The first elections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 6 April 1995, on the same day as the 28 other Scottish local government elections. The council was created from the former Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton district councils plus the four wards of the City of Glasgow District Council in Rutherglen and Cambuslang and assumed some of the responsibilities of the former Strathclyde Regional Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
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The election was the first since the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which was initially meant to decide boundaries for the district and regional councils. After the district councils were abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the review was instead used to decide boundaries for the newly created unitary authority in Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton. As a result, there remained 16 seats covering the former Clydesdale District while 20 seats were established for the former East Kilbride District, an increase of four, and 25 seats were established for the former Hamilton District, five more than had been in use since the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981. In Rutherglen and Cambuslang, the proposed new wards were disregarded by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Allan Stewart who created 13 new wards.[1][2][3]
Labour took control of the council after winning 60 of the 72 wards which were up for election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) took eight seats while the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives both won two seats.
Results
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 60 |  23
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83.3 | 57.1 | 61,452 | 11.6
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| SNP | 8 | 2
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11.1 | 26.9 | 28,918 | 1.6
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| Liberal Democrats | 2 |  1
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2.7 | 7.1 | 7,705 | 2.5
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| Conservative | 2 | 5
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2.7 | 7.0 | 7,559 | 8.8
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| Independent | 0 | 1
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0.0 | 0.9 | 997 | 0.4
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| Independent Labour | 0 | 
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0.0 | 0.8 | 906 | New | |||
| Progressive | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.2 | 219 | New | |||
| Communist | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.1 | 77 | New | |||
| Total | 72 | 107,833 | |||||||
Notes:
- Net gains/losses are compared against the combined results of the Hamilton, East Kilbride, Clydesdale and City of Glasgow district council wards which became South Lanarkshire following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
- Only 72 of the 73 seats were up for election after the election in Forth was postponed following the death of a candidate.
Ward results
editLanark North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | J. Millar | 910 | 48.0 | 9.4
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| Conservative | D. Fanshawe | 531 | 28.0 | 18.7
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| SNP | D. Richardson | 240 | 12.7 | 1.9
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| Independent | I. Edwards | 136 | 7.2 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Waddell | 78 | 4.8 | New | |
| Majority | 379 | 20.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,895 | 50.9 | 3.6
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| Registered electors | 3,720 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.0
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Lanark South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | D. McDonald | 842 | 49.7 | 6.4
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| Independent | M. Frood | 435 | 25.7 | New | |
| SNP | R. Harris | 260 | 15.4 | 1.9
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| Independent | J. Denholm | 107 | 6.3 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | S. Grieve | 49 | 2.9 | New | |
| Majority | 407 | 24.0 | 23.8
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| Turnout | 1,693 | 50.6 | 6.2
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| Registered electors | 3,354 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 24.7
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Lesmahagow
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | R. McMillan | 1,199 | 86.3 | 5.3
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| SNP | M. Rae | 190 | 13.7 | 5.0
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| Majority | 1,009 | 72.6 | 10.3
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| Turnout | 1,389 | 45.5 | 3.4
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| Registered electors | 3,056 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.1
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Blackwood
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | E. Serrels | 1,024 | 71.0 | 6.5
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| SNP | J. Rae | 304 | 21.1 | 14.4
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| Conservative | T. MacInnes | 115 | 8.0 | New | |
| Majority | 720 | 49.9 | 20.9
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| Turnout | 1,443 | 45.0 | 4.5
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| Registered electors | 3,210 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.4
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Clyde Valley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | C. Winning | 499 | 48.4 | 10.9
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| Labour | A. Clark | 311 | 30.2 | 1.9
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| Conservative | J. MacInnes | 221 | 21.4 | 12.7
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| Majority | 188 | 18.2 | 14.8
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| Turnout | 1,031 | 46.4 | 3.0
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| Registered electors | 2,223 | ||||
| SNP hold | Swing | 11.8
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Biggar
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | T. McAlpine | 656 | 58.8 | 11.1
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| Conservative | C. Thorpe | 460 | 41.2 | 17.3
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| Majority | 196 | 17.6 | 23.2
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| Turnout | 1,116 | 58.8 | 1.6
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| Registered electors | 1,899 | ||||
| SNP hold | Swing | 14.2
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Duneaton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | A. Forrest | 463 | 54.9 | 19.2
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| Labour | R. Barker | 198 | 23.4 | 11.4
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| SNP | A. Lauder | 182 | 21.5 | 7.8
