1984 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election

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1984 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election
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  1980 3 May 1984 (1984-05-03) 1988  

All 11 seats to Skye and Lochalsh District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Independent Alliance
Seats won101
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote1,1200
Percentage100.0%0.0%
SwingSteady2.svg0.0%Steady2.svg0.0%

Council Control before election


Independent

Council Convener after election

John Farquhar Munro
Independent

Elections to the Skye and Lochalsh District Council took place in May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.

Only three seats were contested. One SDP-Liberal Alliance councillor was elected unopposed for the seat of Glenshiel/Glenelg, the first time any party won representation on the council.

Aggregate results

Skye and Lochalsh District Election Result 1984 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 10Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg190.0100.01,120Steady2.svg0.0
  Alliance 1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg110.00.00New

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References

  1. "1984 Scottish district council election" (PDF).