1995 South Lanarkshire Council election
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The first elections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 6 April 1995, on the same day as the 28 other Scottish local government elections. The council was created from the former Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton district councils plus the four wards of the City of Glasgow District Council in Rutherglen and Cambuslang and assumed some of the responsibilities of the former Strathclyde Regional Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
The election was the first since the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which was initially meant to decide boundaries for the district and regional councils. After the district councils were abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the review was instead used to decide boundaries for the newly created unitary authority in Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton. As a result, there remained 16 seats covering the former Clydesdale District while 20 seats were established for the former East Kilbride District, an increase of four, and 25 seats were established for the former Hamilton District, five more than had been in use since the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981. In Rutherglen and Cambuslang, the proposed new wards were disregarded by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Allan Stewart who created 13 new wards.[1][2][3]
Labour took control of the council after winning 60 of the 72 wards which were up for election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) took eight seats while the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives both won two seats.
Results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 60 | 23 | 83.3 | 57.1 | 61,452 | 11.6 | |||
Scottish National | 8 | 2 | 11.1 | 26.9 | 28,918 | 1.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 7,705 | 2.5 | |||
Conservative | 2 | 5 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 7,559 | 8.8 | |||
Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 997 | 0.4 | |||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 906 | New | ||||
Progressive | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 219 | New | ||||
Communist | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 77 | New | ||||
Total | 72 | 107,833 |
Notes:
- Net gains/losses are compared against the combined results of the Hamilton, East Kilbride, Clydesdale and City of Glasgow district council wards which became South Lanarkshire following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
- Only 72 of the 73 seats were up for election after the election in Forth was postponed following the death of a candidate.
Ward results[edit]
Lanark North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Millar | 910 | 48.0 | 9.4 | |
Conservative | D. Fanshawe | 531 | 28.0 | 18.7 | |
Scottish National | D. Richardson | 240 | 12.7 | 1.9 | |
Independent | I. Edwards | 136 | 7.2 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Waddell | 78 | 4.8 | New | |
Majority | 379 | 20.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,895 | 50.9 | 3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,720 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.0 |
Lanark South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. McDonald | 842 | 49.7 | 6.4 | |
Independent | M. Frood | 435 | 25.7 | New | |
Scottish National | R. Harris | 260 | 15.4 | 1.9 | |
Independent | J. Denholm | 107 | 6.3 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Grieve | 49 | 2.9 | New | |
Majority | 407 | 24.0 | 23.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,693 | 50.6 | 6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,354 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 24.7 |
Lesmahagow[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. McMillan | 1,199 | 86.3 | 5.3 | |
Scottish National | M. Rae | 190 | 13.7 | 5.0 | |
Majority | 1,009 | 72.6 | 10.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,389 | 45.5 | 3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,056 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.1 |
Blackwood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Serrels | 1,024 | 71.0 | 6.5 | |
Scottish National | J. Rae | 304 | 21.1 | 14.4 | |
Conservative | T. MacInnes | 115 | 8.0 | New | |
Majority | 720 | 49.9 | 20.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,443 | 45.0 | 4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,210 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.4 |
Clyde Valley[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | C. Winning | 499 | 48.4 | 10.9 | |
Labour | A. Clark | 311 | 30.2 | 1.9 | |
Conservative | J. MacInnes | 221 | 21.4 | 12.7 | |
Majority | 188 | 18.2 | 14.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,031 | 46.4 | 3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,223 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 11.8 |
Biggar[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | T. McAlpine | 656 | 58.8 | 11.1 | |
Conservative | C. Thorpe | 460 | 41.2 | 17.3 | |
Majority | 196 | 17.6 | 23.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,116 | 58.8 | 1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 1,899 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 14.2 |
Duneaton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Forrest | 463 | 54.9 | 19.2 | |
Labour | R. Barker | 198 | 23.4 | 11.4 | |
Scottish National | A. Lauder | 182 | 21.5 | 7.8 | |
Majority | 265 | 31.5 | 28.9 | ||
Turnout | 843 | 60.9 | 16.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,682 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 15.3 |
