PROFILBARU.COM

1990 Grampian Regional Council election
All 57 seats to Grampian Regional Council; 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	41.0%
	The result of the election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1990 Grampian Regional Council election, the fifth election to Grampian Regional Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Labour take the most seats, with the Conservatives falling sharply to finish fourth in terms of councillors. The SNP had the highest vote share, and turnout was 41.0%, the lowest for any region in Scotland

Results

1990 Grampian Regional Council election result^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	19	2	0	2	33.3	24.8	39,588	0.5
SNP	14	6	0	6	24.6	26.6	42,306	10.6
Liberal Democrats	11	1	2	1	19.3	17.0	27,129	8.5
Conservative	10	0	6	6	17.5	23.3	37,138	3.9
Independent	3	1	1		5.3	6.9	10,947	1.3
Scottish Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.1	1,663	0.6
Scottish Militant Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	833	New

Ward Results

1990 Grampian Regional Council election by ward^[2]
	Ward	Councillor	Result
1	Elgin North East	E. Glass		Labour hold
2	Elgin South West	R. W. Munn		SNP hold
3	Ernedal	R. J. Laing		SNP gain from Independent
4	Burghsea	J. Stewart		SNP gain from Conservative
5	Innes-Heldon	I. Lawson		Conservative hold
6	Buckie	G. M. MacDonald		SNP hold
7	Rathford/Lennox	M. Howe		SNP hold
8	Keith/Strathisla	J. S. Cree		Independent hold
9	Speyside/Glenlivet	P. B. Paul		SNP hold
10	Deveron	K. Benzie		SNP gain from Conservative
11	Banff/Portsoy	M. J. W. Allan		SNP hold
12	Lower Deveron/Upper Ythan	H. J. Sim		Conservative hold
13	Buchan	D. McHugh		SNP gain from Conservative
14	Peterhead West	J. Davidson		SNP gain from SLD
15	Peterhead East	G. Barnes		SNP hold
16	Fraserburgh North	B. A. Topping		SNP hold
17	Fraserburgh South	R. L. Watson		SNP hold
18	Ugie/Cruden/Boddam	J. Towers		SNP gain from Conservative
19	West Gordon	J. Cullen		Independent gain from SLD
20	Donside	R. L. Hunter		SSLD gain from Conservative
21	South Gordon	R. L. Livinstone		SSLD hold
21A	Kintore/Newmachar	A. Stuart		SSLD hold
22	Inverurie	V. J. Maltin		SSLD hold
23	Garioch	W. A. Maitland		SSLD hold
24	East Gordon	R. Kemp		SSLD hold
24A	Formartine	J. P. Orskov		SSLD hold
25	Woodside	M. C. Morrell		Labour hold
26	St Machar	B. R. Balcombe		Labour hold
27	Northfield East	C. Wood		Labour hold
28	Northfield West	R. Middleton		Labour hold
29	Kittybrewster	J. M. King		Labour hold
30	Seaton	J. Main		Labour hold
31	Mastrick	E. Hendrie		Labour hold
32	Ashgrove	J. R. Lamond		Labour hold
33	Summerfield	S. W. Burnett		Labour hold
34	Rosemont	J. A. Porter		Conservative hold
35	Rubislaw	J. A. Dempsey		Conservative hold
36	St Clement's	T. J. Penny		Labour hold
37	St Nicholas	L. Ironside		Labour hold
38	Hazelhead	J. Gordon		Conservative hold
39	Holborn	T. G. Mason		Conservative hold
40	Ferryhill	D. R. Falconer		Labour gain from Conservative
41	Torry	J. K. A. Thomaneck		Labour hold
42	Craigton	N. R. Stephen		SSLD hold
43	Auchinyell	C. King		Labour hold
44	Kincorth	M. R. Clyne		Labour hold
45	Nigg	R. A. Forbes		Labour hold
46	Peterculter	G. Hadley		Independent hold
47	West Don	G. W. Brewster		SSLD hold
48	Brimmond	G. Neil		Labour hold
49	South Don	G. Sharp		Labour gain from SDP
49A	North Don	F. McCallum		SSLD hold
50	Deeside	J. M. M. Humphrey		Conservative hold
51	Banchory/Turnan	A. M. Pelham Burn		Conservative hold
52	Rickarton	J. Millar		SSLD hold
53	Mearns	A. W. Henry		Conservative hold
54	Stonehaven/Kinneff	G. D. Swapp		Conservative hold

References

^ Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
^ Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. pp. 4–8. Retrieved 22 April 2020.