1995 South Lanarkshire Council election

1995 South Lanarkshire Council election

6 April 1995 (1995-04-06) 1999  →
All 73 seats to South Lanarkshire Council 37 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Lab SNP Leader Tom McCabe Party Labour SNP Leader's seat Larkhall West Last election 37 seats, 45.5% [Note 1] 6 seats, 25.3% [Note 2] Seats won 60 8 Seat change 23 2 Popular vote 61,452 28,918 Percentage 57.1% 26.9% Swing 11.6 1.6   Third party Fourth party   LD Con Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 3 seats, 9.6% [Note 3] 7 seats, 15.8% [Note 4] Seats won 2 2 Seat change 1 5 Popular vote 7,705 7,559 Percentage 7.1% 7.0% Swing 2.5 8.8
Council Leader after election Tom McCabe Labour

The first elections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 6 April 1995, on the same day as the 28 other Scottish local government elections. The council was created from the former Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton district councils plus the four wards of the City of Glasgow District Council in Rutherglen and Cambuslang ^[1] and assumed some of the responsibilities of the former Strathclyde Regional Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

The election was the first since the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which was initially meant to decide boundaries for the district and regional councils. After the district councils were abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the review was instead used to decide boundaries for the newly created unitary authority in Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton. As a result, there remained 16 seats covering the former Clydesdale District while 20 seats were established for the former East Kilbride District, an increase of four, and 25 seats were established for the former Hamilton District, five more than had been in use since the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981. In Rutherglen and Cambuslang, the proposed new wards were disregarded by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Allan Stewart who created 13 new wards. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Labour took control of the council after winning 60 of the 72 wards which were up for election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) took eight seats while the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives both won two seats.

Results

1995 South Lanarkshire Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	60			23	83.3	57.1	61,452	11.6
	SNP	8			2	11.1	26.9	28,918	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	2			1	2.7	7.1	7,705	2.5
	Conservative	2			5	2.7	7.0	7,559	8.8
	Independent	0			1	0.0	0.9	997	0.4
	Independent Labour	0				0.0	0.8	906	New
	Progressive	0				0.0	0.2	219	New
	Communist	0				0.0	0.1	77	New
	Vacant	1			1	1.3	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total		73						107,833

Notes:

• Net gains/losses are compared against the combined results of the Hamilton, East Kilbride, Clydesdale and City of Glasgow district council wards which became South Lanarkshire following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
• Only 72 of the 73 seats were up for election after the election in Forth was postponed following the death of a candidate.

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Ward results

Lanark North

Lanark North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Millar	910	48.0	9.4
	Conservative	D. Fanshawe	531	28.0	18.7
	SNP	D. Richardson	240	12.7	1.9
	Independent	I. Edwards	136	7.2	New
	Liberal Democrats	R. Waddell	78	4.8	New
Majority			379	20.0	N/A
Turnout			1,895	50.9	3.6
Registered electors			3,720
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.0

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Lanark South

Lanark South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. McDonald	842	49.7	6.4
	Independent	M. Frood	435	25.7	New
	SNP	R. Harris	260	15.4	1.9
	Independent	J. Denholm	107	6.3	New
	Liberal Democrats	S. Grieve	49	2.9	New
Majority			407	24.0	23.8
Turnout			1,693	50.6	6.2
Registered electors			3,354
	Labour hold		Swing	24.7

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Lesmahagow

Lesmahagow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. McMillan	1,199	86.3	5.3
	SNP	M. Rae	190	13.7	5.0
Majority			1,009	72.6	10.3
Turnout			1,389	45.5	3.4
Registered electors			3,056
	Labour hold		Swing	5.1

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Blackwood

Blackwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Serrels	1,024	71.0	6.5
	SNP	J. Rae	304	21.1	14.4
	Conservative	T. MacInnes	115	8.0	New
Majority			720	49.9	20.9
Turnout			1,443	45.0	4.5
Registered electors			3,210
	Labour hold		Swing	10.4

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Clyde Valley

Clyde Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	C. Winning	499	48.4	10.9
	Labour	A. Clark	311	30.2	1.9
	Conservative	J. MacInnes	221	21.4	12.7
Majority			188	18.2	14.8
Turnout			1,031	46.4	3.0
Registered electors			2,223
	SNP hold		Swing	11.8

