1992 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

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7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)

All 10 seats to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council
6 seats needed for a majority

Registered

33,283

Turnout

42.7%

	First party
	Lab
Party	Labour
Last election	8 seats, 61.3%
Seats won	10
Seat change	2
Popular vote	7,644
Percentage	66.2%
Swing	4.9

Result of the election

Council Leader before election

Labour

Council Leader after election

Labour

Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council were held on 7 May 1992, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the final election to the district council which was abolished in 1995 along with Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council and replaced by East Ayrshire Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The regional council, Strathclyde was also abolished and the new unitary authority took on its responsibilities.

The election was also the last to use the 10 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 without alterations. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

Labour maintained control of the district council after winning all 10 seats although two were uncontested after only Labour stood a candidate. Despite the uncontested seats, Labour increased their vote share by 4.9% and took nearly two-thirds of the popular vote. The Social Democratic Party and Independent Labour, who both won one seat at the previous election in 1988, lost their only seats.

Results

1992 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election result
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	10	2	0	2	100.0	66.2	7,644	4.9
	Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	12.2	1,446	8.6
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	11.0	1,271	6.9
	SNP	0	0	0		0.0	5.8	666	4.8
	Independent Labour	0	0	1	1	0.0	4.7	534	6.5
Total		10						11,561

Source:

Ward results

Cumnock East

Cumnock East
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	E. Ross	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,677
	Labour hold

Source:

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kelly	1,267	91.5	49.5
	Conservative	A. McAdam	109	7.9	New
Majority			1,158	83.6	N/A
Turnout			1,376	47.6	10.7
Registered electors			2,905
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing	49.0

Source:

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	D. Sneller	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,379
	Labour hold

Source:

Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Cumnock West and Auchinleck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Boyd	1,126	85.7
	Conservative	B. McAdam	184	14.0
Majority			942	71.7
Turnout			1,314	34.0
Registered electors			3,866
	Labour hold

Source:

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Smith	666	40.5	27.4
	Independent	A. McIntyre	615	37.4	New
	SNP	M. Hendrie	217	13.2	18.7
	Conservative	G. Telford	145	8.8	New
Majority			51	3.1	32.9
Turnout			1,643	51.0	4.4
Registered electors			3,223
	Labour hold		Swing	32.4

Source:

New Cumnock

New Cumnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Alexander	884	77.0	12.6
	Conservative	J. Boswell	216	18.8	New
	SNP	A. Montgomery	47	4.1	6.2
Majority			668	59.2	20.1
Turnout			1,147	33.6	13.0
Registered electors			3,420
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

Source:

Dalmellington

Dalmellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Hattan	897	57.7	27.3
	Independent	M. Ali	656	42.2	New
Majority			241	15.5	N/A
Turnout			1,553	51.0	14.0
Registered electors			3,050
	Labour gain from SDP		Swing	41.9

Source:

Patna and Dalrymple

Patna and Dalrymple
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Smith	877	84.7	19.7
	Conservative	E. Castle	155	15.0	New
Majority			722	69.7	21.8
Turnout			1,032	32.0	19.2
Registered electors			3,235
	Labour hold		Swing	18.4

Source:

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Torrance	1,040	64.2	24.2
	SNP	J. Keirs	402	24.8	13.5
	Conservative	M. Castle	176	10.9	New
Majority			638	39.4	37.7
Turnout			1,618	42.0	8.2
Registered electors			3,853
	Labour hold		Swing	18.8

Source:

Mauchline

Mauchline
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Rowe	887	47.0	5.2
	Independent Labour	D. Shankland	534	28.3	2.9
	Conservative	J. Burgess	461	24.4	2.4
Majority			353	18.7	8.1
Turnout			3,639	56.8	4.9
Registered electors			3,675
	Labour hold		Swing	4.0

Source:

References

"Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1992). The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-04-5. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ 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.

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