1992 City of Glasgow District Council election

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1992 Glasgow District Council election
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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 4 0
Seats won 54 5 2
Seat change Decrease6 Increase1 Increase2
Popular vote 81,225 30,065 43,290
Percentage 46.2% 17.1% 24.7%
Swing Decrease11.8 Increase2.8 Increase5.1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Scottish Militant Labour Independent Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 0 0 2
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Increase2 Increase2 Decrease1
Popular vote 4,045 3,394 11,234
Percentage 2.3% 1.9% 6.4%
Swing Increase2.3 Increase1.9 -
Glasgow District Council election, 1992.svg
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.

Aggregate results[]

The result of the election
City of Glasgow District Council election, 1992[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 54 2 8 Decrease6 46.2 81,225 Decrease11.8
  Conservative 5 2 1 Increase1 17.1 30,065 Increase2.8
  SNP 2 2 0 Increase2 24.7 43,290 Increase5.1
  Scottish Militant Labour 2 2 0 Increase2 2.3 4,045 Increase2.3
  Independent Labour 2 2 0 Increase2 1.9 3,394 Increase1.9
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 1 Decrease1 6.4 11,234 -
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 1.4 2,454
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.1 180

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[]

  • 1995 South Lanarkshire Council election#Rutherglen and Cambuslang

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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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