1986 Strathclyde Regional Council election

Strathclyde Regional Council election September 2020 September 2020 1986 Strathclyde Regional Council election parliamentary no 1982 Strathclyde Regional Council election 1982 1986 05 08 y 1990 Strathclyde Regional Council election 1990 All 103 seats to Strathclyde Regional Council 52 Lab Charles Gray Labour Party (UK) 79 seats, 48.5% 87 8 429,026 52.6% 4.1% Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 15 seats, 22.5% 6 9 106,983 13.1% 9.4% Lib Scottish Liberal Party 4 seats, 9.5% 5 1 61,143 7.5% 2.0% Council Leader Dick Stewart Labour Party (UK) Council Leader after election Charles Gray Labour Party (UK) Strathclyde Regional Council election, 1986.svg Result of the election Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Thursday 8 May 1986, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections. This was the fourth election to the regional council following the local government reforms in the 1970s. The election used the 103 electoral divisions created by the Initial Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1978. Each electoral division elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/web/20190111180218/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reports/eareports1st.asp Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland 18 November 2022 Labour, who had won every previous election to Strathclyde Regional Council, retained a large majority by winning 87 of the 103 seats – up eight from the previous election in 1982. The Conservatives remained as the second largest party despite losing more than half of their seats. The party won six seats – down from 15 in 1982 – as their vote share fell by almost 10%. The Liberal Party increased their representation on the regional council by one after winning five seats. This would be the last Strathclyde Regional Council election contested by the Liberal Party which merged with Social Democratic Party (SDP) to form the Liberal Democrats in 1988.A Short History of the Liberal Party: The Road Back to Power Chris Cook 2010 seventh Palgrave Macmillan Houndmills and New York 978-0-230-21044-8 Despite coming second in the popular vote and increasing their vote share to 17.5%, the Scottish National Party (SNP) retained only two of their three seats. The remaining three seats were won by independent candidates. The Liberal Party and the SDP contested this election as a political alliance in which only one of the two parties would stand a candidate in any given seat. Results 1986 Strathclyde Regional Council election Labour Party (UK) 87 9 1 8 85.4 52.6 429,046 6.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 6 0 9 9 5.8 13.1 106,983 9.4 Scottish Liberal Party 5 2 1 1 4.9 7.5 61,143 2.0 Independent (politician) 3 1 0 1 2.9 1.9 15,890 0.2 Scottish National Party 2 2 3 1 1.9 17.5 143,033 5.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.7 55,039 0.9 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 2,211 0.2 Green Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 1,810 0.1 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 975 0.2 Scottish Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 169 New Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 74 New 103 816,373 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1986.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1986: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-01-0 1986 18 November 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1982.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1982: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1982 18 November 2022 Electoral division results Kilmarnock North main Kilmarnock North Kilmarnock North Scottish National Party D. Coffey 3,408 34.8 21.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Steven 3,373 34.4 27.6 Independent Labour J. Hunter 1,098 11.2 New Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Temple 1,005 10.3 New Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party G. Woodford 838 8.6 New Twentieth Century Reformation Movement J. Sloan 67 0.7 1.1 35 0.4 N/A 9,789 49.3 9.6 19,877 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) 24.7 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1986.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1986: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-01-0 1986 18 November 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1982.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1982: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1982 18 November 2022 Kilmarnock South main Kilmarnock North Kilmarnock South Labour Party (UK) R. Carson 4,389 50.4 5.0 Scottish National Party J. Robertson 1,781 20.5 9.3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party T. Whale 1,477 17.0 5.2 Social Democratic Party (UK) A. Hambly 1,045 12.0 9.0 2,608 29.9 6.7 8,692 43.0 1.5 20,259 Labour Party (UK) 5.1 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1986.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1986: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-01-0 1986 18 November 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1982.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1982: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1982 18 November 2022 Stewarton and Irvine Valley main Stewarton and Irvine Valley Stewarton and Irvine Valley Labour Party (UK) D. Fulton 5,157 55.2 8.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party A. MacDougall 1,651 17.7 7.4 Scottish National Party F. Cramond 1,493 16.0 5.1 Social Democratic Party (UK) R. Beeby 1,038 11.1 New 3,506 37.5 16.7 9,339 42.4 2.0 22,036 Labour Party (UK) 8.1 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1986.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1986: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-01-0 1986 18 November 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1982.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1982: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1982 18 November 2022 Cumnock main Cumnock Cumnock Labour Party (UK) J. Boyd 5,633 84.1 16.1 Scottish National Party C. Alston 1,036 15.5 3.0 4,597 68.6 13.1 6,669 40.6 0.8 16,489 Labour Party (UK) 6.5 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1986.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1986: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-01-0 1986 18 November 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1982.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1982: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1982 18 November 2022 New Cumnock and Doon Valley main New Cumnock and Doon Valley New Cumnock and Doon Valley Labour Party (UK) T. Farrell 5,020 68.8 8.9 Scottish National Party S. Patterson 812 11.1 New Social Democratic Party (UK) G. McCracken 748 10.2 18.0 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party M. Littlejohn 706 9.7 2.7 4,208 57.7 26.7 7,286 42.8 1.7 17,046 Labour Party (UK) 13.4 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1986.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1986: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-01-0 1986 18 November 2022https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-Elections-1982.pdf The Scottish Regional Elections 1982: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1982 18 November 2022 References Links to elections for successor councils Strathclyde 1986