1990 Lothian Regional Council election

1990 Lothian Regional Council election
All 49 seats to Lothian Regional Council; 25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	50.2%
	Map showing results by Lothian electoral division.
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; ; Labour

The fourth election to the Lothian Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The result saw Labour strengthening their position on the council.

Aggregate results

Lothian Regional election, 1990^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	34			4		42.1	124,886
Conservative	12			1		25.6	75,665
Liberal Democrats	2			1		10.1	29,728
SNP	1			1		18.4	54,327
Scottish Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.2	9,432
Other parties	0	0	1	1	0.0	1.0	2,671

Ward results

1990 Lothian Regional Council election^[2]
Ward		Councillor
1	Linlithgow	W. F. Stuart	Labour gain from SDP
2	Bathgate West/Armadale	W. Drummond	Labour hold
3	Bathgate East/Blackburn	W. Hanlon	Labour hold
4	Whitburn	A. Bell	Labour hold
5	Livingston North	R. Muir	Labour hold
6	Livingston South	D. L. C. McGrouther	Labour hold
7	Broxburn	A. K. Kinder	Labour hold
8	Calder	R. B. Martin	Labour hold
9	Queensferry/Kirkliston	W. Hardie	SNP hold
10	Balerno/Baberton	H. D. G. Fraser	Conservative hold
11	Cramond/Parkgrove	C. W. Davidson	Conservative hold
12	Pilton/Muirhouse	N. Lindsay	Labour hold
13	Grantown/Trinity	E. A. Maginnis	Labour hold
14	Newhaven/Fort	W. E. Axon	Labour hold
15	Corstorphine North	I. H. Buchanan	Conservative hold
16	Telford/Blackhall	W. R. V. Percy	Conservative hold
17	Broughton/Inverleith	D. A. Loughney	Labour hold
18	Lorne/Harbour	J. M. Mitchell	Labour hold
19	Corstorphine South	D. C. E. Gorrie	Liberal Democrats hold
20	Murrayfield/Dean	T. V. Ponton	Conservative hold
21	New Town/Stockbridge	M. B. A. Rizvi	Conservative hold
22	Calton/Lochend	J. Cook	Labour hold
23	Links/Craigentinny	W. B. Herald	Labour hold
24	Hailes	M. W. McCulloch	Labour hold
25	Sighthill/Longstone	E. B. Fallon	Labour hold
26	Moat/Stenhouse	E. Milligan	Labour hold
27	Dalry/Stanton	B. J. Cavanhaugh	Labour hold
28	Haymarket/Tollcross	A. E. Aylett	Labour hold
29	St Giles'/Holyrood	K. T. Geddes	Labour hold
30	Willowbrae/Mountcastle	B. W. Weddell	Labour gain from Conservative
31	Portobello/Milton	D. A. Begg	Labour hold
32	Merchiston/Morningside	R. C. B. Forman	Conservative hold
33	Sciennes/Marchmont	M. A. MacLaren	Liberal Democrats hold
34	Prestonfield/Mayfield	I. S. Catto	Conservative hold
35	Colinton/Firrhill	B. A. Meek	Conservative hold
36	Braidburn/Fairmilehead	A. G. Jackson	Conservative hold
37	Alnwickhill/Kaimes	D. C. Anderson	Labour hold
38	Inch/Gilmerton	K. Harrold	Labour hold
39	Niddrie/Craigmillar	P. W. Nolan	Labour hold
40	Penicuik	A. Montgomery	Labour hold
41	Loanhead	C. A. Harkness	Labour hold
42	Bonnyrigg/Newton Grange	J. M. Wesley	Labour hold
43	Dalkeith	H. Graham	Labour hold
44	Mayfield/Gorebridge	P. C. Boyes	Labour hold
45	Musselburgh	J. A. Ross	Labour hold
46	Fa'side	D. Costello	Labour hold
47	Gladmuir/Preston	J. T. Russell	Labour hold
48	Garleton	L. D. Broun-Linsday	Conservative hold
49	Traprain	J. W. Stevenson	Conservative hold

References

^ Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. pp. 17–20. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

[1] Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

[2] Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. pp. 17–20. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

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