- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. Xymmax So let it be written So let it be done 01:25, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
1977 Sutherland District Council election
[Hide this box] New to Articles for deletion (AfD)? Read these primers!
- 1977 Sutherland District Council election ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log | edits since nomination)
- (Find sources: Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
The election is not notable and is of negligible importance.
Simply does not pass WP:GNG. Grahaml35 ( talk) 21:31, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politics and Scotland. Shellwood ( talk) 21:46, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Keep- This isn't like a parish council election in England, the district elections were covered in the national press because of their importance. For example, the analysis of the results was in The Scotsman. Unfortunately, the British Newspaper Archive doesn't have any papers from Sutherland in the 1970s to further establish notability but it would be the same level of coverage you would expect for any of the current unitary authorities. For comparison with the most recent local elections in the UK, this district council is on a par with the 152 district councils at 2023 United Kingdom local elections#District councils, all of which have their own article (I know WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is not an argument to keep an article but the implication here is that all of those plus every other district council election in the UK are not notable and a simple WP:BEFORE will show that's not the case). Stevie fae Scotland ( talk) 22:35, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
- Comment - Under the two tier local government structure in Scotland 1975-1996 district councils were one of two primary local authorities in Scotland (the other being the regional councils) and had significant responsibilities. However, the issue is it is going to be difficult to get coverage of elections to some of the smaller districts, particularly in rural areas where independents dominated and a lot of seats were uncontested. While I would lean towards Keep, I can see why it is going to be difficult to create an article that actually has much to say about the contest. Dunarc ( talk) 23:54, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Seraphimblade Talk to me 07:21, 26 January 2024 (UTC)- I have added additional sources, background information and ward results to try and help move this discussion forward. Stevie fae Scotland ( talk) 12:10, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 18:15, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
- Keep Consensus in previous AfDs is that district council elections in the UK are deemed notable events. Number 5 7 13:43, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
- Weak Keep per Dunarc. For cases where sourcing beyond simple reports of the results may not be readily available a merger to a summary article like 1977 local elections in Scotland might be more likely to achieve consensus than outright deletion. Eluchil404 ( talk) 01:07, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.