1994 Strathclyde Regional Council election

Elections to Strathclyde Regional Council were held on Thursday 5 May 1994, on the same day as the eight other Scottish regional elections. This was the final election to the regional council which was abolished in 1995 along with the 19 district councils and replaced by 12 unitary authorities following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

1994 Strathclyde Regional Council election
5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)
All 104 seats to Strathclyde Regional Council
53 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
SNP
LD
Leader Robert Gould
Party Labour SNP Liberal Democrats
Last election 90 seats, 52.3% 1 seat, 21.3% 4 seats, 5.8%
Seats won 86 7 6
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 6 Increase 2
Popular vote 398,886 203,907 62,294
Percentage 51.5% 26.3% 8.0%
Swing Decrease 0.8 Increase 5.0 Increase 2.2
Result of the election
Council Leader before election

Robert Gould
Labour

 Council Leader after election

Robert Gould
Labour

This election was the only one to use the 104 electoral divisions created following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1993 – an increase of one from the previous election in 1990. The new electoral division was established in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun district. Each electoral division elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]

Labour, who had won every previous election to Strathclyde Regional Council, retained a large majority by winning 86 of the 104 seats – down four from the previous election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) became the second-largest party on the council after they won seven seats – up from just one four years previous. They overtook both the Liberal Democrats, who remained the third-largest party with six seats (an increase of two), and the Conservatives, who fell to fourth after retaining just three of their five seats. The other two seats were won by independent candidates.

Results
1994 Strathclyde Regional Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 86 Decrease 4 82.7 51.5 398,886 Decrease 0.7
  SNP 7 Increase 6 6.7 26.3 203,907 Increase 5.1
  Liberal Democrats 6 Increase 2 5.8 8.0 62,294 Increase 2.1
  Conservative 3 Decrease 2 2.9 10.7 83,062 Decrease 5.6
  Independent 2 Decrease 1 1.9 1.8 13,814 Decrease 0.2
  Scottish Militant Labour 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 9,277 New
  Scottish Green 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 2,374 Decrease 1.7
  Independent Labour 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 336 Decrease 0.2
  People Pension Power 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 313 New
  Monster Raving Loony 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 185 New
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 92 New
Total 104 774,540

Source:[2][3]

Electoral division results

Kilmarnock Central
Kilmarnock Central
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP G. McCredle 3,755 47.0
Labour D. Spelman 3,492 43.7
Conservative D. Rubin 739 9.2
Majority 263 3.3
Turnout 7,510 51.3
Registered electors 15,588
SNP win (new seat)

Source:[2]

Kilmarnock South
Kilmarnock South
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Blaney 3,446 45.5
SNP C. Calman 3,429 45.2
Conservative T. Donald 698 9.2
Majority 17 0.3
Turnout 7,573 48.6
Registered electors 15,582
Labour win (new seat)

Source:[2]

Stewarton and Kilmarnock North
Stewarton and Kilmarnock North
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP D. Coffey 4,173 53.8
Labour W. Denim 2,683 34.6
Conservative R. Humphreys 898 11.5
Majority 1,490 19.2
Turnout 7,754 49.0
Registered electors 15,837
SNP win (new seat)

Source:[2]

Irvine Valley
Irvine Valley
Party Candidate Votes %
SNP K. Nicoll 3,677 49.5
Labour W. Aitken 3,267 44.0
Conservative L. Freeman 478 6.4
Majority 410 4.5
Turnout 7,422 49.7
Registered electors 14,936
SNP win (new seat)

Source:[2]

Cumnock
Cumnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Boyd 5,982 80.0 Decrease 2.1
SNP J. Robertson 1,161 15.5 Increase 4.1
Conservative R. Henderson 328 4.3 Decrease 2.1
Majority 4,821 64.5 Decrease 6.2
Turnout 7,471 46.7 Increase 2.5
Registered electors 15,990
Labour hold Swing Decrease 3.1

Source:[2][3]

New Cumnock and Doon Valley
New Cumnock and Doon Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Farrell 5,523 78.3 Decrease 9.4
SNP K. Johnstone 1,088 15.4 New
Conservative G. Clark 442 4.3 Decrease 7.7
Majority 4,435 62.9 Decrease 12.8
Turnout 7,053 41.3 Decrease 0.7
Registered electors 17,064
Labour hold Swing Decrease 12.4

Source:[2][3]

References
  1. "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1994). The Scottish Regional Elections 1994: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-05-3. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1990). The Scottish Regional Elections 1990: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-03-7. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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