1984 West Lothian District Council election

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

All 24 seats to West Lothian District Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour SNP
Last election15 seats, 50.1%4 seats, 33.8%
Seats won192
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote26,02811,150
Percentage56.1%24.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.0%Decrease2.svg 9.7%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Ratepayers Independent
Last electionDid not contest2 seats, 8.2%
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote2,1792,222
Percentage4.7%4.8%
SwingNewDecrease2.svg 3.4%

Elections to the West Lothian District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 24 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1984 West Lothian District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 19Increase2.svg 479.256.126,028Increase2.svg 6.0
  SNP 2Decrease2.svg 28.324.111,150Decrease2.svg 9.7
  Ind. Ratepayers 2Increase2.svg 28.34.62,137New
  Independent 100Decrease2.svg 14.24.82,222Decrease2.svg 3.4
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.06.32,899Increase2.svg 1.7
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg0.03.71,728Increase2.svg 1.0
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.00.3152Decrease2.svg 0.4
  Ratepayers 000Steady2.svg0.00.142New

Source: [1]

References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 August 2024.