1992 City of Edinburgh District Council election

Elections to the City of Edinburgh District Council took place in May 1992, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

1992 City of Edinburgh Council election

7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)
All 62 seats to Edinburgh City Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 33 23 Seats won 30 23 Seat change 3 0 Popular vote 48,756 67,266 Percentage 29.2% 40.2% Swing 7.4% 3.6%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats SNP Last election 4 2 Seats won 7 2 Seat change 3 0 Popular vote 25,775 24,087 Percentage 15.4% 14.4% Swing 3.2% 0.3%
Map showing results in Edinburgh District Council wards
Council control before election Labour Council control after election No overall control

Labour, which had won control of the Council for the first time ever in the 1984 election, lost overall control but managed to remain the largest party on the council despite losing the popular vote amid a swing to the Conservatives in the city. The Liberal Democrats were able to capture several new seats in the centre of the city, including Marchmont, Morningside, and Sciennes. Voter turnout was 48.2%, down 5% from the previous election.

Aggregate results

The result of the election

City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1992

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	30	0	3	3		29.2	48,756	7.4
	Conservative	23	3	3	0		40.2	67,266	3.6
	Liberal Democrats	7	3	0	3		15.4	25,775	3.2
	SNP	2	1	1	0		14.4	24,087	0.3
	Scottish Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	1,219	New
	Other parties	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	399	0.1