Scottish local Regional elections, 1990

Scottish local Regional elections, 1990

1988 ←
3 April 1990 (1990-04-03)
→ 1992

The regional Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 3 May 1990, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and where the first test of public option about the Community Charge

Contents

National results

e • d Summary of the 1990 Scottish regional council election results[1]
Parties Votes Votes % +/- Wards Net
Gain/Loss
Labour 42.7 223
SNP 21.8 42
Conservative 19.7 52
Liberal Democrats 8.7 40
Independent 4.5 73
Total 45.9%  ?? 524

Party performance

Results by council area

Council Labour Conservative Liberal & SDP SNP Other/IND total number of seats Turnout Control
Borders 42.6% Independent hold
Central 49.1% Labour hold
Dumfries and Galloway 35 44.4% Independent hold
Fife 46.5% Labour hold
Grampian 41% No overall control gain from Conservatives
Highland 52 42.9% Independent Hold
Lothian 50.2% Labour Labour gain from NOC
Orkney 0 - - - 24 24  ??% Independent Hold
Shetland 4 (+1) - - - 21 (-1) 25  ??% Independent Hold
Strathclyde 103 45% Labour Hold
Tayside 46 47.8% No overall control Gain from Conservative
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) 0 - - - 30 30  ??% Independent Hold
Preceded by
Scottish District local elections, 1988
Scottish local elections Succeeded by
Scottish District local elections, 1992

Notes and references

  1. ^ McConnell, Alan (2004), Scottish Local Government, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0748-6200-50 

See also