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Biggar

Biggar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	T. McAlpine	656	58.8	11.1
	Conservative	C. Thorpe	460	41.2	17.3
Majority			196	17.6	23.2
Turnout			1,116	58.8	1.6
Registered electors			1,899
	SNP hold		Swing	14.2

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Duneaton

Duneaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Forrest	463	54.9	19.2
	Labour	R. Barker	198	23.4	11.4
	SNP	A. Lauder	182	21.5	7.8
Majority			265	31.5	28.9
Turnout			843	60.9	16.8
Registered electors			1,682
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.3

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Carnwath

Carnwath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	B. Gauld	669	55.7	29.6
	Conservative	M. Ashmore	389	32.4	New
	Independent	S. Cousins	144	12.0	New
Majority			280	23.3	N/A
Turnout			1,202	49.2	3.2
Registered electors			2,444
	SNP gain from Independent		Swing	38.3

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Carmichael

Carmichael

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Montgomery	529	42.4	7.4
	Conservative	P. Ross-Taylor	491	39.4	3.5
	SNP	A. Bain	227	18.2	3.9
Majority			38	3.0	N/A
Turnout			1,247	48.9	4.1
Registered electors			2,552
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.4

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Douglas

Douglas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Meikle	1,031	54.1	6.2
	Independent Labour	A. Lawson	601	31.5	New
	SNP	J. Semple	273	14.3	37.4
Majority			430	22.6	N/A
Turnout			1,905	68.3	15.3
Registered electors			2,789
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing	21.8

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Lanark/Carstairs

Lanark/Carstairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. P. Wardlaw	715	68.4	28.4
	SNP	J. Yuill	203	19.4	0.2
	Independent	J. Muncie	66	6.3	New
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hill	61	5.8	New
Majority			512	49.0	N/A
Turnout			1,045	47.5	0.3
Registered electors			2,201
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	34.3

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Carluke/Whitehill

Carluke/Whitehill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Logan	1,268	77.9	13.1
	SNP	E. McFarlane	359	22.1	12.1
Majority			909	55.8	25.2
Turnout			1,627	48.9	0.1
Registered electors			3,327
	Labour hold		Swing	12.6

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Carluke/Crawforddyke

Carluke/Crawforddyke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Ross	1,100	55.4	11.0
	SNP	J. Allan	700	35.3	9.0
	Conservative	J. Young	97	4.9	6.4
	Independent	W. Campbell	87	4.4	New
Majority			400	20.1	20.0
Turnout			1,984	53.9	2.2
Registered electors			3,682
	Labour hold		Swing	10.0

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Carluke West

Carluke West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	I. Gray	925	58.0	15.1
	Labour	D. McNeil	499	31.3	3.6
	Conservative	S. Duncan	172	10.8	11.3
Majority			426	26.7	18.7
Turnout			1,596	46.9	1.2
Registered electors			3,401
	SNP hold		Swing	9.3

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Forth

Following the death of SNP candidate Mary Ann Tait, the election in Forth was postponed and a by-election was held on 8 June 1995. ^{[4] [6]}

Law/Carluke

Law/Carluke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	D. R. Shearer	959	58.3	10.3
	Labour	J. Watson	685	41.7	5.3
Majority			274	16.6	N/A
Turnout			1,644	54.9	17.6
Registered electors			2,996
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	7.8

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Long Calderwood

Long Calderwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Boyle	858	61.5	11.2
	SNP	M. Bowman	488	32.1	2.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Brash	89	6.4	New
Majority			410	29.4	14.1
Turnout			1,395	46.5	8.6
Registered electors			3,001
	Labour hold		Swing	7.0

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Calderglen

Calderglen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. H. Biggins	892	64.9	26.3
	SNP	J. MacQueen	365	26.5	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Ladybourn	61	4.4	11.7
	Conservative	A. Ferguson	57	4.1	16.3
Majority			527	38.4	24.6
Turnout			1,375	44.1	5.2
Registered electors			3,115
	Labour hold		Swing	12.3

