# 1984 Sutherland District Council election

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.
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 | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Independent | 14 | 4 | 4 | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,307 | |
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## Ward results
### Dornoch Burgh

Dornoch Burgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. H. MacKay | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 705 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
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### Dornoch Rural

Dornoch Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. K. Bell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 871 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
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### Creich

Creich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A. M. Gilmour | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 824 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
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### Kincardine

Kincardine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | E. M. E. Munro | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 533 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
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### Golspie Rural

Golspie Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
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### Golspie

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

Lairg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | N. G. MacDonald | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 754 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent |
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### Assynt

Assynt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | I. M. MacAuley | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 686 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent |
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### Eddrachillis and Durness

Eddrachillis and Durness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | L. MacKenzie | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 811 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
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### Brora

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

North Brora and Loth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. R. MacDonald | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 707 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
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### Helmsdale

Helmsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. O. F. MacKay | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 752 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
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### Tongue

Tongue :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A. MacKenzie | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 862 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent |
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### Strathy

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