1984 Sutherland District Council election

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

All 14 seats to Sutherland District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
Registered10,567
Turnout66.5%
 First party
 
Ind
Party Independent
Last election14 seats, 100.0%
Seats won14
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,307
Percentage100.0%
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Council Control before election


Independent

Council Control after election


Independent

Elections to Sutherland 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 second to use the 14 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1979. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. [1]

As with other elections in the Highland region, no candidates were affiliated with any political parties and the 14 councillors elected were all independents. In total, 12 of the 14 wards were uncontested.

Results

1984 Sutherland District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 1444Steady2.svg100.0100.01,307Steady2.svg

Source: [2] [3]

Ward results

Dornoch Burgh

Dornoch Burgh
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R. H. MacKayUnopposed
Registered electors 705
Independent hold

Source: [2] [3]

Dornoch Rural

Dornoch Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J. K. BellUnopposed
Registered electors 871
Independent hold

Source: [2] [3]

Creich

Creich
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A. M. GilmourUnopposed
Registered electors 824
Independent hold

Source: [2] [3]

Kincardine

Kincardine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent E. M. E. MunroUnopposed
Registered electors 533
Independent hold

Source: [2] [3]

Golspie Rural

Golspie Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent 'Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent hold

Source: [2] [3]

Golspie

Golspie
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent D. I. MacRae 337 52.7
Independent I. P. Murray30247.2
Majority355.5
Turnout 63969.7
Registered electors 918
Independent hold

Source: [2] [3]

Lairg

Lairg
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent N. G. MacDonaldUnopposed
Registered electors 754
Independent gain from Independent

Source: [2] [3]

Assynt

Assynt
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent I. M. MacAuleyUnopposed
Registered electors 686
Independent gain from Independent

Source: [2] [3]

Eddrachillis and Durness

Eddrachillis and Durness
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent L. MacKenzieUnopposed
Registered electors 811
Independent hold

Source: [2] [3]

Brora

Brora
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent M. Fielding 292 51.3
Independent R. MacLeod27648.5
Majority162.8
Turnout 56863.2
Registered electors 901
Independent gain from Independent

Source: [2] [3]

North Brora and Loth

North Brora and Loth
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R. R. MacDonaldUnopposed
Registered electors 707
Independent hold

Source: [2] [3]

Helmsdale

Helmsdale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J. O. F. MacKayUnopposed
Registered electors 752
Independent hold

Source: [2] [3]

Tongue

Tongue
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A. MacKenzieUnopposed
Registered electors 862
Independent gain from Independent

Source: [2] [3]

Strathy

Strathy
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent E. B. M. JardineUnopposed
Registered electors 533
Independent hold

Source: [2] [3]

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References

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