1984 City of Edinburgh District Council election

1984 Scottish local government election February 2018 February 2018 1984 City of Edinburgh Council election Scotland Flag of Edinburgh.svg parliamentary no 1980 City of Edinburgh District Council election 1980 1984 5 3 y 1988 City of Edinburgh District Council election 1988 All 62 seats to Edinburgh City Council 32 Scottish Labour Party 25 34 9 66,384 38.7% 2.7% Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 31 22 9 56,569 32.9% 7.3% SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 4 2 36,867 21.5% 10.1% Scottish National Party 2 2 0 8,298 4.8% 4.6% Edinburgh District Council election, 1984.svg 400px Map of council wards Council control Council control after election No overall control Labour Party (UK) thumb|Following the historic election a red flag was raised above the city chambers, although it was soon taken down. Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on Thursday 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The election was the first time Labour had ever won a majority on the Edinburgh Council, with the party winning 34 of the City's 62 seats. The Conservatives came second, on 22 seats, whilst the SDP-Liberal Alliance won 4, and the SNP 2. Labour would retain its dominance for the next 23 years, until the 2007 election. Mark Lazarowicz and Nigel Griffiths played prominent roles in the election, and would later both become Edinburgh Members of Parliament for Labour.8 April 2014 30 years since Labour took Edinburgh City Council http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/life-style/30-years-since-labour-took-edinburgh-city-council-1-3368946 Edinburgh Evening News 8 April 2015 15 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150415161424/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/life-style/30-years-since-labour-took-edinburgh-city-council-1-3368946 dead Alex Wood was the leader of the Labour group. Following the election a red flag was raised above the Edinburgh City Chambers, but it was taken down after a day. Aggregate results City of Edinburgh District Council election, 19844 May 1984 District Council Election Results: Lothian https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19840504&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 65 May 1984 District Council Election Results: Lothian https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19840505&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 46 May 1988 District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19880506&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 10p.86-91 Scottish Labour Party 34 11 1 10 38.7 66,384 2.7 Scottish Conservative Party 22 0 10 10 32.9 56,569 7.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 3 1 2 21.5 36,867 10.1 Scottish National Party 2 1 1 0 4.8 8,298 4.6 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 1 0.3 531 1.1 Other parties 0 0 1 1 0.0 1.8 3,038 Ward results 7th, Pilton Scottish Labour Party A. Wood 1,182 89.5 Scottish Conservative Party J. K. M. Gilbert 77 5.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. B. T. Holland 61 4.6 1,105 1,320 Scottish Labour Party 31st, North Hailes Scottish Labour Party M. Lazarowicz 1,524 SDP-Liberal Alliance Joyce Heggie 163 Scottish Conservative Party A. Reid 163 Scottish National Party J. Russell 123 1,361 1,973 Scottish Labour Party 32nd, South Hailes Scottish Labour Party N. Griffiths 1,228 Scottish National Party N. R. MacCallum 273 Scottish Conservative Party Sheila L. Black 201 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Bulat 143 955 Scottish Labour Party 45th, Portobello Scottish Labour Party G. Kerevan 1,212 Scottish Conservative Party Karin J. C. Dodds 1,069 Independent (politician) W. Westwood 531 SDP-Liberal Alliance Marjorie Jenkins-Thomas 396 Scottish National Party J. Leslie 165 Scottish Ecology Party Joan M. C. Grant 47 143 Scottish Labour Party References 1984 Edinburgh Category:May 1984 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Edinburgh Category:Lothian