1984 Angus District Council election

The 1984 Angus District Council election took place on the 1 May 1984 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections. They were fought on revised boundaries, with 21 seats down from 22.

Election results

Angus District Election Result 1984 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SNP	11	+6	0	+6		42.1	11,863	+5.7
	Conservative	8	1	-4	-3		38.1	10,738	-1.4
	Labour	0	0	-2	-2	0.0	10.6	2,999	-4.5
	Independent	2	0	-2	-2		7.1	2,009	-1.1
	Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.0	556	New

Ward results

Harbour ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	A. King	599	58.4	+17.1
	Conservative	E. H. Milne	306	29.8	−12.7
	Labour	T. G. Beattie	121	11.8	−4.0
Majority			293	28.5
Turnout			1027	40.8	−0.2
	SNP gain from Conservative		Swing

Abbey ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Andrew Welsh	1,257	55.3	+22.0
	Labour	J. M. Proctor	620	27.3	−25.7
	Conservative	Ms. M. Peacock	339	14.9	+1.2
	Alliance	Ms. M. McLenzie	53	2.3	+2.3
Majority			637	28.4
Turnout			2237	52.3	+3.0
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing

Timmergreens and Elms ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	C. S. B. Meldrum	618	38.2	+14.5
	Labour	G. A. Whiteside	452	27.9	−16.2
	Conservative	R. Grieve	392	24.2	−7.9
	Alliance	J. R. Mckelvie	157	9.7	+9.7
Majority			166	10.2
Turnout			1619	48.2	−4.2
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing

Arbirlot/Hospitalfield ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Cargill	708	58.6	+2.6
	SNP	N. Thomson	284	23.5	−0.6
	Alliance	R. B. Spiers	162	13.4	+13.4
	Labour	W. J. Irving	53	4.4	−12.3
Majority			505	35.0	+3.1
Turnout			1208	39.9

Marywell/Cliffburn ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Ms S. M. Welsh	882	60.1	+23.2
	Conservative	Ms E. C. Hill	324	22.1	−10.7
	Labour	Ms. J. S. Fairweather	262	17.8	−12.4
Majority			558
Turnout			1468	42.0	−3.7
	SNP hold		Swing

Colliston/Hayshead ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	B. M. C. Milne	734	49.0	+1.1
	Labour	F. Donaldson	422	28.2	−8.2
	Conservative	A. M. R. Broadfoot	340	22.7	+8.0
Majority			312
Turnout			1497	44.3	−1.5
	SNP hold		Swing

Carnoustie East ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Hirstwood	1,215	58.6	−4.2
	SNP	T. J. Blackhall	634	30.6	−6.0
	Labour	F. G. Pearson	222	10.7	+10.7
Majority			581	28.0	+1.8
Turnout			2072	45.6	−5.1

Carnoustie West and Panmure ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gray	829	49.3	+3.4
	SNP	S. Ramsay	586	34.8	−9.9
	Labour	Ms. J. Kettles	263	15.6	+6.5
Majority			243	14.4	+13.2
Turnout			1682	43.1	−6.1

Forfar Central/Lemno ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. A. E. D. Thomson	829	54.7
	SNP	Ian Hudghton	684	45.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dunnichen ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	G. Suttie	851	52.2
	Conservative	M. H. Hill	773	47.4
Majority			78
Turnout			1630	42.1
	SNP hold		Swing

Montrose North ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Norrie	1,034	80.3	+2.8
	SNP	D. A. MacAllan	251	19.5	+19.5
Majority			783
Turnout			1288	38.8

Hillside ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Mike Weir	620	47.8	+47.8
	Conservative	W. J. Fraser	438	33.8	+33.8
	Labour	F. Wood	234	18.1	−21.5
Majority			182
Turnout			1296	36.0
	SNP gain from Independent		Swing

Kirriemuir ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	R. Wright	1,021	52.0	+10.9
	Conservative	F. Urquhart	940	47.9	−10.9
Majority			81	4.1
Turnout			1964	47.5	+1.8
	SNP gain from Conservative		Swing	10.9

Western Glens ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. R. Dundas
Majority
Turnout

Eastern Glens ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Myles	392	67.6	+5.9
	SNP	H. T. Skinner	102	17.6	−20.6
	Alliance	A. E. Shearer	83	14.3	+14.3
Majority			290
Turnout			580	49.2

Langlands ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	W. R. Roberton
Majority
Turnout

Westfield Dean ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	A. E. Thomson	760	55.0	+9.6
	Conservative	M. Struthers	620	44.9	−9.6
Majority			140
Turnout			1381	40.6

Montrose South ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. M. Philips	496	40.7	+40.7
	SNP	W. A. West	334	27.4	+27.4
	Conservative	R. O. Harris	283	23.2	+23.2
	Alliance	Ms. R. Stevens	101	8.3	+8.3
Majority			162
Turnout			1218	35.5

Lunan ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. Isobel M. McLellan	804	62.5
	Independent	J. M. D. Smith	479	37.2
Majority			325
Turnout			1286	37.3

Brechin North ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Buchan	923	53.9	+53.9
	SNP	G. P. Allan	611	35.7	+35.7
	Labour	P. J. Thompson	171	10.0	+10.0
Majority			312
Turnout			1712	47.4
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Brechin South ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	J. Thomson	1,035	69.0	+19.7
	Conservative	W. Forbes-Hamilton	283	18.9
	Labour	Ms. J. C. V. McFatridge	179	11.9	−13.9
Majority			752
Turnout			1501	47.1
	SNP hold		Swing

References

1. Angus District Council, 1984: Scottish Elections.org.uk
2. "THE SCOTTISH DISTRICT ELECTIONS 1984" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.