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| Majority | 265 | 31.5 | 28.9
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| Turnout | 843 | 60.9 | 16.8
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| Registered electors | 1,682 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 15.3
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Carnwath
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | B. Gauld | 669 | 55.7 | 29.6
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| Conservative | M. Ashmore | 389 | 32.4 | New | |
| Independent | S. Cousins | 144 | 12.0 | New | |
| Majority | 280 | 23.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,202 | 49.2 | 3.2
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| Registered electors | 2,444 | ||||
| SNP gain from Independent | Swing | 38.3
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Carmichael
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | V. Montgomery | 529 | 42.4 | 7.4
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| Conservative | P. Ross-Taylor | 491 | 39.4 | 3.5
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| SNP | A. Bain | 227 | 18.2 | 3.9
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| Majority | 38 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,247 | 48.9 | 4.1
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| Registered electors | 2,552 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.4
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Douglas
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | D. Meikle | 1,031 | 54.1 | 6.2
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| Independent Labour | A. Lawson | 601 | 31.5 | New | |
| SNP | J. Semple | 273 | 14.3 | 37.4
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| Majority | 430 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,905 | 68.3 | 15.3
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| Registered electors | 2,789 | ||||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 21.8
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Lanark/Carstairs
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | M. P. Wardlaw | 715 | 68.4 | 28.4
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| SNP | J. Yuill | 203 | 19.4 | 0.2
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| Independent | J. Muncie | 66 | 6.3 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Hill | 61 | 5.8 | New | |
| Majority | 512 | 49.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,045 | 47.5 | 0.3
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| Registered electors | 2,201 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 34.3
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Carluke/Whitehill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | E. Logan | 1,268 | 77.9 | 13.1
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| SNP | E. McFarlane | 359 | 22.1 | 12.1
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| Majority | 909 | 55.8 | 25.2
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| Turnout | 1,627 | 48.9 | 0.1
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| Registered electors | 3,327 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.6
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Carluke/Crawforddyke
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | W. Ross | 1,100 | 55.4 | 11.0
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| SNP | J. Allan | 700 | 35.3 | 9.0
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| Conservative | J. Young | 97 | 4.9 | 6.4
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| Independent | W. Campbell | 87 | 4.4 | New | |
| Majority | 400 | 20.1 | 20.0
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| Turnout | 1,984 | 53.9 | 2.2
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| Registered electors | 3,682 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.0
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Carluke West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | I. Gray | 925 | 58.0 | 15.1
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| Labour | D. McNeil | 499 | 31.3 | 3.6
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| Conservative | S. Duncan | 172 | 10.8 | 11.3
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| Majority | 426 | 26.7 | 18.7
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| Turnout | 1,596 | 46.9 | 1.2
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| Registered electors | 3,401 | ||||
| SNP hold | Swing | 9.3
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Forth
editFollowing the death of SNP candidate Mary Ann Tait, the election in Forth was postponed and a by-election was held on 8 June 1995.[3][5]
Law/Carluke
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | D. R. Shearer | 959 | 58.3 | 10.3
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| Labour | J. Watson | 685 | 41.7 | 5.3
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| Majority | 274 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,644 | 54.9 | 17.6
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| Registered electors | 2,996 | ||||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 7.8
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Long Calderwood
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | R. Boyle | 858 | 61.5 | 11.2
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| SNP | M. Bowman | 488 | 32.1 | 2.9
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| Liberal Democrats | A. Brash | 89 | 6.4 | New | |
| Majority | 410 | 29.4 | 14.1
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| Turnout | 1,395 | 46.5 | 8.6
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| Registered electors | 3,001 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.0
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Calderglen
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | H. H. Biggins | 892 | 64.9 | 26.3
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| SNP | J. MacQueen | 365 | 26.5 | 1.7
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| Liberal Democrats | P. Ladybourn | 61 | 4.4 | 11.7
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| Conservative | A. Ferguson | 57 | 4.1 | 16.3
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| Majority | 527 | 38.4 | 24.6
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| Turnout | 1,375 | 44.1 | 5.2
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| Registered electors | 3,115 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.3
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Blacklaw
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | A. Maggs | 983 | 67.0 | 19.7
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| SNP | A. R. Sharp | 383 | 26.1 | 3.5
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| Liberal Democrats | L. Brash | 101 | 6.9 | 1.8
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| Majority | 600 | 40.9 | 23.2
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| Turnout | 1,467 | 45.7 | 7.1
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| Registered electors | 3,207 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 11.6
