1984 Scottish local elections


Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 3 May 1984, to elect members to all 53 district councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts. This was the first election to take place after the 1983 general election landslide victory for the Conservatives. The local elections resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the City of Edinburgh District Council for the first time.

National results

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Results by region

The numbers of seats on each council before and after the election were as follows:

Fife

‡ New ward boundaries

Highland

Changes in ward boundaries

Lothian

‡ Changes in ward boundaries

Strathclyde

‡ New ward boundaries.