1984 Moray District Council election

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1984 Moray District Council election
Coat of arms of Moray Area Council.svg
  1980 3 May 1984 (1984-05-03) 1988  

All 18 seats to Moray District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independent SNP Labour
Last election15 seats, 64.0%3 seats, 36.0%Did not contest
Seats won1521
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote7,1541,047630
Percentage81.0%11.9%7.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg17.0%Decrease2.svg24.1%New

MorayCouncilMay1984.svg

Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 18 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system. The Independent grouping on the council remained significant due to a large number of wards having members being elected unopposed. [1]

Contents

The first Labour councillor to ever sit on the Moray District Council was elected at this election. [2]

Background

At the previous election in 1980 to the Moray District Council Independents took the vast majority of seats.

1980 Moray District Council election results
PartySeatsVote share
Independent 1564.0%
SNP 336.0%

Source: [3]

Results

1984 Moray District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 1522Steady2.svg83.381.07154Increase2.svg17.0
  SNP 212Decrease2.svg111.111.91047Decrease2.svg24.1
  Labour 110Increase2.svg15.67.1630New

Source: [1]

Ward results

Bishopmill

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A Anderson (Incumbent) 696 73.0
Independent N Baird25827.0
Majority43846.0
Turnout 95425.5
Independent gain from SNP

Cathedral

PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A Farquharson 630 53.2
Independent J Russell (Incumbent)55146.5
Majority796.7
Turnout 1,18130.2
Labour gain from Independent

New Elgin

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Hossack (Incumbent) Unopposed
Independent hold

Central West

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent H Proctor Unopposed
Independent hold

Forres

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A Slorach (Incumbent) Unopposed
Independent hold

Findhorn Valley

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Cochrane Unopposed
Independent hold

Laich

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent D Thomson (Incumbent) Unopposed
Independent hold

Lossiemouth

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Murdoch 918 54.3
Independent M Hancock77045.5
Majority1488.8
Turnout 1,68841.7
Independent hold

Heldon

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent H Mustard Unopposed
Independent hold

Innes

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J Shaw 783 62.8
Independent C Gray29123.3
Independent P Jappy17213.8
Majority49239.5
Turnout 1,24733.6
Independent hold

Buckie West

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP H Watt 634 58.8
Independent J Cole (Incumbent)44441.1
Majority19017.7
Turnout 1,07935.0
SNP gain from Independent

Buckie East

PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP F Anderson (Incumbent) Unopposed
SNP hold

Rathford

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent G Innes (Incumbent) Unopposed
Independent hold

Lennox

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent T Howe (Incumbent) Unopposed
Independent gain from SNP

Keith

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent L Mann (Incumbent) 887 56.0
Independent W Ettles69443.8
Majority19312.2
Turnout 1,58448.5
Independent hold

Strathisla

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent W Watt (Incumbent) Unopposed
Independent hold

Speyside

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent E Aldridge (Incumbent) Unopposed
Independent hold

Glenlivet

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent M Marshall 690 62.4
SNP I Murray41337.4
Majority27725.0
Turnout 1,10541.0
Independent hold

References

  1. 1 2 "The Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 27. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. "Shock as Moray district chairman goes". Press and Journal . 4 May 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. "The Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 24. Retrieved 11 July 2024.