1984 Scottish local elections
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City of Edinburgh District Council
for the first time.
National results
| Parties | Votes | Votes % | Wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour
|
45.7 | 545 | ||
Conservative
|
21.4 | 189 | ||
Alliance
|
12.8 | 78 | ||
| SNP | 11.7 | 59 | ||
Independent
|
6.8 | 267 | ||
| Other | ||||
| Total | n/a | ~1158 | ||
Results by region
The numbers of seats on each council before and after the election were as follows:[2]
Borders
| District | Labour | Conservative | Liberal & SDP | Independent | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berwickshire
|
0 | 8 (-3) | SDP 1 | 0 | Conservative hold | |
Ettrick and Lauderdale
|
2 (+1) | 1 (-1) | 0 | 13 | Independent hold
| |
Roxburgh
|
0 | 5 | Lib 3 (+2) SDP 1 |
7 (-2) | Independents lose to NOC | |
Tweeddale
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Independent hold
| |
Central
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Independent | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clackmannan
|
7 (+3) | 1 | 2 (-3) | 0 | Labour hold
| |
Falkirk
|
25 (+1) | 2 (-1) | 7 (+1) | 2 (-1) | Labour hold
| |
Stirling
|
11 (+1) | 8 (-1) | 0 | 1 | Labour hold
| |
Dumfries and Galloway
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Other | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annandale and Eskdale
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (+4) | 12 (-4) | 0 | 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 | Independent hold
| |
Wigtown
|
0 | 0 | 1 (+1) | 0 | 13 (-1) | 0 | Independent hold
| |
Fife
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal & SDP | Independent | Other | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline‡ | 24 | 2 | 1 | Lib 3 SDP 3 |
0 | Communist 1 | Labour hold
| |
| Kirkcaldy‡ | 30 | 3 | 1 | SDP 2 Lib 1 |
2 | Ratepayers 1 | Labour hold
| |
North-East Fife
|
0 | 6 (-4) | 0 | Liberal 10 (+4) | 2 | 0 | Liberal gain from Conservatives | |
‡ New ward boundaries
Grampian
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banff and Buchan
|
0 | 2 (+1) | 5 | 0 | 11 (-1) | Independent hold
| |
City of Aberdeen ‡
|
28 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
| Gordon | 0 | 3 (-1) | 0 | 2 (+1) | 7 | Independent hold
| |
Kincardine and Deeside
|
0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Independent hold
| |
Moray
|
1 (+1) | 0 | 2 (+1) | 0 | 15 (-2) | Independent hold
| |
Highland
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal & SDP | Independent | Other | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Badenoch and Strathspey ‡1 vacancy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Independent hold
| |
Caithness 1 vacancy |
0 | 0 | 0 | Lib 1 | 14 | 0 | Independent hold
| |
Inverness ‡
|
8 (-1) | 0 | 0 | Lib 2 | 18 (+1) | 0 | Independent hold
| |
Lochaber ‡
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Independent Labour 2 | Independent hold
| |
Nairn
|
1 (+1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (-1) | 0 | Independent hold
| |
Ross and Cromarty ‡1 vacancy |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Independent hold
| |
Skye and Lochalsh
|
0 | 0 | 0 | SDP 1 (+1) | 10 (-1) | 0 | Independent hold
| |
Sutherland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | Independent hold
| |
‡ Changes in ward boundaries
Lothian
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Control | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City of Edinburgh
|
34 (+8) | 22 (-9) | 2 | 4 (+3) | 0 (-2) | Labour gain from NOC
|
Details | |
East Lothian
|
11 (+1) | 6(-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| ||
Midlothian
|
14 (+1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 (-1) | Labour hold
| ||
West Lothian ‡
|
19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Labour hold
| ||
‡ Changes in ward boundaries
Strathclyde
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal & SDP | Independent | Others | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argyll and Bute
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | Independent hold
| |
Bearsden and Milngavie
|
1 (-1) | 6 (-1) | 0 | Lib 2 (+2) | 1 | 0 | Conservative hold | |
| Clydebank‡ | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
| Clydesdale | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | NOC | |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth‡ | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
Cumnock and Doon Valley
|
10 (+1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (-1) | 0 | Labour hold
| |
Cunninghame
|
23 (+2) | 5 | 2 (-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
| Dumbarton‡ | 11 | 2 | 0 | SDP 1 | 2 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
| East Kilbride‡ | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
Eastwood
|
0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Conservative hold | |
| City of Glasgow | 59 | 5 (-1) | 0 | Lib 2 (+1) | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
| Hamilton | 17 | 1 | 0 | Lib 2 | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
Inverclyde ‡
|
11 | 0 | 0 | Lib 9 | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun‡ | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
Kyle and Carrick
|
12 (-1) | 13 (+1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative gain from Labour | |
| Motherwell‡ | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Communist 1 | Labour hold
| |
| Monklands‡ | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
| Renfrew | 35 | 5 | 3 | Lib 1
SDP 1 |
0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
Strathkelvin ‡
|
11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour hold
| |
‡ New ward boundaries.
Tayside
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal & SDP | Independent | Others | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angus ‡
|
0(-3) | 8(-4) | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | SNP gain from NOC | |
City of Dundee
|
25 | 15 (-2) | 2 (+2) | Lib 1 (+1) SDP 1 (+1) |
0 (-1) | 0 | Labour hold
| |
Perth and Kinross
|
6 | 14 (-4) | Lib 3 (+2) SDP1 (+1) |
1 (+1) | 4 (+1) | 0 | Conservatives lose to NOC | |
References
- ISBN 978-0-7486-2005-0
- ^ Clayton, Hugh (5 May 1984). "Labour captures Birmingham and Liberals make gains". The Times. p. 5.
