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All 18 seats to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council 10 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 62,555 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 43.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun 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 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 – two more than the previous election. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]
Labour maintained a large majority on the district council after winning 14 of the 18 seats, three more than the party had won at the previous election in 1980. Despite increasing their vote share by more than 10%, the Conservatives only won three seats, two fewer than four years previous. The final seat was won by the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Results[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 14 |  3
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77.7 | 56.2 | 15,323 |  0.3
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| Conservative | 3 | 2
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16.7 | 36.1 | 6,321 | 10.5
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| SNP | 1 | 1
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5.6 | 18.2 | 4,644 | 2.1
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| Liberal | 0 | 
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0.0 | 1.8 | 501 | 0.1
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| SDP | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.9 | 254 | New | |||
| Independent Labour | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.5 | 156 | New | |||
| Total | 18 | 27,199 | |||||||
Ward results[edit]
Ward 1[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | R. Brown | 927 | 64.7 | |
| Labour | J. Knapp | 500 | 34.9 | |
| Majority | 427 | 29.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,427 | 51.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,804 | |||
| SNP win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 2[edit]
Ward 1 was renamed Ward 2 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | I. McAlpine | 864 | 57.6 | 7.2
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| SNP | C. Calman | 389 | 25.9 | 23.3
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| Conservative | G. Woodford | 245 | 16.3 | New | |
| Majority | 475 | 21.7 | 20.5
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| Turnout | 1,498 | 46.0 | 6.8
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| Registered electors | 3,258 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 15.2
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Ward 3[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Campbell | 748 | 50.3 | |
| SNP | D. Coffey | 621 | 41.7 | |
| Liberal | P. Kerr | 116 | 7.8 | |
| Majority | 127 | 8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,485 | 46.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,172 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 4[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Parker | 575 | 45.3 | |
| Labour | G. Keegan | 537 | 42.4 | |
| SNP | A. McCredie | 152 | 12.0 | |
| Majority | 38 | 2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,264 | 39.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,197 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 5[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Steele | 922 | 56.4 | |
| Conservative | H. Burnett | 470 | 28.7 | |
| SNP | A. Wallace | 241 | 14.7 | |
| Majority | 452 | 27.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,633 | 43.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,723 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 6[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. McCrae | 1,268 | 79.4 | |
| SNP | E. Boyle | 195 | 12.2 | |
| Conservative | A. McCluskey | 132 | 8.3 | |
| Majority | 1,073 | 67.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,595 | 45.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,535 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 7[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Buchanan | 982 | 53.5 | |
| Conservative | M. Parker | 722 | 39.3 | |
| SNP | A. Calman | 127 | 6.9 | |
| Majority | 260 | 14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,831 | 50.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,640 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 8[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Porter | 1,087 | 66.4 | |
| Liberal | R. Richardson | 244 | 14.9 | |
| Labour | R. McCrae | 203 | 12.4 | |
| SNP | G. Ingram | 98 | 6.0 | |
| Majority | 843 | 51.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,632 | 45.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,636 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 9[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. O'Neil | 743 | 48.1 | |
| Conservative | J. Porter | 583 | 37.8 | |
| SNP | N. Gee | 217 | 14.1 | |
| Majority | 160 | 10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,543 | 47.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,260 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 10[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Blaney | 854 | 62.9 | |
| Conservative | J. Howard | 268 | 19.7 | |
| SNP | A. Ingram | 233 | 17.2 | |
| Majority | 586 | 43.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,355 | 39.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,400 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 11[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Stiring | 1,206 | 86.8 | |
| SNP | J. Miller | 177 | 12.7 | |
| Majority | 1,029 | 74.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,383 | 42.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,243 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 12[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Ferguson | 1,016 | 66.8 | |
| SNP | P. Gibson | 359 | 23.6 | |
| Liberal | W. George | 141 | 9.3 | |
| Majority | 657 | 43.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,516 | 42.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,615 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 13[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Thomson | 631 | 47.1 | |
| Labour | H. Boag | 341 | 25.5 | |
| SDP | M. Temple | 254 | 19.0 | |
| SNP | J. Mair | 111 | 8.3 | |
| Majority | 290 | 21.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,437 | 36.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,675 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 14[edit]
Ward 13 was renamed Ward 14 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. O'Neil | 880 | 51.6 | 18.3
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| Conservative | A. MacDougall | 818 | 47.9 | 14.0
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| Majority | 62 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,698 | 45.4 | 8.7
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| Registered electors | 2,794 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.1
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Ward 15[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Nisbet | 1,066 | 81.7 | |
| SNP | A. Wilson | 228 | 17.5 | |
| Majority | 838 | 64.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,294 | 36.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,542 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Ward 16[edit]
Ward 14 was renamed Ward 16 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Mills | 1,072 | 79.5 | 4.0
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| Independent Labour | A. Muir | 156 | 11.6 | New | |
| SNP | R. Young | 114 | 8.5 | 0.6
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| Majority | 916 | 68.1 | 9.1
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| Turnout | 1,342 | 37.5 | 9.9
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| Registered electors | 3,598 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.2
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Ward 17[edit]
Ward 15 was renamed Ward 17 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | G. Turnbull | 1,114 | 53.3 | 17.3
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| Conservative | T. Whale | 790 | 37.8 | 7.7
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| SNP | J. Harris | 184 | 8.8 | 9.6
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| Majority | 324 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,088 | 53.5 | 3.2
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| Registered electors | 3,904 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.5
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Ward 18[edit]
Ward 16 was renamed Ward 18 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Anderson | 1,007 | 77.9 | 18.0
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| SNP | J. Dunnachie | 271 | 21.0 | 6.1
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| Majority | 736 | 56.9 | 22.1
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| Turnout | 1,278 | 36.0 | 24.2
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| Registered electors | 3,590 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 21.5
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
