1992 City of Aberdeen District Council election

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7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)

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All 52 seats to City of Aberdeen District Council
27 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	SSLD
Last election	28 seats, 45.1%	14 seats, 25.6%
Seats won	27	13
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	19,853	14,606
Percentage	34.8%	25.6%
Swing	10.3%	0.0%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Conservative	SNP
Last election	9 seats, 18.2%	1 seat, 9.4%
Seats won	10	2
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	13,487	8,925
Percentage	23.6%	15.6%
Swing	5.4%	6.2%

The 52 single-member wards

Council Leader before election

Labour

Council Leader after election

Labour

The 1992 City of Aberdeen District Council election took place in May 1992 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.

Election results

City of Aberdeen District Election Result 1992^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	27	0	1	1	51.9	34.8	19,853	10.3
SSLD	13	0	1	1	25.0	25.6	14,606	0.0
Conservative	10	1	0	1	19.2	23.6	13,487	5.4
SNP	2	1	0	1	3.8	15.6	8,925	6.2
Independent Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	203	New
Scottish Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	16	0.2

Ward results

Ward 1: Grandholm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Massie	396	54.2
	SNP	A.M. Greenhorn	126	17.2
	Conservative	S.P. Redgrave	109	14.9
	SSLD	N.D. Fletcher	83	2.2
	Scottish Green	R.A. Dunham	16	2.2
Majority			270
Turnout				22.9

Ward 2: Tillydrone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Wyness	506	71.0
	SNP	S.C. Hutcheon	149	20.9
	SSLD	A.R. Bryson	56	7.9
Majority			357
Turnout				23.7

Ward 3: Old Aberdeen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Irons	363	41.5
	SSLD	S.L. Kirkwood	286	32.7
	SNP	C.D. Ross	140	16.0
	Conservative	N. Bell	85	9.7
Majority			77
Turnout				29.9

Ward 4: Sunnybank
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M.E. Smith	426	50.5
	SNP	F.R. Finnie	159	18.9
	SSLD	A.F. Doyle	146	17.3
	Conservative	J.B. Parsons	111	13.2
Majority			267
Turnout				26.8

Ward 5: Middlefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	B.J. Adam	560	77.6
	Labour	A.J. Forrest	136	18.8
	SSLD	S.J. Simpson	24	3.3
Majority			424
Turnout				29.5

Ward 6: Cummings Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M.E. Farquhar	448	56.1
	SNP	M.E. Watt	349	43.7
Majority			99
Turnout				28.6

Ward 7: Marchburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	N. Cooney	534	56.3
	SNP	A. Angus	412	43.4
Majority			122
Turnout				29.6

Ward 8: Springhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	P.B. Greenhorn	687	57.4
	Labour	J.A. Lamond	472	39.4
	SSLD	D. Baxter	38	3.2
Majority			215
Turnout				41.5

Ward 9: Hilton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Buchan	522	43.6
	SSLD	S. Wainman	442	37.0
	SNP	J.D.R. McClure	153	6.2
	Conservative	D.L. Stephens	74	6.2
Majority			80
Turnout				38.6

Ward 10: Cattofield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	O.B. Rutherford	694	55.4
	Labour	A.J.A. Bjorkelund	261	20.8
	Conservative	I. Simpson	156	12.5
	SNP	H. Gowers	140	11.2
Majority			433
Turnout				34.9

Ward 11: Balgownie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Stevely	475	69.2
	SNP	C.C. Hughes	198	28.9
Majority			277
Turnout				22.0

Ward 12: Linksfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Traynor	615	57.9
	SNP	I. MacL Hughes	260	24.5
	SSLD	G.J. Peacock	185	17.4
Majority			355
Turnout				33.2

Ward 13: Quarryhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R.G. Milne	627	72.6
	SNP	I.A. Carle	230	26.6
Majority			397
Turnout				29.5

Ward 14: Muirfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W.J. Fraser	462	67.6
	SNP	C.J. McCormick	251	31.5
Majority			247
Turnout				25.9

