1984 West Lothian District Council election

1984 West Lothian District Council election
3 May 1984 (1984-05-03)
All 24 seats to West Lothian District Council
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour SNP
Last election 15 seats, 50.1% 4 seats, 33.8%
Seats won 19 2
Seat change 4 2
Popular vote 26,028 11,150
Percentage 56.1% 24.1%
Swing 6.0% 9.7%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Ratepayers Independent
Last election Did not contest 2 seats, 8.2%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 2,179 2,222
Percentage 4.7% 4.8%
Swing New 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
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 19 4 79.2 56.1 26,028 6.0
  SNP 2 2 8.3 24.1 11,150 9.7
  Ind. Ratepayers 2 2 8.3 4.6 2,137 New
  Independent 1 0 0 1 4.2 4.8 2,222 3.4
  Conservative 0 0 0 0.0 6.3 2,899 1.7
  Alliance 0 0 0 0.0 3.7 1,728 1.0
  Communist 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 152 0.4
  Ratepayers 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 42 New

Source:[1]

References

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