1988 East Kilbride District Council election

1988 East Kilbride District Council election
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All 16 seats to East Kilbride District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
Registered63,956
Turnout47.5%
  First party Second party
 
Lab
Con
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 14 seats, 55.4% 2 seats, 12.1%
Seats won 14 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 15,579 2,931
Percentage 51.6% 9.7%
Swing Decrease 3.8 Decrease 2.4
Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to East Kilbride 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 16 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]

Labour maintained control of the district council after winning 14 of the 16 seats – taking over half of the popular vote. The remaining two seats were won by the Conservatives. The Scottish National Party (SNP) came second on the popular vote but did not gain any seats as the election resulted in the same political composition as the previous election.

Results

1988 East Kilbride District election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 14 0 0 Steady 87.5 51.6 15,579 Decrease 3.8
  Conservative 2 0 0 Steady 12.5 9.7 2,931 Decrease 2.4
  SNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 30.4 9,183 Increase 10.4
  SSLD 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 6.2 1,853 Decrease 3.7[Note 1]
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.7 484 Decrease 0.1
  SDP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.7 192 New
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 27 Decrease 0.2
Total 16 30,249

Source:[2][3]

Ward results

Maxwellton

Maxwellton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. McKillop 1,227 63.6 Decrease 3.3
SNP A. Shaw 471 24.4 Increase 11.3
SSLD A. Brash 221 11.5 New
Majority 756 39.2 Decrease 11.1
Turnout 1,919 49.5 Increase 0.3
Registered electors 3,892
Labour hold Swing Decrease 3.3

Source:[2][3]

Long Calderwood

Long Calderwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Wright 1,071 56.8 Decrease 6.3
SNP R. M. Brady 591 31.4 Increase 12.6
SSLD E. Mullen 115 6.1 Decrease 11.6
SDP B. Balkind 103 5.5 New
Majority 480 25.4 Decrease 18.9
Turnout 1,880 49.6 Increase 3.7
Registered electors 3,802
Labour hold Swing Decrease 6.3

Source:[2][3]

Morrishall

Morrishall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Dick 1,120 59.1 Decrease 13.1
SNP W. Arthur 765 40.4 Increase 12.8
Majority 355 18.7 Decrease 25.9
Turnout 1,885 47.4 Increase 6.9
Registered electors 3,997
Labour hold Swing Decrease 13.1

Source:[2][3]

Blacklaw

Blacklaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Robb 1,095 55.8 Decrease 9.8
SNP R. Littler 501 25.5 Decrease 7.8
SSLD W. Gillespie 360 18.3 New
Majority 594 30.3 Decrease 2.0
Turnout 1,956 48.8 Increase 8.4
Registered electors 4,023
Labour hold Swing Decrease 9.8

Source:[2][3]

Calderglen

Calderglen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Biggins 918 51.4 Increase 4.9
SSLD A. Sutherland 448 25.1 Increase 2.4
SNP D. O. Harrold 403 22.6 Increase 10.4
Majority 470 26.3 Increase 2.5
Turnout 1,769 43.2 Increase 1.4
Registered electors 4,132
Labour hold Swing Increase 1.2

Source:[2][3]

Duncanrig

Duncanrig
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Crawford 1,225 66.1 Decrease 4.7
SNP C. Duke 618 33.4 Increase 4.9
Majority 607 32.7 Decrease 9.6
Turnout 1,843 48.0 Increase 9.0
Registered electors 3,863
Labour hold Swing Decrease 4.7

Source:[2][3]

Westwoodhill

Westwoodhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Whitelaw 984 55.5 Decrease 6.8
SNP J. Henderson 675 38.1 Increase 17.0
SSLD J. Rolland 109 6.2 Decrease 10.2
Majority 309 17.4 Decrease 23.8
Turnout 1,768 44.8 Increase 2.0
Registered electors 3,959
Labour hold Swing Decrease 6.8

Source:[2][3]

