Election Name: | 1995 City of Edinburgh Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Flag Image: | Flag of Edinburgh.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1992 City of Edinburgh District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1992 |
Next Election: | 1999 City of Edinburgh Council election |
Next Year: | 1999 |
Seats For Election: | All 58 seats to Edinburgh City Council |
Majority Seats: | 30 |
Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election1: | 30 |
Seats1: | 34 |
Seat Change1: | 4 |
Popular Vote1: | 63,511 |
Percentage1: | 40.7% |
Party2: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
Last Election2: | 23 |
Seats2: | 14 |
Seat Change2: | 9 |
Popular Vote2: | 36,365 |
Percentage2: | 23.3% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 7 |
Seats3: | 10 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 28,273 |
Percentage3: | 18.1% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Elections for the City of Edinburgh Council took place on Thursday 6 April 1995, alongside elections to the various newly created unitary councils across Scotland.
Labour won 34 of the council's 58 seats, continuing their control of the council.