Ward 15: Stockethill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Paine	770	72.0
	SNP	G. Graham	188	17.6
	Conservative	J. Wokoma	111	10.4
Majority			582
Turnout				33.4

Ward 16: Westburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Third	435	56.6
	Conservative	K.C. Longmore	174	22.7
	SNP	J. Noble	152	19.8
Majority			261
Turnout				27.2

Ward 17: Sheddocksley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H.E. Rae	606	71.7
	SNP	A.G. Smith	237	28.0
Majority			369
Turnout				28.7

Ward 18: Summerhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Savidge	506	62.2
	SNP	J. Dickson	159	19.6
	Conservative	D. Morgan	148	18.2
Majority			347
Turnout				27.6

Ward 19: Midstocket
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G.C. Adams	891	58.5
	Labour	B.A. Gemmell	294	19.3
	SSLD	A.W. Stokes	194	12.7
	SNP	F. Nimmo	142	9.3
Majority			597
Turnout				46.4

Ward 20: Argyll
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B.C. Rutherford	425	42.1
	Conservative	D.G. Chappell	379	37.5
	SNP	P. Grant	205	20.3
Majority			46
Turnout				34.8

Ward 21: Harlaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S.L.A. Reith	650	60.5
	SSLD	D. MacLauchlan	169	15.7
	Labour	J.M. Nicol	164	15.3
	SNP	C. Cairns	91	8.5
Majority			481
Turnout				34.5

Ward 22: Queens Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R.D.I. Anderson	796	68.3
	SSLD	S.M. Reid	192	16.5
	Labour	A.W. Benzie	175	15.0
Majority			604
Turnout				37.5

Ward 23: Pittodrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R.R. Webster	736	67.3
	SNP	J. Williams	164	15.0
	Conservative	P.C. Milne	129	11.8
	SSLD	D.E. Cumming	65	5.9
Majority			572
Turnout				29.9

Ward 24: Castlehill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A.C. Collie	428	49.7
	Independent Labour	T.J.R. Penny	203	23.6
	SNP	S. West	105	12.2
	Conservative	I.G. Lofthus	91	10.6
	SSLD	A. Davidson	34	3.9
Majority			225
Turnout				32.1

Ward 25: Causewayend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C.H. Clevitt	459	62.6
	SNP	L.W. Sutherland	261	35.6
Majority			198
Turnout				24.3

Ward 26: Denburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Buchan	378	54.5
	Conservative	T.G.F. Wood	168	24.2
	SNP	S.E. Stephen	147	21.2
Majority			210
Turnout				25.9

Ward 27: Fernielea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Gordon	903	54.1
	SSLD	F.J. Davies	386	23.1
	Labour	G.A. Reid	280	16.8
	SNP	A.A. Tuttle	101	6.0
Majority			517
Turnout				44.7

Ward 28: Seafield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M.C. Hastie	1,340	74.2
	SNP	J. Smith	234	12.9
	Labour	A. Flockhart	230	12.7
Majority			1106
Turnout				46.2

Ward 29: Ashley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Gallagher	663	57.8
	Labour	E.M. Thomson	197	17.2
	SNP	K.S.A. Johnston	149	13.0
	SSLD	A.G.L. Keith	139	12.1
Majority			466
Turnout				32.4

Ward 30: Broomhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J.W. Graham	793	61.6
	Labour	A.F. MacDonald	325	25.3
	SNP	R. Colvin	168	13.8
Majority			468
Turnout				38.2

Ward 31: Gairn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D.W. Ritchie	498	44.8
	Labour	B.S. Begg	345	31.0
	SNP	R.A. McKay	159	14.3
	SSLD	L.K. Reid	109	9.8
Majority			153
Turnout				31.8

Ward 32: Duthie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J.A. Donnelly	423	38.3
	SSLD	A. McG Bisset	351	31.8
	Labour	M.E. Stewart	214	19.4
	SNP	G. Williamson	115	10.4
Majority			72
Turnout				32.1

Ward 33: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Y. Allan	414	53.6
	SNP	R. McE Robertson	169	21.9
	Conservative	S.D. Geddes	143	18.5
	SSLD	J.A. Catto	46	6.0
Majority			245
Turnout				25.2

