Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Thursday 5 May 1994, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections. This was the final election to the regional council which was abolished in 1995 along with the 19 district councils and replaced by 12 unitary authorities following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
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All 104 seats to Strathclyde Regional Council 53 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This election was the only one to use the 104 electoral divisions created following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1993 – an increase of one from the previous election in 1990. The new electoral division was established in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun district. 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 86 of the 104 seats – down four from the previous election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) became the second-largest party on the council after they won seven seats – up from just one four years previous. They overtook both the Liberal Democrats, who remained the third-largest party with six seats (an increase of two), and the Conservatives, who fell to fourth after retaining just three of their five seats. The other two seats were won by independent candidates.
Results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 86 | 4 | 82.7 | 51.5 | 398,886 | 0.7 | |||
SNP | 7 | 6 | 6.7 | 26.3 | 203,907 | 5.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 62,294 | 2.1 | |||
Conservative | 3 | 2 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 83,062 | 5.6 | |||
Independent | 2 | 1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 13,814 | 0.2 | |||
Scottish Militant Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9,277 | New | |||
Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2,374 | 1.7 | |||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 336 | 0.2 | |||
People Pension Power | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 313 | New | |||
Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 185 | New | |||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 92 | New | |||
Total | 104 | 774,540 |
Electoral division results edit
Rutherglen/Fernhill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. McCredle | 3,793 | 41.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. McLellan | 3,204 | 35.1 | ||
SNP | A. Fulton | 1,470 | 16.1 | ||
Conservative | J. Miller | 657 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 589 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,124 | 49.0 | |||
Registered electors | 18,640 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Cambuslang/Halfway edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. McGowan | 4,606 | 62.5 | 7.0 | |
SNP | D. Hamilton | 1,359 | 18.4 | 0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Guthrie | 995 | 13.5 | 3.3 | |
Conservative | K. Briody | 401 | 5.4 | 9.0 | |
Majority | 3,247 | 44.1 | 6.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,361 | 43.8 | 0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 16,789 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.3 |
Blantyre and Burnbank edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Waugh | 4,749 | 73.0 | ||
SNP | R. L. Terrett | 1,202 | 18.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. McAllister | 291 | 4.4 | ||
Conservative | I. Black | 256 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 3,547 | 54.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,498 | 41.3 | |||
Registered electors | 15,714 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Bothwell and Hamilton North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | J. Ormiston | 3,348 | 50.9 | ||
SNP | C. Sutherland | 1,334 | 20.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Oswald | 1,026 | 15.6 | ||
Conservative | E. Montgomery | 867 | 13.1 | ||
Majority | 2,014 | 30.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,575 | 41.9 | |||
Registered electors | 15,699 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Hamilton West edit
Hamilton East was renamed as Hamilton West following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were changes to the boundaries.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Brogan | 3,418 | 58.9 | 0.3 | |
SNP | J. McGuigan | 1,497 | 25.8 | 4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Oswald | 527 | 9.1 | 1.8 | |
Conservative | N. Cameron | 352 | 6.0 | 5.8 | |
Majority | 1,921 | 33.1 | 4.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,794 | 37.3 | 3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 15,526 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 |
Hamilton South edit
Hamilton West was renamed as Hamilton South following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were changes to the boundaries.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Timmins | 3,465 | 48.6 | 2.3 | |
SNP | J. Smith | 2,931 | 41.1 | 11.0 | |
Conservative | C. Simpson | 720 | 10.1 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 534 | 7.5 | 13.3 | ||
Turnout | 7,116 | 44.5 | 1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 15,991 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.6 |
Larkhall and Stonehouse edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Burns | 5,545 | 69.2 | 1.7 | |
SNP | L. McDonald | 1,955 | 24.4 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | D. Ballantine | 506 | 6.3 | 3.4 | |
Majority | 3,590 | 44.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,006 | 43.4 | 1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 18,455 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Calderwood/St Leonard's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Maggs | 4,415 | 59.7 | 3.8 | |
