Highland Regional Council election, 1990

An election to Highland Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independents win control of 36 of the councils 52 seats.

Turnout was 42.9% in contested electoral districts. Just over half of the regions electoral districts were contested, with 27 of the regions 52 electoral districts seeing contests.

Aggregate results

Highland Regional election, 1990[1]
Turnout: 42.1%
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 34 57.0 19,359
  Labour 10 11.8 3,994
  SNP 2 11.8 3,994
  Liberal Democrats 3 5.8 1,941
  Conservative 1 2.8 946
  Green 1 10.5 3,560
  Other parties 1 1.3 217

References

  1. ↑ pp.42-45
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