1990 Scottish regional elections

1990 Scottish regional elections

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First party Second party   Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher Party Labour Conservative Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975 Seats won 223 52 Seat change - 13 Percentage 44.0 19.2 Swing 0.1 2.3   Third party Fourth party   Leader Gordon Wilson Malcolm Bruce Party SNP Liberal Democrats Leader since 15 September 1979 3 March 1988 Seats won 42 40 Seat change 6 - Percentage 21.8 8.0 Swing 3.6 7.1

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.