1988 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

1988 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
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All 10 seats to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Registered33,664
Turnout52.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
ILab
SDP
Party Labour Independent Labour SDP
Last election 10 seats, 70.2% 0 seats, 13.4% N/A
Seats won 8 1 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 7,655 1,399 1,163
Percentage 61.3% 11.3% 9.4%
Swing Decrease 8.9 Decrease 2.1 New[note 1]
Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council were held on 5 May 1988, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fifth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.

The election used the 10 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]

Labour maintained a large majority on the district council after winning eight of the 10 seats although four wards were uncontested after only Labour stood a candidate. Labour's vote share fell by 8.9% as they lost two seats from previous election in 1984. The newly formed Social Democratic Party (SDP) won a seat in Cumnock and Doon Valley for the first time – their only seat in Scotland at the 1988 elections – and the remaining seat was won by Independent Labour.

Results

1988 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 8 0 2 Decrease 2 80.0 61.3 7,655 Decrease 8.9
  Independent Labour 1 1 0 Increase 1 10.0 11.3 1,399 Decrease 2.1
  SDP 1 1 0 Increase 1 10.0 9.4 1,163 New[note 1]
  SNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 10.6 1,319 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 4.1 506 New
  Conservative 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.6 449 Decrease 14.0
Total 10 12,491

Source:[2][3]

Ward results

Cumnock East

Cumnock East
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour E. Ross Unopposed
Registered electors 2,756
Labour hold

Source:[2][3]

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour J. Cannon 880 48.5 New
Labour N. Valentine 763 42.1 Decrease 26.2
SNP S. Patterson 167 9.2 New
Majority 117 6.4 N/A
Turnout 1,810 58.3 Increase 2.8
Registered electors 2,905
Independent Labour gain from Labour Swing Increase 37.3

Source:[2][3]

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Sneller Unopposed
Registered electors 3,489
Labour hold

Source:[2][3]

Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Cumnock West and Auchinleck
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Allan Unopposed
Registered electors 3,804
Labour hold

Source:[2][3]

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. McIntyre 948 67.9 Decrease 4.8
SNP J. Kellighan 445 31.9 New
Majority 503 36.0 Decrease 9.7
Turnout 1,393 40.5 Increase 10.9
Registered electors 3,451
Labour hold Swing Decrease 18.3

Source:[2][3]

New Cumnock

New Cumnock
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour G. Alexander 1,517 89.6
SNP I. Hamilton 175 10.3
Majority 1,342 79.3
Turnout 1,692 46.6
Registered electors 3,633
Labour hold

Source:[2][3]

Dalmellington

Dalmellington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP M. Ali 1,163 56.5 New'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000021−QINU`"'
Labour H. Walker 626 30.4 Decrease 21.0
Independent T. Gormanley 171 8.3 New
SNP D. Kerr 96 4.7 New
Majority 537 26.1 N/A
Turnout 2,056 65.0 Increase 16.2
Registered electors 3,166
SDP gain from Labour Swing Increase 28.2

Source:[2][3]

Patna and Dalrymple

Patna and Dalrymple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Smith 1,040 65.0 Increase 6.4
Independent M. T. Frew 273 17.1 New
SNP J. Bradford 219 13.7 New
Independent W. Harvey 62 3.9 New
Majority 767 47.9 Increase 30.5
Turnout 1,594 51.2 Increase 3.3
Registered electors 3,126
Labour hold Swing Increase 23.8

Source:[2][3]

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Hodge 1,694 88.4 Increase 11.4
SNP J. McMaster 217 11.3 New
Majority 1,477 77.1 Increase 10.2
Turnout 1,911 50.2 Decrease 8.1
Registered electors 3,816
Labour hold Swing Increase 10.7

Source:[2][3]

Mauchline

Mauchline
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour E. Rowe 1,067 52.2
Independent Labour D. Shankland 519 25.4
Conservative J. Borland 449 22.0
Majority 548 26.8
Turnout 2,035 58.1
Registered electors 3,518
Labour hold

Source:[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b At the 1984 election, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won 6.7% of the vote. They subsequently merged with the Liberal Party in March 1988 to form the Social and Liberal Democrats. Some members of the SDP opposed the merger and split to form a new Social Democratic Party.
  2. ^ At the 1984 election, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won 48.4% of the vote in Dalmellington. They subsequently merged with the Liberal Party in March 1988 to form the Social and Liberal Democrats. Some members of the SDP opposed the merger and split to form a new Social Democratic Party.

References

  1. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1989). The Scottish District Elections 1988: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-02-9. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 November 2022.