Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election
1988 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election |
All 18 seats to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council 10 seats needed for a majority |
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Registered | 62,481 |
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Turnout | 52.2% |
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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 | 2 | 77.8 | 48.3 | 15,701 | 7.9 |
| SNP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16.6 | 31.8 | 10,349 | 13.6 |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 16.6 | 18.8 | 6,098 | 17.3 |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.1 | 351 | New[A] |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 53 | New |
Total | 18 | | | | | | 32,552 | |
Source:[2][3]
- Notes
- ^
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 | 18.3 |
| SNP | J. Weir | 615 | 39.8 | 24.9 |
| Conservative | A. MacDougall | 107 | 6.9 | New |
Majority | 208 | 13.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,545 | 55.3 | 4.2 |
Registered electors | 2,794 | | |
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 21.6 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 2
Ward 2 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C. Rutherford | 811 | 45.4 | 12.2 |
| SNP | E. Graham | 678 | 38.0 | 12.1 |
| Conservative | A. Park | 242 | 13.6 | 2.7 |
| Green | S. Grist | 53 | 3.0 | New |
Majority | 133 | 7.4 | 24.3 |
Turnout | 1,784 | 51.2 | 5.2 |
Registered electors | 3,483 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.1 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 3
Ward 3 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Knapp | 1,123 | 58.2 | 7.9 |
| SNP | J. Caddis | 755 | 39.2 | 2.5 |
| Conservative | M. Park | 50 | 2.6 | New |
Majority | 368 | 19.0 | 10.4 |
Turnout | 1,928 | 65.2 | 18.3 |
Registered electors | 2,958 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 4
Source:[2][3]
Ward 5
Ward 5 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Cree | 868 | 48.1 | 8.3 |
| SNP | A. Wallace | 571 | 31.6 | 16.9 |
| Conservative | B. Rubin | 364 | 20.2 | 8.5 |
Majority | 297 | 16.5 | 11.2 |
Turnout | 1,803 | 48.6 | 4.7 |
Registered electors | 3,718 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.6 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 6
Ward 6 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. McIntyre | 1,161 | 59.9 | 19.5 |
| SNP | E. Boyle | 661 | 34.1 | 21.9 |
| Conservative | A. McCluskey | 116 | 6.0 | 2.3 |
Majority | 500 | 25.8 | 41.4 |
Turnout | 1,938 | 53.6 | 8.5 |
Registered electors | 3,617 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 20.7 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 7
Ward 7 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Buchanan | 1,327 | 61.3 | 7.8 |
| SNP | J. Todd | 442 | 20.4 | 13.5 |
| Conservative | S. Donald | 393 | 18.2 | 21.1 |
Majority | 885 | 40.9 | 26.7 |
Turnout | 2,162 | 57.7 | 7.3 |
Registered electors | 3,749 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 14.4 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 8
Source:[2][3]
Ward 9
Ward 9 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SNP | N. Gee | 693 | 37.4 | 23.3 |
| Labour | J. O'Neil | 659 | 35.5 | 12.6 |
| Conservative | J. Porter | 426 | 23.0 | 14.8 |
| SDP | P. Kerr | 75 | 4.0 | New |
Majority | 34 | 1.9 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,853 | 56.6 | 8.9 |
Registered electors | 3,276 | | |
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 17.9 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 10
Ward 10 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Blaney | 774 | 50.5 | 12.4 |
| SNP | J. Robertson | 569 | 37.1 | 19.9 |
| Conservative | J. Watret | 188 | 12.3 | 7.4 |
Majority | 205 | 13.4 | 29.8 |
Turnout | 1,531 | 45.6 | 5.7 |
Registered electors | 3,361 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 16.1 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 11
Ward 11 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Stirling | 1,073 | 61.3 | 25.5 |
| SNP | C. Calman | 578 | 33.0 | 20.3 |
| Conservative | D. Scott | 99 | 5.7 | New |
Majority | 495 | 28.3 | 45.8 |
Turnout | 1,750 | 57.5 | 14.7 |
Registered electors | 3,046 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 22.9 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 12
Ward 12 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SNP | I. George | 943 | 52.8 | 19.2 |
| Labour | J. Greig | 724 | 40.5 | 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 | 14.3 |
Registered electors | 3,176 | | |
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 22.7 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 13
Source:[2][3]
Ward 14
Source:[2][3]
Ward 15
Ward 15 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Nisbet | 1,095 | 58.3 | 23.4 |
| SNP | J. Graham | 641 | 34.2 | 16.7 |
| Conservative | W. Watret | 138 | 7.4 | New |
Majority | 454 | 24.1 | 40.1 |
Turnout | 1,874 | 51.9 | 15.1 |
Registered electors | 3,617 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 20.0 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 16
Ward 16 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Mills | 1,091 | 59.6 | 19.9 |
| SNP | K. Nicoll | 578 | 31.6 | 23.1 |
| Conservative | D. Woodford | 161 | 8.8 | New |
Majority | 513 | 28.0 | 39.9 |
Turnout | 1,830 | 50.8 | 13.3 |
Registered electors | 3,607 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 21.5 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 17
Ward 17 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Turnbull | 1,270 | 63.9 | 10.6 |
| SNP | F. MacLean | 383 | 19.3 | 10.5 |
| Conservative | A. Bates | 332 | 16.7 | 21.1 |
Majority | 887 | 44.6 | 29.1 |
Turnout | 1,985 | 51.1 | 2.4 |
Registered electors | 3,885 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 15.8 | |
Source:[2][3]
Ward 18
Ward 18 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Anderson | 919 | 56.6 | 21.3 |
| SNP | N. Rooney | 441 | 27.1 | 6.1 |
| Conservative | D. Copinger | 259 | 15.9 | New |
Majority | 478 | 29.5 | 27.4 |
Turnout | 1,619 | 44.5 | 8.5 |
Registered electors | 3,648 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.7 | |
Source:[2][3]
References
- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.