1992 Caithness District Council election

1992 Caithness District Council election

7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)
All 16 seats to Caithness District Council 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Labour Liberal Seats won 14 1 1 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 3,512 0 0 Percentage 95.6% 0.0% 0.0% Swing 3.1% 7.5% New
Council Convener before election John Young Independent Council Convener after election John Young Independent

The result of the election

Elections to the Caithness District Council took place on 7 May 1992, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. Independents remained in control of the council, winning 14 of the 16 seats. Nine candidates were elected unopposed, including one each from Labour and the Liberal Party. Voter turnout in the contested wards was 57.8%.

Aggregate results

1992 Caithness District Council election result^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	14	1	0	1	87.5	95.6	3,512
	Labour	1	0	1	1	6.25	0.0[a]	0
	Liberal	1	0	0	0	6.25	0.0[a]	0
	SNP	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.6	128

1. Candidate elected unopposed

Ward results

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1992 Caithness District Council election result^[1]

Ward	Councillor	Result
Ward 1	D. M. F. Waters		Independent hold
Ward 2	J. H. Fry		Independent gain from Labour
Ward 3	W. S. Smith		Independent hold
Ward 4	J. S. Rosie		Independent hold
Ward 5	A. Murray		Independent hold
Ward 6	A. A. Roy		Independent hold
Ward 7	G. W. Oag		Independent hold
Ward 8	G. G. Fraser		Independent hold
Ward 9	J. H. Green		Independent hold
Ward 10	D. A. Richard		Independent hold
Ward 11	W. A. Mowat		Liberal hold
Ward 12	P. C. Sutherland		Labour hold
Ward 13	J. M. Young		Independent hold
Ward 14	N. MacInnes		Independent hold
Ward 15	J. M. Mowat		Independent hold
Ward 16	A. I. MacDonald		Independent hold

References

1. Bochel, JM; Denver, DT (1992). Scottish District Elections 1992 (PDF). Dundee: University of Dundee. ISBN 1-869820-04-5.