1984 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election
3 May 1984 (1984-05-03)
All 18 seats to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Registered62,555
Turnout43.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Con
SNP
Party Labour Conservative SNP
Last election 11 seats, 56.5% 5 seats, 25.6% 0 seats, 16.1%
Seats won 14 3 1
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 15,323 6,321 4,644
Percentage 56.2% 36.1% 18.2%
Swing Decrease 0.3 Increase 10.5 Increase 2.1
Council Leader before election


Labour

 Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun 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 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 – two more than the previous election. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]

Labour maintained a large majority on the district council after winning 14 of the 18 seats, three more than the party had won at the previous election in 1980. Despite increasing their vote share by more than 10%, the Conservatives only won three seats, two fewer than four years previous. The final seat was won by the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Results

1984 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 14 Increase 3 77.7 56.2 15,323 Decrease 0.3
  Conservative 3 Decrease 2 16.7 36.1 6,321 Increase 10.5
  SNP 1 Increase 1 5.6 18.2 4,644 Increase 2.1
  Liberal 0 Steady 0.0 1.8 501 Decrease 0.1
  SDP 0 Steady 0.0 0.9 254 New
  Independent Labour 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 156 New
Total 18 27,199

Source:[2][3]

Ward results

Ward 1

Ward 1
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP R. Brown 927 64.7
Labour J. Knapp 500 34.9
Majority 427 29.8
Turnout 1,427 51.1
Registered electors 2,804
SNP win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 2

Ward 1 was renamed Ward 2 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.[1]

Ward 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. McAlpine 864 57.6 Increase 7.2
SNP C. Calman 389 25.9 Decrease 23.3
Conservative G. Woodford 245 16.3 New
Majority 475 21.7 Increase 20.5
Turnout 1,498 46.0 Decrease 6.8
Registered electors 3,258
Labour hold Swing Increase 15.2

Source:[2][3]

Ward 3

Ward 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Campbell 748 50.3
SNP D. Coffey 621 41.7
Liberal P. Kerr 116 7.8
Majority 127 8.6
Turnout 1,485 46.9
Registered electors 3,172
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 4

Ward 4
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative A. Parker 575 45.3
Labour G. Keegan 537 42.4
SNP A. McCredie 152 12.0
Majority 38 2.9
Turnout 1,264 39.7
Registered electors 3,197
Conservative win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 5

Ward 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Steele 922 56.4
Conservative H. Burnett 470 28.7
SNP A. Wallace 241 14.7
Majority 452 27.7
Turnout 1,633 43.9
Registered electors 3,723
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 6

Ward 6
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. McCrae 1,268 79.4
SNP E. Boyle 195 12.2
Conservative A. McCluskey 132 8.3
Majority 1,073 67.2
Turnout 1,595 45.1
Registered electors 3,535
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 7

Ward 7
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Buchanan 982 53.5
Conservative M. Parker 722 39.3
SNP A. Calman 127 6.9
Majority 260 14.2
Turnout 1,831 50.4
Registered electors 3,640
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 8

Ward 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. Porter 1,087 66.4
Liberal R. Richardson 244 14.9
Labour R. McCrae 203 12.4
SNP G. Ingram 98 6.0
Majority 843 51.5
Turnout 1,632 45.0
Registered electors 3,636
Conservative win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 9

Ward 9
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. O'Neil 743 48.1
Conservative J. Porter 583 37.8
SNP N. Gee 217 14.1
Majority 160 10.3
Turnout 1,543 47.4
Registered electors 3,260
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 10

Ward 10
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Blaney 854 62.9
Conservative J. Howard 268 19.7
SNP A. Ingram 233 17.2
Majority 586 43.2
Turnout 1,355 39.9
Registered electors 3,400
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 11

Ward 11
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Stiring 1,206 86.8
SNP J. Miller 177 12.7
Majority 1,029 74.1
Turnout 1,383 42.8
Registered electors 3,243
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 12

Ward 12
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour T. Ferguson 1,016 66.8
SNP P. Gibson 359 23.6
Liberal W. George 141 9.3
Majority 657 43.2
Turnout 1,516 42.0
Registered electors 3,615
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 13

Ward 13
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Thomson 631 47.1
Labour H. Boag 341 25.5
SDP M. Temple 254 19.0
SNP J. Mair 111 8.3
Majority 290 21.6
Turnout 1,437 36.4
Registered electors 3,675
Conservative win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 14

Ward 13 was renamed Ward 14 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.[1]

Ward 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. O'Neil 880 51.6 Increase 18.3
Conservative A. MacDougall 818 47.9 Increase 14.0
Majority 62 3.7 N/A
Turnout 1,698 45.4 Decrease 8.7
Registered electors 2,794
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 2.1

Source:[2][3]

Ward 15

Ward 15
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Nisbet 1,066 81.7
SNP A. Wilson 228 17.5
Majority 838 64.2
Turnout 1,294 36.8
Registered electors 3,542
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

Ward 16

Ward 14 was renamed Ward 16 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.[1]

Ward 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Mills 1,072 79.5 Increase 4.0
Independent Labour A. Muir 156 11.6 New
SNP R. Young 114 8.5 Increase 0.6
Majority 916 68.1 Increase 9.1
Turnout 1,342 37.5 Decrease 9.9
Registered electors 3,598
Labour hold Swing Increase 10.2

Source:[2][3]

Ward 17

Ward 15 was renamed Ward 17 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.[1]

Ward 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Turnbull 1,114 53.3 Increase 17.3
Conservative T. Whale 790 37.8 Decrease 7.7
SNP J. Harris 184 8.8 Decrease 9.6
Majority 324 15.5 N/A
Turnout 2,088 53.5 Decrease 3.2
Registered electors 3,904
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 12.5

Source:[2][3]

Ward 18

Ward 16 was renamed Ward 18 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.[1]

Ward 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Anderson 1,007 77.9 Increase 18.0
SNP J. Dunnachie 271 21.0 Increase 6.1
Majority 736 56.9 Increase 22.1
Turnout 1,278 36.0 Decrease 24.2
Registered electors 3,590
Labour hold Swing Increase 21.5

Source:[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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