1984 Moray District Council election

1984 Moray Council District Election 1984 05 03 yes 1980 1980 Moray District Council election 1988 Moray District Council election 1988 parliamentary File:Coat of arms of Moray Area Council.svg 10 All 18 seats to Moray District Council Independent politician Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) 15 2 1 1 1 15 seats, 64.0% 3 seats, 36.0% Did not contest 17.0% 24.1% New 81.0% 7,154 11.9% 1,047 7.1% 630 File:MorayCouncilMay1984.svg File: 1984 Moray District Council election.svg Map of ward results Council composition following the election Elections to Moray District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/public/20190111180218/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reports/eareports1st.asp 28 August 2026 Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland Moray remained a non-partisan district. The first Labour councillor to ever sit on the Moray District Council was elected at this election.4 May 1984 Shock as Moray district chairman goes https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19840504/049/0003 11 July 2024 Press and Journal 3 Background 1980 Moray District Council election At the previous election in 1980 to Moray District Council independents took the vast majority of seats. +1980 Moray District Council election resultsPartySeatsVote shareIndependent1564.0%SNP336.0% Source:The Scottish District Elections 1980 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1980.pdf 11 July 2024 Elections Centre 24 Results 1984 Moray District Council election result Independent politician 15 2 2 83.3 81.0 7154 17.0Scottish National Party 2 1 2 1 11.1 11.9 1047 24.1 1 1 0 1 5.6 7.1 630 New Labour Party (UK) Source:Bochel J. M. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1984.pdf The Scottish District Elections 1984 Denver D. T. 1984 Election Studies: Department of Political Science, University of Dundee Dundee 85-91 Ward results Bishopmill Independent politician A Anderson (Incumbent) 696 73.0 Independent politician N Baird 258 27.0 438 46.0954 25.5 Independent politician Scottish National Party Cathedral Labour Party (UK) A Farquharson 630 53.2 Independent politician J Russell (Incumbent) 551 46.5 79 6.71,181 30.2Scottish Labour Independent politician New Elgin Independent politician Roma Hossack (Incumbent) Independent politician Central West Independent politician H Proctor Independent politician Forres Independent politician A Slorach (Incumbent) Independent politician Findhorn Valley Independent politician R Cochrane Independent politician Laich Independent politician D Thomson (Incumbent) Independent politician Lossiemouth Independent politician R Murdoch 918 54.3 Independent politician M Hancock 770 45.5 148 8.81,688 41.7 Independent politician Heldon Independent politician H Mustard Independent politician Innes Independent politician J Shaw 783 62.8 Independent politician C Gray 291 23.3 Independent politician P Jappy 172 13.8 492 39.51,247 33.6 Independent politician Buckie West Scottish National Party Hamish Watt 634 58.8 Independent politician J Cole (Incumbent) 444 41.1 190 17.71,079 35.0Scottish National Party Independent politician Buckie East Scottish National Party F Anderson (Incumbent)Scottish National Party Rathford Independent politician G Innes (Incumbent) Independent politician Lennox Independent politician T Howe (Incumbent) Independent politician Scottish National Party Keith Independent politician Len Mann (Incumbent) 887 56.0 Independent politician William Ettles 694 43.8 193 12.21,584 48.5 Independent politician Strathisla Independent politician William Percy Watt (Incumbent) Independent politician Speyside Independent politician Edward Aldridge (Incumbent) Independent politician Glenlivet Independent politician M Marshall 690 62.4 Scottish National Party I Murray 413 37.4 277 25.01,105 41.0 Independent politician References Category:Moray Council elections Moray District Council election Category:20th century in Moray Category:Grampian