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
| 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 | |||||||
Ward results
Cumnock East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Ross | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,717 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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 | ||||
Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Sneller | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,540 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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) | ||||
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) | ||||
New Cumnock
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Paterson | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,829 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
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
|
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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
|
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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 | ||||
Mauchline
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Shankland | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,249 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
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.
