# 1992 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election

Elections to Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council were held on 7 May 1992, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the final election to the district council which was abolished in 1995 along with Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council and replaced by East Ayrshire Council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The regional council, Strathclyde was also abolished and the new unitary authority took on its responsibilities.
The election was also the last to use the 10 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 without alterations. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.
Labour maintained control of the district council after winning all 10 seats although two were uncontested after only Labour stood a candidate. Despite the uncontested seats, Labour increased their vote share by 4.9% and took nearly two-thirds of the popular vote. The Social Democratic Party and Independent Labour, who both won one seat at the previous election in 1988, lost their only seats.

## Results

1992 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 66.2 | 7,644 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 12.2 | 1,446 | 8.6 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 11.0 | 1,271 | 6.9 |
| | SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.8 | 666 | 4.8 |
| | Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 534 | 6.5 |
| Total | Total | 10 | | | | | | 11,561 | |
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## Ward results
### Cumnock East

Cumnock East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Ross | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,677 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
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### Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk

Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Kelly | 1,267 | 91.5 | 49.5 |
| | Conservative | A. McAdam | 109 | 7.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,158 | 83.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,376 | 47.6 | 10.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,905 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | 49.0 | |
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### Cumnock South and Old Cumnock

Cumnock South and Old Cumnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Sneller | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,379 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
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### Cumnock West and Auchinleck

Cumnock West and Auchinleck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Boyd | 1,126 | 85.7 |
| | Conservative | B. McAdam | 184 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 942 | 71.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,314 | 34.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,866 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
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### Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck

Catrine, Sorn and North Auchinleck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Smith | 666 | 40.5 | 27.4 |
| | Independent | A. McIntyre | 615 | 37.4 | New |
| | SNP | M. Hendrie | 217 | 13.2 | 18.7 |
| | Conservative | G. Telford | 145 | 8.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 3.1 | 32.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,643 | 51.0 | 4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,223 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 32.4 | |
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### New Cumnock

New Cumnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Alexander | 884 | 77.0 | 12.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Boswell | 216 | 18.8 | New |
| | SNP | A. Montgomery | 47 | 4.1 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 59.2 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,147 | 33.6 | 13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,420 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |
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### Dalmellington

Dalmellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Hattan | 897 | 57.7 | 27.3 |
| | Independent | M. Ali | 656 | 42.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,553 | 51.0 | 14.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,050 | | |
| | Labour gain from SDP | Labour gain from SDP | Swing | 41.9 | |
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### Patna and Dalrymple

Patna and Dalrymple :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Smith | 877 | 84.7 | 19.7 |
| | Conservative | E. Castle | 155 | 15.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 722 | 69.7 | 21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,032 | 32.0 | 19.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,235 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 18.4 | |
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### Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair

Drongan, Ochiltree, Rankinston and Stair :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Torrance | 1,040 | 64.2 | 24.2 |
| | SNP | J. Keirs | 402 | 24.8 | 13.5 |
| | Conservative | M. Castle | 176 | 10.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | 39.4 | 37.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,618 | 42.0 | 8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,853 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 18.8 | |
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### Mauchline

Mauchline :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Rowe | 887 | 47.0 | 5.2 |
| | Independent Labour | D. Shankland | 534 | 28.3 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Burgess | 461 | 24.4 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 18.7 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,639 | 56.8 | 4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,675 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
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