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1992 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election

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1992 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election
← 1988 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)

All 18 seats to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Registered62,135
Turnout45.4%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
SNP
Con
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Last election 12 seats, 48.3% 3 seats, 36.1% 3 seats, 18.8%
Seats won 8 7 3
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 4 Steady
Popular vote 10,687 11,250 6,112
Percentage 38.0% 40.0% 12.6%
Swing Decrease 10.3 Increase 3.9 Decrease 6.2

Result of the election

Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council were held on 7 May 1992, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the final election to the district council which was abolished in 1995 along with Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council and was replaced by East 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.

The election was also the last to use the 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 without alterations. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]

Despite coming second in the popular vote, Labour remained the largest party on the district council after winning eight seats, however, they no longer had an overall majority after losing four seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) won the popular vote and gained four seats but that wasn't enough to overtake Labour. As a result, they became the second-largest party on the council with seven seats. The Conservatives' vote share fell by 6.2% but they remained on three seats.

Results

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1992 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 8 1 5 Decrease 4 44.4 38.0 10,687 Decrease 10.3
  SNP 7 5 1 Increase 4 38.9 40.0 11,250 Increase 3.9
  Conservative 3 0 0 Steady 16.7 27.1 6,112 Decrease 6.2
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 137 New
Total 18 28,186

Source:[2][3]

Ward results

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Ward 1

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Ward 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Doyle 596 45.3 Decrease 7.9
SNP D. Rees 594 45.1 Increase 5.3
Conservative D. Scott 127 9.6 Increase 2.7
Majority 2 0.2 Decrease 13.2
Turnout 1,317 47.2 Decrease 8.1
Registered electors 2,793
Labour hold Swing Decrease 6.6

Source:[2][3]

Ward 2

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Ward 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP K. Nicol 698 45.7 Increase 7.7
Labour W. Denim 566 37.1 Decrease 8.3
Conservative J. Henderson 260 17.0 Increase 3.4
Majority 132 8.6 N/A
Turnout 1,524 43.6 Decrease 7.6
Registered electors 3,502
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase 8.0

Source:[2][3]

Ward 3

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Ward 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP W. Coffey 801 49.9 Increase 10.7
Labour J. Knapp 766 47.7 Decrease 10.5
Conservative A. Park 39 2.4 Decrease 0.2
Majority 35 2.2 N/A
Turnout 1,606 57.2 Decrease 8.0
Registered electors 2,809
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase 10.6

Source:[2][3]

Ward 4

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Ward 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP D. Coffey 612 43.5 Increase 7.2
Conservative J. Porter 462 32.9 Increase 0.7
Labour R. Russell 265 18.8 Decrease 12.5
Liberal Democrats T. Curran 67 4.8 New
Majority 150 10.6 Increase 6.5
Turnout 1,406 44.5 Decrease 5.9
Registered electors 3,159
SNP hold Swing Increase 3.2

Source:[2][3]

Ward 5

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Ward 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Cree 665 41.9 Decrease 6.2
SNP C. Calman 630 39.7 Increase 8.1
Conservative B. Rubin 292 18.4 Decrease 1.8
Majority 35 2.2 Decrease 14.3
Turnout 1,587 42.9 Decrease 5.7
Registered electors 3,698
Labour hold Swing Decrease 7.1

Source:[2][3]

Ward 6

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Ward 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. McIntyre 680 47.2 Decrease 12.7
SNP R. Armour 662 45.9 Increase 11.8
Conservative S. Strachan 99 6.9 Increase 0.9
Majority 18 1.3 Decrease 24.5
Turnout 1,441 42.3 Decrease 11.3
Registered electors 3,409
Labour hold Swing Decrease 12.2

Source:[2][3]

Ward 7

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Ward 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP D. Reid 830 46.1 Increase 25.7
Labour T. Kitchin 650 36.1 Decrease 25.2
Conservative T. Donald 321 17.8 Decrease 0.4
Majority 180 10.0 N/A
Turnout 1,801 47.7 Decrease 10.0
Registered electors 3,798
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase 25.4

Source:[2][3]

