1984 Scottish local government election
Elections for the City of Glasgow District Council took place on 3 May 1984 alongside elections to the councils of the other districts in Scotland. The result was victory for the Labour party, who won 59 of the 66 wards.
Aggregate results
1984 City of Glasgow District Council election[1][2] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 89.4 | 60.1 | 141,066 | 5.4 |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7.6 | 17.9 | 41,946 | 4.0 |
| Alliance | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 11.6 | 27,312 | 5.8 |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 22,641 | 6.2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 116 | 0.2 |
| Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1,170 | |
Ward results
Ward 59: Toryglen[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | B Campbell (incumbent) | 2,607 | 68.0 |
| Alliance | Isabella Nelson | 528 | 13.8 |
| Conservative | D McCallum | 431 | 11.2 |
| SNP | D Hamilton | 266 | 6.9 |
Majority | 2079 | 54.2 |
Turnout | 3832 | |
Ward 66: Halfway[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | J Cornfield | 2,689 | 75.0 |
| Conservative | Mary M Russell | 355 | 10.0 |
| SNP | J Higgins | 268 | 7.5 |
| Communist | G Massie | 155 | 4.3 |
| Independent | G Clark | 116 | 3.2 |
Majority | 2334 | 65.0 |
Turnout | 3583 | |
References
- ^ "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1988. p. 6.
- ^ "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1988. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e District Council Election Results, The Glasgow Herald (page 7), 4 May 1984