1984 City of Glasgow District Council election

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1984 City of Glasgow
District Council election
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  1980 3 May 1984 1988  

All 66 seats to City of Glasgow District Council
34 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election58113
Seats won5952
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote141,06641,94627,312
Percentage60.1%17.9%11.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.4%Decrease2.svg4.0%Increase2.svg5.8%

Glasgow District Council election, 1984.svg
Map showing results in Glasgow District Council wards.

Council Leader before election


Labour

Elected Council Leader


Labour

Elections for the City of Glasgow District Council took place on 3 May 1984 alongside elections to the councils of the other districts in Scotland. The result was victory for the Labour party, who won 59 of the 66 wards.

Aggregate results

1984 City of Glasgow District Council election [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 59Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg189.460.1141,066Increase2.svg5.4
  Conservative 5Steady2.svg0Decrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg67.617.941,946Decrease2.svg4.0
  Alliance 2Steady2.svg0Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg13.011.627,312Increase2.svg5.8
  SNP 0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg00.09.722,641Decrease2.svg6.2
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg00.00.0116Decrease2.svg0.2
  Other parties 0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg00.00.51,170
Ward 59: Toryglen [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour B Campbell (incumbent) 2,607 68.0
Alliance Isabella Nelson52813.8
Conservative D McCallum43111.2
SNP D Hamilton2666.9
Majority207954.2
Turnout 3832
Ward 60: Rutherglen [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Alliance Gretel Ross (incumbent) 2,544 48.8
Labour K Ferguson1,71122.5
Conservative Jean Miller77814.9
SNP Williamina Proven1773.4
Majority83326.3
Turnout 5210
Ward 64: Fernhill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Alliance Robert Brown (incumbent) 2,618 45.0
Labour Margaret Robinson2,56444.0
Conservative Anne McCallum4577.8
SNP W Ramsay1903.2
Majority541.0
Turnout 5829
Ward 65: Cambuslang [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R McKenzie (incumbent) 2,471 45.2
Conservative J Hawkins1,44926.5
Alliance J McIntosh1,20222.0
SNP J Smith3416.2
Majority102218.7
Turnout 5463
Ward 66: Halfway [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J Cornfield 2,689 75.0
Conservative Mary M Russell35510.0
SNP J Higgins2687.5
Communist G Massie1554.3
Independent G Clark1163.2
Majority233465.0
Turnout 3583

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References

  1. "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1988. p. 6.
  2. "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1988. p. 10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 District Council Election Results, The Glasgow Herald (page 7), 4 May 1984