1892 Lanarkshire County Council election

The second elections to Lanarkshire County Council were held on 6 December 1892 as part of the wider 1892 local elections.

There were only contests in 19 of the councils 66 divisions, with 47 members being returned unopposed. In two of the 19 divisions (Bishopbriggs and Overton) candidates (Sir William Hozier and David McLardy respectively) had been nominated without their consent, and withdrew their names.^[1] Hozier had prior to the election served as the councils Chairman.^[2]

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[2]

	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Morton (farmer)	199
Independent	Robert Paterson	150
Independent hold		Swing

	Candidate	Votes
Independent	*James Martin (manufacturer)**	461
Independent	James Clark (banker)	308
Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*William Nelson (banker)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	James Dennistoun Mitchell*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*Andrew Mitchell (advocate)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

	Candidate	Votes
Independent	*Robert Turnbull (architect)**	124
Independent	David McLardy (freeland)	64
Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	James Charles Hope*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	John Craig*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John M. MacGregor (warehouseman)	420
Independent	Francis Smith (cabinetmaker)	226
Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Progressive	*Dr Mungo Brown Turnbull (M.D.)**	unopposed
	Progressive hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	Alan Graham*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*Alex Pillans (draper)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

	Candidate	Votes
Progressive	Dr Robert Stewart*	335
Independent	William Cassels (farmer)	329
Progressive hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*John Allison (farmer)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	Lord Hamilton*	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent hold

Govan Broomloan^[1]^[4]
	Candidate	Votes
Progressive	John Milligan Fraser (wool manufacturer)	344
Independent	Thomas Rowley (silk finisher)	271
Progressive gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*John Pringle (factor)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	Robert Edward Stuart Harrington-Stuart*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*Alexander Stewart (farmer)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*James Houston (soapmaker)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	William Hood (sailmaker)	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

	Candidate	Votes
Independent	James Purdie (joiner)	278
Independent	Alex Sibhald	278
Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	Thomas Dykes (writer)	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Smeaton	219
Independent	Thomas Daily (painter)	198
Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*James Stewart (writer)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

	Candidate	Votes
Progressive	*John Thomas Costigane (warehouseman)**	120
Independent	William Brechin Faulds	118
Progressive hold		Swing

Abington

Avondale

Baillieston North

Baillieston South

Bellshill

Biggar

Biggar (Burgh)

Bishopbriggs

Blackwood

High Blantyre

Bothwell

Cambuslang North

Cambuslang South

Carluke East

Carluke West

Carnwath

Curyston

Dalserf

Dalzell

Douglas

Dykehead & Cleland

East Kilbride

Forth

Govan Bellahouston

Govan Cessnock

Govan Craigton

Govan Cross

Govan Fairfield

Govan Plantation North

Govan Broomloan

Govan South

Govan Whitefield

Hamilton

Harthill & Shotts Kirk

Holytown

Kinning Park First

Kinning Park Second

Kinning Park Third

Kinning Park Fourth

Kirkfieldbank

Lesmahagow

Lanark

Larkhall

Monkland New North

Monkland New South

Monkland Old

Motherwell Central

Motherwell North

Motherwell South

Newmains

Partick North

Partick North-East

Partick South

Partick West

Possil

Rutherglen

Shettleston North

Shettleston South

Stonefield

Overton

Stonehouse & Glassford

Uddingston

Wishaw East

Wishaw West

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	Robert Falconer	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*Colin Dunlop (ironmaster)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*George Muirhead Russell (grocer)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	*William Fraser (chainmaker)**	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	James Stewart*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

	Candidate	Votes
Independent	*Robert Thomson (dentist)**	111
Independent	William Burns (sack merchant)	82
Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Progressive	*David Dreghorn (draper)**	unopposed
	Progressive hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	Thomas Watson	unopposed
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent	John Dick Scott*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Independent Liberal	Sir Windham Anstruther*	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent Liberal hold