1984 Hamilton District Council election
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Registered | 79,126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 45.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Hamilton 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 20 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]
Labour maintained control of the district council after winning 17 of the 20 seats and taking almost two-thirds of the popular vote. The Liberal Party – who had contested the election in an electoral alliance with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) – won two seats and the remaining seat was won by the Conservatives. The election resulted in the same political composition as the previous election.
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 17 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 85.0 | 64.9 | 21,839 | ![]() | |
Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 10.0 | 13.6 | 4,602 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 5.0 | 10.7 | 3,600 | ![]() | |
SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2,708 | ![]() | |
SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 2.6 | 908 | New | |
Total | 20 | 33,657 |
Source:[2][3]
Ward results
Hillhouse
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Newberry | 1,284 | 82.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal | G. Gloyer | 123 | 7.9 | New | |
SNP | M. Miller | 98 | 6.3 | New | |
Conservative | H. MacKie | 47 | 3.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,161 | 74.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,552 | 41.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,708 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Source:[2][3]
Udston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Dallas | 1,486 | 77.4 | ![]() | |
SNP | J. Pollock | 248 | 12.9 | New | |
SDP | E. Valerio | 182 | 9.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,238 | 64.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,916 | 45.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,201 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Source:[2][3]
Wellhall North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. McKinnon | 688 | 41.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal | I. Fleming | 650 | 39.1 | New | |
Conservative | J. Bath | 213 | 12.3 | ![]() | |
SNP | J. Randalls | 112 | 6.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 38 | 2.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,663 | 41.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,061 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Source:[2][3]
Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Murphy | 953 | 51.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | A. Aitchison | 546 | 29.3 | ![]() | |
SDP | J. Kane | 241 | 12.9 | New | |
SNP | K. Darling | 122 | 6.5 | New | |
Majority | 407 | 20.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,862 | 47.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,936 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Source:[2][3]
Burnbank
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. McKillop | 1,496 | 86.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | M. Aitchison | 216 | 12.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,280 | 74.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,712 | 39.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,365 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Source:[2][3]
Ferniegair
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Dorricott | 779 | 42.5 | |
Labour | M. Smith | 635 | 34.6 | |
SDP | H. Ormsby | 301 | 16.4 | |
SNP | A. McCubbin | 118 | 6.4 | |
Majority | 144 | 7.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,833 | 47.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,833 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Fairhill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. Cochrane | 1,469 | 83.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | D. Murray | 274 | 15.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,195 | 68.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,743 | 44.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,955 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Source:[2][3]
Woodhead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Lowe | 1,654 | 83.4 | |
SNP | S. Buchanan | 199 | 10.0 | |
Conservative | J. Scott | 129 | 6.5 | |
Majority | 1,455 | 73.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,982 | 44.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,432 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Low Waters
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Grenfell | 741 | 38.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | A. Kegg | 608 | 31.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal | S. Strachan | 428 | 22.0 | New | |
SNP | I. Campbell | 166 | 8.5 | New | |
Majority | 133 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,943 | 49.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,915 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Source:[2][3]
Cadzow
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Smith | 1,464 | 82.6 | ![]() | |
SNP | I. McGowan | 300 | 16.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,164 | 65.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,764 | 46.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,806 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Source:[2][3]
Dalserf
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Millward | 813 | 68.3 | ![]() | |
SNP | J. Braithwaite | 191 | 16.1 | ![]() | |
SDP | H. Rooney | 184 | 15.5 | New | |
Majority | 622 | 52.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,188 | 36.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,278 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Source:[2][3]
Larkhall East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Borland | 971 | 67.5 | |
SNP | M. Miller | 460 | 32.0 | |
Majority | 511 | 35.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,431 | 3,537 | ||
Registered electors | 3,537 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Larkhall North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Speirs | 1,098 | 77.7 | |
SNP | J. Mitchell | 302 | 21.4 | |
Majority | 796 | 56.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,400 | 38.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,702 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Larkhall South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Casserly | 1,235 | 82.1 | |
SNP | T. Frew | 265 | 17.6 | |
Majority | 970 | 64.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,500 | 46.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,275 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Stonehouse
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Gibb | 1,302 | 60.2 | |
Liberal | F. McDermid | 732 | 33.8 | |
SNP | A. Broadfoot | 127 | 5.9 | |
Majority | 570 | 26.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,161 | 55.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,910 | |||
Labour hold |
Source:[2][3]
Uddingston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T. Maxwell | 1,118 | 56.6 | |
Labour | J. Robertson | 563 | 28.5 | |
Conservative | M. Scott | 289 | 14.6 | |
Majority | 555 | 28.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,970 | 52.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,782 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Bothwell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T. Grieve | 1,298 | 54.1 | |
Labour | S. Sloss | 897 | 37.4 | |
Conservative | W. Irving | 200 | 8.3 | |
Majority | 401 | 16.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,395 | 54.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,420 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
High Blantyre
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Swinburne | 1,555 | 92.0 | |
Conservative | G. Prince | 131 | 7.7 | |
Majority | 1,424 | 84.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,686 | 42.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,987 | |||
Labour hold |
Source:[2][3]
Blantyre
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Tremble | 1,535 | 78.2 | |
Liberal | D. McWhirter | 253 | 12.9 | |
Conservative | A. Walker | 168 | 8.6 | |
Majority | 1,282 | 65.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,956 | 43.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,544 | |||
Labour hold |
Source:[2][3]
Stonefield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Dunsmuir | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,479 | ||||
Labour hold |
Source:[2][3]
References
- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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