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Blacklaw

Blacklaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Maggs	983	67.0	19.7
	SNP	A. R. Sharp	383	26.1	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	L. Brash	101	6.9	1.8
Majority			600	40.9	23.2
Turnout			1,467	45.7	7.1
Registered electors			3,207
	Labour hold		Swing	11.6

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Whitemoss

Whitemoss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Robb	1,016	65.7
	SNP	R. Littler	530	34.3
Majority			486	31.4
Turnout			1,546	47.6
Registered electors			3,251
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Morrishall

Morrishall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Dick	1,099	70.9	21.8
	SNP	A. Brown	452	29.1	6.1
Majority			647	41.8	27.9
Turnout			1,451	49.5	11.2
Registered electors			3,135
	Labour hold		Swing	13.9

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Maxwellton

Maxwellton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Thompson	1,152	64.5	3.9
	SNP	D. McAnsh	437	24.5	7.8
	Conservative	E. Kay	121	6.8	15.9
	Liberal Democrats	H. Cruden	75	4.2	New
Majority			715	40.0	2.1
Turnout			1,785	55.0	12.5
Registered electors			3,248
	Labour hold		Swing	4.0

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

East Mains

East Mains

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Winslow	1,212	69.0	20.8
	SNP	M. Gillespie	422	24.0	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	K. Morris	123	7.0	1.7
Majority			790	45.0	21.3
Turnout			1,757	54.2	12.1
Registered electors			3,239
	Labour hold		Swing	10.6

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

West Mains

West Mains

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. McNab	1,251	69.6	22.6
	SNP	M. Henderson	468	26.0	16.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dunbar	79	4.4	0.8
Majority			783	43.6	26.8
Turnout			1,798	53.5	15.1
Registered electors			3,358
	Labour hold		Swing	19.5

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Duncanrig

Duncanrig

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Crawford	1,101	67.5	13.1
	SNP	D. Molloy	467	28.7	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sutherland	62	3.8	6.2
Majority			634	38.8	19.3
Turnout			1,630	48.5	9.4
Registered electors			3,358
	Labour hold		Swing	9.6

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Westwoodhill

Westwoodhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Pieper	825	56.4	9.3
	SNP	J. Anderson	638	43.6	1.1
Majority			187	12.8	8.2
Turnout			1,463	46.8	8.5
Registered electors			3,123
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Headhouse

Headhouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. McMonigle	1,020	70.9	21.7
	SNP	C. Cameron	419	29.1	3.3
Majority			601	41.8	25.0
Turnout			1,439	46.7	9.4
Registered electors			3,083
	Labour hold		Swing	12.5

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Kelvin

Kelvin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Docherty	1,065	73.4	10.5
	SNP	J. Wilson	385	26.6	10.0
Majority			680	46.8	20.5
Turnout			1,450	42.9	7.1
Registered electors			3,381
	Labour hold		Swing	10.2

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

The Murray

The Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Convery	1,001	61.3
	SNP	W. Johnston	631	38.7
Majority			370	22.6
Turnout			1,632	52.7
Registered electors			3,098
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Greenhills

Greenhills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Watters	827	67.1
	SNP	D. Scott	405	32.9
Majority			422	34.2
Turnout			1,232	39.6
Registered electors			3,111
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Lickprivick

Lickprivick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	A. Buchanan	836	54.6	15.6
	Labour	A. Reid	674	44.0	10.6
	Independent	W. Russell	22	1.4	New
Majority			162	10.6	N/A
Turnout			1,532	42.5	9.8
Registered electors			3,604
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	13.1

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Hairmyres

Hairmyres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	D. Watson	747	49.3	15.0
	Labour	P. Cowan	632	41.7	10.9
	Conservative	J. Davidson	93	6.1	21.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Linskey	42	2.8	4.5
Majority			115	7.6	4.1
Turnout			1,514	41.3	5.3
Registered electors			3,670
	SNP hold		Swing	2.0

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Stewartfield

Stewartfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Bright	764	51.5
	SNP	P. M. Henderson	478	32.2
	Conservative	L. Kay	149	10.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Cruden	92	6.2
Majority			286	19.3
Turnout			1,483	41.5
Registered electors			3,577
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Lindsay

Lindsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Scott	478	39.8
	SNP	J. Reilly	375	31.2
	Conservative	N. Craig	259	21.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Service	90	7.5
Majority			103	8.6
Turnout			1,202	41.6
Registered electors			2,891
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Avondale North

Avondale North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Molloy	619	38.5	18.5
	Conservative	M. Cameron	536	33.3	24.4
	SNP	C. Boyle	365	22.7	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. R. Campbell	88	5.5	1.0
Majority			83	5.2	N/A
Turnout			1,608	46.6	7.0
Registered electors			3,450
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	21.4

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Avondale South

Avondale South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. MacDonald	476	32.6	28.6
	Labour	A. Kerr	457	31.3	11.5
	SNP	J. Dey	444	30.4	10.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Service	85	5.8	New
Majority			19	1.3	40.1
Turnout			1,462	41.1	2.8
Registered electors			3,557
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.0

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Blantyre West

Blantyre West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. McGlynn	815	63.0
	SNP	V. Dow	259	20.0
	Progressive	C. Fulston	219	16.9
Majority			556	43.0
Turnout			1,293	41.8
Registered electors			3,093
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Coatshill/Low Blantyre

Coatshill/Low Blantyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Handibode	898	65.7
	Independent Labour	M. D. Tremble	305	22.3
	SNP	K. Neary	163	11.9
Majority			593	43.4
Turnout			1,366	47.7
Registered electors			2,863
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Blantyre/Stonefield

Blantyre/Stonefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Dunsmuir	1,058	76.2
	SNP	P. Stewart	331	23.8
Majority			727	52.4
Turnout			1,389	42.1
Registered electors			3,296
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Burnbank/Springwells

Burnbank/Springwells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. McLachlan	953	78.4
	SNP	A. Sutherland	220	18.1
	Conservative	D. Thomas	43	3.5
Majority			733	60.3
Turnout			1,216	36.9
Registered electors			3,296
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

High Blantyre

High Blantyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Waugh	869	64.1	25.6
	SNP	J. Henderson	445	32.8	17.0
	Conservative	T. P. Graham	42	3.1	New
Majority			424	31.3	N/A
Turnout			1,356	43.8	2.6
Registered electors			3,094
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing	35.6

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Hamilton Centre North

Hamilton Centre North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. A. Smith	737	55.7
	SNP	R. L. Terrett	338	25.5
	Conservative	A. Kegg	248	18.7
Majority			399	30.2
Turnout			1,323	42.4
Registered electors			3,120
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Whitehill

Whitehill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Ward	959	77.4
	SNP	W. Neary	214	17.3
	Conservative	A. Blair	66	5.3
Majority			745	60.1
Turnout			1,239	38.6
Registered electors			3,212
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Bothwell South

Bothwell South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. McGuire	706	49.6
	Conservative	I. S. MacAuslane	362	25.4
	SNP	C. Sutherland	356	25.0
Majority			344	24.2
Turnout			1,424	44.7
Registered electors			3,189
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Uddingston South/Bothwell

Uddingston South/Bothwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Ormiston	832	58.0
	SNP	K. Shaw	343	23.9
	Conservative	E. Brownlie	260	18.1
Majority			489	34.1
Turnout			1,435	43.4
Registered electors			3,304
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Uddingston North

The Uddingston ward was renamed Uddingston North following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were changes to the boundaries. This was the only time the name Uddingston North was used as it was switched back following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 1999 election. ^{[3] [7]}

Uddingston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Morgan	541	39.5	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	T. Maxwell	528	38.6	11.6
	SNP	J. Pollock	185	13.5	New
	Conservative	E. Montgomery	115	8.4	8.7
Majority			13	0.9	N/A
Turnout			1,369	46.3	1.6
Registered electors			2,954
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	9.2

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Hillhouse

Hillhouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. McKeown	802	66.7	1.1
	SNP	J. McGuigan	401	33.3	1.5
Majority			401	33.3	2.7
Turnout			1,203	43.4	18.7
Registered electors			2,774
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Udston

Udston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Daisley	1,193	79.0	5.4
	SNP	K. Darling	233	15.4	3.7
	Conservative	N. Cameron	85	5.6	New
Majority			960	63.6	9.1
Turnout			1,511	44.7	7.9
Registered electors			3,377
	Labour hold		Swing	4.5

