1992 City of Edinburgh District Council election

Elections to the City of Edinburgh District Council took place in May 1992, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

1992 City of Edinburgh Council election

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All 62 seats to Edinburgh City Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 33 23
Seats won 30 23
Seat change Decrease3 Steady0
Popular vote 48,756 67,266
Percentage 29.2% 40.2%
Swing Decrease7.4% Increase3.6%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats SNP
Last election 4 2
Seats won 7 2
Seat change Increase3 Steady0
Popular vote 25,775 24,087
Percentage 15.4% 14.4%
Swing Increase3.2% Increase0.3%

Map showing results in Edinburgh District Council wards

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


No overall control

Labour, which had won control of the Council for the first time ever in the 1984 election, lost overall control but managed to remain the largest party on the council despite losing the popular vote amid a swing to the Conservatives in the city. The Liberal Democrats were able to capture several new seats in the centre of the city, including Marchmont, Morningside, and Sciennes. Voter turnout was 48.2%, down 5% from the previous election.

Aggregate results

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The result of the election
City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1992[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 30 0 3  3 29.2 48,756  7.4
  Conservative 23 3 3  0 40.2 67,266  3.6
  Liberal Democrats 7 3 0  3 15.4 25,775  3.2
  SNP 2 1 1  0 14.4 24,087  0.3
  Scottish Green 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.8 1,219 New
  Other parties 0 0 0  0 0.0 0.3 399  0.1

References

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