1984 Roxburgh District Council election

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

All 16 seats to Roxburgh District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independent Conservative Alliance
Last election11 seats, 57.8%5 seats, 31.8%Did not contest
Seats won754
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 4
Popular vote1,011312963
Percentage44.2%13.6%42.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 13.6%Decrease2.svg 18.2%New

Elections to the Roxburgh District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 16 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1984 Roxburgh District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 7Decrease2.svg 443.844.21,011Decrease2.svg 13.6
  Conservative 5Steady2.svg31.313.6312Decrease2.svg 18.2
  Alliance 440Increase2.svg 425.042.1963New

Source: [1]

References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 August 2024.