Ward 8

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Ward 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Porter 1,134 63.9 Increase 1.3
SNP A. Ingram 396 22.3 Increase 7.3
Labour C. Rutherford 246 13.9 Decrease 1.2
Majority 738 41.6 Decrease 5.9
Turnout 1,776 43.7 Decrease 2.1
Registered electors 4,066
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 3.0

Source:[2][3]

Ward 9

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Ward 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP N. Gee 804 49.4 Increase 12.0
Labour A. Walsh 483 29.7 Decrease 5.8
Conservative J. Reid 341 20.9 Decrease 2.1
Majority 321 19.7 Increase 17.8
Turnout 1,628 50.4 Decrease 6.2
Registered electors 3,231
SNP hold Swing Increase 8.9

Source:[2][3]

Ward 10

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Ward 10
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP A. Campbell 580 44.4 Increase 7.3
Labour W. Lindsay 547 41.9 Decrease 8.6
Conservative J. Howard 178 13.6 Increase 1.3
Majority 33 2.5 N/A
Turnout 1,305 40.1 Decrease 5.5
Registered electors 3,260
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase 7.9

Source:[2][3]

Ward 11

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Ward 11
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Stirling 869 57.0 Decrease 4.3
SNP S. McCluskey 550 36.1 Increase 3.1
Conservative C. Little 106 7.0 Increase 1.3
Majority 319 20.9 Decrease 7.4
Turnout 1,525 51.2 Decrease 6.3
Registered electors 2,980
Labour hold Swing Decrease 3.7

Source:[2][3]

Ward 12

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Ward 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. George 604 46.8 Increase 6.3
SNP J. Todd 560 43.4 Decrease9.4
Liberal Democrats A. Stevenson 70 5.4 New
Conservative E. King 57 4.4 Increase 0.3
Majority 44 3.4 N/A
Turnout 1,291 45.4 Decrease 10.9
Registered electors 2,845
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase 7.8

Source:[2][3]

Ward 13

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Ward 13
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Thomson 886 53.8 Increase 8.6
SNP K. Hall 401 24.4 Increase 5.2
Labour A. Martin 357 21.7 Decrease 5.4
Majority 485 29.4 Increase 13.3
Turnout 1,644 43.1 Decrease 1.9
Registered electors 3,823
Conservative hold Swing Increase 1.7

Source:[2][3]

Ward 14

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Ward 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. MacDougall 879 49.0 Increase 11.9
SNP G. Duncan 474 26.4 Decrease 2.9
Labour F. Boulton 440 24.5 Decrease 8.9
Majority 405 22.6 Increase 18.9
Turnout 1,793 47.0 Decrease 9.1
Registered electors 3,815
Conservative hold Swing Increase 7.4

Source:[2][3]

Ward 15

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Ward 15
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Nisbet 823 54.0 Decrease 4.3
SNP J. Taylor 538 35.3 Increase 1.2
Conservative A. McCall 160 10.5 Increase 3.1
Majority 285 18.7 Decrease 5.4
Turnout 1,521 42.1 Decrease 9.8
Registered electors 3,618
Labour hold Swing Decrease 2.7

Source:[2][3]

Ward 16

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Ward 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Raymond 662 44.4 Decrease 15.2
SNP W. Loudon 644 43.2 Increase 11.6
Conservative R. Humphreys 183 12.3 Increase 3.5
Majority 18 1.2 Decrease 26.8
Turnout 1,489 40.7 Decrease 10.1
Registered electors 3,662
Labour hold Swing Decrease 13.4

Source:[2][3]

Ward 17

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Ward 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Turnbull 899 48.8 Decrease 15.1
SNP M. Young 606 32.9 Increase 13.6
Conservative L. Freeman 338 18.3 Increase 1.6
Majority 293 15.9 Decrease 28.7
Turnout 1,843 46.6 Decrease 4.5
Registered electors 3,957
Labour hold Swing Decrease 14.3

Source:[2][3]

Ward 18

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Ward 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP R. McDill 870 51.4 Increase 24.3
Labour J. Anderson 569 33.6 Decrease 23.0
Conservative F. McLean 250 14.8 Decrease 1.1
Majority 301 17.8 N/A
Turnout 1,689 45.6 Increase 1.1
Registered electors 3,710
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase 23.6

Source:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s 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 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1989). The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-02-9. Retrieved 17 November 2022.