Carnwath[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | B. Gauld | 669 | 55.7 | 29.6 | |
Conservative | M. Ashmore | 389 | 32.4 | New | |
Independent | S. Cousins | 144 | 12.0 | New | |
Majority | 280 | 23.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,202 | 49.2 | 3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,444 | ||||
Scottish National gain from Independent | Swing | 38.3 |
Carmichael[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. Montgomery | 529 | 42.4 | 7.4 | |
Conservative | P. Ross-Taylor | 491 | 39.4 | 3.5 | |
Scottish National | A. Bain | 227 | 18.2 | 3.9 | |
Majority | 38 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,247 | 48.9 | 4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,552 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.4 |
Douglas[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Meikle | 1,031 | 54.1 | 6.2 | |
Independent Labour | A. Lawson | 601 | 31.5 | New | |
Scottish National | J. Semple | 273 | 14.3 | 37.4 | |
Majority | 430 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,905 | 68.3 | 15.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,789 | ||||
Labour gain from Scottish National | Swing | 21.8 |
Lanark/Carstairs[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. P. Wardlaw | 715 | 68.4 | 28.4 | |
Scottish National | J. Yuill | 203 | 19.4 | 0.2 | |
Independent | J. Muncie | 66 | 6.3 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Hill | 61 | 5.8 | New | |
Majority | 512 | 49.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,045 | 47.5 | 0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,201 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 34.3 |
Carluke/Whitehill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Logan | 1,268 | 77.9 | 13.1 | |
Scottish National | E. McFarlane | 359 | 22.1 | 12.1 | |
Majority | 909 | 55.8 | 25.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,627 | 48.9 | 0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,327 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.6 |
Carluke/Crawforddyke[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Ross | 1,100 | 55.4 | 11.0 | |
Scottish National | J. Allan | 700 | 35.3 | 9.0 | |
Conservative | J. Young | 97 | 4.9 | 6.4 | |
Independent | W. Campbell | 87 | 4.4 | New | |
Majority | 400 | 20.1 | 20.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,984 | 53.9 | 2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,682 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.0 |
Carluke West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | I. Gray | 925 | 58.0 | 15.1 | |
Labour | D. McNeil | 499 | 31.3 | 3.6 | |
Conservative | S. Duncan | 172 | 10.8 | 11.3 | |
Majority | 426 | 26.7 | 18.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,596 | 46.9 | 1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,401 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 9.3 |
Forth[edit]
Following the death of SNP candidate Mary Ann Tait, the election in Forth was postponed and a by-election was held on 8 June 1995.[3][5]
Law/Carluke[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | D. R. Shearer | 959 | 58.3 | 10.3 | |
Labour | J. Watson | 685 | 41.7 | 5.3 | |
Majority | 274 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,644 | 54.9 | 17.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,996 | ||||
Scottish National gain from Labour | Swing | 7.8 |
Long Calderwood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Boyle | 858 | 61.5 | 11.2 | |
Scottish National | M. Bowman | 488 | 32.1 | 2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Brash | 89 | 6.4 | New | |
Majority | 410 | 29.4 | 14.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,395 | 46.5 | 8.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,001 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.0 |
Calderglen[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. H. Biggins | 892 | 64.9 | 26.3 | |
Scottish National | J. MacQueen | 365 | 26.5 | 1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Ladybourn | 61 | 4.4 | 11.7 | |
Conservative | A. Ferguson | 57 | 4.1 | 16.3 | |
Majority | 527 | 38.4 | 24.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,375 | 44.1 | 5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,115 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.3 |
Blacklaw[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Maggs | 983 | 67.0 | 19.7 | |
Scottish National | A. R. Sharp | 383 | 26.1 | 3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Brash | 101 | 6.9 | 1.8 | |
Majority | 600 | 40.9 | 23.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,467 | 45.7 | 7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,207 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 11.6 |
Whitemoss[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Robb | 1,016 | 65.7 | ||
Scottish National | R. Littler | 530 | 34.3 | ||
Majority | 486 | 31.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,546 | 47.6 | |||
Registered electors | 3,251 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Morrishall[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Dick | 1,099 | 70.9 | 21.8 | |
Scottish National | A. Brown | 452 | 29.1 | 6.1 | |
Majority | 647 | 41.8 | 27.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,451 | 49.5 | 11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,135 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.9 |
Maxwellton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Thompson | 1,152 | 64.5 | 3.9 | |
Scottish National | D. McAnsh | 437 | 24.5 | 7.8 | |
Conservative | E. Kay | 121 | 6.8 | 15.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | H. Cruden | 75 | 4.2 | New | |
