1988 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

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1988 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
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All 10 seats to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Registered33,664
Turnout52.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
ILab
SDP
Party Labour Independent Labour SDP
Last election10 seats, 70.2%0 seats, 13.4%N/A
Seats won811
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote7,6551,3991,163
Percentage61.3%11.3%9.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.9Decrease2.svg 2.1New [note 1]
Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council were held on 5 May 1988, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fifth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.

Contents

The election used 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 a large majority on the district council after winning eight of the 10 seats although four wards were uncontested after only Labour stood a candidate. Labour's vote share fell by 8.9% as they lost two seats from previous election in 1984. The newly formed Social Democratic Party (SDP) won a seat in Cumnock and Doon Valley for the first time – their only seat in Scotland at the 1988 elections – and the remaining seat was won by Independent Labour.

Results

1988 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 802Decrease2.svg 280.061.37,655Decrease2.svg 8.9
  Independent Labour 110Increase2.svg 110.011.31,399Decrease2.svg 2.1
  SDP 110Increase2.svg 110.09.41,163New [note 1]
  SNP 000Steady2.svg0.010.61,319New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.04.1506New
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.03.6449Decrease2.svg 14.0
Total10 12,491

Source: [2] [3]

Ward results

Cumnock East

Cumnock East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. RossUnopposed
Registered electors 2,756
Labour hold

Source: [2] [3]

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour J. Cannon 880 48.5 New
Labour N. Valentine76342.1Decrease2.svg 26.2
SNP S. Patterson1679.2New
Majority1176.4N/A
Turnout 1,81058.3Increase2.svg 2.8
Registered electors 2,905
Independent Labour gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 37.3

Source: [2] [3]

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. SnellerUnopposed
Registered electors 3,489
Labour hold

Source: [2] [3]

Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Cumnock West and Auchinleck
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. AllanUnopposed
Registered electors 3,804
Labour hold

Source: [2] [3]

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. McIntyre 948 67.9 Decrease2.svg 4.8
SNP J. Kellighan44531.9New
Majority50336.0Decrease2.svg 9.7
Turnout 1,39340.5Increase2.svg 10.9
Registered electors 3,451
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 18.3

Source: [2] [3]

New Cumnock

New Cumnock
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. Alexander 1,517 89.6
SNP I. Hamilton17510.3
Majority1,34279.3
Turnout 1,69246.6
Registered electors 3,633
Labour hold

Source: [2] [3]

Dalmellington

Dalmellington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP M. Ali 1,163 56.5 New [note 2]
Labour H. Walker62630.4Decrease2.svg 21.0
Independent T. Gormanley1718.3New
SNP D. Kerr964.7New
Majority53726.1N/A
Turnout 2,05665.0Increase2.svg 16.2
Registered electors 3,166
SDP gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 28.2

Source: [2] [3]

Patna and Dalrymple

Patna and Dalrymple
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Smith 1,040 65.0 Increase2.svg 6.4
Independent M. T. Frew27317.1New
SNP J. Bradford21913.7New
Independent W. Harvey623.9New
Majority76747.9Increase2.svg 30.5
Turnout 1,59451.2Increase2.svg 3.3
Registered electors 3,126
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 23.8

Source: [2] [3]

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Hodge 1,694 88.4 Increase2.svg 11.4
SNP J. McMaster21711.3New
Majority1,47777.1Increase2.svg 10.2
Turnout 1,91150.2Decrease2.svg 8.1
Registered electors 3,816
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 10.7

Source: [2] [3]

Mauchline

Mauchline
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. Rowe 1,067 52.2
Independent Labour D. Shankland51925.4
Conservative J. Borland44922.0
Majority54826.8
Turnout 2,03558.1
Registered electors 3,518
Labour hold

Source: [2] [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 At the 1984 election, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won 6.7% of the vote. They subsequently merged with the Liberal Party in March 1988 to form the Social and Liberal Democrats. Some members of the SDP opposed the merger and split to form a new Social Democratic Party.
  2. ↑ At the 1984 election, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won 48.4% of the vote in Dalmellington. They subsequently merged with the Liberal Party in March 1988 to form the Social and Liberal Democrats. Some members of the SDP opposed the merger and split to form a new Social Democratic Party.

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References

  1. ↑ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1989). The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN   1-869820-02-9 . Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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.
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