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Whitemoss
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Labour | C. Robb | 1,016 | 65.7 | ||
| SNP | R. Littler | 530 | 34.3 | ||
| Majority | 486 | 31.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,546 | 47.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,251 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Morrishall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | A. Dick | 1,099 | 70.9 | 21.8
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| SNP | A. Brown | 452 | 29.1 | 6.1
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| Majority | 647 | 41.8 | 27.9
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| Turnout | 1,451 | 49.5 | 11.2
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| Registered electors | 3,135 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.9
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Maxwellton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | C. Thompson | 1,152 | 64.5 | 3.9
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| SNP | D. McAnsh | 437 | 24.5 | 7.8
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| Conservative | E. Kay | 121 | 6.8 | 15.9
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| Liberal Democrats | H. Cruden | 75 | 4.2 | New | |
| Majority | 715 | 40.0 | 2.1
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| Turnout | 1,785 | 55.0 | 12.5
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| Registered electors | 3,248 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.0
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East Mains
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | H. Winslow | 1,212 | 69.0 | 20.8
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| SNP | M. Gillespie | 422 | 24.0 | 0.5
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| Liberal Democrats | K. Morris | 123 | 7.0 | 1.7
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| Majority | 790 | 45.0 | 21.3
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| Turnout | 1,757 | 54.2 | 12.1
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| Registered electors | 3,239 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.6
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West Mains
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | W. McNab | 1,251 | 69.6 | 22.6
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| SNP | M. Henderson | 468 | 26.0 | 16.5
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| Liberal Democrats | M. Dunbar | 79 | 4.4 | 0.8
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| Majority | 783 | 43.6 | 26.8
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| Turnout | 1,798 | 53.5 | 15.1
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| Registered electors | 3,358 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 19.5
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Duncanrig
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | S. Crawford | 1,101 | 67.5 | 13.1
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| SNP | D. Molloy | 467 | 28.7 | 6.2
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| Liberal Democrats | M. Sutherland | 62 | 3.8 | 6.2
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| Majority | 634 | 38.8 | 19.3
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| Turnout | 1,630 | 48.5 | 9.4
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| Registered electors | 3,358 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.6
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Westwoodhill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | J. Pieper | 825 | 56.4 | 9.3
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| SNP | J. Anderson | 638 | 43.6 | 1.1
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| Majority | 187 | 12.8 | 8.2
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| Turnout | 1,463 | 46.8 | 8.5
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| Registered electors | 3,123 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.1
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Headhouse
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | J. McMonigle | 1,020 | 70.9 | 21.7
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| SNP | C. Cameron | 419 | 29.1 | 3.3
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| Majority | 601 | 41.8 | 25.0
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| Turnout | 1,439 | 46.7 | 9.4
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| Registered electors | 3,083 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.5
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Kelvin
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | J. Docherty | 1,065 | 73.4 | 10.5
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| SNP | J. Wilson | 385 | 26.6 | 10.0
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| Majority | 680 | 46.8 | 20.5
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| Turnout | 1,450 | 42.9 | 7.1
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| Registered electors | 3,381 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.2
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The Murray
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Labour | G. Convery | 1,001 | 61.3 | ||
| SNP | W. Johnston | 631 | 38.7 | ||
| Majority | 370 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,632 | 52.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,098 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Greenhills
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Labour | P. Watters | 827 | 67.1 | ||
| SNP | D. Scott | 405 | 32.9 | ||
| Majority | 422 | 34.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,232 | 39.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,111 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Lickprivick
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | A. Buchanan | 836 | 54.6 | 15.6
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| Labour | A. Reid | 674 | 44.0 | 10.6
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| Independent | W. Russell | 22 | 1.4 | New | |
| Majority | 162 | 10.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,532 | 42.5 | 9.8
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| Registered electors | 3,604 | ||||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 13.1
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Hairmyres
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | D. Watson | 747 | 49.3 | 15.0
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| Labour | P. Cowan | 632 | 41.7 | 10.9
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| Conservative | J. Davidson | 93 | 6.1 | 21.5
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| Liberal Democrats | C. Linskey | 42 | 2.8 | 4.5
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| Majority | 115 | 7.6 | 4.1
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| Turnout | 1,514 | 41.3 | 5.3
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| Registered electors | 3,670 | ||||
| SNP hold | Swing | 2.0
