1992 Argyll and Bute District Council election

1992 Argyll and Bute Council election

6 May 1992 (1992-05-06)
All 26 seats to Argyll and Bute District Council 14 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 16 3 3 Seats won 16 4 3 Seat change Steady0 Increase1 Steady0 Popular vote 7,223 2,247 1,657 Percentage 50.1% 15.6% 11.5% Swing Decrease6.9% Increase4.4% Increase1.6%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party SNP Labour Last election 3 1 Seats won 2 1 Seat change Decrease1 Steady0 Popular vote 2,235 1,055 Percentage 15.5% 7.3% Swing Increase2.6% Decrease1.7%
Council Control before election Independent Council Control Independent

Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held in May 1992, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the last for the Argyll and Bute District Council, as the council would be replaced with the Argyll and Bute unitary authority for the 1995 election.

Election results

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The result of the election

Argyll and Bute Local Election Result 1992

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	16	0	0	Steady0	61.5	50.2	7,223	Decrease6.9
	Conservative	4	1	0	Increase1	15.4	15.6	2,247	Increase4.4
	Liberal Democrats	3	0	0	Steady0	11.5	11.5	1,657	Increase1.6
	SNP	2	0	1	Decrease1	7.7	15.6	2,235	Increase2.6
	Labour	1	0	0	Steady0	3.8	7.4	1,055	Decrease1.7