1992 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election

1992 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election

7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)
All 18 seats to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council 10 seats needed for a majority
Registered	62,135
Turnout	45.4%
First party Second party Third party   Lab SNP Con Party Labour SNP Conservative Last election 12 seats, 48.3% 3 seats, 36.1% 3 seats, 18.8% Seats won 8 7 3 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 10,687 11,250 6,112 Percentage 38.0% 40.0% 12.6% Swing 10.3 3.9 6.2
Result of the election
Council Leader before election Labour Council Leader after election Labour

Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun 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 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council and was replaced by East Ayrshire 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.

The election was also the last to use the 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 without alterations. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]

Despite coming second in the popular vote, Labour remained the largest party on the district council after winning eight seats, however, they no longer had an overall majority after losing four seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) won the popular vote and gained four seats but that wasn't enough to overtake Labour. As a result, they became the second-largest party on the council with seven seats. The Conservatives' vote share fell by 6.2% but they remained on three seats.

Results

1992 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8	1	5	4	44.4	38.0	10,687	10.3
	SNP	7	5	1	4	38.9	40.0	11,250	3.9
	Conservative	3	0	0		16.7	27.1	6,112	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	137	New
Total		18						28,186

Source:[2][3]

Ward results

Ward 1

Ward 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Doyle	596	45.3	7.9
	SNP	D. Rees	594	45.1	5.3
	Conservative	D. Scott	127	9.6	2.7
Majority			2	0.2	13.2
Turnout			1,317	47.2	8.1
Registered electors			2,793
	Labour hold		Swing	6.6

Source:[2][3]

Ward 2

Ward 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	K. Nicol	698	45.7	7.7
	Labour	W. Denim	566	37.1	8.3
	Conservative	J. Henderson	260	17.0	3.4
Majority			132	8.6	N/A
Turnout			1,524	43.6	7.6
Registered electors			3,502
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	8.0

Source:[2][3]

Ward 3

Ward 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	W. Coffey	801	49.9	10.7
	Labour	J. Knapp	766	47.7	10.5
	Conservative	A. Park	39	2.4	0.2
Majority			35	2.2	N/A
Turnout			1,606	57.2	8.0
Registered electors			2,809
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	10.6

Source:[2][3]

Ward 4

Ward 4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	D. Coffey	612	43.5	7.2
	Conservative	J. Porter	462	32.9	0.7
	Labour	R. Russell	265	18.8	12.5
	Liberal Democrats	T. Curran	67	4.8	New
Majority			150	10.6	6.5
Turnout			1,406	44.5	5.9
Registered electors			3,159
	SNP hold		Swing	3.2

Source:[2][3]

Ward 5

Ward 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Cree	665	41.9	6.2
	SNP	C. Calman	630	39.7	8.1
	Conservative	B. Rubin	292	18.4	1.8
Majority			35	2.2	14.3
Turnout			1,587	42.9	5.7
Registered electors			3,698
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

Source:[2][3]

Ward 6

Ward 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. McIntyre	680	47.2	12.7
	SNP	R. Armour	662	45.9	11.8
	Conservative	S. Strachan	99	6.9	0.9
Majority			18	1.3	24.5
Turnout			1,441	42.3	11.3
Registered electors			3,409
	Labour hold		Swing	12.2

Source:[2][3]

Ward 7

Ward 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	D. Reid	830	46.1	25.7
	Labour	T. Kitchin	650	36.1	25.2
	Conservative	T. Donald	321	17.8	0.4
Majority			180	10.0	N/A
Turnout			1,801	47.7	10.0
Registered electors			3,798
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	25.4

Source:[2][3]

Ward 8

Ward 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Porter	1,134	63.9	1.3
	SNP	A. Ingram	396	22.3	7.3
	Labour	C. Rutherford	246	13.9	1.2
Majority			738	41.6	5.9
Turnout			1,776	43.7	2.1
Registered electors			4,066
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.0

Source:[2][3]

Ward 9

Ward 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	N. Gee	804	49.4	12.0
	Labour	A. Walsh	483	29.7	5.8
	Conservative	J. Reid	341	20.9	2.1
Majority			321	19.7	17.8
Turnout			1,628	50.4	6.2
Registered electors			3,231
	SNP hold		Swing	8.9

Source:[2][3]

Ward 10

Ward 10

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	A. Campbell	580	44.4	7.3
	Labour	W. Lindsay	547	41.9	8.6
	Conservative	J. Howard	178	13.6	1.3
Majority			33	2.5	N/A
Turnout			1,305	40.1	5.5
Registered electors			3,260
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	7.9

Source:[2][3]

Ward 11

Ward 11

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Stirling	869	57.0	4.3
	SNP	S. McCluskey	550	36.1	3.1
	Conservative	C. Little	106	7.0	1.3
Majority			319	20.9	7.4
Turnout			1,525	51.2	6.3
Registered electors			2,980
	Labour hold		Swing	3.7

Source:[2][3]

Ward 12

Ward 12

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. George	604	46.8	6.3
	SNP	J. Todd	560	43.4	9.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Stevenson	70	5.4	New
	Conservative	E. King	57	4.4	0.3
Majority			44	3.4	N/A
Turnout			1,291	45.4	10.9
Registered electors			2,845
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing	7.8

Source:[2][3]

Ward 13

Ward 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Thomson	886	53.8	8.6
	SNP	K. Hall	401	24.4	5.2
	Labour	A. Martin	357	21.7	5.4
Majority			485	29.4	13.3
Turnout			1,644	43.1	1.9
Registered electors			3,823
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Source:[2][3]

Ward 14

Ward 14

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. MacDougall	879	49.0	11.9
	SNP	G. Duncan	474	26.4	2.9
	Labour	F. Boulton	440	24.5	8.9
Majority			405	22.6	18.9
Turnout			1,793	47.0	9.1
Registered electors			3,815
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.4

Source:[2][3]

Ward 15

Ward 15

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Nisbet	823	54.0	4.3
	SNP	J. Taylor	538	35.3	1.2
	Conservative	A. McCall	160	10.5	3.1
Majority			285	18.7	5.4
Turnout			1,521	42.1	9.8
Registered electors			3,618
	Labour hold		Swing	2.7

Source:[2][3]

Ward 16

Ward 16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Raymond	662	44.4	15.2
	SNP	W. Loudon	644	43.2	11.6
	Conservative	R. Humphreys	183	12.3	3.5
Majority			18	1.2	26.8
Turnout			1,489	40.7	10.1
Registered electors			3,662
	Labour hold		Swing	13.4

Source:[2][3]

Ward 17

Ward 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Turnbull	899	48.8	15.1
	SNP	M. Young	606	32.9	13.6
	Conservative	L. Freeman	338	18.3	1.6
Majority			293	15.9	28.7
Turnout			1,843	46.6	4.5
Registered electors			3,957
	Labour hold		Swing	14.3

Source:[2][3]

Ward 18

Ward 18

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	R. McDill	870	51.4	24.3
	Labour	J. Anderson	569	33.6	23.0
	Conservative	F. McLean	250	14.8	1.1
Majority			301	17.8	N/A
Turnout			1,689	45.6	1.1
Registered electors			3,710
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	23.6

Source:[2][3]

References

1. "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
2. 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 17 November 2022.
3. 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 17 November 2022.