The regional council, Strathclyde, was also abolished and the new unitary authority took on its responsibilities.

The election was also the last to use the 20 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1980 without alterations.

Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.

[1] Labour maintained control of the district council after winning 15 of the 20 seats.

Despite coming second in the popular vote, the Scottish National Party (SNP) lost their only seat.