1984 Falkirk District Council election

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1984 Falkirk District Council election
  1980 3 May 1984 (1984-05-03) 1988  

All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour SNP
Last election27 seats, 52.7%4 seats, 31.7%
Seats won257
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote23,21913,833
Percentage52.8%31.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.1%Decrease2.svg 0.3%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Last election2 seats, 7.9%2 seats, 6.8%
Seats won22
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote3,9321,788
Percentage8.9%4.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.0%Decrease2.svg 2.7%

Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1984 Falkirk District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2524Decrease2.svg 269.452.823,219Increase2.svg 0.1
  SNP 730Increase2.svg 319.431.413,833Decrease2.svg 0.3
  Conservative 211Steady2.svg5.68.93,932Increase2.svg 1.0
  Independent 200Steady2.svg5.64.11,788Decrease2.svg 2.7
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg0.01.9820Increase2.svg 1.0
  Independent Labour 001Decrease2.svg 10.00.9405Increase2.svg 0.9

Source: [1]

References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 August 2024.