1984 City of Edinburgh District Council election
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.
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All 62 seats to Edinburgh City Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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.[1]
Aggregate results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 34 | 11 | 1 | 38.7 | 66,384 | ||||
Conservative | 22 | 0 | 10 | 32.9 | 56,569 | ||||
Alliance | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21.5 | 36,867 | ||||
SNP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | 8,298 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 531 | ||||
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 | 3,038 |
Ward Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Wood | 1,182 | 89.5 | |
Conservative | J. K. M. Gilbert | 77 | 5.8 | |
Alliance | H. B. T. Holland | 61 | 4.6 | |
Majority | 1,105 | |||
Turnout | 1,320 | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Lazarowicz | 1,524 | ||
Alliance | Joyce Heggie | 163 | ||
Conservative | A. Reid | 163 | ||
SNP | J. Russell | 123 | ||
Majority | 1,361 | |||
Turnout | 1,973 | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | N. Griffiths | 1,228 | ||
SNP | N. R. MacCallum | 273 | ||
Conservative | Sheila L. Black | 201 | ||
Alliance | J. Bulat | 143 | ||
Majority | 955 | |||
Turnout | ||||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | G. Kerevan | 1,212 | ||
Conservative | Karin J. C. Dodds | 1,069 | ||
Independent | W. Westwood | 531 | ||
Alliance | Marjorie Jenkins-Thomas | 396 | ||
SNP | J. Leslie | 165 | ||
Scottish Ecology | Joan M. C. Grant | 47 | ||
Majority | 143 | |||
Turnout | ||||
Labour hold |
References
- "30 years since Labour took Edinburgh City Council". Edinburgh Evening News. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "District Council Election Results: Lothian". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1984. p. 6.
- "District Council Election Results: Lothian". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1984. p. 4.
- "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1988. p. 10.
- p.86-91