1992 Hamilton District Council election explained

Election Name:1992 Hamilton District Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1988 Hamilton District Council election
Previous Year:1988
Seats For Election:All 20 seats to Hamilton District Council
Majority Seats:11
Registered:79,751
Turnout:36.9%
Image1: Lab
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats1:15
Popular Vote1:15,271
Percentage1:52.2%
Swing1: 2.5
Party2:Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats2:2
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:3,340
Percentage2:11.5%
Swing2: 1.5
Image4: LD
Party4:Scottish Liberal Democrats
Seats4:2
Popular Vote4:2,121
Percentage4:7.3%
Swing4: 0.5
Image5: ILab
Party5:Independent Labour
Seats5:1
Popular Vote5:1,814
Percentage5:5.5%
Swing5: 1.1
Council Leader
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
Posttitle:Council Leader after election
After Party:Labour Party (UK)

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

Source:[2] [3]

Ward results

Hillhouse

Udston

Wellhall North

Central

Burnbank

Ferniegair

Fairhill

Woodhead

Low Waters

Cadzow

Dalserf

Larkhall East

Larkhall North

Larkhall South

Stonehouse

Uddingston

Bothwell

High Blantyre

Blantyre

Stonefield

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements . Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland . 26 December 2023.
  2. Book: The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics . Dundee . Election Studies, University of Dundee . J. M. . Botchel . D. T. . Denver . 1-869820-04-5 . 1992 . 27 December 2023.
  3. Book: The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics . Dundee . Election Studies, University of Dundee . J. M. . Botchel . D. T. . Denver . 1-869820-02-9 . 1989 . 29 December 2023.