The 1990 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election, the fifth election to
Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council
Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcu ...
, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider
1990 Scottish regional elections
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.
National resu ...
. The election saw the Independents' majority cut to 1 councillor, but enough to keep control of the 35 seat council.
Aggregate Results
Ward Results
References
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1990 Scottish local elections
May 1990 events in the United Kingdom