Strathclyde Regional Council election
1990 Strathclyde Regional Council election Result of the election
Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Thursday 3 May 1990, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections . This was the fifth election to the regional council following the local government reforms in the 1970s .
The election was the last to use 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 .[1]
Labour , who had won every previous election to Strathclyde Regional Council, retained a large majority by winning 90 of the 103 seats – up three from the previous election in 1986 despite their vote share falling by 0.4%. The Conservatives remained as the second largest party by retaining five of their six seats. The Liberal Democrats contested their first election in Strathclyde following the merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1988.[2] The new party won four of the five seats that the Liberal Party had won in the 1986 election but with less than half vote share of its predecessors. The Liberal Party and the SDP had contested the previous election in a political alliance .[2] Despite coming second in the popular vote and increasing their vote share to more than 20%, the Scottish National Party (SNP) retained only one of their two seats. The remaining three seats were won by independent candidates .
Results [ edit ] 1990 Strathclyde Regional Council election Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 90 3 0 3 87.4 52.2 409,905 0.4 Conservative 5 0 1 1 4.9 16.3 127,827 3.2 Liberal Democrats 4 0 1 1 3.9 5.9 46,356 8.3 Independent 3 0 0 2.9 2.0 15,553 0.1 SNP 1 0 1 1 1.0 21.2 166,468 3.7 Scottish Green 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 15,517 1.8 Other 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 3,875 1.8 Total 103 784,636
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Electoral division results [ edit ] 1990 Strathclyde Regional Council election[5] Electoral division Councillor Result 1 Kintyre G. McMillan Labour hold 2 Mid Argyll/Islay C. MacIntyre SSLD hold 3 Lorn/Mull I. Bell SNP hold 4 Bute/West Cowal J. McMillan Independent hold 5 Dunoon/East Cowal J. Walsh Independent hold 6 Dumbarton I. Macdonald Labour hold 7 Helensburgh W. Petrie Independent hold 8 Vale of Leven D. Mills Labour hold 9 Drumry/Summerhill C. Gordon Labour hold 10 Blairdardie/Knightscliffe J. W. Mackechnie Labour hold 11 Yoker/Knightswood W. Perry Labour hold 12 Scotstoun/Broomhill K. J. Murray Labour hold 13 Kelvindale/Kelvinside C. M. Mason SSLD hold 14 Summerston/Maryhill N. Bakshi Labour hold 15 Milton/Ruchill G. McGrath Labour hold 16 North Kelvin/Park J. Gray Labour hold 17 Partick/Anderston M. Green Labour hold 18 Springburn/Robroyston M. Beckett Labour hold 19 Keppochhill/Cowlairs W. Harley Labour hold 20 Alexandra Parade/Dennistoun D. Fleming Labour hold 21 Central/Calton A. McLean Labour hold 22 Belvedere/Carntyne J. McKenzie Labour hold 23 Parkhead/Shettleston D. Laing Labour hold 24 Lethamhill/Riddrie R. Marshall Labour hold 25 Queenslie/Barlanark A. J. Long Labour hold 26 Mount Vernon/Ballieston D. Hay Labour hold 27 Gartloch/Easterhouse A. Viola Labour hold 28 Drumoyne/Govan I. G. Davidson Labour hold 29 Penilee/Cardonald J. F. McLean Labour hold 30 Mosspark/Bellahouston H. McElhorne Labour hold 31 Crookston/Cowglen W. M. Timoney Labour hold 32 South Nithill/Arden W. O'Rourke Labour hold 33 Pollokshields/Shawlands M. Millar Labour hold 34 Kingston/Hutchesontown S. McCartney Labour hold 35 Queen's Park/Crosshill W. R. McLennan Labour hold 36 Pollokshaws/Newlands G. Carroll Labour hold 37 King's Park/Aikenhead B. Millar Labour hold 38 Toryglen/Rutherglen E. Thompson