1992 Cunninghame District Council election

Cunninghame District Council election March 2025 March 2025 1992 Cunninghame District Council election parliamentary no 1988 Cunninghame District Council election 1988 1992 05 07 y 1995 North Ayrshire Council election 1995 All 30 seats to Cunninghame District Council 16 103,784 39.6%note Excludes uncontested wards. Lab Labour Party (UK) 24 seats, 52.3% 20 4 16,083 43.9% 8.4 Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 seats, 20.0% 6 1 8,817 24.1% 4.1 SNP Scottish National Party 0 seats, 18.2% 3 3 8,911 24.3% 6.1 Council Leader Labour Party (UK) Council Leader after election Labour Party (UK) File: Cunninghame District Council 1992.svg The result of the election Elections to Cunninghame District Council were held on 7 May 1992, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the sixth election to the district council following the local government reforms in 1974. The election used the 30 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1979. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. Despite losing four seats, Labour retained control of the council by taking more than 40% of the popular vote and 20 of the 30 seats. The Conservatives remained the second-largest party after taking six seats while the Scottish National Party won their first representation on the council since 1980 after taking three seats. This was the final election to the district council which was abolished in 1995 following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Background Following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, a two-tier system of local government comprising nine regions, 53 districts and three island areas was introduced the following year. The 1984 elections would be the fourth district elections since their establishment.https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Local_government_Scotland_before_1975.pdf Information Paper Local government in Scotland: before 1975 Boundaries Scotland 2 April 2025 19 March 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250319025357/https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Local_government_Scotland_before_1975.pdf dead At the previous election in 1988, Labour retained control of the council. Despite a decrease in vote share, the party took over half the popular vote, winning 24 of the 30 seats – an increase of one from 1984. The Conservatives remained the second-largest party after taking four seats – down by one – while one Moderate and one independent candidate were elected.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1984.pdf The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1984 9 March 2025 Results 1992 Cunninghame District Council election result Labour Party (UK) 20 0 4 4 66.7 43.9 16,083 8.4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 6 2 0 2 20.0 24.1 8,817 4.1 Scottish National Party 3 3 0 3 10.0 24.3 8,911 6.1 Moderates (Scotland) 1 0 0 3.3 3.0 1,108 0.7 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 1 0.0 2.1 768 0.8 Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 616 0.9 People Pension Power 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 341 New Independent Labour 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 50 1.2 30 36,694 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-04-5 1992 9 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1988.pdf The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-02-9 1989 9 March 2025 Ward results Irvine West main Irvine West Irvine West Labour Party (UK) David O'Neill 495 48.2 11.3 Scottish National Party L. Brown 348 33.9 7.1 Independent (politician) E. Holmes 177 17.2 New 147 14.3 18.4 1,020 35.8 11.7 2,872 Labour Party (UK) 9.2 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-04-5 1992 9 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1988.pdf The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-02-9 1989 9 March 2025 Irvine Townhead main Irvine Townhead Irvine Townhead Moderates (Scotland) Alexander Rubie 794 55.8 11.9 Labour Party (UK) Irene Oldfather 494 34.7 New Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party E. Gibson 133 9.3 New 300 45.1 7.3 3,159 Moderates (Scotland) Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-04-5 1992 9 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1988.pdf The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-02-9 1989 9 March 2025 Saltcoats East main Saltcoats East Saltcoats East Labour Party (UK) David Munn 768 63.4 Scottish National Party Ms J. McGoogan 421 34.8 347 38.1 3,177 Labour Party (UK) Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-04-5 1992 9 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1988.pdf The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-02-9 1989 9 March 2025 West Kilbride main West Kilbride West Kilbride Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Edith Clarkson 1,350 65.9 6 Scottish Labour Party S McCann 380 18.5 3.7 Scottish National Party J. Kerr 314 15.3 New 970 47.4 1,020 50.0 7.9 4,102 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-04-5 1992 9 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1988.pdf The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-02-9 1989 9 March 2025 Arran main Arran Arran Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Knox 799 43.5 New Labour Party (UK) John Sillars 731 39.8 7.4 Scottish National Party M. Lunan 304 16.6 New 68 3.7 N/A 1,834 51.2 0.3 3,586 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Independent (politician) 43.5 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-04-5 1992 9 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1988.pdf The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-02-9 1989 9 March 2025 Aftermath Despite losing four seats, Labour retained control of the council by winning two-thirds of the seats. The Conservatives remained the second-largest party after taking six seats – an increase of two. After failing to win a seat for two consecutive elections, the Scottish National Party (SNP) won their first representation on the council since 1980.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1980.pdf The Scottish District Elections 1980: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1980 9 March 2025 Two years after the election, local government reforms were brought in through the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The two-tier system of districts, regions and island areas would be replaced by a system of 32 unitary authorities with the first elections taking place in 1995. As a result, this was the final election to the district council which was abolished in 1995 and replaced by North Ayrshire 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.McConnell Alan Scottish Local Government https://books.google.com/books?id=9qd3JjRKOeAC&q=Local+Government+etc.+%28Scotland%29+Act+1994&pg=PA54 2004 Edinburgh University Press 978-0-7486-2005-0 Notes note References Cunninghame Category:Cunninghame District Council elections