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Elections to the Nairn District Council took place in May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Independent | 9 |  0 |  1 | 1 | 74.1 | 1,225 | 20.9 | ||
| Labour | 1 |  1 | 0 | 1 | 24.2 | 400 | New | ||
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 28 | 3.3 | |
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