1984 Sutherland District Council election explained

Election Name:1984 Sutherland District Council election
Country:Sutherland
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1980 Sutherland District Council election
Previous Year:1980
Next Election:1988 Sutherland District Council election
Next Year:1988
Seats For Election:All 14 seats to Sutherland District Council
Majority Seats:8
Registered:10,567
Turnout:66.5%
Image1: Ind
Party1:Independent (politician)
Seats1:14
Popular Vote1:1,307
Percentage1:100.0%
Council Control
Before Party:Independent (politician)
Posttitle:Council Control after election
After Party:Independent (politician)

Elections to Sutherland 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 second to use the 14 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1979. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]

As with other elections in the Highland region, no candidates were affiliated with any political parties and the 14 councillors elected were all independents. In total, 12 of the 14 wards were uncontested.

Results

Source:[2] [3]

Ward results

Dornoch Burgh

Dornoch Rural

Creich

Kincardine

Golspie Rural

Golspie

Lairg

Assynt

Eddrachillis and Durness

Brora

North Brora and Loth

Helmsdale

Tongue

Strathy

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements . Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland . 28 January 2024.
  2. Book: The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics . Dundee . Election Studies, University of Dundee . J. M. . Botchel . D. T. . Denver . 1984 . 28 January 2024.
  3. Book: The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics . Dundee . Election Studies, University of Dundee . J. M. . Botchel . D. T. . Denver . 1980 . 28 January 2024.