1992 Hamilton District Council election

1992 Hamilton District Council election
All 20 seats to Hamilton District Council; 11 seats needed for a majority
Registered	79,751
Turnout	36.9%
	The result of the election
Council Leader before election; ; Labour	Council Leader after election ; ; Labour

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.

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 half 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

Hamilton District Council election result 1992
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Ward results

Hillhouse

Hillhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Udston

Udston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Wellhall North

Wellhall North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Burnbank

Burnbank
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Ferniegair

Ferniegair
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Fairhill

Fairhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Woodhead

Woodhead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Low Waters

Low Waters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Cadzow

Cadzow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Dalserf

Dalserf
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Larkhall East

Larkhall East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Larkhall North

Larkhall North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Larkhall South

Larkhall South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Stonehouse

Stonehouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Uddingston

Uddingston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Bothwell

Bothwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

High Blantyre

High Blantyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Blantyre

Blantyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Stonefield

Stonefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Source:^[2]^[3]

References

^ "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.

[1] "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[SCE1992-2] ^ ^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.

[SCE1988-3] ^ ^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.

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