Majority | 715 | 40.0 | 2.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,785 | 55.0 | 12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,248 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 |
East Mains[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Winslow | 1,212 | 69.0 | 20.8 | |
Scottish National | M. Gillespie | 422 | 24.0 | 0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | K. Morris | 123 | 7.0 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 790 | 45.0 | 21.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,757 | 54.2 | 12.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,239 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.6 |
West Mains[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. McNab | 1,251 | 69.6 | 22.6 | |
Scottish National | M. Henderson | 468 | 26.0 | 16.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dunbar | 79 | 4.4 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 783 | 43.6 | 26.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,798 | 53.5 | 15.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,358 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 19.5 |
Duncanrig[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Crawford | 1,101 | 67.5 | 13.1 | |
Scottish National | D. Molloy | 467 | 28.7 | 6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Sutherland | 62 | 3.8 | 6.2 | |
Majority | 634 | 38.8 | 19.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,630 | 48.5 | 9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,358 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.6 |
Westwoodhill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Pieper | 825 | 56.4 | 9.3 | |
Scottish National | J. Anderson | 638 | 43.6 | 1.1 | |
Majority | 187 | 12.8 | 8.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,463 | 46.8 | 8.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,123 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.1 |
Headhouse[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. McMonigle | 1,020 | 70.9 | 21.7 | |
Scottish National | C. Cameron | 419 | 29.1 | 3.3 | |
Majority | 601 | 41.8 | 25.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,439 | 46.7 | 9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,083 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.5 |
Kelvin[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Docherty | 1,065 | 73.4 | 10.5 | |
Scottish National | J. Wilson | 385 | 26.6 | 10.0 | |
Majority | 680 | 46.8 | 20.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,450 | 42.9 | 7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,381 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.2 |
The Murray[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Convery | 1,001 | 61.3 | ||
Scottish National | W. Johnston | 631 | 38.7 | ||
Majority | 370 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,632 | 52.7 | |||
Registered electors | 3,098 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Greenhills[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Watters | 827 | 67.1 | ||
Scottish National | D. Scott | 405 | 32.9 | ||
Majority | 422 | 34.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,232 | 39.6 | |||
Registered electors | 3,111 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Lickprivick[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | A. Buchanan | 836 | 54.6 | 15.6 | |
Labour | A. Reid | 674 | 44.0 | 10.6 | |
Independent | W. Russell | 22 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 162 | 10.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,532 | 42.5 | 9.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,604 | ||||
Scottish National gain from Labour | Swing | 13.1 |
Hairmyres[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | D. Watson | 747 | 49.3 | 15.0 | |
Labour | P. Cowan | 632 | 41.7 | 10.9 | |
Conservative | J. Davidson | 93 | 6.1 | 21.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Linskey | 42 | 2.8 | 4.5 | |
Majority | 115 | 7.6 | 4.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,514 | 41.3 | 5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,670 | ||||
Scottish National hold | Swing | 2.0 |
Stewartfield[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Bright | 764 | 51.5 | ||
Scottish National | P. M. Henderson | 478 | 32.2 | ||
Conservative | L. Kay | 149 | 10.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Cruden | 92 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | 286 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,483 | 41.5 | |||
Registered electors | 3,577 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Lindsay[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Scott | 478 | 39.8 | ||
Scottish National | J. Reilly | 375 | 31.2 | ||
Conservative | N. Craig | 259 | 21.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Service | 90 | 7.5 | ||
Majority | 103 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,202 | 41.6 | |||
Registered electors | 2,891 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Avondale North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Molloy | 619 | 38.5 | 18.5 | |
Conservative | M. Cameron | 536 | 33.3 | 24.4 | |
Scottish National | C. Boyle | 365 | 22.7 | 7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | G. R. Campbell | 88 | 5.5 | 1.0 | |
Majority | 83 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,608 | 46.6 | 7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,450 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.4 |
Avondale South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. MacDonald | 476 | 32.6 | 28.6 | |
Labour | A. Kerr | 457 | 31.3 | 11.5 | |
