1988 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
Registered	62,481
Turnout	52.2%
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[edit]

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[edit]

Ward 1[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Ward 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	D. Coffey	586	36.3	24.3
	Conservative	A. Parker	520	32.2	13.1
	Labour	C. Mabon	505	31.3	11.1
Majority			66	4.1	N/A
Turnout			1,611	50.4	10.7
Registered electors			3,202
	SNP gain from Conservative		Swing	18.7

Source:^[2]^[3]

Ward 5[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Ward 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Porter	1,050	62.6	3.8
	Labour	J. Steven	254	15.1	2.7
	SNP	J. Goldie	251	15.0	9.0
	SDP	J. Cameron	118	7.0	New
Majority			796	47.5	4.0
Turnout			1,673	45.8	0.8
Registered electors			3,661
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Source:^[2]^[3]

Ward 9[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Ward 13
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Thomson	777	45.2	1.9
	Labour	W. Aitken	500	29.1	4.6
	SNP	R. Mowatt	330	19.2	10.9
	SDP	M. Temple	112	6.5	New
Majority			277	16.1	5.5
Turnout			1,719	45.0	8.6
Registered electors			3,824
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Source:^[2]^[3]

Ward 14[edit]

Ward 14
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. MacDougall	803	37.1	10.8
	Labour	J. O'Neill	724	33.4	18.2
	SNP	A. Lyall	634	29.3	New
Majority			79	3.7	N/A
Turnout			2,161	56.1	10.7
Registered electors			3,859
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.4

Source:^[2]^[3]

Ward 15[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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.

[cnote_A] 
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.

[1] "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[SCE1988-2] ^ ^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.

[SCE1984-3] ^ ^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.

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