Election Name: | 1992 City of Edinburgh Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Flag Image: | Flag of Edinburgh.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1988 City of Edinburgh District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1988 |
Next Election: | 1995 City of Edinburgh Council election |
Next Year: | 1995 |
Seats For Election: | All 62 seats to Edinburgh City Council |
Majority Seats: | 32 |
Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election1: | 33 |
Seats1: | 30 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 48,756 |
Percentage1: | 29.2% |
Swing1: | 7.4% |
Party2: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
Last Election2: | 23 |
Seats2: | 23 |
Seat Change2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 67,266 |
Percentage2: | 40.2% |
Swing2: | 3.6% |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election4: | 4 |
Seats4: | 7 |
Seat Change4: | 3 |
Popular Vote4: | 25,775 |
Percentage4: | 15.4% |
Swing4: | 3.2% |
Party5: | Scottish National Party |
Last Election5: | 2 |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 0 |
Popular Vote5: | 24,087 |
Percentage5: | 14.4% |
Swing5: | 0.3% |
Map Size: | 400px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Party: | No overall control |
Elections to the City of Edinburgh District Council took place in May 1992, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
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.