1992 Hamilton District Council election

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1992 Hamilton District Council election
  1988 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)

All 20 seats to Hamilton District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Registered79,751
Turnout36.9%
 First partySecond party
 
Lab
Con
Party Labour Conservative
Last election15 seats, 54.7%1 seat, 10.0%
Seats won152
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote15,2713,340
Percentage52.2%11.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.5Increase2.svg 1.5

 Third partyFourth party
 
LD
ILab
Party Liberal Democrats Independent Labour
Last election2 seats, 7.8%1 seat, 6.6%
Seats won21
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote2,1211,814
Percentage7.3%5.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.5Decrease2.svg 1.1

Hamilton District Council 1992.svg
The result of the election

Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Hamilton 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 East Kilbride 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.

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The election was also the last to use the 20 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 after winning 15 of the 20 seats. Despite a slight reduction in their vote share, they again took more than half the votes cast. Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats won two seats and the remaining seat was won by Independent Labour. Despite coming second in the popular vote, the Scottish National Party (SNP) lost their only seat.

Results

Hamilton District Council election result 1992
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1522Steady2.svg75.052.215,271Decrease2.svg 2.5
  Conservative 210Increase2.svg 110.011.53,340Increase2.svg 1.5
  Liberal Democrats 200Steady2.svg10.07.32,121Decrease2.svg 0.5
  Independent Labour 111Steady2.svg5.05.51,634Decrease2.svg 1.1
  SNP 001Decrease2.svg 10.022.86,651Increase2.svg 2.9
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.5199New
  Scottish Green 000Steady2.svg0.00.499New
  Democratic Left 000Steady2.svg0.00.157New
Total20 29,282

Source: [2] [3]

Ward results

Hillhouse

Hillhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Newberry 562 67.8 Decrease2.svg 10.7
SNP T. Muir26431.8Increase2.svg 13.7
Majority29836.0Decrease2.svg 24.4
Turnout 82624.7Decrease2.svg 18.7
Registered electors 3,353
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 12.2

Source: [2] [3]

Udston

Udston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Daisley 1,109 73.6 Decrease2.svg 0.6
SNP V. Dow28819.1Decrease2.svg 6.3
Scottish Green J. Condron996.6New
Majority82154.5Increase2.svg 5.7
Turnout 1,49636.8Decrease2.svg 12.6
Registered electors 4,094
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 0.3

Source: [2] [3]

Wellhall North

Wellhall North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats I. Blackstock 1,038 59.4 Increase2.svg 23.1
Labour W. C. Agnew50829.1Increase2.svg 8.0
Conservative D. Thomas20011.4Increase2.svg 1.6
Majority53030.3Increase2.svg 15.1
Turnout 1,74639.1Decrease2.svg 5.4
Registered electors 4,464
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 7.5

Source: [2] [3]

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Murphy 570 38.5 Decrease2.svg 13.2
Conservative S. McHarg48432.7Increase2.svg 4.9
SNP J. McGuigan36824.9New
Democratic Left I. Donnely573.9New
Majority865.8Decrease2.svg 18.3
Turnout 1,47933.5Decrease2.svg 10.1
Registered electors 4,417
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 9.0

Source: [2] [3]

Burnbank

Burnbank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Ward 940 77.3 Increase2.svg 19.6
Liberal Democrats J. Oswald13611.2New
Conservative M. Murray13210.9Increase2.svg 6.7
Majority80466.1Increase2.svg 31.1
Turnout 1,20832.3Decrease2.svg 15.0
Registered electors 3,768
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 21.1

Source: [2] [3]

Ferniegair

Ferniegair
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. J. Mitchell 779 46.8 Increase2.svg 5.7
Labour M. A. Smith53232.0Decrease2.svg 2.2
SNP G. Lloyd35321.2Decrease2.svg 3.1
Majority24714.8Increase2.svg 7.9
Turnout 1,66441.2Decrease2.svg 6.2
Registered electors 4,035
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 3.9

Source: [2] [3]

Fairhill

Fairhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Walls 548 36.4 Decrease2.svg 28.4
Independent Labour N. Cochrane49532.8New
SNP S. McCandless34422.8Decrease2.svg 9.0
Independent J. Williamson1197.9New
Majority533.6Decrease2.svg 27.4
Turnout 1,50641.7Decrease2.svg 6.8
Registered electors 3,618
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 30.6

Source: [2] [3]

