Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley 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.
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All 10 seats to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council 6 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 33,664 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 52.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 eight of the 10 seats although four wards were uncontested after only Labour stood a candidate. Labour's vote share fell by 8.9% as they lost two seats from previous election in 1984. The newly formed Social Democratic Party (SDP) won a seat in Cumnock and Doon Valley for the first time – their only seat in Scotland at the 1988 elections – and the remaining seat was won by Independent Labour.
Results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 80.0 | 61.3 | 7,655 | 8.9 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 1,399 | 2.1 | |
SDP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 1,163 | New[note 1] | |
SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 1,319 | New | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 506 | New | ||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 449 | 14.0 | ||
Total | 10 | 12,491 |
Ward results edit
Cumnock East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | E. Ross | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,756 | ||||
Labour hold |
Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labour | J. Cannon | 880 | 48.5 | New | |
Labour | N. Valentine | 763 | 42.1 | 26.2 | |
SNP | S. Patterson | 167 | 9.2 | New | |
Majority | 117 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,810 | 58.3 | 2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,905 | ||||
Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | 37.3 |
Cumnock South and Old Cumnock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | D. Sneller | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,489 | ||||
Labour hold |
Cumnock West and Auchinleck edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | J. Allan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,804 | ||||
Labour hold |
Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. McIntyre | 948 | 67.9 | 4.8 | |
SNP | J. Kellighan | 445 | 31.9 | New | |
Majority | 503 | 36.0 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,393 | 40.5 | 10.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,451 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 18.3 |
New Cumnock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | G. Alexander | 1,517 | 89.6 | |
SNP | I. Hamilton | 175 | 10.3 | |
Majority | 1,342 | 79.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,692 | 46.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,633 | |||
Labour hold |
Dalmellington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SDP | M. Ali | 1,163 | 56.5 | New[note 2] | |
Labour | H. Walker | 626 | 30.4 | 21.0 | |
Independent | T. Gormanley | 171 | 8.3 | New | |
SNP | D. Kerr | 96 | 4.7 | New | |
Majority | 537 | 26.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,056 | 65.0 | 16.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,166 | ||||
SDP gain from Labour | Swing | 28.2 |
Patna and Dalrymple edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Smith | 1,040 | 65.0 | 6.4 | |
Independent | M. T. Frew | 273 | 17.1 | New | |
SNP | J. Bradford | 219 | 13.7 | New | |
Independent | W. Harvey | 62 | 3.9 | New | |
Majority | 767 | 47.9 | 30.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,594 | 51.2 | 3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,126 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 23.8 |
Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Hodge | 1,694 | 88.4 | 11.4 | |
SNP | J. McMaster | 217 | 11.3 | New | |
Majority | 1,477 | 77.1 | 10.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,911 | 50.2 | 8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,816 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.7 |
Mauchline edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Rowe | 1,067 | 52.2 | |
Independent Labour | D. Shankland | 519 | 25.4 | |
Conservative | J. Borland | 449 | 22.0 | |
Majority | 548 | 26.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,035 | 58.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,518 | |||
Labour hold |
Notes edit
- ^ a b At the 1984 election, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won 6.7% of the vote. They subsequently merged with the Liberal Party 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.
- ^ At the 1984 election, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won 48.4% of the vote in Dalmellington. They subsequently merged with the Liberal Party 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.
References edit
- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1984). The Scottish District Elections 1984: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 November 2022.