1992 East Kilbride District Council election

1992 East Kilbride District Council election

←  1988 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)
All 16 seats to East Kilbride District Council 9 seats needed for a majority
Registered	64,170
Turnout	38.0%
First party Second party Third party   Lab SNP Con Party Labour SNP Conservative Last election 14 seats, 51.6% 0 seats, 30.4% 2 seats, 9.7% Seats won 12 2 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 10,731 7,371 4,984 Percentage 44.2% 30.4% 20.5% Swing 7.4 10.8
The result of the election
Council Leader before election Labour Council Leader after election Labour

Elections to East Kilbride 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 Hamilton District Council and Clydesdale District Council and, combined with part of the abolished City of Glasgow District Council, was replaced by South Lanarkshire 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.

The election was also the last to use the 16 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980 without alterations. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. ^[1]

Labour maintained control of the district council despite a reduction in their vote share after winning 12 of the 16 seats – a decrease of two from the previous election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) regained a presence on the council as they gained two seats from Labour and came second in the popular vote. The remaining seats were won by the Conservatives who held both their seats.

Results

1992 East Kilbride District election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12	0	2	2	75.0	44.2	10,731	7.4
	SNP	2	2	0	2	12.5	30.4	7,371
	Conservative	2	0	0		12.5	20.5	4,984	10.8
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	5.1	1,236	1.1
Total		16						24,322

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Ward results

Maxwellton

Maxwellton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. McKillop	942	60.6	3.0
	Conservative	L. Kay	352	22.7	New
	SNP	R. Burke	260	16.7	7.7
Majority			590	37.9	0.9
Turnout			1,554	42.5	7.0
Registered electors			3,660
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Long Calderwood

Long Calderwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Boyle	666	50.3	6.5
	SNP	J. McCann	464	35.0	3.6
	Conservative	M. Oldenkamp	194	14.6	New
Majority			590	15.3	10.1
Turnout			1,324	37.9	11.7
Registered electors			3,494
	Labour hold		Swing	6.5

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Morrishall

Morrishall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Dick	801	49.1	10.0
	SNP	W. Arthur	574	35.2	5.2
	Conservative	M. Gales	254	15.6	New
Majority			227	13.9	4.8
Turnout			1,629	38.3	9.1
Registered electors			4,264
	Labour hold		Swing	10.0

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Blacklaw

Blacklaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Robb	687	47.3	8.5
	SNP	R. Littler	430	29.6	4.1
	Conservative	W. Finnie	208	14.3	New
	Liberal Democrats	A. Brash	127	8.7	9.6
Majority			257	17.7	12.6
Turnout			1,452	38.6	10.2
Registered electors			3,763
	Labour hold		Swing	6.3

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Calderglen

Calderglen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. H. Biggins	587	38.6	12.8
	SNP	M. Gillespie	377	24.8	2.2
	Conservative	A. Ferguson	311	20.4	New
	Liberal Democrats	A. J. Sutherland	245	16.1	9.0
Majority			210	13.8	12.5
Turnout			1,520	38.9	4.3
Registered electors			3,913
	Labour hold		Swing	7.5

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Duncanrig

Duncanrig

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Crawford	765	54.4	11.7
	SNP	G. Ferguson	490	34.9	1.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Service	141	10.0	New
Majority			275	19.5	13.2
Turnout			1,396	39.1	8.9
Registered electors			3,600
	Labour hold		Swing	11.7

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Westwoodhill

Westwoodhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. G. Irvine	656	47.1	8.4
	SNP	J. Anderson	592	42.5	4.4
	Conservative	J. Davidson	143	10.3	New
Majority			64	4.6	12.8
Turnout			1,391	38.3	6.5
Registered electors			3,630
	Labour hold		Swing	6.4

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Hairmyres

Hairmyres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	D. Watson	566	34.3	7.3
	Labour	E. McKenna	507	30.8	8.6
	Conservative	M. Lang	455	27.6	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Linskey	120	7.3	1.1
Majority			59	3.5	N/A
Turnout			1,648	36.6	7.3
Registered electors			4,498
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	7.9

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

West Mains

West Mains

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. McNab	711	47.0	2.3
	SNP	W. Stenhouse	456	30.2	7.0
	Conservative	E. Chalmers	263	17.4	6.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Service	78	5.2	New
Majority			255	16.8	9.3
Turnout			1,508	38.4	11.6
Registered electors			3,939
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

East Mains

East Mains

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Winslow	966	48.2	9.5
	SNP	L. Leslie	491	24.5	2.4
	Conservative	N. Craig	373	18.6	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hamilton	175	8.7	New
Majority			475	23.7	11.9
Turnout			2,005	42.1	11.6
Registered electors			4,760
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Kelvin

Kelvin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Docherty	859	62.9	8.8
	SNP	J. Wilson	500	36.6	9.1
Majority			359	26.3	17.9
Turnout			1,359	35.8	19.0
Registered electors			3,817
	Labour hold		Swing	8.8

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Lickprivick

Lickprivick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Reid	706	54.6	3.6
	SNP	D. Scott	505	39.0	2.6
	Liberal Democrats	H. Henderson	82	6.3	New
Majority			201	15.6	1.0
Turnout			1,293	32.7	12.5
Registered electors			3,952
	Labour hold		Swing	3.6

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Headhouse

Headhouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. McMonigle	642	49.2	2.3
	SNP	J. Wilson	423	32.4	8.7
	Conservative	J. Ash	156	12.0	New
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rolland	82	6.3	5.1
Majority			219	16.8	11.1
Turnout			1,303	37.3	11.7
Registered electors			3,493
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Avondale South

Avondale South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. MacDonald	1,063	61.2	11.7
	Labour	A. Kerr	343	19.8	7.5
	SNP	C. Boyle	329	19.0	2.1
Majority			720	41.4	19.2
Turnout			1,735	38.3	5.5
Registered electors			4,535
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.7

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Avondale North

Avondale North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Chalmers	1,076	57.7	7.3
	Labour	J. Malloy	373	20.0	5.7
	SNP	C. Duke	292	15.7	1.0
	Liberal Democrats	I. Norie	122	6.5	0.6
Majority			703	37.7	13.0
Turnout			1,863	39.6	8.6
Registered electors			4,702
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

Crosshouse

Crosshouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	A. Buchanan	622	46.3	6.6
	Labour	R. Allan	520	38.7	20.5
	Conservative	A. Robertson	136	10.1	New
	Liberal Democrats	S. Scott	64	4.8	New
Majority			102	7.6	N/A
Turnout			1,342	32.4	8.7
Registered electors			4,150
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	13.5

Source: ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
2. Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1992). The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN   1-869820-04-5 . Retrieved 11 January 2024.
3. 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 11 January 2024.