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Stewartfield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Bright | 764 | 51.5 | ||
| SNP | P. M. Henderson | 478 | 32.2 | ||
| Conservative | L. Kay | 149 | 10.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Cruden | 92 | 6.2 | ||
| Majority | 286 | 19.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,483 | 41.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,577 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Lindsay
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Scott | 478 | 39.8 | ||
| SNP | J. Reilly | 375 | 31.2 | ||
| Conservative | N. Craig | 259 | 21.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Service | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Majority | 103 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,202 | 41.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,891 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Avondale North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Molloy | 619 | 38.5 | 18.5
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| Conservative | M. Cameron | 536 | 33.3 | 24.4
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| SNP | C. Boyle | 365 | 22.7 | 7.0
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| Liberal Democrats | G. R. Campbell | 88 | 5.5 | 1.0
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| Majority | 83 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,608 | 46.6 | 7.0
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| Registered electors | 3,450 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.4
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Avondale South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. MacDonald | 476 | 32.6 | 28.6
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| Labour | A. Kerr | 457 | 31.3 | 11.5
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| SNP | J. Dey | 444 | 30.4 | 10.4
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| Liberal Democrats | D. Service | 85 | 5.8 | New | |
| Majority | 19 | 1.3 | 40.1
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| Turnout | 1,462 | 41.1 | 2.8
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| Registered electors | 3,557 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 20.0
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Blantyre West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. McGlynn | 815 | 63.0 | ||
| SNP | V. Dow | 259 | 20.0 | ||
| Progressive | C. Fulston | 219 | 16.9 | ||
| Majority | 556 | 43.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,293 | 41.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,093 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Coatshill/Low Blantyre
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Handibode | 898 | 65.7 | ||
| Independent Labour | M. D. Tremble | 305 | 22.3 | ||
| SNP | K. Neary | 163 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 593 | 43.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,366 | 47.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,863 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Blantyre/Stonefield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Dunsmuir | 1,058 | 76.2 | ||
| SNP | P. Stewart | 331 | 23.8 | ||
| Majority | 727 | 52.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,389 | 42.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,296 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Burnbank/Springwells
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. McLachlan | 953 | 78.4 | ||
| SNP | A. Sutherland | 220 | 18.1 | ||
| Conservative | D. Thomas | 43 | 3.5 | ||
| Majority | 733 | 60.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,216 | 36.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,296 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
High Blantyre
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | M. Waugh | 869 | 64.1 | 25.6
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| SNP | J. Henderson | 445 | 32.8 | 17.0
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| Conservative | T. P. Graham | 42 | 3.1 | New | |
| Majority | 424 | 31.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,356 | 43.8 | 2.6
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| Registered electors | 3,094 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | 35.6
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Hamilton Centre North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. A. Smith | 737 | 55.7 | ||
| SNP | R. L. Terrett | 338 | 25.5 | ||
| Conservative | A. Kegg | 248 | 18.7 | ||
| Majority | 399 | 30.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,323 | 42.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,120 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Whitehill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Ward | 959 | 77.4 | ||
| SNP | W. Neary | 214 | 17.3 | ||
| Conservative | A. Blair | 66 | 5.3 | ||
| Majority | 745 | 60.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,239 | 38.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,212 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Bothwell South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. McGuire | 706 | 49.6 | ||
| Conservative | I. S. MacAuslane | 362 | 25.4 | ||
| SNP | C. Sutherland | 356 | 25.0 | ||
| Majority | 344 | 24.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,424 | 44.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,189 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Uddingston South/Bothwell
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Ormiston | 832 | 58.0 | ||
| SNP | K. Shaw | 343 | 23.9 | ||
| Conservative | E. Brownlie | 260 | 18.1 | ||
| Majority | 489 | 34.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,435 | 43.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,304 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Uddingston North
editThe Uddingston ward was renamed Uddingston North following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were changes to the boundaries. This was the only time the name Uddingston North was used as it was switched back following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 1999 election.[2][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Morgan | 541 | 39.5 | 6.8
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| Liberal Democrats | T. Maxwell | 528 | 38.6 | 11.6
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| SNP | J. Pollock | 185 | 13.5 | New | |
| Conservative | E. Montgomery | 115 | 8.4 | 8.7
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| Majority | 13 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,369 | 46.3 | 1.6
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| Registered electors | 2,954 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 9.2
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Hillhouse
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. McKeown | 802 | 66.7 | 1.1
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| SNP | J. McGuigan | 401 | 33.3 | 1.5
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| Majority | 401 | 33.3 | 2.7
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| Turnout | 1,203 | 43.4 | 18.7