Ward 34: Glenbervie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A.E. Dow	505	62.0
	SNP	J. Mack Ogg	165	20.0
	Conservative	M. Melville	120	14.7
	SSLD	R.M. Sutherland	24	2.9
Majority			340
Turnout				30.2

Ward 35: Mannofield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	E.S. Massie	921	50.8
	Conservative	E.B. Deans	797	44.0
	Labour	T.W. Begg	90	5.0
Majority			124
Turnout				48.9

Ward 36: Cults
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N.L.M. Milne	1,103	65.3
	SSLD	S. Watt	536	31.7
	Labour	S.S. Henderson	50	3.0
Majority			567
Turnout				47.4

Ward 37: Bridge of Dee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	S. Ness	865	71.2
	Labour	J.N. Keay	339	27.9
Majority			526
Turnout				41.4

Ward 38: Garthdee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R.D. Ray	429	43.9
	SSLD	I.G. Yuill	235	24.1
	SNP	S.H. MacL Joss	206	21.1
	Conservative	M.B. Meek	106	10.8
Majority			194
Turnout				38.6

Ward 39: Abbotswell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D.E. Clyne	719	67.6
	SSLD	S.D. Garland	341	32.1
Majority			378
Turnout				32.8

Ward 40: Cairngorm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Urquhart	809	71.1
	SSLD	S. Stephen	324	28.5
Majority			485
Turnout				34.1

Ward 41: Balnagask
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A.P. MacLean	518	69.4
	SNP	P. Martin	219	29.4
Majority			299
Turnout				25.6

Ward 42: Loirston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	I. Keith	772	48.3
	SNP	E.D. McCabe	327	20.5
	Conservative	D.J. Campbell	259	16.2
	Labour	S.M. Rae	239	15.0
Majority			445
Turnout				34.6

Ward 43: Bieldside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	B. Fenwick	1,047	53.7
	Conservative	P.C. De Kock	780	40.0
	SNP	G.T. Smith	74	3.8
	Labour	H. Gibbs	43	2.2
Majority			267
Turnout				46.5

Ward 44: Culter
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	P. MacDonald	867	47.0
	Conservative	F.L.P. Fouin	836	45.3
	Labour	C. Gibbs	73	4.0
	SNP	F.C. Ahrens	68	3.7
Majority			31
Turnout				49.5

Ward 45: Dyce North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	R. Clark	693	61.9
	Labour	D. Montgomerie	315	28.5
	SNP	G. Insh	109	9.7
Majority			378
Turnout				37.0

Ward 46: Dyce South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	R.W. Hutcheon	800	79.5
	Labour	D. Duncan	198	19.7
Majority			602
Turnout				27.3

Ward 47: Newhills East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Rattray	373	53.9
	SNP	A.M.G. Diack	119	17.2
	Conservative	A. MacKenzie	114	16.5
	SSLD	J. Laszlo	86	12.4
Majority			254
Turnout				26.7

Ward 48: Newhills West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	J. Anderson	683	40.0
	Conservative	P. Cook	537	31.5
	Labour	G. Farquhar	485	28.5
Majority			146
Turnout				43.4

Ward 49: Donmouth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	S.R. Reid	744	48.9
	SNP	M. Jaffrey	387	25.4
	Labour	J. Third	384	25.2
Majority			357
Turnout				30.8

Ward 50: Danestone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	J.W.M. Logan	772	61.7
	Labour	D.C. Davidson	272	21.7
	SNP	M.A. McKessick	201	16.1
Majority			500
Turnout				29.6

Ward 51: Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	D. Pearce	855	63.0
	Labour	M. Henderson	269	19.8
	SNP	I. Hunter	229	16.9
Majority			586
Turnout				29.3

Ward 52: Oldmachar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SSLD	J.M. Reynolds	402	64.5
	Labour	J. Tuckwell	119	19.1
	SNP	K.J. Whyte	97	15.6
Majority			283
Turnout				24.3

References

^ "Elections Database 1974 - May 2003". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

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