Scottish National | J. Dey | 444 | 30.4 | 10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Service | 85 | 5.8 | New | |
Majority | 19 | 1.3 | 40.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,462 | 41.1 | 2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,557 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 20.0 |
Blantyre West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. McGlynn | 815 | 63.0 | ||
Scottish National | V. Dow | 259 | 20.0 | ||
Progressive | C. Fulston | 219 | 16.9 | ||
Majority | 556 | 43.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,293 | 41.8 | |||
Registered electors | 3,093 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Coatshill/Low Blantyre[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Handibode | 898 | 65.7 | ||
Independent Labour | M. D. Tremble | 305 | 22.3 | ||
Scottish National | K. Neary | 163 | 11.9 | ||
Majority | 593 | 43.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,366 | 47.7 | |||
Registered electors | 2,863 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Blantyre/Stonefield[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Dunsmuir | 1,058 | 76.2 | ||
Scottish National | P. Stewart | 331 | 23.8 | ||
Majority | 727 | 52.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,389 | 42.1 | |||
Registered electors | 3,296 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Burnbank/Springwells[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. McLachlan | 953 | 78.4 | ||
Scottish National | A. Sutherland | 220 | 18.1 | ||
Conservative | D. Thomas | 43 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 733 | 60.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,216 | 36.9 | |||
Registered electors | 3,296 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
High Blantyre[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Waugh | 869 | 64.1 | 25.6 | |
Scottish National | J. Henderson | 445 | 32.8 | 17.0 | |
Conservative | T. P. Graham | 42 | 3.1 | New | |
Majority | 424 | 31.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,356 | 43.8 | 2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,094 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | 35.6 |
Hamilton Centre North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. A. Smith | 737 | 55.7 | ||
Scottish National | R. L. Terrett | 338 | 25.5 | ||
Conservative | A. Kegg | 248 | 18.7 | ||
Majority | 399 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,323 | 42.4 | |||
Registered electors | 3,120 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Whitehill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Ward | 959 | 77.4 | ||
Scottish National | W. Neary | 214 | 17.3 | ||
Conservative | A. Blair | 66 | 5.3 | ||
Majority | 745 | 60.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,239 | 38.6 | |||
Registered electors | 3,212 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Bothwell South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. McGuire | 706 | 49.6 | ||
Conservative | I. S. MacAuslane | 362 | 25.4 | ||
Scottish National | C. Sutherland | 356 | 25.0 | ||
Majority | 344 | 24.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,424 | 44.7 | |||
Registered electors | 3,189 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Uddingston South/Bothwell[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Ormiston | 832 | 58.0 | ||
Scottish National | K. Shaw | 343 | 23.9 | ||
Conservative | E. Brownlie | 260 | 18.1 | ||
Majority | 489 | 34.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,435 | 43.4 | |||
Registered electors | 3,304 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Uddingston North[edit]
The Uddingston ward was renamed Uddingston North following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were changes to the boundaries. This was the only time the name Uddingston North was used as it was switched back following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 1999 election.[2][6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Morgan | 541 | 39.5 | 6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Maxwell | 528 | 38.6 | 11.6 | |
Scottish National | J. Pollock | 185 | 13.5 | New | |
Conservative | E. Montgomery | 115 | 8.4 | 8.7 | |
Majority | 13 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,369 | 46.3 | 1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,954 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 9.2 |
Hillhouse[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. McKeown | 802 | 66.7 | 1.1 | |
Scottish National | J. McGuigan | 401 | 33.3 | 1.5 | |
Majority | 401 | 33.3 | 2.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,203 | 43.4 | 18.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,774 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Udston[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Daisley | 1,193 | 79.0 | 5.4 | |
Scottish National | K. Darling | 233 | 15.4 | 3.7 | |
Conservative | N. Cameron | 85 | 5.6 | New | |
Majority | 960 | 63.6 | 9.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,511 | 44.7 | 7.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,377 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 |
Wellhall/Earnock[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Falconer | 764 | 63.2 | ||
Scottish National | H. Ferguson | 274 | 22.7 | ||
Conservative | D. Pirrie | 170 | 14.1 | ||
Majority | 490 | 40.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,208 | 39.6 | |||
Registered electors | 3,048 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Earnock[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Jakusz | 592 | 50.4 | ||
Scottish National | O. Campbell | 279 | 23.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Oswald | 233 | 19.8 | ||
