1992 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

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1992 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
←  1988 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)
All 10 seats to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Registered33,283
Turnout42.7%
 First party
 
Lab
Party Labour
Last election8 seats, 61.3%
Seats won10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2
Popular vote7,644
Percentage66.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.9
Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council 1992.svg
Result of the election
Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council were held on 7 May 1992, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the final election to the district council which was abolished in 1995 along with Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council and replaced by East Ayrshire Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The regional council, Strathclyde was also abolished and the new unitary authority took on its responsibilities.

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The election was also the last to use the 10 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 without alterations. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. [1]

Labour maintained control of the district council after winning all 10 seats although two were uncontested after only Labour stood a candidate. Despite the uncontested seats, Labour increased their vote share by 4.9% and took nearly two-thirds of the popular vote. The Social Democratic Party and Independent Labour, who both won one seat at the previous election in 1988, lost their only seats.

Results

1992 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1020Increase2.svg 2100.066.27,644Increase2.svg 4.9
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.012.21,446Increase2.svg 8.6
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.011.01,271Increase2.svg 6.9
  SNP 000Steady2.svg0.05.8666Decrease2.svg 4.8
  Independent Labour 001Decrease2.svg 10.04.7534Decrease2.svg 6.5
Total10 11,561

Source: [2] [3]

Ward results

Cumnock East

Cumnock East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. RossUnopposed
Registered electors 2,677
Labour hold

Source: [2] [3]

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Kelly 1,267 91.5 Increase2.svg 49.5
Conservative A. McAdam1097.9New
Majority1,15883.6N/A
Turnout 1,37647.6Decrease2.svg 10.7
Registered electors 2,905
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing Increase2.svg 49.0

Source: [2] [3]

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. SnellerUnopposed
Registered electors 3,379
Labour hold

Source: [2] [3]

Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Cumnock West and Auchinleck
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Boyd 1,126 85.7
Conservative B. McAdam18414.0
Majority94271.7
Turnout 1,31434.0
Registered electors 3,866
Labour hold

Source: [2] [3]

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Smith 666 40.5 Decrease2.svg 27.4
Independent A. McIntyre61537.4New
SNP M. Hendrie21713.2Decrease2.svg 18.7
Conservative G. Telford1458.8New
Majority513.1Decrease2.svg 32.9
Turnout 1,64351.0Increase2.svg 4.4
Registered electors 3,223
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 32.4

Source: [2] [3]

New Cumnock

New Cumnock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Alexander 884 77.0 Decrease2.svg 12.6
Conservative J. Boswell21618.8New
SNP A. Montgomery474.1Decrease2.svg 6.2
Majority66859.2Decrease2.svg 20.1
Turnout 1,14733.6Decrease2.svg 13.0
Registered electors 3,420
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 3.2

Source: [2] [3]

Dalmellington

Dalmellington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Hattan 897 57.7 Increase2.svg 27.3
Independent M. Ali65642.2New
Majority24115.5N/A
Turnout 1,55351.0Decrease2.svg 14.0
Registered electors 3,050
Labour gain from SDP Swing Increase2.svg 41.9

Source: [2] [3]

Patna and Dalrymple

Patna and Dalrymple
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Smith 877 84.7 Increase2.svg 19.7
Conservative E. Castle15515.0New
Majority72269.7Increase2.svg 21.8
Turnout 1,03232.0Decrease2.svg 19.2
Registered electors 3,235
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 18.4

Source: [2] [3]

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Torrance 1,040 64.2 Decrease2.svg 24.2
SNP J. Keirs40224.8Increase2.svg 13.5
Conservative M. Castle17610.9New
Majority63839.4Decrease2.svg 37.7
Turnout 1,61842.0Decrease2.svg 8.2
Registered electors 3,853
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 18.8

Source: [2] [3]

Mauchline

Mauchline
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Rowe 887 47.0 Decrease2.svg 5.2
Independent Labour D. Shankland53428.3Increase2.svg 2.9
Conservative J. Burgess46124.4Increase2.svg 2.4
Majority35318.7Decrease2.svg 8.1
Turnout 3,63956.8Increase2.svg 4.9
Registered electors 3,675
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 4.0

Source: [2] [3]

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References

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