Council Election Results 1983-1997

1992:

Michael Forsyth (Con) 19, 174 (40%)

Kate Phillips (Lab) 18, 471 (38.5%)

Gerry Fisher (SNP) 6, 558 (13.7%)

Willie Robertson (Lib/Dem) 3, 337 (6.9%)

Bill Thomson (Green) 342 (0.7%)

Russ Sharp (Monster

Raving Loony) 68 (0.1%)

Conservative majority 703

Turnout 81.5%

1997:

Anne McGuire (Lab) 20, 382 (47.4%)

Michael Forsyth (Con) 13, 971 (32.5%)

Ewan Dow (SNP) 5, 752 (13.4%)

Alistair Tough (LibDem) 2, 675 (6.2%)

Bill McMurdo (UK Ind) 154 (0.4%)

Elaine Olsen (Value) 24 (0.1%)

Labour majority 6, 411

Turnout 81.8%

1983:

Michael Forsyth (Con) 17,038 (40%)

Michael Connarty (Lab) 11,906 (27.9%)

R. Finnie (Lib) 10,174 (23.9%)

W. Houston (SNP) 3,488 (8.2%)

Conservative majority 5,133

Turnout 75.7%

1987:

Michael Forsyth (Con) 17,191 (37.8%)

Michael Connarty (Lab) 16, 643 (36.6%)

Iain MacFarlane (Lib) 6, 804 (15%)

Iain Lawson (SNP) 4, 897 (10.3%)

Conservative majority 548

Turnout 77%