Woodhead

Woodhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Lowe 854 64.5 Decrease2.svg 8.8
SNP A. Rae29422.2Decrease2.svg 4.1
Independent Labour J. Bain17213.0New
Majority56042.3Decrease2.svg 10.7
Turnout 1,32031.1Decrease2.svg 13.9
Registered electors 4,252
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.9

Source: [2] [3]

Low Waters

Low Waters
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Irving 537 31.7 Increase2.svg 2.2
SNP N. Dear52330.8Increase2.svg 2.1
Labour C. McFadden38522.7Decrease2.svg 18.9
Independent Labour P. R. Grenfell24814.6New
Majority140.9N/A
Turnout 1,69342.9Decrease2.svg 6.7
Registered electors 3,949
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 1.1

Source: [2] [3]

Cadzow

Cadzow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. McKeown 919 51.0 Increase2.svg 5.2
SNP J. Smith87648.6Increase2.svg 0.9
Majority432.4N/A
Turnout 1,79544.5Decrease2.svg 6.9
Registered electors 4,055
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase2.svg 2.1

Source: [2] [3]

Dalserf

Dalserf
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Ahmed 814 67.7 Increase2.svg 15.6
SNP I. McGowan36730.5Increase2.svg 16.1
Majority44737.2Increase2.svg 5.9
Turnout 1,18135.7Decrease2.svg 17.0
Registered electors 3,370
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 8.2

Source: [2] [3]

Larkhall East

Larkhall East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Ferguson 651 53.7 Decrease2.svg 4.6
SNP M. Miller55145.5Increase2.svg 4.4
Majority1008.2Decrease2.svg 9.0
Turnout 1,20235.0Decrease2.svg 11.6
Registered electors 3,466
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 4.5

Source: [2] [3]

Larkhall North

Larkhall North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Ferguson 819 63.4 Decrease2.svg 2.8
SNP J. Meikle45935.5Increase2.svg 2.7
Majority36027.9Decrease2.svg 5.5
Turnout 1,27833.1Decrease2.svg 13.1
Registered electors 3,904
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 2.7

Source: [2] [3]

Larkhall South

Larkhall South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Casserly 776 67.8 Decrease2.svg 4.8
SNP S. Clarkson36231.6Increase2.svg 4.3
Majority41436.2Decrease2.svg 9.1
Turnout 1,13835.5Decrease2.svg 15.2
Registered electors 3,225
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 4.5

Source: [2] [3]

Stonehouse

Stonehouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Gibb 1,120 68.6 Increase2.svg 2.6
SNP G. Sutherland50230.7Increase2.svg 17.3
Majority61837.9Decrease2.svg 8.7
Turnout 1,62239.4Decrease2.svg 10.6
Registered electors 4,140
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 1.9

Source: [2] [3]

Uddingston

Uddingston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats T. Maxwell 947 50.2 Increase2.svg 0.7
Labour J. Keenan61732.7Decrease2.svg 4.7
Conservative E. Montgomery32317.1Increase2.svg 4.2
Majority33017.5Increase2.svg 5.4
Turnout 1,88744.7Decrease2.svg 9.2
Registered electors 4,228
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 0.3

Source: [2] [3]

Bothwell

Bothwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Rooney 920 50.7 Increase2.svg 9.5
Conservative I. S. MacAusline88548.8Increase2.svg 33.5
Majority351.9Decrease2.svg 5.3
Turnout 1,80537.8Decrease2.svg 18.7
Registered electors 4,794
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 4.8

Source: [2] [3]

High Blantyre

High Blantyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour J. Swinburne 719 45.6 Increase2.svg 20.2
Labour M. Martin60738.5Decrease2.svg 19.5
SNP C. Sutherland24915.8Decrease2.svg 0.6
Majority1127.1N/A
Turnout 1,57541.2Decrease2.svg 12.3
Registered electors 3,826
Independent Labour gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 19.8

Source: [2] [3]

Blantyre

Blantyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Handibode 995 70.3 Increase2.svg 34.2
SNP J. Pollock40928.9New
Majority58641.4N/A
Turnout 1,40431.4Decrease2.svg 19.2
Registered electors 4,511
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing Increase2.svg 17.1

Source: [2] [3]

Stonefield

Stonefield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. McGlynn 1,025 69.6 Decrease2.svg 7.4
SNP P. Stewart44230.0Increase2.svg 7.3
Majority58339.6Decrease2.svg 14.7
Turnout 1,46734.4Decrease2.svg 11.2
Registered electors 4,282
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 7.3

Source: [2] [3]

References

  1. "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 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 27 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 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 29 December 2023.