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Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
1984 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

← 1983 3 May 1984 (1984-05-03) 1986 →

14 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout32,912, 47.9%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Alliance
Last election 24 seats, 36.2% 19 seats, 47.3% 0 seats, 16.4%
Seats before 24 19 0
Seats after 24 19 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 14,103 12,579 6,230
Percentage 42.9% 38.2% 18.9%
Swing Increase 6.7 Decrease 9.1 Increase 2.5

The 1984 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. While the local elections across the country saw each party's share of the popular barely change Welwyn Hatfield was an exception to this, seeing the Conservatives lose nearly a tenth of the popular vote share. However, this did not translate into any seats changing hands for any party.

Summary

Election result

1984 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 9 Steady 64.3 15 24 55.8 14,103 42.9 +6.7
  Conservative 5 Steady 35.7 14 19 44.2 12,579 38.2 –9.1
  Alliance 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 6,230 18.9 +2.5

References

  1. "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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