1988 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election

1988 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election
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All 18 seats to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Registered62,481
Turnout52.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
SNP
Con
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Last election 14 seats, 56.2% 1 seat, 18.2% 3 seats, 36.1%
Seats won 12 3 3
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 15,701 10,349 6,098
Percentage 48.3% 31.8% 18.8%
Swing Decrease 7.9 Increase 13.6 Decrease 17.3
Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election


Labour

Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun 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 12 of the 18 seats however, it was two less than the previous election in 1984 and their vote share fell by 7.9% to below half. The Scottish National Party (SNP) became the joint second-largest party after gaining two seats to hold three while the Conservatives maintained their three seats on the council despite their vote share falling by 17.3%.

Results

1988 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 12 1 3 Decrease 2 77.8 48.3 15,701 Decrease 7.9
  SNP 3 3 1 Increase 2 16.6 31.8 10,349 Increase 13.6
  Conservative 3 1 1 Steady 16.6 18.8 6,098 Decrease 17.3
  SDP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.1 351 New[A]
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 53 New
Total 18 32,552

Source:[2][3]

Notes
  1. ^
    A-At the 1984 election, the SDP–Liberal Alliance won 2.6% 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 Social and Liberal Democrats. Some members of the SDP opposed the merger and split to form a new Social Democratic Party.

Ward results

Ward 1

Ward 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Doyle 823 53.2 Increase 18.3
SNP J. Weir 615 39.8 Decrease 24.9
Conservative A. MacDougall 107 6.9 New
Majority 208 13.4 N/A
Turnout 1,545 55.3 Increase 4.2
Registered electors 2,794
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase 21.6

Source:[2][3]

Ward 2

Ward 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Rutherford 811 45.4 Decrease 12.2
SNP E. Graham 678 38.0 Increase 12.1
Conservative A. Park 242 13.6 Decrease 2.7
Green S. Grist 53 3.0 New
Majority 133 7.4 Decrease 24.3
Turnout 1,784 51.2 Increase 5.2
Registered electors 3,483
Labour hold Swing Decrease 12.1

Source:[2][3]

Ward 3

Ward 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Knapp 1,123 58.2 Increase 7.9
SNP J. Caddis 755 39.2 Decrease 2.5
Conservative M. Park 50 2.6 New
Majority 368 19.0 Increase 10.4
Turnout 1,928 65.2 Increase 18.3
Registered electors 2,958
Labour hold Swing Increase 5.2

Source:[2][3]

Ward 4

Ward 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP D. Coffey 586 36.3 Increase 24.3
Conservative A. Parker 520 32.2 Decrease 13.1
Labour C. Mabon 505 31.3 Decrease 11.1
Majority 66 4.1 N/A
Turnout 1,611 50.4 Increase 10.7
Registered electors 3,202
SNP gain from Conservative Swing Increase 18.7

Source:[2][3]

Ward 5

Ward 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Cree 868 48.1 Decrease 8.3
SNP A. Wallace 571 31.6 Increase 16.9
Conservative B. Rubin 364 20.2 Decrease 8.5
Majority 297 16.5 Decrease 11.2
Turnout 1,803 48.6 Increase 4.7
Registered electors 3,718
Labour hold Swing Decrease 12.6

Source:[2][3]

Ward 6

Ward 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. McIntyre 1,161 59.9 Decrease 19.5
SNP E. Boyle 661 34.1 Increase 21.9
Conservative A. McCluskey 116 6.0 Decrease 2.3
Majority 500 25.8 Decrease 41.4
Turnout 1,938 53.6 Increase 8.5
Registered electors 3,617
Labour hold Swing Decrease 20.7

Source:[2][3]

Ward 7

Ward 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Buchanan 1,327 61.3 Increase 7.8
SNP J. Todd 442 20.4 Increase 13.5
Conservative S. Donald 393 18.2 Decrease 21.1
Majority 885 40.9 Increase 26.7
Turnout 2,162 57.7 Increase 7.3
Registered electors 3,749
Labour hold Swing Increase 14.4

Source:[2][3]

