1984 City of Aberdeen District Council election

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1984 City of Aberdeen District Council election
City Flag of Aberdeen.svg
  1980 3 May 1984 (1984-05-03) 1988  

All 50 seats to City of Aberdeen Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Alliance Conservative
Last election27 seats, 44.3%8 seats, 18.7%13 seats, 32.4%
Seats won28148
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg6Decrease2.svg5
Popular vote24,21120,01812,992
Percentage40.7%33.6%21.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.6%Increase2.svg14.9%Decrease2.svg10.6%

Aberdeen City Council election 1984.svg
The 50 single-member wards

Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

The 1984 City of Aberdeen District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.

Election results

City of Aberdeen Local Election Result 1984 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 28Increase2.svg140.724,211Decrease2.svg3.6
  Alliance 14Increase2.svg633.620,018Increase2.svg14.9
  Conservative 8Decrease2.svg521.812,992Decrease2.svg10.6
  SNP 0Steady2.svg00.03.72,218Decrease2.svg0.4
  Scottish Green 0Steady2.svg00.00.2104New

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References

  1. "Elections Database 1974 - May 2003". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.