1984 Sutherland District Council election

1984 Sutherland District Council election
All 14 seats to Sutherland District Council; 8 seats needed for a majority
Registered	10,567
Turnout	66.5%
Council Control before election; ; Independent	Council Control after election ; ; Independent

Elections to Sutherland 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 second to use the 14 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1979. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.^[1]

As with other elections in the Highland region, no candidates were affiliated with any political parties and the 14 councillors elected were all independents. In total, 12 of the 14 wards were uncontested.

Results

1984 Sutherland District Council election result
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	14	4	4		100.0	100.0	1,307

Source:^[2]^[3]

Ward results

Dornoch Burgh

Dornoch Burgh
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. H. MacKay	Unopposed
Registered electors			705
	Independent hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Dornoch Rural

Dornoch Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. K. Bell	Unopposed
Registered electors			871
	Independent hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Creich

Creich
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A. M. Gilmour	Unopposed
Registered electors			824
	Independent hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Kincardine

Kincardine
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	E. M. E. Munro	Unopposed
Registered electors			533
	Independent hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Golspie Rural

Golspie Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	'	Unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Golspie

Golspie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. I. MacRae	337	52.7
	Independent	I. P. Murray	302	47.2
Majority			35	5.5
Turnout			639	69.7
Registered electors			918
	Independent hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Lairg

Lairg
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	N. G. MacDonald	Unopposed
Registered electors			754
	Independent gain from Independent

Source:^[2]^[3]

Assynt

Assynt
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	I. M. MacAuley	Unopposed
Registered electors			686
	Independent gain from Independent

Source:^[2]^[3]

Eddrachillis and Durness

Eddrachillis and Durness
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	L. MacKenzie	Unopposed
Registered electors			811
	Independent hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Brora

Brora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. Fielding	292	51.3
	Independent	R. MacLeod	276	48.5
Majority			16	2.8
Turnout			568	63.2
Registered electors			901
	Independent gain from Independent

Source:^[2]^[3]

North Brora and Loth

North Brora and Loth
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. R. MacDonald	Unopposed
Registered electors			707
	Independent hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Helmsdale

Helmsdale
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. O. F. MacKay	Unopposed
Registered electors			752
	Independent hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

Tongue

Tongue
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A. MacKenzie	Unopposed
Registered electors			862
	Independent gain from Independent

Source:^[2]^[3]

Strathy

Strathy
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	E. B. M. Jardine	Unopposed
Registered electors			533
	Independent hold

Source:^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[1] "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[SCE1984-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[SCE1980-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1980). The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

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