Conservative | G. Green | 71 | 6.0 | ||
Majority | 313 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,175 | 38.7 | |||
Registered electors | 3,037 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Laighstonehall/Woodhead[edit]
The Woodhead ward was renamed Laighstonehall/Woodhead following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were minor changes to the boundaries.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. Stewart | 912 | 80.6 | 16.1 | |
Scottish National | D. Keatings | 219 | 19.4 | 1.8 | |
Majority | 693 | 61.2 | 18.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,131 | 34.8 | 3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,252 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.9 |
Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Smith | 678 | 49.9 | ||
Conservative | M. Mitchell | 451 | 33.2 | ||
Scottish National | C. Steel | 231 | 17.0 | ||
Majority | 227 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,360 | 44.7 | |||
Registered electors | 3,040 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Low Waters[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Walls | 998 | 66.3 | 43.6 | |
Scottish National | W. Halliday | 368 | 24.5 | 6.3 | |
Conservative | I. A. Stewart | 139 | 9.2 | 22.5 | |
Majority | 630 | 41.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,505 | 45.6 | 2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,301 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 33.0 |
Fairhill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Lowe | 994 | 79.9 | 43.5 | |
Scottish National | J. Foley | 250 | 20.1 | 2.7 | |
Majority | 744 | 59.8 | 56.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,244 | 40.7 | 1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,053 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 23.1 |
Silvertonhill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | N. Dear | 792 | 46.7 | ||
Labour | J. Lee | 625 | 36.8 | ||
Conservative | W. Irving | 280 | 16.5 | ||
Majority | 167 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,697 | 52.4 | |||
Registered electors | 3,240 | ||||
Scottish National win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Cadzow[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. McKeown | 1,179 | 60.8 | 9.8 | |
Scottish National | J. Smith | 709 | 36.5 | 12.1 | |
Conservative | A. J. Blair | 52 | 2.7 | New | |
Majority | 470 | 24.3 | 11.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,940 | 58.4 | 13.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,324 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.9 |
Dalserf[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Ahmad | 918 | 63.9 | 3.8 | |
Scottish National | T. Ashburn | 519 | 36.1 | 5.6 | |
Majority | 399 | 27.8 | 9.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,437 | 41.4 | 5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,472 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 |
Larkhall East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Ferguson | 909 | 60.1 | 2.4 | |
Scottish National | L.McDonald | 603 | 39.9 | 5.6 | |
Majority | 306 | 20.2 | 4.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,515 | 40.8 | 5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,709 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 |
Larkhall West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom McCabe | 995 | 67.0 | ||
Scottish National | M. Miller | 489 | 33.0 | ||
Majority | 506 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,484 | 41.2 | |||
Registered electors | 3,603 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Larkhall South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Casserly | 1,117 | 76.2 | 8.4 | |
Scottish National | W. Beattie | 349 | 23.8 | 7.8 | |
Majority | 768 | 52.4 | 16.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,466 | 44.2 | 8.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,318 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.1 |
Stonehouse[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Gibb | 1,276 | 61.6 | 7.0 | |
Scottish National | J. Young | 796 | 38.4 | 7.7 | |
Majority | 480 | 23.2 | 4.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,072 | 48.5 | 9.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,270 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.3 |
Rutherglen West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. MacQuarrie | 1,052 | 71.8 | |
Scottish National | E. Findlay | 281 | 19.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John McLellan | 132 | 9.0 | |
Majority | 771 | 52.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,465 | 41.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,498 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Stonelaw[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gretel Ross | 967 | 56.5 | |
Labour | C. Greig | 434 | 25.3 | |
Scottish National | R. Fulton | 206 | 12.0 | |
Conservative | J. McCulloch | 106 | 6.2 | |
Majority | 533 | 31.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,713 | 47.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,614 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Bankhead[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie McAvoy | 665 | 44.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Rodgers | 539 | 36.2 | |
Scottish National | H. Ross | 208 | 14.0 | |
Conservative | I. Raeburn | 78 | 5.2 | |
Majority | 126 | 8.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,490 | 48.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,087 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Spittal/Blairbeth[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William McCaig | 857 | 49.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Clark | 737 | 42.1 | |
