1984 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

1984 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
	3 May 1984
All 10 seats to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council; 6 seats needed for a majority
Registered	33,911
Turnout	50.2%
Council Leader before election; ; Labour	Council Leader after election ; ; Labour

Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley 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 first to use the 10 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.^[1]

Labour maintained control of the district council after winning all 10 seats although four wards were uncontested after only Labour stood a candidate. Despite the uncontested seats, Labour increased their vote share by more than 20% and took nearly three-quarters of the popular vote.

Results

1984 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election result
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	10	2	0	2	100.0	70.2	7,253	22.0
	Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	24.9	1,381	New
	SDP	0	0	0		0.0	18.4	959	New
	Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	17.6	706	9.3
Total		10						10,299

Source:^[2]^[3]

Ward results

Cumnock East

Cumnock East
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	E. Ross	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,717
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[2]^[3]

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cannon	1,248	68.3
	Independent Labour	W. Murray	287	15.7
	Independent Labour	T. Hendry	237	13.0
	Independent Labour	J. McGrady	53	2.9
Majority			961	42.6
Turnout			1,825	55.3
Registered electors			3,292
	Labour hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	D. Sneller	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,540
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[2]^[3]

Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Cumnock West and Auchinleck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Allan	1,325	91.2
	SDP	J. McHardy	287	8.3
Majority			1,204	82.9
Turnout			1,612	39.1
Registered electors			3,717
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[2]^[3]

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Stevenson	1,294	72.7
	Conservative	J. McAuslan	481	27.0
Majority			813	45.7
Turnout			1,775	51.4
Registered electors			3,463
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[2]^[3]

New Cumnock

New Cumnock
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Paterson	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,829
	Labour hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Dalmellington

Dalmellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Gormanley	790	51.4	16.8
	SDP	W. Steele	744	48.4	New
Majority			46	3.0	N/A
Turnout			1,534	48.8	2.4
Registered electors			3,151
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	40.8

Source:^[2]^[3]

Patna and Dalrymple

Patna and Dalrymple
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Hainey	876	58.6	21.0
	Independent Labour	J. Freeburn	616	41.2	New
Majority			260	17.4	N/A
Turnout			1,492	47.9	5.6
Registered electors			3,122
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	41.6

Source:^[2]^[3]

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Hodge	1,720	77.0
	Conservative	M. Castle	225	10.1
	Independent Labour	J. Graham	188	8.4
	SDP	J. McMaster	94	4.2
Majority			1,495	66.9
Turnout			2,227	55.3
Registered electors			3,831
	Labour hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Mauchline

Mauchline
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	D. Shankland	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,249
	Labour hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Notes

^ Excludes uncontested wards.

References

^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[1] Excludes uncontested wards.

[2] "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[SCE1984-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[SCE1980-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

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