1990 Grampian Regional Council election

1990 Grampian Regional Council election

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All 57 seats to Grampian Regional Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41.0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour SNP Liberal Democrats
Last election 17 seats, 25.3% 8 seats, 16.0% 13 seats, 25.5%
Seats won 19 14 11
Seat change Increase2 Increase6 Decrease2
Popular vote 39,588 42,306 27,129
Percentage 24.8% 26.6% 17.0%
Swing Decrease0.5% Increase10.6% Decrease8.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 15 seats, 27.2% 4 seats, 5.6%
Seats won 10 3
Seat change Decrease5 Decrease1
Popular vote 37,148 10,947
Percentage 23.3% 6.9%
Swing Decrease3.9% Increase1.3%

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