Labour hold 39 Linn Park/Castlemilk H. Walker Labour hold 40 Glenwood/Fernwood N. Toppin Labour hold 41 Cambuslang/Halfway A. McGowan Labour hold 42 Clydebank/Kilpatrick South M. Turner Labour hold 43 Clydebank/Kilpatrick West D. McNulty Labour hold 44 Milngavie/Kilmardinny K. Moodie SSLD hold 45 Bearsden J. Bannerman SSLD hold 46 Kirkintilloch S. Gilmore Labour hold 47 Bishopbriggs T. Rae Labour hold 48 Chryston/Kelvin Valley C. Gray Labour hold 49 Cumbernauld North B. McCulloch Labour hold 50 Cumbernauld South G. McElroy Labour hold 51 Kilsyth/Condorrat T. Barrie Labour hold 52 Coatbridge North J. Murphy Labour hold 53 Coatbridge South J. Martin Labour hold 54 Airdrie East J. McGuigan Labour hold 55 Airdrie South & West J. Donnelly Labour hold 56 Chapelhall/Salsburgh P. Donnelly Labour hold 57 Dalziel B. M. Scott Labour hold 58 Wishaw J. Gibson Labour hold 59 Clydevale W. Irvine Labour hold 60 Fortissat J. Burns Labour hold 61 Bellshill/Tannochside C. Hebenton Labour hold 62 Clydesdale J. Reddin Labour hold 67 Calderwood/St Leonard's A. Maggs Labour hold 68 Westwood/Mains D. M. Sanderson Labour hold 69 Murray/Avondale P. Watters Labour hold 70 Eastwood North C. E. Lyon Conservative hold 71 Eastwood South I. Drysdale Conservative hold 72 Lanark/Lesmahagow M. Smith Labour hold 73 Tinto A. Lawson Labour hold 74 Carluke J. Robinson Labour hold 75 Paisley Craigielea H. Revie Labour hold 76 Paisley Gleniffer J. McDowell Labour hold 77 Paisley Central J. Mullin Labour hold 78 Paisley Abercorn G. Grant Labour hold 79 Barrhead J. McGuire Labour hold 80 Johnstone A. Ferguson Labour hold 81 Renfrew R. McGurty Labour hold 82 Gryffe R. Gould Labour hold 83 Argarran B. Oldry Labour hold 84 Port Glasgow/Kilmacolm A. MacLean Labour hold 85 Cartsdyke R. G. Young Labour hold 86 Greenock South West Y. Robertson Labour hold 87 Inverclyde West J. J. Clocherty Labour gain from SLD 88 Irvine Central E. Gray Labour hold 89 Irvine South T. Colyer Labour hold 90 Kilwinning/Stevenson A. Lambie Labour hold 91 Garnock Valley J. Jennings Labour hold 92 Saltcoats/Ardrossan B. McGeechan Labour hold 93 Arran/Largs etc. J. F. Clarkson Conservative hold 97 Ayr North R. Campbell Labour hold 98 Ayr South T. McGillivray Conservative hold 99 Prestwick/Coylebank J. Baillie Labour hold 100 North Kyle J. Gilmour Conservative hold 101 Carrick A. Hill Labour gain from Conservative
Hamilton East [ edit ] Source:[3] [4]
Hamilton West [ edit ] Source:[3] [4]
Larkhall and Stonehouse [ edit ] Source:[3] [4]
Hamilton North [ edit ] Source:[3] [4]
Kilmarnock North [ edit ] Source:[3] [4]
Kilmarnock South [ edit ] Source:[3] [4]
Stewarton and Irvine Valley [ edit ] Source:[3] [4]
Cumnock [ edit ] Source:[3] [4]
New Cumnock and Doon Valley [ edit ] Source:[3] [4]
References [ edit ] ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements" . Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 18 November 2022 . ^ a b Cook, Chris (2010). A Short History of the Liberal Party: The Road Back to Power (seventh ed.). Houndmills and New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-21044-8 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1990). The Scottish Regional Elections 1990: Results and Statistics (PDF) . Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-03-7 . Retrieved 15 January 2023 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1986). The Scottish Regional Elections 1986: Results and Statistics (PDF) . Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-01-0 . Retrieved 15 January 2023 . ^ Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF) . The Elections Centre . pp. 25–33. Retrieved 5 September 2020 .
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