Elections to East Kilbride District Council were held on 5 May 1988, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fifth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.
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All 16 seats to East Kilbride District Council 9 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 63,956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 47.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election used the 16 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]
Labour maintained control of the district council after winning 14 of the 16 seats – taking over half of the popular vote. The remaining two seats were won by the Conservatives. The Scottish National Party (SNP) came second on the popular vote but did not gain any seats as the election resulted in the same political composition as the previous election.
Results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 14 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | 51.6 | 15,579 | 3.8 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 2,931 | 2.4 | ||
SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30.4 | 9,183 | 10.4 | ||
SSLD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 1,853 | 3.7[Note 1] | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 484 | 0.1 | ||
SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 192 | New | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 27 | 0.2 | ||
Total | 16 | 30,249 |
Ward results
editMaxwellton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. McKillop | 1,227 | 63.6 | 3.3 | |
SNP | A. Shaw | 471 | 24.4 | 11.3 | |
SSLD | A. Brash | 221 | 11.5 | New | |
Majority | 756 | 39.2 | 11.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,919 | 49.5 | 0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,892 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.3 |
Long Calderwood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Wright | 1,071 | 56.8 | 6.3 | |
SNP | R. M. Brady | 591 | 31.4 | 12.6 | |
SSLD | E. Mullen | 115 | 6.1 | 11.6 | |
SDP | B. Balkind | 103 | 5.5 | New | |
Majority | 480 | 25.4 | 18.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,880 | 49.6 | 3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,802 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.3 |
Morrishall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Dick | 1,120 | 59.1 | 13.1 | |
SNP | W. Arthur | 765 | 40.4 | 12.8 | |
Majority | 355 | 18.7 | 25.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,885 | 47.4 | 6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,997 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.1 |
Blacklaw
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Robb | 1,095 | 55.8 | 9.8 | |
SNP | R. Littler | 501 | 25.5 | 7.8 | |
SSLD | W. Gillespie | 360 | 18.3 | New | |
Majority | 594 | 30.3 | 2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,956 | 48.8 | 8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,023 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.8 |
Calderglen
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Biggins | 918 | 51.4 | 4.9 | |
SSLD | A. Sutherland | 448 | 25.1 | 2.4 | |
SNP | D. O. Harrold | 403 | 22.6 | 10.4 | |
Majority | 470 | 26.3 | 2.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,769 | 43.2 | 1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,132 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 |
Duncanrig
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Crawford | 1,225 | 66.1 | 4.7 | |
SNP | C. Duke | 618 | 33.4 | 4.9 | |
Majority | 607 | 32.7 | 9.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,843 | 48.0 | 9.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,863 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 |
Westwoodhill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Whitelaw | 984 | 55.5 | 6.8 | |
SNP | J. Henderson | 675 | 38.1 | 17.0 | |
SSLD | J. Rolland | 109 | 6.2 | 10.2 | |
Majority | 309 | 17.4 | 23.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,768 | 44.8 | 2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,959 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.8 |
Hairmyres
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. McKenna | 688 | 39.4 | 0.1 | |
SNP | D. Watson | 472 | 27.0 | 12.9 | |
Conservative | M. Lang | 385 | 22.1 | 3.4 | |
SSLD | I. Norie | 109 | 6.2 | 14.6 | |
SDP | C. Slorach | 89 | 5.1 | New | |
Majority | 216 | 12.4 | 1.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,743 | 43.9 | 0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,975 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.5 |
West Mains
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. McNab | 937 | 49.3 | 1.0 | |
SNP | J. Anderson | 441 | 23.2 | 10.9 | |
Independent | W. Sinclair | 284 | 14.9 | 3.1 | |
Conservative | E. Chalmers | 210 | 11.0 | 5.3 | |
Communist | K. Elder | 27 | 1.4 | 2.7 | |
Majority | 496 | 26.1 | 5.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,899 | 50.0 | 0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,802 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 |
East Mains
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Findlay | 1,244 | 57.7 | 0.8 | |
SNP | J. Wilson | 476 | 22.1 | 5.1 | |
Conservative | I. Perratt | 235 | 10.9 | New | |
Independent | W. Stenhouse | 200 | 9.3 | New | |
Majority | 768 | 35.6 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,155 | 53.7 | 2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,016 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 |
Kelvin
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Reilly | 1,070 | 54.1 | 3.4 | |
SNP | W. Johnston | 904 | 45.7 | 3.5 | |
Majority | 166 | 8.4 | 6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,974 | 54.8 | 1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,605 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 |
Lickprivick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Ross | 1,080 | 58.2 | 15.8 | |
SNP | G. Ferguson | 772 | 41.6 | 16.2 | |
Majority | 308 | 16.6 | 32.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,852 | 45.2 | 4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,103 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 15.8 |
Headhouse
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. Lynch | 856 | 46.9 | 10.1 | |
SNP | N. Ferguson | 750 | 41.1 | 28.0 | |
SSLD | W. MacKill | 209 | 11.4 | 2.2 | |
Majority | 106 | 5.8 | 35.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,815 | 49.0 | 3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,732 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 19.0 |
Avondale South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. MacDonald | 999 | 49.5 | 0.1 | |
Labour | J. Malloy | 551 | 27.3 | 0.4 | |
SNP | M. Holman | 341 | 16.9 | 7.8 | |
SSLD | P. Ladybourn | 126 | 6.2 | 7.3 | |
Majority | 448 | 22.2 | 0.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,017 | 43.8 | 2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,610 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 |
Avondale North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Chalmers | 1,102 | 50.4 | 2.6 | |
Labour | J. Murphy | 562 | 25.7 | 2.9 | |
SNP | J. Wilson | 366 | 16.7 | 8.1 | |
SSLD | A. Ladybourn | 156 | 7.1 | 8.4 | |
Majority | 540 | 24.7 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,186 | 48.2 | 6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,538 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 |
Crosshouse
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Docherty | 951 | 59.2 | 4.8 | |
SNP | J. MacQueen | 637 | 39.7 | 17.1 | |
Majority | 314 | 19.5 | 21.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,588 | 41.1 | 0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,907 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 |
Notes
edit- ^ At the 1984 election, the SDP–Liberal Alliance won 9.9% of the vote with candidates from both the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Party. These parties subsequently merged in March 1988 to form the Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats (SSLD).
References
edit- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q 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 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 13 January 2024.