1988 East Kilbride District Council election

1988 East Kilbride District Council election
All 16 seats to East Kilbride District Council; 9 seats needed for a majority
Registered	63,956
Turnout	47.5%
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	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	14	0	0	87.5	51.6	15,579	3.8
	Conservative	2	0	0	12.5	9.7	2,931	2.4
	SNP	0	0	0	0.0	30.4	9,183	10.4
	SSLD	0	0	0	0.0	6.2	1,853	3.7^{[Note 1]}
	Independent	0	0	0	0.0	1.7	484	0.1
	SDP	0	0	0	0.0	0.7	192	New
	Communist	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	27	0.2
Total		16					30,249

Source:^[2]^[3]

Ward results

Maxwellton

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Long Calderwood

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Morrishall

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Blacklaw

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Calderglen

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Duncanrig

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Westwoodhill

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Hairmyres

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

West Mains

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

East Mains

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Kelvin

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Lickprivick

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Headhouse

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Avondale South

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Avondale North

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Crosshouse

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

Source:^[2]^[3]

Notes

^ 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

^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.

[2] 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).

[1] "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[SCE1988-3] ^ ^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.

[SCE1984-4] ^ ^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.

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