1990 Highland Regional Council election

1990 Highland Regional Council election
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All 52 seats to Highland Regional Council
27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout42.9%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Independent Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 36 seats, 73.0% 7 seats, 14.4% 3 seats, 2.6%
Seats won 34 10 3
Seat change Decrease2 Increase3 Steady0
Popular vote 19,359 3,994 1,941
Percentage 56.9% 11.7% 5.7%
Swing Decrease16.1% Decrease2.7% Increase3.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party SNP Green Conservative
Last election 3 seat, 6.4% Did Not Stand 2 seats, 2.2%
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 3,994 3,560 946
Percentage 11.7% 10.5% 2.8%
Swing Increase5.3% New Increase0.6%
  Seventh party
  Blank
Party Independent Liberal
Last election Did Not Stand
Seats won 1
Seat change Increase1
Popular vote 0
Percentage 0.0%
Swing New
Council Convener before election

Sandy Russell
Liberal Democrats

Council Convener after election

Duncan McPherson
Independent

The 1990 Highland Regional Council election to the Highland Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. Independents won control of 36 of the council's 52 seats.

Turnout was 42.9% in the 27 of the region's 52 districts that were contested.

The result of the election

Aggregate results

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Highland Regional election, 1990[1]
Turnout: 42.1%
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 34 Decrease2 65.4 57.0 19,359 Decrease16.1
  Labour 10 Increase3 19.2 11.8 3,994 Decrease2.7
  Liberal Democrats 3 Steady0 5.8 5.7 1,941 Increase3.1
  SNP 2 Increase2 3.8 11.8 3,994 Increase5.3
  Green 1 Increase1 1.9 10.5 3,560 New
  Conservative 1 Decrease1 1.9 2.8 946 Increase0.6
  Independent Liberal 1 Increase1 1.9 0.0 0 New
  Independent Labour 0 Decrease1 0.0 0.6 217 Decrease0.7

Ward results

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Highland Regional election, 1990[2]
Ward Councillor Result
1 Thurso West J. H. Fry Independent hold
2 Thurso East W. S. Smith Independent hold
3 Wick A. Murray Independent hold
4 Pulteney J. W. Oag Independent hold
5 Caithness North East W. Mowat Independent hold
6 Caithness South East W. A. Mowat SSLD hold
7 Caithness Central D. Coghill Independent hold
8 Caithness West R. E. Godfrey Independent hold
9 Dornoch/Creich etc. A. M. Gilmour Independent hold
10 Fleet A. Murray Independent hold
11 Sutherland North West F. R. M. Keith Independent hold
12 Sutherland East R. R. McDonald Independent hold
12A Toungue/Farr A. MacKay Independent hold
13 Lochbroom/Conon Valley D. R. Green Independent hold
14 Wester Ross D. N. Cameron Independent hold
15 Seaforth M. J. Nicolson Independent hold
16 Dingwall M. McKechnie Independent hold
17 Black Isle West H. Fraser Independent hold
18 Black Isle East D. J. McPherson Independent hold
19 Ferindonald V. MacIver Independent hold
19A Alness J. MacInnes Independent hold
20 Invergordon I. C. Rhind Independent hold
21 Easter Ross E. D. Wilkerson Independent hold
22 Tain A. Rhind Independent hold
23 Ross South West W. M. Fulton Independent hold
24 Skye South & East F. M. MacLennan Independent hold
25 Skye North & West D. Grant SSLD gain from Independent
26 Fort William I. J. Macdonald Labour gain from Independent
27 Caol/Inverlochy M. J. MacKay Labour hold
28 Nevis J. K. MacKay Labour gain from Independent
29 Mallaig/Ardnamurchan M. E. M. Foxley Independent Liberal hold
30 Glencoe/Nether Lochaber A. S. Robertson Labour hold
31 Merkinch J. M. Henry Labour hold
32 Dalneigh/Muirtown W. J. Smith Independent gain from Labour
33 Ballifeary/Columba A. Milne Independent hold
34 Ness Central C. M. Cumming Labour gain from Independent
35 Crown/Raigmore C. L. Goodman Labour hold
36 Old Edinburgh A. G. Sellar Independent hold
37 Drummond W. A. E. Fraser Independent hold
38 Hilton T. Mackenzie Labour hold
39 Ardersier/Petty etc. P. J. Peacock Independent hold
39A Inverness East W. McGarrity Labour gain from Independent
40 Strathdearn Mack of Mackintosh Independent hold
41 Aird South A. W. Mackenzie Labour gain from Independent
41A Charleston J. T. MacDonald Labour hold
42 Aird North J. S. Munro SNP hold
43 Strathspey B. M. S. Dunlop Independent gain from SNP
44 Cairngorm A. I. M. Glen SNP hold
45 Badenoch A. J. Russell SSLD hold
46 Ninian W. Shand Independent gain from Conservative
47 Nairn County M. J. O. Graham Conservative hold
47A Alltan R. E. Winter Green gain from Independent

References

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  1. ^ pp.42-45
  2. ^ Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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