Elections to Hamilton 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 East Kilbride District Council and Clydesdale District Council and, combined with part of the abolished City of Glasgow District Council, was replaced by South Lanarkshire 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.
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All 20 seats to Hamilton District Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 79,751 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 36.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The result of the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election was also the last to use the 20 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980 without alterations. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]
Labour maintained control of the district council after winning 15 of the 20 seats. Despite a slight reduction in their vote share, they again took more than have the votes cast. Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats won two seats and the remaining seat was won by Independent Labour. Despite coming second in the popular vote, the Scottish National Party (SNP) lost their only seat.
Results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 15 | 2 | 2 | 75.0 | 52.2 | 15,271 | 2.5 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3,340 | 1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 2,121 | 0.5 | ||
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1,634 | 1.1 | ||
SNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 6,651 | 2.9 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 199 | New | ||
Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 99 | New | ||
Democratic Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 57 | New | ||
Total | 20 | 29,282 |
Ward results edit
Hillhouse edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Newberry | 562 | 67.8 | 10.7 | |
SNP | T. Muir | 264 | 31.8 | 13.7 | |
Majority | 298 | 36.0 | 24.4 | ||
Turnout | 826 | 24.7 | 18.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,353 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.2 |
Udston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Daisley | 1,109 | 73.6 | 0.6 | |
SNP | V. Dow | 288 | 19.1 | 6.3 | |
Scottish Green | J. Condron | 99 | 6.6 | New | |
Majority | 821 | 54.5 | 5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,496 | 36.8 | 12.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,094 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 |
Wellhall North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | I. Blackstock | 1,038 | 59.4 | 23.1 | |
Labour | W. C. Agnew | 508 | 29.1 | 8.0 | |
Conservative | D. Thomas | 200 | 11.4 | 1.6 | |
Majority | 530 | 30.3 | 15.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,746 | 39.1 | 5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,464 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.5 |
Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Murphy | 570 | 38.5 | 13.2 | |
Conservative | S. McHarg | 484 | 32.7 | 4.9 | |
SNP | J. McGuigan | 368 | 24.9 | New | |
Democratic Left | I. Donnely | 57 | 3.9 | New | |
Majority | 86 | 5.8 | 18.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,479 | 33.5 | 10.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,417 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.0 |
Burnbank edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Ward | 940 | 77.3 | 19.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Oswald | 136 | 11.2 | New | |
Conservative | M. Murray | 132 | 10.9 | 6.7 | |
Majority | 804 | 66.1 | 31.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,208 | 32.3 | 15.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,768 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 21.1 |
Ferniegair edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. J. Mitchell | 779 | 46.8 | 5.7 | |
Labour | M. A. Smith | 532 | 32.0 | 2.2 | |
SNP | G. Lloyd | 353 | 21.2 | 3.1 | |
Majority | 247 | 14.8 | 7.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,664 | 41.2 | 6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,035 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 |
Fairhill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Walls | 548 | 36.4 | 28.4 | |
Independent Labour | N. Cochrane | 495 | 32.8 | New | |
SNP | S. McCandless | 344 | 22.8 | 9.0 | |
Independent | J. Williamson | 119 | 7.9 | New | |
Majority | 53 | 3.6 | 27.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,506 | 41.7 | 6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,618 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 30.6 |
Woodhead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Lowe | 854 | 64.5 | 8.8 | |
SNP | A. Rae | 294 | 22.2 | 4.1 | |
Independent Labour | J. Bain | 172 | 13.0 | New | |
Majority | 560 | 42.3 | 10.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,320 | 31.1 | 13.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,252 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.9 |
Low Waters edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Irving | 537 | 31.7 | 2.2 | |
SNP | N. Dear | 523 | 30.8 | 2.1 | |
Labour | C. McFadden | 385 | 22.7 | 18.9 | |
Independent Labour | P. R. Grenfell | 248 | 14.6 | New | |
Majority | 14 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,693 | 42.9 | 6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,949 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 1.1 |
Cadzow edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. McKeown | 919 | 51.0 | 5.2 | |
SNP | J. Smith | 876 | 48.6 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 43 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,795 | 44.5 | 6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,055 | ||||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 2.1 |
Dalserf edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Ahmed | 814 | 67.7 | 15.6 | |
SNP | I. McGowan | 367 | 30.5 | 16.1 | |
Majority | 447 | 37.2 | 5.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,181 | 35.7 | 17.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,370 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.2 |
Larkhall East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Ferguson | 651 | 53.7 | 4.6 | |
SNP | M. Miller | 551 | 45.5 | 4.4 | |
Majority | 100 | 8.2 | 9.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,202 | 35.0 | 11.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,466 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 |
Larkhall North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Ferguson | 819 | 63.4 | 2.8 | |
SNP | J. Meikle | 459 | 35.5 | 2.7 | |
Majority | 360 | 27.9 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,278 | 33.1 | 13.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,904 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 |
Larkhall South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Casserly | 776 | 67.8 | 4.8 | |
SNP | S. Clarkson | 362 | 31.6 | 4.3 | |
Majority | 414 | 36.2 | 9.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,138 | 35.5 | 15.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,225 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 |
Stonehouse edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Gibb | 1,120 | 68.6 | 2.6 | |
SNP | G. Sutherland | 502 | 30.7 | 17.3 | |
Majority | 618 | 37.9 | 8.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,622 | 39.4 | 10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,140 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 |
Uddingston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | T. Maxwell | 947 | 50.2 | 0.7 | |
Labour | J. Keenan | 617 | 32.7 | 4.7 | |
Conservative | E. Montgomery | 323 | 17.1 | 4.2 | |
Majority | 330 | 17.5 | 5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,887 | 44.7 | 9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,228 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.3 |
Bothwell edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Rooney | 920 | 50.7 | 9.5 | |
Conservative | I. S. MacAusline | 885 | 48.8 | 33.5 | |
Majority | 35 | 1.9 | 5.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,805 | 37.8 | 18.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,794 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 |
High Blantyre edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labour | J. Swinburne | 719 | 45.6 | 20.2 | |
Labour | M. Martin | 607 | 38.5 | 19.5 | |
SNP | C. Sutherland | 249 | 15.8 | 0.6 | |
Majority | 112 | 7.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,575 | 41.2 | 12.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,826 | ||||
Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | 19.8 |
Blantyre edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Handibode | 995 | 70.3 | 34.2 | |
SNP | J. Pollock | 409 | 28.9 | New | |
Majority | 586 | 41.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,404 | 31.4 | 19.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,511 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | 17.1 |
Stonefield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. McGlynn | 1,025 | 69.6 | 7.4 | |
SNP | P. Stewart | 442 | 30.0 | 7.3 | |
Majority | 583 | 39.6 | 14.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,467 | 34.4 | 11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,282 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.3 |
References edit
- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 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 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 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 29 December 2023.