1992 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election explained

Election Name:1992 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1988 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election
Previous Year:1988
Seats For Election:All 18 seats to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council
Majority Seats:10
Registered:62,135
Turnout:45.4%
Image1: Lab
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats1:8
Seat Change1: 4
Popular Vote1:10,687
Percentage1:38.0%
Swing1: 10.3
Party2:Scottish National Party
Seats2:7
Seat Change2: 4
Popular Vote2:11,250
Percentage2:40.0%
Swing2: 3.9
Image3: Con
Party3:Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats3:3
Popular Vote3:6,112
Percentage3:12.6%
Swing3: 6.2
Council Leader
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
Posttitle:Council Leader after election
After Party:Labour Party (UK)

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

Source:[2] [3]

Ward results

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Ward 6

Ward 7

Ward 8

Ward 9

Ward 10

Ward 11

Ward 12

Ward 13

Ward 14

Ward 15

Ward 16

Ward 17

Ward 18

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements . Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland . 17 November 2022.
  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 . 17 November 2022.
  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 . 17 November 2022.