1994 Strathclyde Regional Council election

1994 Strathclyde Regional Council election
All 104 seats to Strathclyde Regional Council; 53 seats needed for a majority
	Result of the election
Council Leader before election; Robert Gould; Labour	Council Leader after election ; Robert Gould; Labour

Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Thursday 5 May 1994, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections. This was the final election to the regional council which was abolished in 1995 along with the 19 district councils and replaced by 12 unitary authorities following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

This election was the only one to use the 104 electoral divisions created following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1993 – an increase of one from the previous election in 1990. The new electoral division was established in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun district. Each electoral division elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.^[1]

Labour, who had won every previous election to Strathclyde Regional Council, retained a large majority by winning 86 of the 104 seats – down four from the previous election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) became the second-largest party on the council after they won seven seats – up from just one four years previous. They overtook both the Liberal Democrats, who remained the third-largest party with six seats (an increase of two), and the Conservatives, who fell to fourth after retaining just three of their five seats. The other two seats were won by independent candidates.

Results[edit]

Interactive map of results in each electoral division

1994 Strathclyde Regional Council election
Party		Seats	Gains	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	86		4	82.7	51.5	398,886	0.7
	SNP	7		6	6.7	26.3	203,907	5.1
	Liberal Democrats	6		2	5.8	8.0	62,294	2.1
	Conservative	3		2	2.9	10.7	83,062	5.6
	Independent	2		1	1.9	1.8	13,814	0.2
	Scottish Militant Labour	0	0		0.0	1.0	9,277	New
	Scottish Green	0	0		0.0	0.3	2,374	1.7
	Independent Labour	0	0		0.0	0.0	336	0.2
	People Pension Power	0	0		0.0	0.0	313	New
	Monster Raving Loony	0	0		0.0	0.0	185	New
	Communist	0	0		0.0	0.0	92	New
Total		104					774,540

Source:^[2]^[3]

Electoral division results[edit]

Rutherglen/Fernhill[edit]

Rutherglen/Fernhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. McCredle	3,793	41.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. McLellan	3,204	35.1
	SNP	A. Fulton	1,470	16.1
	Conservative	J. Miller	657	7.2
Majority			589	6.4
Turnout			9,124	49.0
Registered electors			18,640
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[2]

Cambuslang/Halfway[edit]

Cambuslang/Halfway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. McGowan	4,606	62.5	7.0
	SNP	D. Hamilton	1,359	18.4	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Guthrie	995	13.5	3.3
	Conservative	K. Briody	401	5.4	9.0
Majority			3,247	44.1	6.7
Turnout			7,361	43.8	0.7
Registered electors			16,789
	Labour hold		Swing	3.3

Source:^[2]^[3]

Blantyre and Burnbank[edit]

Blantyre and Burnbank
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Waugh	4,749	73.0
	SNP	R. L. Terrett	1,202	18.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. McAllister	291	4.4
	Conservative	I. Black	256	3.9
Majority			3,547	54.5
Turnout			6,498	41.3
Registered electors			15,714
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[2]

Bothwell and Hamilton North[edit]

Bothwell and Hamilton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Ormiston	3,348	50.9
	SNP	C. Sutherland	1,334	20.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Oswald	1,026	15.6
	Conservative	E. Montgomery	867	13.1
Majority			2,014	30.7
Turnout			6,575	41.9
Registered electors			15,699
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[2]

Hamilton West[edit]

Hamilton East was renamed as Hamilton West following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were changes to the boundaries.^[1]

Hamilton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Brogan	3,418	58.9	0.3
	SNP	J. McGuigan	1,497	25.8	4.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Oswald	527	9.1	1.8
	Conservative	N. Cameron	352	6.0	5.8
Majority			1,921	33.1	4.4
Turnout			5,794	37.3	3.1
Registered electors			15,526
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Source:^[2]^[3]

Hamilton South[edit]

Hamilton West was renamed as Hamilton South following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were changes to the boundaries.^[1]

Hamilton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Timmins	3,465	48.6	2.3
	SNP	J. Smith	2,931	41.1	11.0
	Conservative	C. Simpson	720	10.1	4.0
Majority			534	7.5	13.3
Turnout			7,116	44.5	1.3
Registered electors			15,991
	Labour hold		Swing	6.6

Source:^[2]^[3]

Larkhall and Stonehouse[edit]

Larkhall and Stonehouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Burns	5,545	69.2	1.7
	SNP	L. McDonald	1,955	24.4	1.7
	Conservative	D. Ballantine	506	6.3	3.4
Majority			3,590	44.8
Turnout			8,006	43.4	1.7
Registered electors			18,455
	Labour hold		Swing

Source:^[2]^[3]

Calderwood/St Leonard's[edit]

