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1984 Moray District Council election

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1984 Moray District Council election

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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 Steady Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 7,154 1,047 630
Percentage 81.0% 11.9% 7.1%
Swing Increase17.0% Decrease24.1% 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

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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

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1984 Moray District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 15 2 2 Steady 83.3 81.0 7154 Increase17.0
  SNP 2 1 2 Decrease1 11.1 11.9 1047 Decrease24.1
  Labour 1 1 0 Increase1 5.6 7.1 630 New

Source:[1]

Ward results

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Bishopmill

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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

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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

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

Central West

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent H Proctor Unopposed
Independent hold

Forres

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

Findhorn Valley

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent R Cochrane Unopposed
Independent hold

Laich

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

Lossiemouth

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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

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Party Candidate Votes %
Independent H Mustard Unopposed
Independent hold

Innes

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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

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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

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

Rathford

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

Lennox

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

Keith

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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

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

Speyside

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

Glenlivet

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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.