SNP | R. Littler | 2,062 | 27.8 | 2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Service | 502 | 6.7 | 0.4 | |
Conservative | L. Kay | 414 | 5.6 | 5.6 | |
Majority | 2,353 | 31.9 | 1.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,393 | 47.6 | 0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 15,524 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 |
Westwood/Mains edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. M. Sanderson | 4,986 | 61.9 | 8.6 | |
SNP | M. Gillespie | 2,184 | 27.1 | 0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Service | 484 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
Conservative | N. Craig | 398 | 4.9 | 6.5 | |
Majority | 2,802 | 34.8 | 7.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,052 | 49.6 | 0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 16,208 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 |
Murray/Greenhills edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | P. Watters | 4,581 | 63.1 | ||
SNP | J. Reilly | 2,006 | 27.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. McKenna | 412 | 5.6 | ||
Conservative | M. Cameron | 260 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 2,575 | 36.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,259 | 45.7 | |||
Registered electors | 15,875 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Avondale/Hairmyres and Stewartfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | J. Molloy | 2,553 | 37.6 | ||
SNP | C. Boyle | 1,849 | 27.2 | ||
Conservative | E. Kay | 1,526 | 22.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Linskey | 858 | 12.6 | ||
Majority | 704 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 6786 | 42.2 | |||
Registered electors | 16,076 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Lanark and Lesmahagow edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Smith | 3,674 | 54.7 | 3.8 | |
SNP | T. Ashburn | 1,937 | 28.8 | 6.3 | |
Conservative | J. MacInnes | 1,105 | 16.4 | 4.1 | |
Majority | 1,737 | 25.9 | 2.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,716 | 43.9 | 3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 15,302 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 |
Tinto edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Lawson | 2,798 | 48.1 | 2.5 | |
SNP | J. Semple | 1,748 | 30.0 | 11.1 | |
Conservative | M. Ashmore | 1,267 | 21.8 | 8.6 | |
Majority | 1,050 | 18.1 | 2.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,813 | 43.2 | 2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 13,481 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.8 |
Carluke edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Watson | 4,091 | 54.6 | 1.1 | |
SNP | C. Briggs | 2,586 | 34.5 | 7.4 | |
Conservative | S. Duncan | 812 | 10.8 | 8.5 | |
Majority | 1,505 | 20.1 | 6.3 | ||
Turnout | 7,489 | 46.4 | 2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 16,145 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 |
Kilmarnock Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | G. McCredle | 3,755 | 47.0 | ||
Labour | D. Spelman | 3,492 | 43.7 | ||
Conservative | D. Rubin | 739 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 263 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,510 | 51.3 | |||
Registered electors | 15,588 | ||||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Kilmarnock South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Blaney | 3,446 | 45.5 | ||
SNP | C. Calman | 3,429 | 45.2 | ||
Conservative | T. Donald | 698 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 17 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,573 | 48.6 | |||
Registered electors | 15,582 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Stewarton and Kilmarnock North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | D. Coffey | 4,173 | 53.8 | ||
Labour | W. Denim | 2,683 | 34.6 | ||
Conservative | R. Humphreys | 898 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 1,490 | 19.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,754 | 49.0 | |||
Registered electors | 15,837 | ||||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Irvine Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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SNP | K. Nicoll | 3,677 | 49.5 | ||
Labour | W. Aitken | 3,267 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | L. Freeman | 478 | 6.4 | ||
Majority | 410 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,422 | 49.7 | |||
Registered electors | 14,936 | ||||
SNP win (new seat) |
Source:[2]
Cumnock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Boyd | 5,982 | 80.0 | 2.1 | |
SNP | J. Robertson | 1,161 | 15.5 | 4.1 | |
Conservative | R. Henderson | 328 | 4.3 | 2.1 | |
Majority | 4,821 | 64.5 | 6.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,471 | 46.7 | 2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 15,990 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 |
New Cumnock and Doon Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Farrell | 5,523 | 78.3 | 9.4 | |
SNP | K. Johnstone | 1,088 | 15.4 | New | |
Conservative | G. Clark | 442 | 4.3 | 7.7 | |
Majority | 4,435 | 62.9 | 12.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,053 | 41.3 | 0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 17,064 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.4 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1994). The Scottish Regional Elections 1994: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-05-3. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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 2024.