1984 United Kingdom local elections
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1984.[1][2] There was a slight reversal in the Conservative government's fortunes, but the party remained ahead. The projected share of the vote was Conservatives 38%, Labour 37%, Liberal-SDP Alliance 21%.
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Labour gained 88 seats, bringing their number of councillors to 8,870 in the first elections under the leadership of Neil Kinnock who had succeeded Michael Foot the previous autumn.
The Conservatives lost 164 seats, leaving them with 10,393 councillors.
The SDP-Liberal Alliance, now led by David Owen, gained 160 seats and finished with 2,331 councillors.
Summary of results
England
Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
District councils
In 123 districts one third of the council was up for election.
A further 20 councils had passed a resolution under section 7 (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972, requesting a system of elections by thirds. They could do so because they had had their new ward boundaries introduced at the 1983 elections.
Scotland
District councils
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Aberdeen | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Angus | No overall control | SNP gain | Details | ||
| Annandale and Eskdale | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Argyll | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Badenoch and Strathspey | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Banff and Buchan | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Bearsden and Milngavie | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
| Berwickshire | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
| Caithness | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Clackmannan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Clydebank | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Clydesdale | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Cumnock and Doon Valley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Cunninghame | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Dumbarton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Dundee | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Dunfermline | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| East Kilbride | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| East Lothian | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Eastwood | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
| Edinburgh | No overall control | Labour gain | Details | ||
| Ettrick and Lauderdale | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Falkirk | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Glasgow | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Gordon | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Hamilton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Inverclyde | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Inverness | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Kincardine and Deeside | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Kirkcaldy | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Kyle and Carrick | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| Lochaber | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Midlothian | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Monklands | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Moray | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Motherwell | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Nairn | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Nithsdale | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| North East Fife | Conservative | Alliance gain | Details | ||
| Perth and Kinross | Conservative | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Renfrew | Details | ||||
| Ross and Cromarty | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Roxburgh | Independent | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Skye and Lochalsh | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Stewartry | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Stirling | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Strathkelvin | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Sutherland | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Tweeddale | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| West Lothian | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Wigtown | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
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References
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1984. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26.
- Vote 1999 BBC News
- Vote 2000 BBC News
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