1984 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election

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1984 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election
  1980 3 May 1984 (1984-05-03) 1988  

All 18 seats to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Registered62,555
Turnout43.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Con
SNP
Party Labour Conservative SNP
Last election11 seats, 56.5%5 seats, 25.6%0 seats, 16.1%
Seats won1431
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote15,3236,3214,644
Percentage56.2%36.1%18.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.3Increase2.svg 10.5Increase2.svg 2.1

Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.

Contents

The election was the first to use the 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 – two more than the previous election. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. [1]

Labour maintained a large majority on the district council after winning 14 of the 18 seats, three more than the party had won at the previous election in 1980. Despite increasing their vote share by more than 10%, the Conservatives only won three seats, two fewer than four years previous. The final seat was won by the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Results

1984 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 14Increase2.svg 377.756.215,323Decrease2.svg 0.3
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 216.736.16,321Increase2.svg 10.5
  SNP 1Increase2.svg 15.618.24,644Increase2.svg 2.1
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.01.8501Decrease2.svg 0.1
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.00.9254New
  Independent Labour 0Steady2.svg0.00.5156New
Total18 27,199

Source: [2] [3]

Ward results

Ward 1

Ward 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP R. Brown 927 64.7
Labour J. Knapp50034.9
Majority42729.8
Turnout 1,42751.1
Registered electors 2,804
SNP win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 2

Ward 1 was renamed Ward 2 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. [1]

Ward 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. McAlpine 864 57.6 Increase2.svg 7.2
SNP C. Calman38925.9Decrease2.svg 23.3
Conservative G. Woodford24516.3New
Majority47521.7Increase2.svg 20.5
Turnout 1,49846.0Decrease2.svg 6.8
Registered electors 3,258
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 15.2

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 3

Ward 3
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Campbell 748 50.3
SNP D. Coffey62141.7
Liberal P. Kerr1167.8
Majority1278.6
Turnout 1,48546.9
Registered electors 3,172
Labour win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 4

Ward 4
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A. Parker 575 45.3
Labour G. Keegan53742.4
SNP A. McCredie15212.0
Majority382.9
Turnout 1,26439.7
Registered electors 3,197
Conservative win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 5

Ward 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Steele 922 56.4
Conservative H. Burnett47028.7
SNP A. Wallace24114.7
Majority45227.7
Turnout 1,63343.9
Registered electors 3,723
Labour win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 6

Ward 6
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. McCrae 1,268 79.4
SNP E. Boyle19512.2
Conservative A. McCluskey1328.3
Majority1,07367.2
Turnout 1,59545.1
Registered electors 3,535
Labour win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 7

Ward 7
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Buchanan 982 53.5
Conservative M. Parker72239.3
SNP A. Calman1276.9
Majority26014.2
Turnout 1,83150.4
Registered electors 3,640
Labour win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 8

Ward 8
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M. Porter 1,087 66.4
Liberal R. Richardson24414.9
Labour R. McCrae20312.4
SNP G. Ingram986.0
Majority84351.5
Turnout 1,63245.0
Registered electors 3,636
Conservative win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 9

Ward 9
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. O'Neil 743 48.1
Conservative J. Porter58337.8
SNP N. Gee21714.1
Majority16010.3
Turnout 1,54347.4
Registered electors 3,260
Labour win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 10

Ward 10
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Blaney 854 62.9
Conservative J. Howard26819.7
SNP A. Ingram23317.2
Majority58643.2
Turnout 1,35539.9
Registered electors 3,400
Labour win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 11

Ward 11
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Stiring 1,206 86.8
SNP J. Miller17712.7
Majority1,02974.1
Turnout 1,38342.8
Registered electors 3,243
Labour win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 12

Ward 12
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour T. Ferguson 1,016 66.8
SNP P. Gibson35923.6
Liberal W. George1419.3
Majority65743.2
Turnout 1,51642.0
Registered electors 3,615
Labour win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 13

Ward 13
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Thomson 631 47.1
Labour H. Boag34125.5
SDP M. Temple25419.0
SNP J. Mair1118.3
Majority29021.6
Turnout 1,43736.4
Registered electors 3,675
Conservative win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 14

Ward 13 was renamed Ward 14 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. [1]

Ward 14
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. O'Neil 880 51.6 Increase2.svg 18.3
Conservative A. MacDougall81847.9Increase2.svg 14.0
Majority623.7N/A
Turnout 1,69845.4Decrease2.svg 8.7
Registered electors 2,794
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 2.1

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 15

Ward 15
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Nisbet 1,066 81.7
SNP A. Wilson22817.5
Majority83864.2
Turnout 1,29436.8
Registered electors 3,542
Labour win (new seat)

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 16

Ward 14 was renamed Ward 16 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. [1]

Ward 16
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Mills 1,072 79.5 Increase2.svg 4.0
Independent Labour A. Muir15611.6New
SNP R. Young1148.5Increase2.svg 0.6
Majority91668.1Increase2.svg 9.1
Turnout 1,34237.5Decrease2.svg 9.9
Registered electors 3,598
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 10.2

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 17

Ward 15 was renamed Ward 17 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. [1]

Ward 17
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Turnbull 1,114 53.3 Increase2.svg 17.3
Conservative T. Whale79037.8Decrease2.svg 7.7
SNP J. Harris1848.8Decrease2.svg 9.6
Majority32415.5N/A
Turnout 2,08853.5Decrease2.svg 3.2
Registered electors 3,904
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 12.5

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 18

Ward 16 was renamed Ward 18 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. [1]

Ward 18
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Anderson 1,007 77.9 Increase2.svg 18.0
SNP J. Dunnachie27121.0Increase2.svg 6.1
Majority73656.9Increase2.svg 22.1
Turnout 1,27836.0Decrease2.svg 24.2
Registered electors 3,590
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 21.5

Source: [2] [3]

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