See main article: 1995 Scottish local elections.
Election Name: | 1995 Fife Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1994 Fife Regional Council election |
Previous Year: | 1994 |
Next Election: | 1999 Fife Council election |
Next Year: | 1999 |
Seats For Election: | All 90 seats to Fife Council |
Majority Seats: | 45 |
Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
Seats1: | 52 |
Popular Vote1: | 53,759 |
Percentage1: | 46.5% |
Party2: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Seats2: | 24 |
Popular Vote2: | 23,208 |
Percentage2: | 20.1% |
Party3: | Scottish National Party |
Seats3: | 9 |
Popular Vote3: | 24,550 |
Percentage3: | 21.2% |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Seats4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 3,590 |
Percentage4: | 3.1% |
Party5: | Communist Party of Scotland |
Seats5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 1,271 |
Percentage5: | 1.1% |
Council Leader | |
Before Election: | John MacDougall |
Before Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
After Election: | John MacDougall |
After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
Map Size: | 300px |
1995 Elections to Fife Council were held on the 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed Unitary authority for Fife Council, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994
Turnout was 42.2%
Labour performed very well continuing control of its majority.