1984 Scottish local elections

1984 Scottish local elections

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First party Second party   Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher Party Labour Conservative Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975 Seats won 545 189 Seat change 76 43 Percentage 45.7 21.4 Swing 0.3 2.7   Third party Fourth party   Leader David Steel Gordon Wilson Party Alliance SNP Leader since 7 July 1976 15 September 1979 Seats won 78 59 Seat change 45 7 Percentage 12.8 11.7 Swing 6.6 3.8

Colours denote the winning party with outright control

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.