City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1984

Map showing the results by Council ward.

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]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	34	10				38.8
	Conservative	22					33.0
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	4					21.6
	SNP	2					4.6
	Independent	1					0.9
	Others						1.1

Ward Results

7th, Pilton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Wood	1,182	89.5
	Conservative	J. K. M. Gilbert	77	5.8
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	H. B. T. Holland	61	4.6
Majority			1,105
Turnout			1,320
	Labour hold		Swing

31st, North Hailes^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	M. Lazarowicz	1,524
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Joyce Heggie	163
	Conservative	A. Reid	163
	SNP	J. Russell	123
Majority			1,361
Turnout			1,973
	Labour hold		Swing

32nd, South Hailes^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	N. Griffiths	1,228
	SNP	N. R. MacCallum	273
	Conservative	Sheila L. Black	201
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. Bulat	143
Majority			955
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

45th, Portobello^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	G. Kerevan	1,212
	Conservative	Karin J. C. Dodds	1,069
	Independent	W. Westwood	531
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	Marjorie Jenkins-Thomas	396
	SNP	J. Leslie	165
	Scottish Ecology	Joan M. C. Grant	47
Majority			143
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1 2 3 "30 years since Labour took Edinburgh City Council". Edinburgh Evening News. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
↑ "District Council Election Results: Lothian". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1984. p. 6.
1 2 3 4 5 "District Council Election Results: Lothian". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1984. p. 4.
↑ "District Council Elections: Key Councils - How the Parties Polled". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1988. p. 10.

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