See main article: 1995 Scottish local elections.
Election Name: | 1995 Argyll and Bute Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1992 Argyll and Bute District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1992 |
Next Election: | 1999 Argyll and Bute Council election |
Next Year: | 1999 |
Seats For Election: | All 33 seats to Argyll and Bute Council |
Majority Seats: | 17 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election1: | 16 |
Seats1: | 21 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 15,171 |
Percentage1: | 50.2% |
Party2: | Scottish National Party |
Last Election2: | 2 |
Seats2: | 4 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,787 |
Percentage2: | 12.6% |
Party3: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Last Election3: | 3 |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seat Change3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 4,240 |
Percentage3: | 14.1% |
Party4: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
Last Election4: | 4 |
Seats4: | 3 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 3,923 |
Percentage4: | 13.0% |
Party5: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election5: | 1 |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 3,036 |
Percentage5: | 10.1% |
Council Leader | |
Before Election: | Position created |
Posttitle: | Council Leader |
After Election: | Dick Walsh |
After Party: | Independent |
Map Size: | 300px |
The 1995 elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed unitary authority, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 and replaced the previous two-tier system of local government under Strathclyde Regional Council and Dumbarton and Argyll & Bute District Councils.