page_title: 1992 Scottish local elections
hierarchical_section_title: 1992 Scottish local elections
context_page_description: Local elections were held in Scotland in May 1992, to elect members to all 53 district councils. It was the last local election held under the Local Government Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts. Regional and district councils were abolished in 1996, and replaced with 29 new mainland unitary authorities under the terms of the Local Government etc. Act 1994.
context_section_description: Local elections were held in Scotland in May 1992, to elect members to all 53 district councils. It was the last local election held under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts. Regional and district councils were abolished in 1996, and replaced with 29 new mainland unitary authorities under the terms of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
caption: Colours denote the winning party with outright control