1984 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

1984 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

3 May 1984 (1984-05-03)
All 12 seats to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council 7 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour SNP Last election 6 seats, 54.2% 4 seats. 37.6% Seats won 8 4 Seat change 2 Popular vote 13,002 8,574 Percentage 56.3% 37.1% Swing 2.1% 0.5%

Elections to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council were held on 3 May 1984, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. There were 12 wards - an increase of 2 over 1980.

Results

1984 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8	-	-	2	66.7	56.3	13,002	2.1
	SNP	4	-	-		33.3	37.1	8,574	0.5
	Conservative	0	-	-		0.0	2.9	668	3.0
	Alliance	0	-	-		0.0	2.7	622	1.8
	Independent Labour	0	-	-		0.0	1.0	229	0.4

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