East Kilbride District Council election
1988 East Kilbride District Council election |
All 16 seats to East Kilbride District Council 9 seats needed for a majority |
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Registered | 63,956 |
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Turnout | 47.5% |
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Council Leader before election Labour | Council Leader after election Labour | |
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.
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
1992 East Kilbride District election result Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward results
Maxwellton
Maxwellton Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Long Calderwood
Long Calderwood Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Morrishall
Morrishall Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Blacklaw
Blacklaw Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Calderglen
Calderglen Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Duncanrig
Duncanrig Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Westwoodhill
Westwoodhill Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Hairmyres
Hairmyres Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
West Mains
West Mains Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
East Mains
East Mains Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Kelvin
Kelvin Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Lickprivick
Lickprivick Party | 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Headhouse
Headhouse Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Avondale South
Source:[2][3]
Avondale North
Source:[2][3]
Crosshouse
Crosshouse Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | |
Source:[2][3]
Notes
References
- ^ "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.