Ward 8

Ward 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Porter 1,050 62.6 Decrease 3.8
Labour J. Steven 254 15.1 Increase 2.7
SNP J. Goldie 251 15.0 Increase 9.0
SDP J. Cameron 118 7.0 New
Majority 796 47.5 Decrease 4.0
Turnout 1,673 45.8 Increase 0.8
Registered electors 3,661
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 3.2

Source:[2][3]

Ward 9

Ward 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP N. Gee 693 37.4 Increase 23.3
Labour J. O'Neil 659 35.5 Decrease 12.6
Conservative J. Porter 426 23.0 Decrease 14.8
SDP P. Kerr 75 4.0 New
Majority 34 1.9 N/A
Turnout 1,853 56.6 Increase 8.9
Registered electors 3,276
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase 17.9

Source:[2][3]

Ward 10

Ward 10
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Blaney 774 50.5 Decrease 12.4
SNP J. Robertson 569 37.1 Increase 19.9
Conservative J. Watret 188 12.3 Decrease 7.4
Majority 205 13.4 Decrease 29.8
Turnout 1,531 45.6 Increase 5.7
Registered electors 3,361
Labour hold Swing Decrease 16.1

Source:[2][3]

Ward 11

Ward 11
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Stirling 1,073 61.3 Decrease 25.5
SNP C. Calman 578 33.0 Increase 20.3
Conservative D. Scott 99 5.7 New
Majority 495 28.3 Decrease 45.8
Turnout 1,750 57.5 Increase 14.7
Registered electors 3,046
Labour hold Swing Decrease 22.9

Source:[2][3]

Ward 12

Ward 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP I. George 943 52.8 Increase 19.2
Labour J. Greig 724 40.5 Decrease 26.3
Conservative T. Donald 73 4.1 New
SDP A. Stevenson 46 2.6 New
Majority 219 12.3 N/A
Turnout 1,786 56.3 Increase 14.3
Registered electors 3,176
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase 22.7

Source:[2][3]

Ward 13

Ward 13
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Thomson 777 45.2 Decrease 1.9
Labour W. Aitken 500 29.1 Increase 4.6
SNP R. Mowatt 330 19.2 Increase 10.9
SDP M. Temple 112 6.5 New
Majority 277 16.1 Decrease 5.5
Turnout 1,719 45.0 Increase 8.6
Registered electors 3,824
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 3.2

Source:[2][3]

Ward 14

Ward 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. MacDougall 803 37.1 Decrease 10.8
Labour J. O'Neill 724 33.4 Decrease 18.2
SNP A. Lyall 634 29.3 New
Majority 79 3.7 N/A
Turnout 2,161 56.1 Increase 10.7
Registered electors 3,859
Conservative hold Swing Increase 7.4

Source:[2][3]

Ward 15

Ward 15
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Nisbet 1,095 58.3 Decrease 23.4
SNP J. Graham 641 34.2 Increase 16.7
Conservative W. Watret 138 7.4 New
Majority 454 24.1 Decrease 40.1
Turnout 1,874 51.9 Increase 15.1
Registered electors 3,617
Labour hold Swing Decrease 20.0

Source:[2][3]

Ward 16

Ward 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Mills 1,091 59.6 Decrease 19.9
SNP K. Nicoll 578 31.6 Increase 23.1
Conservative D. Woodford 161 8.8 New
Majority 513 28.0 Decrease 39.9
Turnout 1,830 50.8 Increase 13.3
Registered electors 3,607
Labour hold Swing Decrease 21.5

Source:[2][3]

Ward 17

Ward 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Turnbull 1,270 63.9 Increase 10.6
SNP F. MacLean 383 19.3 Increase 10.5
Conservative A. Bates 332 16.7 Decrease 21.1
Majority 887 44.6 Increase 29.1
Turnout 1,985 51.1 Decrease 2.4
Registered electors 3,885
Labour hold Swing Increase 15.8

Source:[2][3]

Ward 18

Ward 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Anderson 919 56.6 Decrease 21.3
SNP N. Rooney 441 27.1 Increase 6.1
Conservative D. Copinger 259 15.9 New
Majority 478 29.5 Decrease 27.4
Turnout 1,619 44.5 Increase 8.5
Registered electors 3,648
Labour hold Swing Decrease 13.7

Source:[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s 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 19 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 19 November 2022.