Elections to Cunninghame District Council were held on 7 May 1992, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the final election to the district council which was abolished in 1995 following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

Results

1992 Cunninghame District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 20 0 4 Decrease 4 66.7 43.9 16,083 Decrease 8.4
  Conservative 6 2 0 Increase 2 20.0 24.1 8,817 Increase 4.1
  SNP 3 3 0 Increase 3 10.0 24.3 8,911 Increase 6.1
  Moderates 1 0 0 Steady 3.3 3.0 1,108 Increase 0.7
  Independent 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 2.1 768 Decrease 0.8
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.7 616 Decrease 0.9
  People Pension Power 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.9 341 New
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 50 Decrease 1.2
Total 30 36,694

Source:[1][2]

Ward results

Irvine West

Irvine West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. O'Neill 495 48.2 Decrease 11.3
SNP L. Brown 348 33.9 Increase 7.1
Independent E. Holmes 177 17.2 New
Majority 147 14.3 Decrease 18.4
Turnout 1,020 35.8 Decrease 11.7
Registered electors 2,872
Labour hold Swing Decrease 9.2

Source:[1][2]

Arran

Arran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Knox 799 43.5 New
Labour J. Sillars 731 39.8 Increase 7.4
SNP M. Lunan 304 16.6 New
Majority 68 3.7 N/A
Turnout 1,834 51.2 Decrease 0.3
Registered electors 3,586
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Increase 43.5

Source:[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ Excludes uncontested wards.

References

  1. ^ a b c 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 9 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c 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 9 March 2025.
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