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Wellhall/Earnock

Wellhall/Earnock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Falconer	764	63.2
	SNP	H. Ferguson	274	22.7
	Conservative	D. Pirrie	170	14.1
Majority			490	40.5
Turnout			1,208	39.6
Registered electors			3,048
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Earnock

Earnock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Jakusz	592	50.4
	SNP	O. Campbell	279	23.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Oswald	233	19.8
	Conservative	G. Green	71	6.0
Majority			313	26.7
Turnout			1,175	38.7
Registered electors			3,037
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Laighstonehall/Woodhead

The Woodhead ward was renamed Laighstonehall/Woodhead following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were minor changes to the boundaries. ^[3]

Laighstonehall/Woodhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Stewart	912	80.6	16.1
	SNP	D. Keatings	219	19.4	1.8
Majority			693	61.2	18.9
Turnout			1,131	34.8	3.7
Registered electors			3,252
	Labour hold		Swing	8.9

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair

Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Smith	678	49.9
	Conservative	M. Mitchell	451	33.2
	SNP	C. Steel	231	17.0
Majority			227	16.7
Turnout			1,360	44.7
Registered electors			3,040
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Low Waters

Low Waters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Walls	998	66.3	43.6
	SNP	W. Halliday	368	24.5	6.3
	Conservative	I. A. Stewart	139	9.2	22.5
Majority			630	41.8	N/A
Turnout			1,505	45.6	2.7
Registered electors			3,301
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	33.0

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Fairhill

Fairhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lowe	994	79.9	43.5
	SNP	J. Foley	250	20.1	2.7
Majority			744	59.8	56.2
Turnout			1,244	40.7	1.0
Registered electors			3,053
	Labour hold		Swing	23.1

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Silvertonhill

Silvertonhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	N. Dear	792	46.7
	Labour	J. Lee	625	36.8
	Conservative	W. Irving	280	16.5
Majority			167	9.9
Turnout			1,697	52.4
Registered electors			3,240
	SNP win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Cadzow

Cadzow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. McKeown	1,179	60.8	9.8
	SNP	J. Smith	709	36.5	12.1
	Conservative	A. J. Blair	52	2.7	New
Majority			470	24.3	11.9
Turnout			1,940	58.4	13.9
Registered electors			3,324
	Labour hold		Swing	10.9

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Dalserf

Dalserf

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ahmad	918	63.9	3.8
	SNP	T. Ashburn	519	36.1	5.6
Majority			399	27.8	9.4
Turnout			1,437	41.4	5.7
Registered electors			3,472
	Labour hold		Swing	4.7

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Larkhall East

Larkhall East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Ferguson	909	60.1	2.4
	SNP	L.McDonald	603	39.9	5.6
Majority			306	20.2	4.0
Turnout			1,515	40.8	5.8
Registered electors			3,709
	Labour hold		Swing	4.0

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Larkhall West

Larkhall West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tom McCabe	995	67.0
	SNP	M. Miller	489	33.0
Majority			506	34.0
Turnout			1,484	41.2
Registered electors			3,603
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Larkhall South

Larkhall South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Casserly	1,117	76.2	8.4
	SNP	W. Beattie	349	23.8	7.8
Majority			768	52.4	16.2
Turnout			1,466	44.2	8.7
Registered electors			3,318
	Labour hold		Swing	8.1

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Stonehouse

Stonehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Gibb	1,276	61.6	7.0
	SNP	J. Young	796	38.4	7.7
Majority			480	23.2	4.7
Turnout			2,072	48.5	9.1
Registered electors			4,270
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

Rutherglen West

Rutherglen West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. MacQuarrie	1,052	71.8
	SNP	E. Findlay	281	19.2
	Liberal Democrats	John McLellan	132	9.0
Majority			771	52.6
Turnout			1,465	41.9
Registered electors			3,498
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Stonelaw

Stonelaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Gretel Ross	967	56.5
	Labour	C. Greig	434	25.3
	SNP	R. Fulton	206	12.0
	Conservative	J. McCulloch	106	6.2
Majority			533	31.2
Turnout			1,713	47.7
Registered electors			3,614
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Bankhead

Bankhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Eddie McAvoy	665	44.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Rodgers	539	36.2
	SNP	H. Ross	208	14.0
	Conservative	I. Raeburn	78	5.2
Majority			126	8.4
Turnout			1,490	48.3
Registered electors			3,087
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Spittal/Blairbeth

Spittal/Blairbeth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William McCaig	857	49.0
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Clark	737	42.1
	SNP	R. MacMillan	156	8.9
Majority			120	6.9
Turnout			1,750	53.0
Registered electors			3,303
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Burgh

Burgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret Robinson	1,012	58.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Easton	499	28.7
	SNP	D. Hamilton	225	13.0
Majority			513	29.6
Turnout			1,736	46.2
Registered electors			3,758
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Cairns

Cairns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. McGowan	1,115	73.1
	SNP	Anne Higgins	235	15.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. F. Nimmo	99	6.5
	Communist	R. Ross	77	5.0
Majority			880	57.7
Turnout			1,526	40.9
Registered electors			3,730
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Hallside

Hallside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Davy Keirs	1,009	76.1
	SNP	John Higgins	237	17.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Craig	80	6.0
Majority			772	58.2
Turnout			1,326	44.4
Registered electors			2,989
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Cambuslang Central

Cambuslang Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bob Rooney	1,027	70.1
	SNP	Clare McColl	359	24.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Woolfe	79	5.4
Majority			668	45.6
Turnout			1,465	48.2
Registered electors			3,040
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Cathkin/Springhall

Cathkin/Springhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Russell Clearie	939	48.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. McLellan	782	40.1
	SNP	J. McColl	231	11.8
Majority			157	8.0
Turnout			1,952	50.2
Registered electors			3,886
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Burnside

Burnside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Chapman	662	49.3
	Conservative	Jean Miller	253	18.8
	Labour	J. Quigg	236	17.6
	SNP	Alistair Fulton	192	14.3
Majority			409	30.5
Turnout			1,343	51.4
Registered electors			2,614
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Fernhill

Fernhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Caldwell	829	55.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Maguire	352	23.5
	SNP	D. Whyteside	316	21.1
Majority			477	31.9
Turnout			1,497	53.2
Registered electors			2,813
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Kirkhill/Whitlawburn

Kirkhill/Whitlawburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Patrick McKenna	745	41.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Baillie	668	37.6
	SNP	A. J. Davidson	257	14.5
	Conservative	R. Miller	108	6.1
Majority			77	4.3
Turnout			1,778	43.8
Registered electors			4,064
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Eastfield

Eastfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John McGuinness	975	67.0
	SNP	Gordon Clark	308	21.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. R. Kibby	173	11.9
Majority			667	45.8
Turnout			1,456	48.6
Registered electors			2,996
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[4]

Aftermath

Forth by-election

Forth by-election, 8 June 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ian Roberts	781	65.5
	SNP	Margaret Waye	411	34.5
Majority			370	31.0
Turnout			1,192
Registered electors
	Labour win (new seat)

Source: ^[8]

Notes

1. ^
   Note 1- In 1992, Labour won 10 seats in Hamilton, 12 seats in East Kilbride, 7 seats in Clydesdale and 3 of the seats in City of Glasgow wards which became South Lanarkshire.
2. ^
   Note 2- In 1992, the SNP won 2 seats in East Kilbride and 4 seats in Clydesdale.
3. ^
   Note 3- In 1992, the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats in Hamilton and 1 of the seats in City of Glasgow wards which became South Lanarkshire.
4. ^
   Note 4- In 1992, the Conservatives won 2 seats in Hamilton, 2 seats in East Kilbride and 3 seats in Clydesdale.

References

1. People power kept the heart of a burgh beating, Daily Record, 19 April 2021
2. "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
3. "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
4. Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1995). The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics (PDF). Newport on Tay: Election Studies. ISBN   1-869820-35-5 . Retrieved 25 December 2023.
5. 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 25 December 2023.
6. "Sudden death of candidate shocks friends and officials" . Lanark and Carluke Advertiser. 31 March 1995. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
8. "A delighted winner" . Lanark and Carluke Advertiser. 14 June 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.