Scottish National | R. MacMillan | 156 | 8.9 | |
Majority | 120 | 6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,750 | 53.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,303 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Burgh[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Robinson | 1,012 | 58.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Easton | 499 | 28.7 | |
Scottish National | D. Hamilton | 225 | 13.0 | |
Majority | 513 | 29.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,736 | 46.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,758 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Cairns[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. McGowan | 1,115 | 73.1 | |
Scottish National | Anne Higgins | 235 | 15.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. F. Nimmo | 99 | 6.5 | |
Communist | R. Ross | 77 | 5.0 | |
Majority | 880 | 57.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,526 | 40.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,730 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Hallside[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Davy Keirs | 1,009 | 76.1 | |
Scottish National | John Higgins | 237 | 17.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Craig | 80 | 6.0 | |
Majority | 772 | 58.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,326 | 44.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,989 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Cambuslang Central[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Rooney | 1,027 | 70.1 | |
Scottish National | Clare McColl | 359 | 24.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Woolfe | 79 | 5.4 | |
Majority | 668 | 45.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,465 | 48.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,040 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Cathkin/Springhall[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Russell Clearie | 939 | 48.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. McLellan | 782 | 40.1 | |
Scottish National | J. McColl | 231 | 11.8 | |
Majority | 157 | 8.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,952 | 50.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,886 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Burnside[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | G. Chapman | 662 | 49.3 | |
Conservative | Jean Miller | 253 | 18.8 | |
Labour | J. Quigg | 236 | 17.6 | |
Scottish National | Alistair Fulton | 192 | 14.3 | |
Majority | 409 | 30.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,343 | 51.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,614 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Fernhill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Caldwell | 829 | 55.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Maguire | 352 | 23.5 | |
Scottish National | D. Whyteside | 316 | 21.1 | |
Majority | 477 | 31.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,497 | 53.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,813 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Kirkhill/Whitlawburn[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick McKenna | 745 | 41.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Baillie | 668 | 37.6 | |
Scottish National | A. J. Davidson | 257 | 14.5 | |
Conservative | R. Miller | 108 | 6.1 | |
Majority | 77 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,778 | 43.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,064 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Eastfield[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McGuinness | 975 | 67.0 | |
Scottish National | Gordon Clark | 308 | 21.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. R. Kibby | 173 | 11.9 | |
Majority | 667 | 45.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,456 | 48.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,996 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[3]
Aftermath[edit]
Forth by-election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Roberts | 781 | 65.5 | |
Scottish National | Margaret Waye | 411 | 34.5 | |
Majority | 370 | 31.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,192 | |||
Registered electors | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Source:[7]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Note 1- In 1992, Labour won 10 seats in Hamilton, 12 seats in East Kilbride, 7 seats in Clydesdale and 3 of the seats in City of Glasgow wards which became South Lanarkshire.
- ^ Note 2- In 1992, the SNP won 2 seats in East Kilbride and 4 seats in Clydesdale.
- ^ Note 3- In 1992, the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats in Hamilton and 1 of the seats in City of Glasgow wards which became South Lanarkshire.
- ^ Note 4- In 1992, the Conservatives won 2 seats in Hamilton, 2 seats in East Kilbride and 3 seats in Clydesdale.
References[edit]
- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1995). The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics (PDF). Newport on Tay: Election Studies. ISBN 1-869820-35-5. 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 v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq 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 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Sudden death of candidate shocks friends and officials". Lanark and Carluke Advertiser. 31 March 1995. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "A delighted winner". Lanark and Carluke Advertiser. 14 June 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.