1992 Scottish local elections

none April 2022 1992 Scottish local elections Scotland parliamentary no 1990 Scottish regional elections 1990 1994 Scottish regional elections 1994 yes 1992 05 07 Official portrait of Neil Kinnock, Member of the EC (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Neil Kinnock 2 October 1983 Scottish Labour 34.0% 468 85 8.6% John Major Feb. 1993.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 John Major 27 November 1990 Scottish Conservatives 204 42 23.2% 3.8% Alex Salmond 1999 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Alex Salmond 22 September 1990 Scottish National Party 24.3% 150 37 3.0% Jim Wallace 1999.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jim Wallace 18 April 1992 Scottish Liberal Democrats 94 10 9.5% 1.1% Scottish District local elections, 1992.svg 350px Colours denote the winning party with outright control Local elections were held in Scotland on 7 May 1992, to elect members to all 53 district councils. It was the last local election held under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts. Regional and district councils were abolished in 1996, and replaced with 29 new mainland unitary authorities under the terms of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Overview Background There was some speculation that these elections would be the last under the present two-tier system, as a review of council areas had been announced by the incumbent Conservative Government (The last elections were in fact the 1994 regional elections). The elections were seen as a test of the Conservative Government elected a month before in April, where the Conservatives had increased their vote share, much to the surprise of pollsters. Outcome The election saw a decrease in turnout of more than 5%, the lowest since District Council elections were introduced in 1974. The number of women candidates increased to 26.7%, although only 21.5% of elected councillors were women, showing that the main parties often preferred to nominate men in wards where they had a better chance of winning. Labour saw a sharp fall on their vote share, down 8.5% from 1988. The main beneficiaries of this decline were the Conservatives, up 3.8%, but still in third place behind the SNP, who gained 3.0%. The Liberal Democrats also made modest gains, taking a new record of 95 seats. Regional Trends Labour held most of their strongholds in the central belt, as well as Dundee and Aberdeen; even though their vote share decreased more in these areas (Such as East Lothian, down 13% from 1988 and Glasgow, down 11.8%) than elsewhere. The Conservatives were most successful in places were they hadn't stood many (if any) candidates before, such as Clackmannan (where the party only stood two candidates in 1988). Independents remained the largest party in rural areas, while the Liberal Democrats held their two councils of North East Fife and Annandale and Eskdale.http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf Scottish District Elections 1992 Elections Centre 11 January 2020 National results Summary of the 1992 Scottish district council election resultsDenver David Bochel Hugh Scottish Affairs The Forgotten Elections: The Scottish Council Elections of 1999 30 Winter 2000 http://www.scottishaffairs.org/backiss/pdfs/sa30/SA30_Denver_and_Bochel.pdf 2011-07-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20111003123646/http://www.scottishaffairs.org/backiss/pdfs/sa30/SA30_Denver_and_Bochel.pdf 2011-10-03 deadMcConnell Alan Scottish Local Government Edinburgh University Press 2004 978-0-7486-2005-0 |- !colspan=3|Votes Total !Votes % !Seats |- | Scottish Labour |504,076 |34.0 |468 |- | Scottish National Party |360,014 |24.3 |150 |- | Scottish Conservatives |343,358 |23.2 |204 |- | Scottish Liberal Democrats |140,697 |9.5 |94 |- | Independent politician |107,586 |7.4 |228 |- | style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Other| | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Other |26,057 |1.9 |14 |- !colspan=2|Total ! 1,481,788 ! !1,158 |} Results by region Borders District 1988 result 1992 result Turnout Details Berwickshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Ettrick and Lauderdale Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Roxburgh Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Tweeddale Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Central District 1988 result 1992 result Turnout Details Clackmannan Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Falkirk Scottish Labour No overall control Details Stirling Scottish Labour No overall controlDetails Dumfries and Galloway District 1988 result 1992 result Turnout Details Annandale and Eskdale Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Wigtown Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Nithsdale Scottish Labour No overall controlDetails Stewartry Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Fife District 1988 result 1992 result Turnout Details Dunfermline Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Kirkcaldy Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails North-East Fife Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Details Grampian District 1988 result 1992 result Turnout Details Banff and Buchan Independent (politician) Independent politicianDetails City of Aberdeen Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Gordon No overall control Independent politicianDetails Kincardine and Deeside Independent politician No overall controlDetails Moray Independent politician No overall controlDetails Highland District 1988 result 1992 result Turnout Details Badenoch and Strathspey Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Caithness Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Inverness Independent (politician) No overall controlDetails Lochaber Independent (politician) No overall controlDetails Nairn Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Ross and Cromarty Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Skye and Lochalsh Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Sutherland Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Lothian District 1988 result 1992 result Turnout Details City of Edinburgh Scottish Labour No overall controlDetails East Lothian Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Midlothian Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails West Lothian Scottish Labour No overall controlDetails Strathclyde District 1988 result 1992 result Turnout Details Argyll and Bute Independent politician Independent politicianDetails Bearsden and Milngavie Conservative Party (UK) No overall controlDetails Cumbernauld and Kilsyth No overall control Scottish LabourDetails Clydebank Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Clydesdale Scottish Labour No overall controlDetails Cunninghame Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Cumnock and Doon Valley Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Dumbarton No overall control No overall controlDetails East Kilbride Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Eastwood Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details City of Glasgow Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Hamilton Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Inverclyde Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Kilmarnock and Loudoun Scottish Labour No overall controlDetails Kyle and Carrick Scottish Labour Conservative Party (UK)Details Motherwell Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Monklands Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Renfrew Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Strathkelvin Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Tayside District 1988 result 1992 result Turnout Details Angus Scottish National Party Scottish National PartyDetails City of Dundee Scottish Labour Scottish LabourDetails Perth and Kinross No overall control Scottish ConservativesDetails References 1992 Category:May 1992 in the United Kingdom