1992 City of Glasgow District Council election

1992 Glasgow District Council election
7 May 1992
All 66 seats to Glasgow District Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative SNP
Last election 60 seats, 58.0% 4 seats, 14.3% 0 seats, 19.6%
Seats won 54 5 2
Seat change 6 1 2
Popular vote 81,225 30,065 43,290
Percentage 46.2% 17.1% 24.7%
Swing 11.8% 2.8% 5.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Scottish Militant Labour Independent Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election Did not contest Did not contest 2 seats, 6.3%
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change 2 2 1
Popular vote 4,045 3,394 11,234
Percentage 2.3% 1.9% 6.4%
Swing New New 0.1%
Map showing results by ward.
Council Leader before election


Labour

Elected Council Leader


Labour

The 1992 City of Glasgow District Council election for the City of Glasgow District Council took place in May 1992, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

Results

1992 City of Glasgow District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 54 2 8 6 81.8 46.2 81,225 11.8
  Conservative 5 2 1 1 7.6 17.1 30,065 2.8
  SNP 2 2 0 2 3.0 24.7 43,290 5.1
  Scottish Militant Labour 2 2 0 2 3.0 2.3 4,045 New
  Independent Labour 2 2 0 2 3.0 1.9 3,394 New
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 1 1 1.5 6.4 11,234 0.1
  Green 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 2,454 New
  Communist 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 180 New

Ward results

Ward 59: Toryglen[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S MacQuarrie (incumbent) 1,707 66.4
SNP J Mulla 605 23.5
Conservative P McConnell 257 10.0
Majority 1102 55.9
Turnout 1969 30.7
Ward 60: Rutherglen[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Gretel Ross (incumbent) 2,460 57.1
Labour Margaret Robinson 1,075 24.9
SNP D Hamilton 400 9.3
Conservative M McConnell 372 8.6
Majority 1385 32.2
Turnout 4307 42.1
Ward 64: Fernhill[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M Caldwell 1,744 38.0
Liberal Democrats M McLellan 1,640 35.8
SNP A Pollock 675 14.7
Conservative Jean Miller 521 11.4
Majority 104 2.2
Turnout 4580 44.2
Ward 65: Cambuslang[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Robert Rooney (incumbent) 1,520 34.1
Liberal Democrats David S Baillie 1,178 26.4
Conservative R Muir 1,042 23.4
SNP G Clark 634 14.2
Green F B Stevenson 85 1.9
Majority 342 7.7
Turnout 4459 40.3
Ward 66: Halfway[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Keirs 1,920 65.1
SNP Anne Higgins 521 17.7
Conservative J Dingwall 261 8.8
Liberal Democrats R Woolfe 148 5.0
Communist R Ross 99 3.4
Majority 1399 47.4
Turnout 2949 34.5

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bochel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. Scottish District Elections 1992: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. pp. 100–105.
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