1984 Scottish local elections

none April 2022 1984 Scottish local elections Scotland parliamentary no 1982 Scottish regional elections 1982 1986 Scottish regional elections 1986 yes 1984 05 03 Start campagne voor Europese verkiezingen van PvdA (Rotterdam) Neal Kinnoch , k, Bestanddeelnr 932-9811 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 Neil Kinnock 2 October 1983 Scottish Labour 45.7% 545 76 0.3% Thatcher 1984(3x4).jpg 120 120 160 0 Margaret Thatcher 11 February 1975 Conservative Party (UK) 189 43 2.7% 21.4% David Steel 1985 (cropped2).jpg 150 57 160 0 50 David Owen-1.jpg 113 57 160 0 15 David Steel (Lib.) David Owen (SDP) 7 July 1976 (Steel) 21 June 1983 (Owen) SDP–Liberal Alliance 78 45 6.6% 12.8% Winnie_Ewing_and_Gordon_Wilson_Brussels_(cropped).jpg 160 120 160 0 20 Gordon Wilson 15 September 1979 Scottish National Party 59 7 3.8% 11.7% Scottish District local elections, 1984.svg 350px 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 District Council for the first time. National results Summary of the 1984 Scottish district council election resultsMcConnell Alan Scottish Local Government Edinburgh University Press 2004 978-0-7486-2005-0 |- !colspan=2|Parties !Votes !Votes % !Wards |- | Scottish Labour Party | |45.7 |545 |- | Scottish Conservative Party | |21.4 |189 |- | SDP-Liberal Alliance | |12.8 |78 |- | Scottish National Party | |11.7 |59 |- | Independent (politician) | |6.8 |267 |- | style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Other| | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Other | | | |- !colspan=2|Total ! !n/a !~1158 |} Results by region The numbers of seats on each council before and after the election were as follows:Labour captures Birmingham and Liberals make gains Clayton Hugh 5 May 1984 The Times 5 Borders District Labour Conservative Liberal & SDP Independent Control Berwickshire08 (-3)SDP 10 Conservative Party (UK) hold Ettrick and Lauderdale2 (+1)1 (-1)0 13 Independent (politician) hold Roxburgh0 5 Lib 3 (+2)SDP 17 (-2)Independents lose to NOC Tweeddale00010 Independent (politician) hold Central District Labour Conservative SNP Independent Control Clackmannan7 (+3)12 (-3)0 Scottish Labour Party hold Falkirk25 (+1)2 (-1)7 (+1)2 (-1) Scottish Labour Party hold Stirling11 (+1)8 (-1) 0 1 Scottish Labour Party hold Dumfries and Galloway District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Other Control Annandale and Eskdale0004 (+4)12 (-4)0 Independent (politician) hold Nithsdale6 (+1)7 (+1)7 (+1)07 (-4)Independent Labour 1 (+1)No Overall Control Stewartry0000120 Independent (politician) hold Wigtown001 (+1)013 (-1)0 Independent (politician) hold Fife District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal & SDP Independent Other Control Dunfermline‡2421Lib 3SDP 30Communist 1 Scottish Labour Party hold Kirkcaldy‡3031SDP 2Lib 12Ratepayers 1 Scottish Labour Party hold North-East Fife06 (-4)0Liberal 10 (+4)2 0 Liberal Party (UK) gain from Conservatives ‡ New ward boundaries Grampian District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Control Banff and Buchan02 (+1)5 011 (-1) Independent (politician) hold City of Aberdeen‡2880 140 Scottish Labour Party hold Gordon03 (-1)02 (+1)7 Independent (politician) hold Kincardine and Deeside0311 7 Independent (politician) hold Moray1 (+1)02 (+1)015 (-2) Independent (politician) hold Highland District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal & SDP Independent Other Control Badenoch and Strathspey‡1 vacancy001090 Independent (politician) hold Caithness1 vacancy000Lib 1140 Independent (politician) hold Inverness‡8 (-1)00Lib 218 (+1)0 Independent (politician) hold Lochaber‡500 08Independent Labour 2 Independent (politician) hold Nairn1 (+1)00 09 (-1)0 Independent (politician) hold Ross and Cromarty‡1 vacancy2100180 Independent (politician) hold Skye and Lochalsh000SDP 1 (+1)10 (-1)0 Independent (politician) hold Sutherland0000140 Independent (politician) hold ‡ Changes in ward boundaries Lothian District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Control Details City of Edinburgh34 (+8)22 (-9)24 (+3)0 (-2) Scottish Labour Party gain from NOCDetails East Lothian11 (+1)6(-1)000 Scottish Labour Party hold Midlothian14 (+1)1 0 10 (-1) Scottish Labour Party hold West Lothian‡190203 Scottish Labour Party hold ‡ Changes in ward boundaries Strathclyde District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal & SDP Independent Others Control Argyll and Bute0110240 Independent (politician) hold Bearsden and Milngavie1 (-1)6 (-1)0Lib 2 (+2)10 Conservative Party (UK) hold Clydebank‡11 10 000 Scottish Labour Party hold Clydesdale703060NOC Cumbernauld and Kilsyth‡804 000 Scottish Labour Party hold Cumnock and Doon Valley10 (+1)0 000 (-1)0 Scottish Labour Party hold Cunninghame23 (+2)5 2 (-2)000 Scottish Labour Party hold Dumbarton‡1120SDP 120 Scottish Labour Party hold East Kilbride‡142000 0 Scottish Labour Party hold Eastwood0100020 Conservative Party (UK) hold City of Glasgow595 (-1)0 Lib 2 (+1)00 Scottish Labour Party hold Hamilton17 1 0 Lib 20 0 Scottish Labour Party hold Inverclyde‡1100 Lib 9 0 0 Scottish Labour Party hold Kilmarnock and Loudoun‡1431000 Scottish Labour Party hold Kyle and Carrick12 (-1)13 (+1)0 000 Conservative Party (UK) gain from Labour Motherwell‡2422 0 1 Communist 1 Scottish Labour Party hold Monklands‡18 20 00 0 Scottish Labour Party hold Renfrew3553Lib 1 SDP 100 Scottish Labour Party hold Strathkelvin‡1140 000 Scottish Labour Party hold ‡ New ward boundaries. Tayside District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal & SDP Independent Others Control Angus‡0(-3)8(-4)11020 Scottish National Party gain from NOC City of Dundee25 15 (-2)2 (+2)Lib 1 (+1)SDP 1 (+1)0 (-1)0 Scottish Labour Party hold Perth and Kinross614 (-4)Lib 3 (+2)SDP1 (+1)1 (+1)4 (+1)0Conservatives lose to NOC References 1984 Category:May 1984 in the United Kingdom