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1984 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

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1984 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election
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All 12 seats to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour SNP
Last election 6 seats, 54.2% 4 seats. 37.6%
Seats won 8 4
Seat change Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 13,002 8,574
Percentage 56.3% 37.1%
Swing Increase 2.1% Decrease 0.5%

Elections to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council were held on 3 May 1984, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. There were 12 wards - an increase of 2 over 1980.

Results

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1984 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 8 - - Increase 2 66.7 56.3 13,002 Increase 2.1
  SNP 4 - - Steady 33.3 37.1 8,574 Decrease 0.5
  Conservative 0 - - Steady 0.0 2.9 668 Decrease 3.0
  Alliance 0 - - Steady 0.0 2.7 622 Increase 1.8
  Independent Labour 0 - - Steady 0.0 1.0 229 Decrease 0.4

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 August 2024.