Hairmyres

Hairmyres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. McKenna 688 39.4 Decrease 0.1
SNP D. Watson 472 27.0 Increase 12.9
Conservative M. Lang 385 22.1 Decrease 3.4
SSLD I. Norie 109 6.2 Decrease 14.6
SDP C. Slorach 89 5.1 New
Majority 216 12.4 Decrease 1.6
Turnout 1,743 43.9 Decrease 0.4
Registered electors 3,975
Labour hold Swing Decrease 6.5

Source:[2][3]

West Mains

West Mains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. McNab 937 49.3 Increase 1.0
SNP J. Anderson 441 23.2 Increase 10.9
Independent W. Sinclair 284 14.9 Increase 3.1
Conservative E. Chalmers 210 11.0 Decrease 5.3
Communist K. Elder 27 1.4 Decrease 2.7
Majority 496 26.1 Decrease 5.9
Turnout 1,899 50.0 Increase 0.8
Registered electors 3,802
Labour hold Swing Decrease 4.9

Source:[2][3]

East Mains

East Mains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Findlay 1,244 57.7 Increase 0.8
SNP J. Wilson 476 22.1 Increase 5.1
Conservative I. Perratt 235 10.9 New
Independent W. Stenhouse 200 9.3 New
Majority 768 35.6 Increase 5.5
Turnout 2,155 53.7 Increase 2.7
Registered electors 4,016
Labour hold Swing Increase 0.8

Source:[2][3]

Kelvin

Kelvin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Reilly 1,070 54.1 Increase 3.4
SNP W. Johnston 904 45.7 Decrease 3.5
Majority 166 8.4 Increase 6.9
Turnout 1,974 54.8 Decrease 1.3
Registered electors 3,605
Labour hold Swing Increase 3.4

Source:[2][3]

Lickprivick

Lickprivick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Ross 1,080 58.2 Decrease 15.8
SNP G. Ferguson 772 41.6 Increase 16.2
Majority 308 16.6 Decrease 32.0
Turnout 1,852 45.2 Increase 4.9
Registered electors 4,103
Labour hold Swing Decrease 15.8

Source:[2][3]

Headhouse

Headhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Lynch 856 46.9 Decrease 10.1
SNP N. Ferguson 750 41.1 Increase 28.0
SSLD W. MacKill 209 11.4 Decrease 2.2
Majority 106 5.8 Decrease 35.2
Turnout 1,815 49.0 Increase 3.6
Registered electors 3,732
Labour hold Swing Decrease 19.0

Source:[2][3]

Avondale South

Avondale South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. MacDonald 999 49.5 Decrease 0.1
Labour J. Malloy 551 27.3 Decrease 0.4
SNP M. Holman 341 16.9 Increase 7.8
SSLD P. Ladybourn 126 6.2 Decrease 7.3
Majority 448 22.2 Increase 0.3
Turnout 2,017 43.8 Increase 2.9
Registered electors 4,610
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 0.1

Source:[2][3]

Avondale North

Avondale North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Chalmers 1,102 50.4 Decrease 2.6
Labour J. Murphy 562 25.7 Increase 2.9
SNP J. Wilson 366 16.7 Increase 8.1
SSLD A. Ladybourn 156 7.1 Decrease 8.4
Majority 540 24.7 Decrease 5.5
Turnout 2,186 48.2 Increase 6.0
Registered electors 4,538
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 2.6

Source:[2][3]

Crosshouse

Crosshouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Docherty 951 59.2 Decrease 4.8
SNP J. MacQueen 637 39.7 Increase 17.1
Majority 314 19.5 Decrease 21.9
Turnout 1,588 41.1 Increase 0.9
Registered electors 3,907
Labour hold Swing Decrease 4.8

Source:[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ At the 1984 election, the SDP–Liberal Alliance won 9.9% of the vote with candidates from both the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Party. These parties subsequently merged in March 1988 to form the Scottish Social and Liberal Democrats (SSLD).

References

  1. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q 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 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 13 January 2024.