1984 City of Edinburgh District Council election

1984 City of Edinburgh Council election

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All 62 seats to Edinburgh City Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 25 31 Seats won 34 22 Seat change 9 9 Popular vote 66,384 56,569 Percentage 38.7% 32.9% Swing 2.7 7.3   Third party Fourth party   Party Alliance SNP Last election 2 2 Seats won 4 2 Seat change 2 Popular vote 36,867 8,298 Percentage 21.5% 4.8% Swing 10.1 4.6
Map of council wards
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Labour

Following the historic election a red flag was raised above the city chambers, although it was soon taken down.

Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on Thursday 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

The election was the first time Labour had ever won a majority on the Edinburgh Council, with the party winning 34 of the City's 62 seats. The Conservatives came second, on 22 seats, whilst the SDP-Liberal Alliance won 4, and the SNP 2. Labour would retain its dominance for the next 23 years, until the 2007 election. Mark Lazarowicz and Nigel Griffiths played prominent roles in the election, and would later both become Edinburgh Members of Parliament for Labour.^[1] Alex Wood was the leader of the Labour group.

Following the election a red flag was raised above the Edinburgh City Chambers, but it was taken down after a day.^[1]

Aggregate results[]

City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1984^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	34	11	1	10		38.7	66,384	2.7
	Conservative	22	0	10	10		32.9	56,569	7.3
	Alliance	4	3	1	2		21.5	36,867	10.1
	SNP	2	1	1			4.8	8,298	4.6
	Independent	0	0	1	1		0.3	531	1.1
	Other parties	0	0	1	1		1.8	3,038

Ward Results[]

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