1984 Moray District Council election

1984 Moray District Council election

3 May 1984 (1984-05-03)
All 18 seats to Moray District Council 10 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent SNP Labour Last election 15 seats, 64.0% 3 seats, 36.0% Did not contest Seats won 15 2 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 7,154 1,047 630 Percentage 81.0% 11.9% 7.1% Swing 17.0% 24.1% New

Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 18 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system. The Independent grouping on the council remained significant due to a large number of wards having members being elected unopposed.[1]

The first Labour councillor to ever sit on the Moray District Council was elected at this election.[2]

Background

Further information: 1980 Moray District Council election

At the previous election in 1980 to the Moray District Council Independents took the vast majority of seats.

1980 Moray District Council election results

Party	Seats	Vote share
Independent	15	64.0%
SNP	3	36.0%

Source:[3]

Results

1984 Moray District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	15	2	2		83.3	81.0	7154	17.0
	SNP	2	1	2	1	11.1	11.9	1047	24.1
	Labour	1	1	0	1	5.6	7.1	630	New

Source:[1]

Ward results

Bishopmill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A Anderson (Incumbent)	696	73.0
	Independent	N Baird	258	27.0
Majority			438	46.0
Turnout			954	25.5
	Independent gain from SNP

Cathedral

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Farquharson	630	53.2
	Independent	J Russell (Incumbent)	551	46.5
Majority			79	6.7
Turnout			1,181	30.2
	Labour gain from Independent

New Elgin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Hossack (Incumbent)	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Central West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H Proctor	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Forres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A Slorach (Incumbent)	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Findhorn Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Cochrane	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Laich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D Thomson (Incumbent)	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Lossiemouth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Murdoch	918	54.3
	Independent	M Hancock	770	45.5
Majority			148	8.8
Turnout			1,688	41.7
	Independent hold

Heldon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H Mustard	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Innes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Shaw	783	62.8
	Independent	C Gray	291	23.3
	Independent	P Jappy	172	13.8
Majority			492	39.5
Turnout			1,247	33.6
	Independent hold

Buckie West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	H Watt	634	58.8
	Independent	J Cole (Incumbent)	444	41.1
Majority			190	17.7
Turnout			1,079	35.0
	SNP gain from Independent

Buckie East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	F Anderson (Incumbent)	Unopposed
	SNP hold

Rathford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	G Innes (Incumbent)	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Lennox

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	T Howe (Incumbent)	Unopposed
	Independent gain from SNP

Keith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	L Mann (Incumbent)	887	56.0
	Independent	W Ettles	694	43.8
Majority			193	12.2
Turnout			1,584	48.5
	Independent hold

Strathisla

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W Watt (Incumbent)	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Speyside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	E Aldridge (Incumbent)	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Glenlivet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M Marshall	690	62.4
	SNP	I Murray	413	37.4
Majority			277	25.0
Turnout			1,105	41.0
	Independent hold

References

1. "The Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 27. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
2. "Shock as Moray district chairman goes". Press and Journal. 4 May 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
3. "The Scottish District Elections 1980" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 24. Retrieved 11 July 2024.