1984 Argyll and Bute District Council election

1984 Argyll and Bute Council election

3 May 1984 (1984-05-03)
All 26 seats to Argyll and Bute Council 14 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Conservative SNP Seats won 22 3 1 Seat change 2 1 2 Popular vote 7,203 1,138 822 Percentage 75.3% 11.9% 8.6% Swing 16.3% 8.1% 0.5%
Council Control before election Independent Council Control Independent

Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held in May 1984, the same day as the other Scottish local government district elections. Independent candidates remained the largest group on the council, gaining two seats overall, the Conservatives gained one while the SNP lost two seats and the Labour Party lost their only seat.

Election results

Argyll and Bute District Council Election Result 1984

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	22	2	0	2		75.3	7,203	16.3
	Conservative	3	1	0	1		11.9	1,138	8.1
	SNP	1	0	2	2		8.6	822	0.5
	Labour	0	0	1	1	0.0	4.3	409	7.6