1984 City of Glasgow District Council election

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1984 City of Glasgow
District Council election

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All 66 seats to City of Glasgow District Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 58 11 3
Seats won 59 5 2
Seat change Increase1 Decrease6 Decrease1
Popular vote 141,066 41,946 27,312
Percentage 60.1% 17.9% 11.6%
Swing Increase5.4% Decrease4.0% Increase5.8%

Map showing results in Glasgow District Council wards.

Council Leader before election


Labour

Elected Council Leader


Labour

Elections for the City of Glasgow District Council took place on 3 May 1984 alongside elections to the councils of the other districts in Scotland. The result was victory for the Labour party, who won 59 of the 66 wards.

Aggregate results[edit]

1984 City of Glasgow District Council election[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 59 Increase1 Steady0 Increase1 89.4 60.1 141,066 Increase5.4
  Conservative 5 Steady0 Decrease6 Decrease6 7.6 17.9 41,946 Decrease4.0
  Alliance 2 Steady0 Decrease1 Decrease1 3.0 11.6 27,312 Increase5.8
  SNP 0 Steady0 Steady0 Steady0 0.0 9.7 22,641 Decrease6.2
  Independent 0 Steady0 Steady0 Steady0 0.0 0.0 116 Decrease0.2
  Other parties 0 Steady0 Steady0 Steady0 0.0 0.5 1,170
Ward 59: Toryglen[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour B Campbell (incumbent) 2,607 68.0
Alliance Isabella Nelson 528 13.8
Conservative D McCallum 431 11.2
SNP D Hamilton 266 6.9
Majority 2079 54.2
Turnout 3,832
Ward 60: Rutherglen[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Gretel Ross (incumbent) 2,544 48.8
Labour K Ferguson 1,711 22.5
Conservative Jean Miller 778 14.9
SNP Williamina Proven 177 3.4
Majority 833 26.3
Turnout 5,210
Ward 64: Fernhill[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Robert Brown (incumbent) 2,618 45.0
Labour Margaret Robinson 2,564 44.0
Conservative Anne McCallum 457 7.8
SNP W Ramsay 190 3.2
Majority 54 1.0
Turnout 5,829
Ward 65: Cambuslang[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R McKenzie (incumbent) 2,471 45.2
Conservative J Hawkins 1,449 26.5
Alliance J McIntosh 1,202 22.0
SNP J Smith 341 6.2
Majority 1022 18.7
Turnout 5,463
Ward 66: Halfway[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J Cornfield 2,689 75.0
Conservative Mary M Russell 355 10.0
SNP J Higgins 268 7.5
Communist G Massie 155 4.3
Independent G Clark 116 3.2
Majority 2334 65.0
Turnout 3,583

References[edit]

  1. ^ "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1988. p. 6.
  2. ^ "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1988. p. 10.
  3. ^ a b c d e District Council Election Results, The Glasgow Herald (page 7), 4 May 1984