1984 East Kilbride District Council election

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.

1984 East Kilbride District Council election
← 1980 3 May 1984 (1984-05-03) 1988 →

All 16 seats to East Kilbride District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
Registered62,774
Turnout44.1%
  First party Second party
 
Lab
Con
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 12 seats, 53.1% 2 seats, 17.6%
Seats won 14 2
Seat change Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 15,312 3,366
Percentage 55.4% 12.2%
Swing Increase 2.3 Decrease 5.4

Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

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

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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

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Maxwellton

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Avondale South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Cameron 904 49.6   3.2
Labour J. Molloy 505 27.7   0.4
SDP T. Coleman 246 13.5 New
SNP D. Williams 165 9.1   17.1
Majority 399 21.9   2.8
Turnout 1,820 40.9   4.6
Registered electors 4,456
Conservative hold Swing   1.4

Source:[2][3]

Avondale North

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Avondale North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. H. Chalmers 957 53.0   4.4
Labour B. Quail 412 22.8   3.1
Liberal I. Norie 280 15.5 New
SNP D. W. Ross 156 8.6   8.0
Majority 545 31.2   0.3
Turnout 1,805 42.2   8.7
Registered electors 4,282
Conservative hold Swing   4.4

Source:[2][3]

Crosshouse

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Crosshouse
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Buchanan 952 64.0
SNP G. Neilson 336 22.6
Conservative J. Taylor 171 11.5
Communist D. Molloy 26 1.7
Majority 616 41.4
Turnout 1,485 40.2
Registered electors 3,695
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.