The fifth election to the Lothian Regional Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The result saw Labour strengthening their position on the council.
Aggregate results
The result of the election
Lothian Regional election, 1990[1]
Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
Labour
|
34
|
|
|
4
|
|
42.1
|
124,886
|
|
|
Conservative
|
12
|
|
|
1
|
|
25.6
|
75,665
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
10.1
|
29,728
|
|
|
SNP
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
18.4
|
54,327
|
|
|
Scottish Green
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
3.2
|
9,432
|
|
|
Other parties
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0.0
|
1.0
|
2,671
|
|
Ward results
1990 Lothian Regional Council election[2]
Ward
|
Councillor
|
Result
|
1
|
Linlithgow
|
W. F. Stuart
|
|
Labour gain from SDP
|
2
|
Bathgate West/Armadale
|
W. Drummond
|
|
Labour hold
|
3
|
Bathgate East/Blackburn
|
W. Hanlon
|
|
Labour hold
|
4
|
Whitburn
|
A. Bell
|
|
Labour hold
|
5
|
Livingston North
|
R. Muir
|
|
Labour hold
|
6
|
Livingston South
|
D. L. C. McGrouther
|
|
Labour hold
|
7
|
Broxburn
|
A. K. Kinder
|
|
Labour hold
|
8
|
Calder
|
R. B. Martin
|
|
Labour hold
|
9
|
Queensferry/Kirkliston
|
W. Hardie
|
|
SNP hold
|
10
|
Balerno/Baberton
|
H. D. G. Fraser
|
|
Conservative hold
|
11
|
Cramond/Parkgrove
|
C. W. Davidson
|
|
Conservative hold
|
12
|
Pilton/Muirhouse
|
N. Lindsay
|
|
Labour hold
|
13
|
Grantown/Trinity
|
E. A. Maginnis
|
|
Labour hold
|
14
|
Newhaven/Fort
|
W. E. Axon
|
|
Labour hold
|
15
|
Corstorphine North
|
I. H. Buchanan
|
|
Conservative hold
|
16
|
Telford/Blackhall
|
W. R. V. Percy
|
|
Conservative hold
|
17
|
Broughton/Inverleith
|
D. A. Loughney
|
|
Labour hold
|
18
|
Lorne/Harbour
|
J. M. Mitchell
|
|
Labour hold
|
19
|
Corstorphine South
|
D. C. E. Gorrie
|
|
Liberal Democrats hold
|
20
|
Murrayfield/Dean
|
T. V. Ponton
|
|
Conservative hold
|
21
|
New Town/Stockbridge
|
M. B. A. Rizvi
|
|
Conservative hold
|
22
|
Calton/Lochend
|
J. Cook
|
|
Labour hold
|
23
|
Links/Craigentinny
|
W. B. Herald
|
|
Labour hold
|
24
|
Hailes
|
M. W. McCulloch
|
|
Labour hold
|
25
|
Sighthill/Longstone
|
E. B. Fallon
|
|
Labour hold
|
26
|
Moat/Stenhouse
|
E. Milligan
|
|
Labour hold
|
27
|
Dalry/Stanton
|
B. J. Cavanhaugh
|
|
Labour hold
|
28
|
Haymarket/Tollcross
|
A. E. Aylett
|
|
Labour hold
|
29
|
St Giles'/Holyrood
|
K. T. Geddes
|
|
Labour hold
|
30
|
Willowbrae/Mountcastle
|
B. W. Weddell
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative
|
31
|
Portobello/Milton
|
D. A. Begg
|
|
Labour hold
|
32
|
Merchiston/Morningside
|
R. C. B. Forman
|
|
Conservative hold
|
33
|
Sciennes/Marchmont
|
M. A. MacLaren
|
|
Liberal Democrats hold
|
34
|
Prestonfield/Mayfield
|
I. S. Catto
|
|
Conservative hold
|
35
|
Colinton/Firrhill
|
B. A. Meek
|
|
Conservative hold
|
36
|
Braidburn/Fairmilehead
|
A. G. Jackson
|
|
Conservative hold
|
37
|
Alnwickhill/Kaimes
|
D. C. Anderson
|
|
Labour hold
|
38
|
Inch/Gilmerton
|
K. Harrold
|
|
Labour hold
|
39
|
Niddrie/Craigmillar
|
P. W. Nolan
|
|
Labour hold
|
40
|
Penicuik
|
A. Montgomery
|
|
Labour hold
|
41
|
Loanhead
|
C. A. Harkness
|
|
Labour hold
|
42
|
Bonnyrigg/Newton Grange
|
J. M. Wesley
|
|
Labour hold
|
43
|
Dalkeith
|
H. Graham
|
|
Labour hold
|
44
|
Mayfield/Gorebridge
|
P. C. Boyes
|
|
Labour hold
|
45
|
Musselburgh
|
J. A. Ross
|
|
Labour hold
|
46
|
Fa'side
|
D. Costello
|
|
Labour hold
|
47
|
Gladmuir/Preston
|
J. T. Russell
|
|
Labour hold
|
48
|
Garleton
|
L. D. Broun-Linsday
|
|
Conservative hold
|
49
|
Traprain
|
J. W. Stevenson
|
|
Conservative hold
|
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