1984 Falkirk District Council election

1984 Falkirk District Council election
3 May 1984 (1984-05-03)
All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour SNP
Last election 27 seats, 52.7% 4 seats, 31.7%
Seats won 25 7
Seat change 2 3
Popular vote 23,219 13,833
Percentage 52.8% 31.4%
Swing 0.1% 0.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 2 seats, 7.9% 2 seats, 6.8%
Seats won 2 2
Seat change
Popular vote 3,932 1,788
Percentage 8.9% 4.1%
Swing 1.0% 2.7%

Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1984 Falkirk District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 25 2 4 2 69.4 52.8 23,219 0.1
  SNP 7 3 0 3 19.4 31.4 13,833 0.3
  Conservative 2 1 1 5.6 8.9 3,932 1.0
  Independent 2 0 0 5.6 4.1 1,788 2.7
  Alliance 0 0 0 0.0 1.9 820 1.0
  Independent Labour 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.9 405 0.9

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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