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| Registered electors | 2,774 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Udston
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Daisley | 1,193 | 79.0 | 5.4
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| SNP | K. Darling | 233 | 15.4 | 3.7
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| Conservative | N. Cameron | 85 | 5.6 | New | |
| Majority | 960 | 63.6 | 9.1
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| Turnout | 1,511 | 44.7 | 7.9
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| Registered electors | 3,377 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.5
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Wellhall/Earnock
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Falconer | 764 | 63.2 | ||
| SNP | H. Ferguson | 274 | 22.7 | ||
| Conservative | D. Pirrie | 170 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 490 | 40.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,208 | 39.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,048 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Earnock
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Jakusz | 592 | 50.4 | ||
| SNP | O. Campbell | 279 | 23.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Oswald | 233 | 19.8 | ||
| Conservative | G. Green | 71 | 6.0 | ||
| Majority | 313 | 26.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,175 | 38.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,037 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Laighstonehall/Woodhead
editThe Woodhead ward was renamed Laighstonehall/Woodhead following the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were minor changes to the boundaries.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | I. Stewart | 912 | 80.6 | 16.1
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| SNP | D. Keatings | 219 | 19.4 | 1.8
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| Majority | 693 | 61.2 | 18.9
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| Turnout | 1,131 | 34.8 | 3.7
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| Registered electors | 3,252 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.9
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Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Smith | 678 | 49.9 | ||
| Conservative | M. Mitchell | 451 | 33.2 | ||
| SNP | C. Steel | 231 | 17.0 | ||
| Majority | 227 | 16.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,360 | 44.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,040 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Low Waters
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Walls | 998 | 66.3 | 43.6
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| SNP | W. Halliday | 368 | 24.5 | 6.3
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| Conservative | I. A. Stewart | 139 | 9.2 | 22.5
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| Majority | 630 | 41.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,505 | 45.6 | 2.7
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| Registered electors | 3,301 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 33.0
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Fairhill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Lowe | 994 | 79.9 | 43.5
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| SNP | J. Foley | 250 | 20.1 | 2.7
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| Majority | 744 | 59.8 | 56.2
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| Turnout | 1,244 | 40.7 | 1.0
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| Registered electors | 3,053 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 23.1
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Silvertonhill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | N. Dear | 792 | 46.7 | ||
| Labour | J. Lee | 625 | 36.8 | ||
| Conservative | W. Irving | 280 | 16.5 | ||
| Majority | 167 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,697 | 52.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,240 | ||||
| SNP win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Cadzow
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. McKeown | 1,179 | 60.8 | 9.8
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| SNP | J. Smith | 709 | 36.5 | 12.1
| |
| Conservative | A. J. Blair | 52 | 2.7 | New | |
| Majority | 470 | 24.3 | 11.9
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| Turnout | 1,940 | 58.4 | 13.9
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| Registered electors | 3,324 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.9
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Dalserf
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Ahmad | 918 | 63.9 | 3.8
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| SNP | T. Ashburn | 519 | 36.1 | 5.6
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| Majority | 399 | 27.8 | 9.4
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| Turnout | 1,437 | 41.4 | 5.7
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| Registered electors | 3,472 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.7
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Larkhall East
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Ferguson | 909 | 60.1 | 2.4
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| SNP | L.McDonald | 603 | 39.9 | 5.6
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| Majority | 306 | 20.2 | 4.0
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| Turnout | 1,515 | 40.8 | 5.8
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| Registered electors | 3,709 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.0
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Larkhall West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tom McCabe | 995 | 67.0 | ||
| SNP | M. Miller | 489 | 33.0 | ||
| Majority | 506 | 34.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,484 | 41.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,603 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[3]
Larkhall South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Casserly | 1,117 | 76.2 | 8.4
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| SNP | W. Beattie | 349 | 23.8 | 7.8
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| Majority | 768 | 52.4 | 16.2
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| Turnout | 1,466 | 44.2 | 8.7
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| Registered electors | 3,318 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.1
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Stonehouse
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Gibb | 1,276 | 61.6 | 7.0
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| SNP | J. Young | 796 | 38.4 | 7.7
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| Majority | 480 | 23.2 | 4.7
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| Turnout | 2,072 | 48.5 | 9.1
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| Registered electors | 4,270 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.3
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Rutherglen West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. MacQuarrie | 1,052 | 71.8 | |
