1892 Lanarkshire County Council election

The second elections to Lanarkshire County Council were held on 6 December 1892 as part of the wider 1892 local elections.

There were only contests in 19 of the councils 66 divisions, with 47 members being returned unopposed. In two of the 19 divisions (Bishopbriggs and Overton) candidates (Sir William Hozier and David McLardy respectively) had been nominated without their consent, and withdrew their names.^[1] Hozier had prior to the election served as the councils Chairman.^[2]

Council results

1892 Lanarkshire County Council election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	61

Electoral division results

Abington

Abington^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Morton (farmer)	199
Independent	Robert Paterson	150
Independent hold		Swing

Avondale

Avondale^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	*James Martin (manufacturer)**	461
Independent	James Clark (banker)	308
Independent hold		Swing

Baillieston North

Baillieston South

Bellshill

Bellshill^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*William Nelson (banker)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Biggar

Biggar^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Dennistoun Mitchell*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Biggar (Burgh)

Biggar (Burgh)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*Andrew Mitchell (advocate)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Bishopbriggs

Bishopbriggs^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	*Robert Turnbull (architect)**	124
Independent	David McLardy (freeland)	64
Independent hold		Swing

Blackwood

Blackwood^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Charles Hope*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

High Blantyre

High Blantyre^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Craig*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Bothwell

Bothwell^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John M. MacGregor (warehouseman)	420
Independent	Francis Smith (cabinetmaker)	226
Independent hold		Swing

Cambuslang North

Cambuslang North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	*Dr Mungo Brown Turnbull (M.D.)**	unopposed
	Progressive hold		Swing

Cambuslang South

Cambuslang South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alan Graham*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carluke East

Carluke East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*Alex Pillans (draper)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carluke West

Carluke West^[1]^[4]
	Candidate	Votes
Progressive	Dr Robert Stewart*	335
Independent	William Cassels (farmer)	329
Progressive hold		Swing

Carnwath

Carnwath^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*John Allison (farmer)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Curyston

Dalserf

Dalzell

Dalzell^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lord Hamilton*	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent hold

Douglas

Douglas^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*John Pringle (factor)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Dykehead & Cleland

East Kilbride

East Kilbride^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Edward Stuart Harrington-Stuart*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Forth

Forth^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*Alexander Stewart (farmer)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Govan Bellahouston

Govan Bellahouston^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*James Houston (soapmaker)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Govan Cessnock

Govan Cessnock^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Hood (sailmaker)	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Govan Craigton

Govan Craigton^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	James Purdie (joiner)	278
Independent	Alex Sibhald	278
Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Govan Cross

Govan Cross^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Dykes (writer)	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Govan Fairfield

Govan Fairfield^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Smeaton	219
Independent	Thomas Daily (painter)	198
Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Govan Plantation North

Govan Plantation North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*James Stewart (writer)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Govan Broomloan

Govan Broomloan^[1]^[4]
	Candidate	Votes
Progressive	John Milligan Fraser (wool manufacturer)	344
Independent	Thomas Rowley (silk finisher)	271
Progressive gain from Independent		Swing

Govan South

Govan South^[1]^[4]
	Candidate	Votes
Progressive	*John Thomas Costigane (warehouseman)**	120
Independent	William Brechin Faulds	118
Progressive hold		Swing

Govan Whitefield

Govan Whitefield^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Falconer	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Hamilton

Hamilton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*Colin Dunlop (ironmaster)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Harthill & Shotts Kirk

Holytown

Holytown^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*George Muirhead Russell (grocer)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Kinning Park First

Kinning Park, First^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*William Fraser (chainmaker)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Kinning Park Second

Kinning Park, Second^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Stewart*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Kinning Park Third

Kinning Park, Third^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	*Robert Thomson (dentist)**	111
Independent	William Burns (sack merchant)	82
Independent hold		Swing

Kinning Park Fourth

Kinning Park, Fourth^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	*David Dreghorn (draper)**	unopposed
	Progressive hold		Swing

Kirkfieldbank

Kirkfieldbank^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Watson	unopposed
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Lesmahagow

Lesmahagow^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Dick Scott*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lanark

Lanark^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	Sir Windham Anstruther*	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent Liberal hold

Larkhall

Larkhall^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*Robert Lambie (draper)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Monkland New North

Monkland New South

Monkland Old

Motherwell Central

Motherwell Central^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Grieve (engineer)	592
Independent	John Wetherspoon Jnr. (accountant)	370
Independent hold		Swing

Motherwell North

Motherwell North^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Alex Findlay Jnr.	369
Independent	William Buchanan (spirit dealer)	197
Independent hold		Swing

Motherwell South

Newmains

Newmains^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*James Houldsworth (landowner)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Partick North

Partick North-East

Partick South

Partick South^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	George Green	452
Independent	Peter Hutchson	389
Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Partick West

Possil

Rutherglen

Shettleston North

Shettleston North^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Begg (house factor)	293
Independent	George John Miller	286
Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Shettleston South

Shettleston South^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Wilson (merchant)	290
Independent	John Laird (auctioneer)	233
Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Stonefield

Stonefield^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	*George Whyte (merchant)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Overton

Overton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Frew (grocer)	172	93.99
	Independent	Sir William Hozier*	11	6.01
Majority			161	87.98	N/A
Turnout			183
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Stonehouse & Glassford

Stonehouse & Glassford^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Sum (coal master)	349
Independent	Robert Natsmith (merchant)	290
Independent hold		Swing

Uddingston

Uddingston^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Barr*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Wishaw East

Wishaw East^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Walter James Houldsworth (ironmaster)*	505
Independent	John Keir	267
Independent hold		Swing

Wishaw West

Wishaw West^[1]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Bell	443
Independent	William Thomson (accountant)	303
Independent hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "County Council Elections. Results of Polling: Lanark". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow. 7 December 1892.
^ Glasgow Herald - Wednesday 23 November 1892
^ ^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 Glasgow Herald - Wednesday 23 November 1892 pg.8, County Council Nominations: Lanarkshire
^ ^a ^b ^c Glasgow Herald - Saturday 03 December 1892

[7_Dec_1892_GH-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "County Council Elections. Results of Polling: Lanark". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow. 7 December 1892.

[2] Glasgow Herald - Wednesday 23 November 1892

[23_Nov_1892_GH-3] ^ ^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 Glasgow Herald - Wednesday 23 November 1892 pg.8, County Council Nominations: Lanarkshire

[GH_3_Dec-4] Glasgow Herald - Saturday 03 December 1892

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