1984 Falkirk District Council election

1984 Falkirk District Council election

3 May 1984 (1984-05-03)
All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour SNP Last election 27 seats, 52.7% 4 seats, 31.7% Seats won 25 7 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 23,219 13,833 Percentage 52.8% 31.4% Swing 0.1% 0.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Independent Last election 2 seats, 7.9% 2 seats, 6.8% Seats won 2 2 Seat change Popular vote 3,932 1,788 Percentage 8.9% 4.1% Swing 1.0% 2.7%

Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1984 Falkirk District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	25	2	4	2	69.4	52.8	23,219	0.1
	SNP	7	3	0	3	19.4	31.4	13,833	0.3
	Conservative	2	1	1		5.6	8.9	3,932	1.0
	Independent	2	0	0		5.6	4.1	1,788	2.7
	Alliance	0	0	0		0.0	1.9	820	1.0
	Independent Labour	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.9	405	0.9

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