| SNP | E. Findlay | 281 | 19.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John McLellan | 132 | 9.0 | |
| Majority | 771 | 52.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,465 | 41.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,498 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Stonelaw
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gretel Ross | 967 | 56.5 | |
| Labour | C. Greig | 434 | 25.3 | |
| SNP | R. Fulton | 206 | 12.0 | |
| Conservative | J. McCulloch | 106 | 6.2 | |
| Majority | 533 | 31.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,713 | 47.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,614 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Bankhead
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eddie McAvoy | 665 | 44.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Rodgers | 539 | 36.2 | |
| SNP | H. Ross | 208 | 14.0 | |
| Conservative | I. Raeburn | 78 | 5.2 | |
| Majority | 126 | 8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,490 | 48.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,087 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Spittal/Blairbeth
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William McCaig | 857 | 49.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Clark | 737 | 42.1 | |
| SNP | R. MacMillan | 156 | 8.9 | |
| Majority | 120 | 6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,750 | 53.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,303 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Burgh
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Robinson | 1,012 | 58.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Easton | 499 | 28.7 | |
| SNP | D. Hamilton | 225 | 13.0 | |
| Majority | 513 | 29.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,736 | 46.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,758 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Cairns
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. McGowan | 1,115 | 73.1 | |
| SNP | Anne Higgins | 235 | 15.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. F. Nimmo | 99 | 6.5 | |
| Communist | R. Ross | 77 | 5.0 | |
| Majority | 880 | 57.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,526 | 40.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,730 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Hallside
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Davy Keirs | 1,009 | 76.1 | |
| SNP | John Higgins | 237 | 17.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Craig | 80 | 6.0 | |
| Majority | 772 | 58.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,326 | 44.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,989 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Cambuslang Central
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bob Rooney | 1,027 | 70.1 | |
| SNP | Clare McColl | 359 | 24.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Woolfe | 79 | 5.4 | |
| Majority | 668 | 45.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,465 | 48.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,040 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Cathkin/Springhall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Russell Clearie | 939 | 48.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. McLellan | 782 | 40.1 | |
| SNP | J. McColl | 231 | 11.8 | |
| Majority | 157 | 8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,952 | 50.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,886 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Burnside
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | G. Chapman | 662 | 49.3 | |
| Conservative | Jean Miller | 253 | 18.8 | |
| Labour | J. Quigg | 236 | 17.6 | |
| SNP | Alistair Fulton | 192 | 14.3 | |
| Majority | 409 | 30.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,343 | 51.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,614 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Fernhill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Caldwell | 829 | 55.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Maguire | 352 | 23.5 | |
| SNP | D. Whyteside | 316 | 21.1 | |
| Majority | 477 | 31.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,497 | 53.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,813 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Kirkhill/Whitlawburn
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick McKenna | 745 | 41.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Baillie | 668 | 37.6 | |
| SNP | A. J. Davidson | 257 | 14.5 | |
| Conservative | R. Miller | 108 | 6.1 | |
| Majority | 77 | 4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,778 | 43.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,064 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Eastfield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John McGuinness | 975 | 67.0 | |
| SNP | Gordon Clark | 308 | 21.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. R. Kibby | 173 | 11.9 | |
| Majority | 667 | 45.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,456 | 48.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,996 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[3]
Aftermath
editForth by-election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Roberts | 781 | 65.5 | |
| SNP | Margaret Waye | 411 | 34.5 | |
| Majority | 370 | 31.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,192 | |||
| Registered electors | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||
Source:[7]
Notes
edit- ^ Note 1- In 1992, Labour won 10 seats in Hamilton, 12 seats in East Kilbride, 7 seats in Clydesdale and 3 of the seats in City of Glasgow wards which became South Lanarkshire.
- ^ Note 2- In 1992, the SNP won 2 seats in East Kilbride and 4 seats in Clydesdale.
- ^ Note 3- In 1992, the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats in Hamilton and 1 of the seats in City of Glasgow wards which became South Lanarkshire.
- ^ Note 4- In 1992, the Conservatives won 2 seats in Hamilton, 2 seats in East Kilbride and 3 seats in Clydesdale.
References
edit- ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ 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 ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx Botchel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1995). The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics (PDF). Newport on Tay: Election Studies. ISBN 1-869820-35-5. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ 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 ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1992). The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-04-5. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Sudden death of candidate shocks friends and officials". Lanark and Carluke Advertiser. 31 March 1995. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; South Lanarkshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. September 1998. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "A delighted winner". Lanark and Carluke Advertiser. 14 June 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.