1984 Scottish local elections
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![]() Colours denote the winning party with outright control |
Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 3 May 1984, to elect members to all 53 district councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts. This was the first election to take place after the 1983 general election landslide victory for the Conservatives. The local elections resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the City of Edinburgh for the first time.
National results
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservative Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP-Liberal Alliance" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |Parties | Votes | Votes % | Wards | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 45.7 | 545 | ||
Conservative | 21.4 | 189 | ||
SNP | 11.7 | 59 | ||
Alliance | 12.8 | 78 | ||
Independent | 6.8 | 267 | ||
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Total | n/a | ~1158 |
Results by council area
The numbers of seats on each council before and after the election were as follows:[2]
Borders
Council | Labour | Conservative | Liberal & SDP | Independent | Control | |
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Berwickshire | 0 | 8 (-3) | SDP 1 | 0
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Conservative hold | |
Ettrick and Lauderdale | 2 (+1) | 1 (-1) | 0 | 13
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Independent hold | |
Roxburgh | 0 | 5 | Lib 3 (+2) SDP 1 |
7 (-2) | Independents lose to NOC | |
Tweeddale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
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Independent hold |
Central
Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Independent | Control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clackmannan | 7 (+3) | 1 | 2 (-3) | 0
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Labour hold | |
Falkirk | 25 (+1) | 2 (-1) | 7 (+1) | 2 (-1)
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Labour hold | |
Stirling | 11 (+1) | 8 (-1) | 0 | 1
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Labour hold |
Dumfries and Galloway
Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Other | Control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annandale and Eskdale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (+4) | 12 (-4) | 0
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Independent hold | |
Nithsdale | 6 (+1) | 7 (+1) | 7 (+1) | 0 | 7 (-4) | Independent Labour 1 (+1) | No Overall Control | |
Stewartry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0
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Independent hold | |
Wigtown | 0 | 0 | 1 (+1) | 0 | 13 (-1) | 0
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Independent hold |
Fife
Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal & SDP | Independent | Other | Control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunfermline‡ | 24 | 2 | 1 | Lib 3 SDP 3 |
0 | Communist 1
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Labour hold | |
Kirkcaldy‡ | 30 | 3 | 1 | SDP 2 Lib 1 |
2 | Ratepayers 1
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Labour hold | |
North-East Fife | 0 | 6 (-4) | 0 | Liberal 10 (+4) | 2 | 0
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Liberal gain from Conservatives |
‡ New ward boundaries
Grampian
Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banff and Buchan | 0 | 2 (+1) | 5 | 0 | 11 (-1)
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Independent hold | |
City of Aberdeen‡ | 28 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0
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Labour hold | |
Gordon | 0 | 3 (-1) | 0 | 2 (+1) | 7
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Independent hold | |
Kincardine and Deeside | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7
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Independent hold | |
Moray | 1 (+1) | 0 | 2 (+1) | 0 | 15 (-2)
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Independent hold |
Highland
Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal & SDP | Independent | Other | Control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Badenoch and Strathspey‡ 1 vacancy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0
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Independent hold | |
Caithness 1 vacancy |
0 | 0 | 0 | Lib 1 | 14 | 0
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Independent hold | |
Inverness‡ | 8 (-1) | 0 | 0 | Lib 2 | 18 (+1) | 0
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Independent hold | |
Lochaber‡ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Independent Labour 2
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Independent hold | |
Nairn | 1 (+1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (-1) | 0
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Independent hold | |
Ross and Cromarty‡ 1 vacancy |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0
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Independent hold | |
Skye and Lochalsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | SDP 1 (+1) | 10 (-1) | 0
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Independent hold | |
Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0
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Independent hold |
‡ Changes in ward boundaries
Lothian
Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Control | Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City of Edinburgh | 34 (+8) | 22 (-9) | 2 | 4 (+3) | 0 (-2)
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Labour gain from NOC | Details | |
East Lothian | 11 (+1) | 6(-1) | 0 | 0 | 0
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Labour hold | ||
Midlothian | 14 (+1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 (-1)
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Labour hold | ||
West Lothian‡ | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3
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Labour hold |
‡ Changes in ward boundaries
Strathclyde
Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal & SDP | Independent | Others | Control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argyll and Bute | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0
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Independent hold | |
Bearsden and Milngavie | 1 (-1) | 6 (-1) | 0 | Lib 2 (+2) | 1 | 0
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Conservative hold | |
Clydebank‡ | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Labour hold | |
Clydesdale | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | NOC | |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth‡ | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Labour hold | |
Cumnock and Doon Valley | 10 (+1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (-1) | 0
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Labour hold | |
Cunninghame | 23 (+2) | 5 | 2 (-2) | 0 | 0 | 0
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Labour hold | |
Dumbarton‡ | 11 | 2 | 0 | SDP 1 | 2 | 0
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Labour hold | |
East Kilbride‡ | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Labour hold | |
Eastwood | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
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Conservative hold | |
City of Glasgow | 59 | 5 (-1) | 0 | Lib 2 (+1) | 0 | 0
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Labour hold | |
Hamilton | 17 | 1 | 0 | Lib 2 | 0 | 0
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Labour hold | |
Inverclyde‡ | 11 | 0 | 0 | Lib 9 | 0 | 0
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Labour hold | |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun‡ | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Labour hold | |
Kyle and Carrick | 12 (-1) | 13 (+1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Conservative gain from Labour | |
Motherwell‡ | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Communist 1
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Labour hold | |
Monklands‡ | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Labour hold | |
Strathkelvin‡ | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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Labour hold |
‡ New ward boundaries.
Tayside
Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal & SDP | Independent | Others | Control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angus‡ | 0(-3) | 8(-4) | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0
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SNP gain from NOC | |
City of Dundee | 25 | 15 (-2) | 2 (+2) | Lib 1 (+1) SDP 1 (+1) |
0 (-1) | 0
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Labour hold | |
Perth and Kinross | 6 | 14 (-4) | Lib 3 (+2) SDP1 (+1) |
1 (+1) | 4 (+1) | 0 | Conservatives lose to NOC |
References
- ^ McConnell, Alan (2004), Scottish Local Government, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-2005-0
- ^ Clayton, Hugh (5 May 1984). "Labour captures Birmingham and Liberals make gains". The Times. p. 5.