Calderwood/St Leonard's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Maggs	4,415	59.7	3.8
	SNP	R. Littler	2,062	27.8	2.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Service	502	6.7	0.4
	Conservative	L. Kay	414	5.6	5.6
Majority			2,353	31.9	1.8
Turnout			7,393	47.6	0.5
Registered electors			15,524
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Source:^[2]^[3]

Westwood/Mains[edit]

Westwood/Mains
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. M. Sanderson	4,986	61.9	8.6
	SNP	M. Gillespie	2,184	27.1	0.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Service	484	6.0	1.5
	Conservative	N. Craig	398	4.9	6.5
Majority			2,802	34.8	7.8
Turnout			8,052	49.6	0.5
Registered electors			16,208
	Labour hold		Swing	8.6

Source:^[2]^[3]

Murray/Greenhills[edit]

Murray/Greenhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Watters	4,581	63.1
	SNP	J. Reilly	2,006	27.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. McKenna	412	5.6
	Conservative	M. Cameron	260	3.5
Majority			2,575	36.5
Turnout			7,259	45.7
Registered electors			15,875
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[2]

Avondale/Hairmyres and Stewartfield[edit]

Avondale/Hairmyres and Stewartfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Molloy	2,553	37.6
	SNP	C. Boyle	1,849	27.2
	Conservative	E. Kay	1,526	22.4
	Liberal Democrats	C. Linskey	858	12.6
Majority			704	10.4
Turnout			6,786	42.2
Registered electors			16,076
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[2]

Lanark and Lesmahagow[edit]

Lanark and Lesmahagow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Smith	3,674	54.7	3.8
	SNP	T. Ashburn	1,937	28.8	6.3
	Conservative	J. MacInnes	1,105	16.4	4.1
Majority			1,737	25.9	2.5
Turnout			6,716	43.9	3.0
Registered electors			15,302
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Source:^[2]^[3]

Tinto[edit]

Tinto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lawson	2,798	48.1	2.5
	SNP	J. Semple	1,748	30.0	11.1
	Conservative	M. Ashmore	1,267	21.8	8.6
Majority			1,050	18.1	2.1
Turnout			5,813	43.2	2.8
Registered electors			13,481
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

Source:^[2]^[3]

Carluke[edit]

Carluke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Watson	4,091	54.6	1.1
	SNP	C. Briggs	2,586	34.5	7.4
	Conservative	S. Duncan	812	10.8	8.5
Majority			1,505	20.1	6.3
Turnout			7,489	46.4	2.2
Registered electors			16,145
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Source:^[2]^[3]

Kilmarnock Central[edit]

Kilmarnock Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	G. McCredle	3,755	47.0
	Labour	D. Spelman	3,492	43.7
	Conservative	D. Rubin	739	9.2
Majority			263	3.3
Turnout			7,510	51.3
Registered electors			15,588
	SNP win (new seat)

Source:^[2]

Kilmarnock South[edit]

Kilmarnock South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Blaney	3,446	45.5
	SNP	C. Calman	3,429	45.2
	Conservative	T. Donald	698	9.2
Majority			17	0.3
Turnout			7,573	48.6
Registered electors			15,582
	Labour win (new seat)

Source:^[2]

Stewarton and Kilmarnock North[edit]

Stewarton and Kilmarnock North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	D. Coffey	4,173	53.8
	Labour	W. Denim	2,683	34.6
	Conservative	R. Humphreys	898	11.5
Majority			1,490	19.2
Turnout			7,754	49.0
Registered electors			15,837
	SNP win (new seat)

Source:^[2]

Irvine Valley[edit]

Irvine Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	K. Nicoll	3,677	49.5
	Labour	W. Aitken	3,267	44.0
	Conservative	L. Freeman	478	6.4
Majority			410	4.5
Turnout			7,422	49.7
Registered electors			14,936
	SNP win (new seat)

Source:^[2]

Cumnock[edit]

Cumnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Boyd	5,982	80.0	2.1
	SNP	J. Robertson	1,161	15.5	4.1
	Conservative	R. Henderson	328	4.3	2.1
Majority			4,821	64.5	6.2
Turnout			7,471	46.7	2.5
Registered electors			15,990
	Labour hold		Swing	3.1

Source:^[2]^[3]

New Cumnock and Doon Valley[edit]

New Cumnock and Doon Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Farrell	5,523	78.3	9.4
	SNP	K. Johnstone	1,088	15.4	New
	Conservative	G. Clark	442	4.3	7.7
Majority			4,435	62.9	12.8
Turnout			7,053	41.3	0.7
Registered electors			17,064
	Labour hold		Swing	12.4

Source:^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1994). The Scottish Regional Elections 1994: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-05-3. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1990). The Scottish Regional Elections 1990: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-03-7. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

[2nd_review-1] "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

[SRE1994-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1994). The Scottish Regional Elections 1994: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-05-3. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

[SRE1990-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1990). The Scottish Regional Elections 1990: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-03-7. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

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