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1990 Fife Regional Council election

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1990 Fife Regional Council election

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All 46 seats to Fife Regional Council
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour SSLD SNP
Last election 30 8 2
Seats won 30 10 2
Seat change Steady Increase2 Steady
Popular vote 54,702 21,259 18,403
Percentage 45.6% 17.8% 15.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Conservative Independent Communist
Last election 4 2 1
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Decrease2 Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 17,570 2,705 1,907
Percentage 14.7% 2.3% 1.6%

Results by electoral division.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1990 Fife Regional Council election, the fifth election to the Fife Regional Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Labour maintaining their control of the region's 46 seat council.

Aggregate results

The result of the election
Fife Regional election, 1990[1]
Turnout: 46.5%
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 30 65.2 45.6 54,702
  SSLD 10 21.7 17.8 21,259
  SNP 2 4.3 15.4 18,403
  Conservative 2 4.3 14.7 17,570
  Independent 1 2.2 2.3 2,705
  Communist 1 2.2 1.6 1,907
  Scottish Green 0 0.0 1.6 1,846
  Independent Labour 0 0.0 0.9 1,036
  Anti poll tax 0 0.0 0.5 601

Ward results

References