East Kilbride District Council election
1984 East Kilbride District Council election ← 1980 | 3 May 1984 (1984-05-03) | 1988 → |
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All 16 seats to East Kilbride District Council 9 seats needed for a majority |
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Registered | 62,774 |
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Turnout | 44.1% |
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Council Leader before election Labour | Council Leader after election Labour | |
Elections to East Kilbride 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.
The election was the first to use the 16 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980 – an increase of one from the previous arrangements. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]
Labour maintained control of the district council after winning 14 of the 16 seats – an increase of two – and taking more than half of the popular vote. The remaining two seats were won by the Conservatives. Despite taking a fifth of the vote and coming second in the popular vote, the Scottish National Party (SNP) lost their representation on the district council just seven years after winning control of the council.
Results
1984 East Kilbride District Council election result Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 87.5 | 55.4 | 15,312 | 2.3 |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 12.5 | 12.2 | 3,366 | 5.4 |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 5,514 | 7.2 |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.4 | 1,513 | New |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.4 | 1,231 | 3.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.8 | 509 | 1.3 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 102 | 0.1 |
| Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 68 | New |
Total | 16 | | | | | | 27,615 | |
Note: Boundary changes resulted in a net increase of one seat overall.
Source:[2][3]
Ward results
Maxwellton
Maxwellton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. McKillop | 1,348 | 66.9 | 4.0 |
| Conservative | E. Kay | 334 | 16.6 | 3.6 |
| SNP | A. Murphy | 264 | 13.1 | 3.9 |
| Ecology | C. I. Kirby | 68 | 3.4 | New |
Majority | 1,014 | 50.3 | 7.6 |
Turnout | 2,014 | 49.2 | 1.4 |
Registered electors | 4,098 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
Source:[2][3]
Long Calderwood
Long Calderwood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Cameron | 1,156 | 63.1 | 10.3 |
| SNP | A. Douglas | 344 | 18.8 | 22.6 |
| SDP | B. Balkind | 325 | 17.7 | New |
Majority | 812 | 44.3 | 32.9 |
Turnout | 1,825 | 45.9 | 1.9 |
Registered electors | 3,995 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.3 | |
Source:[2][3]
Morrishall
Morrishall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Dick | 1,139 | 72.2 | 2.0 |
| SNP | A. Shaw | 435 | 27.6 | 1.6 |
Majority | 704 | 44.6 | 3.6 |
Turnout | 1,574 | 40.5 | 3.9 |
Registered electors | 3,897 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
Source:[2][3]
Blacklaw
Blacklaw Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C. Robb | 1,073 | 65.6 | 12.1 |
| SNP | J. Wilson | 544 | 33.3 | 16.4 |
Majority | 529 | 32.3 | 0.4 |
Turnout | 1,617 | 40.4 | 4.3 |
Registered electors | 4,049 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.1 | |
Source:[2][3]
Calderglen
Calderglen Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Biggins | 775 | 46.5 | 9.2 |
| SDP | A. P. Dicken | 378 | 22.7 | New |
| Conservative | A. Leggat | 306 | 18.4 | 3.2 |
| SNP | S. Finlayson | 203 | 12.2 | 10.5 |
Majority | 397 | 23.8 | 9.2 |
Turnout | 1,662 | 41.8 | 0.6 |
Registered electors | 3,985 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 16.1 | |
Source:[2][3]
Duncanrig
Duncanrig Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. Crawford | 1,134 | 70.8 | 1.3 |
| SNP | P. Currie | 456 | 28.5 | 1.1 |
Majority | 678 | 42.3 | 2.4 |
Turnout | 1,590 | 39.0 | 3.9 |
Registered electors | 4,102 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
Source:[2][3]
Westwoodhill
Westwoodhill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Ingram | 1,115 | 62.3 | 1.5 |
| SNP | J. Bruce | 377 | 21.1 | 5.3 |
| Liberal | W. A. MacKill | 293 | 16.4 | New |
Majority | 738 | 41.2 | 6.8 |
Turnout | 1,785 | 42.8 | 0.8 |
Registered electors | 4,181 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
Source:[2][3]
Hairmyres
Hairmyres Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. McKenna | 605 | 39.5 | 17.2 |
| Conservative | L. Fox | 390 | 25.5 | 10.5 |
| SDP | M. Davies | 319 | 20.8 | New |
| SNP | I. MacNaught | 216 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
Majority | 215 | 14.0 | 14.6 |
Turnout | 1,530 | 44.3 | 7.4 |
Registered electors | 3,459 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.8 | |
Source:[2][3]
West Mains
West Mains Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. M. C. P. Sutherland | 902 | 48.3 | 3.8 |
| Conservative | E. Chalmers | 304 | 16.3 | 5.3 |
| SNP | M. Neilson | 229 | 12.3 | 23.3 |
| Independent | W. Sinclair | 221 | 11.8 | New |
| Liberal | I. W. Dalgleish | 134 | 7.2 | New |
| Communist | W. Quinn | 76 | 4.1 | New |
Majority | 598 | 32.0 | 23.1 |
Turnout | 1,866 | 49.2 | 4.2 |
Registered electors | 3,791 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.5 | |
Source:[2][3]
East Mains
East Mains Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Findlay | 1,155 | 56.9 | 3.6 |
| Liberal | A. J. Sutherland | 524 | 25.8 | New |
| SNP | D. Urquhart | 344 | 17.0 | 1.1 |
Majority | 631 | 31.1 | 8.2 |
Turnout | 2,023 | 51.0 | 1.4 |
Registered electors | 3,930 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |
Source:[2][3]
Kelvin
Kelvin Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Reilly | 823 | 50.7 | 2.1 |
| SNP | W. Johnston | 799 | 49.2 | 2.0 |
Majority | 24 | 1.5 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,622 | 56.1 | 7.2 |
Registered electors | 2,895 | | |
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 2.1 | |
Source:[2][3]
Lickprivick
Lickprivick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Ross | 1,193 | 74.0 | 12.6 |
| SNP | C. Duke | 410 | 25.4 | 10.2 |
Majority | 783 | 48.6 | 22.8 |
Turnout | 1,603 | 40.3 | |
Registered electors | 3,996 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.6 | |
Source:[2][3]
Headhouse
Headhouse Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. McGregor | 1,025 | 57.0 | 2.3 |
| Independent | J. Marshall | 288 | 16.0 | New |
| SDP | R. May | 245 | 13.6 | New |
| SNP | G. Rae | 236 | 13.1 | 10.6 |
Majority | 737 | 41.0 | 5.4 |
Turnout | 1,794 | 45.4 | 1.5 |
Registered electors | 3,963 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |
Source:[2][3]
Avondale South
Source:[2][3]
Avondale North
Source:[2][3]
Crosshouse
Source:[2][3]
References
- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 14 January 2024.