conservative 662 20.4%

Manning R. R. Manning
Labour 211 6.5%

Spencer D. D. Spencer
Labour 201 6.2%

Turnout 33.6%

SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative

SDP-Liberal Alliance hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Sayer Ms. A. Ms. A. Sayer SDP-Liberal Alliance	756	23.3%
Sambrook A. A. Sambrook SDP-Liberal Alliance	748	23.1%
Elliot Ms. S. Ms. S. Elliot Conservative	662	20.4%
Langridge D. D. Langridge Conservative	662	20.4%
Manning R. R. Manning Labour	211	6.5%
Spencer D. D. Spencer Labour	201	6.2%
Turnout		33.6%
SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative
SDP-Liberal Alliance hold

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Vote Share

Vote Change

Swing

Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.

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