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1990 Scottish regional elections

1990 Scottish regional elections
← 1988 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 1992 →
  First party Second party
  Margaret Thatcher
Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975
Seats won 223 52
Seat change - Decrease13
Percentage 44.0 19.2
Swing Increase0.1 Increase2.3
  Third party Fourth party
  David Steel
Leader Gordon Wilson Malcolm Bruce
Party SNP Liberal Democrats
Leader since 15 September 1979 3 March 1988
Seats won 42 40
Seat change Increase6 -
Percentage 21.8 8.0
Swing Increase3.6 Decrease7.1
Colours denote the winning party with outright control
Results by ward

Regional elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 3 May 1990, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and were the first test of public opinion on the Community Charge, which had been introduced in Scotland in 1989.


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