1990 Scottish regional elections

none August 2019 1990 Scottish regional elections Scotland parliamentary no 1988 Scottish local elections 1988 1992 Scottish local elections 1992 yes 1990 05 03 Neil Kinnock (1989).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Neil Kinnock 2 October 1983 Scottish Labour 44.0% 223 0.1% ThatcherM.jpg 145 120 160 0 0 Margaret Thatcher 11 February 1975 Scottish Conservatives 52 13 2.3% 19.2% Winnie_Ewing_and_Gordon_Wilson_Brussels_(cropped).jpg 160 120 160 0 20 Gordon Wilson 15 September 1979 Scottish National Party 42 6 3.6% 21.8% Malcolm Bruce, September 2009 cropped.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Malcolm Bruce 3 March 1988 Scottish Liberal Democrats 40 7.1% 8.0% Scottish local Regional elections, 1986.svg 350px Colours denote the winning party with outright control Scottish Regional Council election, 1990.svg 350px Results by ward Regional elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 3 May 1990, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and were the first test of public opinion on the Community Charge, which had been introduced in Scotland in 1989. National results Summary of the 1990 Scottish regional council election resultsMcConnell Alan Scottish Local Government Edinburgh University Press 2004 978-0-7486-2005-0http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1990.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1990 The Elections Centre 3 March 2020 |- !colspan=2|Parties !VotesThis column does not include the three island areas !Votes % !+/- !Wards !NetGain/Loss |- | Scottish Labour |729,922 |44.0 | |223 | |- | Scottish National Party |372,770 |21.8 | |42 | |- | Scottish Conservatives |333,823 |19.2 | |52 | |- | Scottish Liberal Democrats |147,122 |8.0 | |40 | |- | Independent politician |76,516 |5.0 | |73 | |- | Scottish Greens |35,048 |2.0 | |1 | |- | |Other Parties |15,140 |2.0 | |4 | |- |} Party performance The Labour Party dominated the election, gaining the most seats and votes, even though their total vote was slightly down compared with 1986. This was the last election fought under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, and her Conservative Party suffered a decline of 13 seats, mainly due to the introduction of the unpopular Poll Tax in 1989. The Conservative Government had recently given tax concessions to ratepayers in England and Wales, excluding Scotland, with criticism extended in particular to then-Secretary of State for Scotland Malcolm Rifkind, who was portrayed to not care about the interests of Scotland. The newly formed Social and Liberal Democrats (a merger of the SDP and Liberals) fared badly, dropping 6.4% of the vote that the Alliance had taken at the previous election. Despite this, they stayed stationary on 40 seats. The Scottish National Party, once again the second-largest party in terms of vote share, benefitted from modest gains to take almost 22% of the vote. The Scottish Greens gained their first ever councillor in the Highland region. Turnout was marginally up 0.3% to 45.9%. Results by council area Council LAB CON SLD SNP GRN OTH Wards Turnout Details Control Borders 0 3 6 2 0 11 22 42.6% Details Independent (politician) hold Central 22 5 6 0 0 1 34 49.1% Details Scottish Labour hold Dumfries and Galloway 10 0 4 2 0 19 35 44.4% Details Independent politician hold Fife 30 2 2 10 0 1 46 46.5% Details Scottish Labour hold Grampian 19 10 14 11 0 3 57 41% Details No overall control hold Highland 10 1 2 3 1 35 52 42.9% Details Independent politician hold Lothian 34 12 1 2 0 0 49 50.2% Details Scottish Labour hold Orkney 0 - - - - 24 24 ??% Details Independent politician hold Shetland 4 - - - - 21 25 ??% Details Independent politician hold Strathclyde 89 5 1 5 0 2 103 45% Details Scottish Labour hold Tayside 18 14 10 2 0 0 46 47.8% Details No overall control hold Western Isles 0 - - - - 30 30 ??% Details Independent politician hold References Ele 1990 Category:May 1990 in the United Kingdom