1984 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election explained

Election Name:1984 Annandale and Eskdale District Council Election
Popular Vote2:2,219
Percentage2:26.3%
Seats Before1:16
Party3:Scottish Labour
Percentage3:10.8%
Popular Vote3:908
Popular Vote1:4,694
Seats Before3:0
Seats2:4
Seats3:0
Seat Change3:0
Party4:Scottish National Party
Popular Vote4:619
Percentage4:7.3%
Seats Before4:0
Seats4:0
Seat Change2:+4
Seats Before2:0
Type:legislative
Next Election:1988 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election
Ongoing:no
Country:Scotland
Flag Year:current flag
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:1980 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election
Previous Year:1980
Next Year:1988
Seats For Election:All 16 Seats for Annandale and Eskdale District Council
Turnout:44.5%
Party1:Independent (politician)
Percentage1:55.6%
Seats1:12
Seat Change1:-4
Party2:SDP-Liberal Alliance
Seat Change4:0

The 1984 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election was the fourth election to Annandale and Eskdale District Council. The district council was the lower tier of local government in the area, below Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council.

This was the first election to Annandale and Eskdale District council where political parties fielded candidates, although the Conservatives didn't. A total of 11 seats were contested, which is a significant increase from last election where only 3 were contested.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Scottish District Elections 1984 - Results and Statistics. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160425104647/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1984.pdf . 2016-04-25 .