1995 Scottish local elections explained

Election Name:1995 Scottish local elections
Country:Scotland
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1994 Scottish regional elections
Previous Year:1994
Next Election:1999 Scottish local elections
Next Year:1999
Seats For Election:1,155 seats to 29 mainland Scottish councils
Leader1:Tony Blair
Leader Since1:21 July 1994
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:742,557
Percentage1:43.57%
Seats1:613
Leader2:Alex Salmond
Leader Since2:22 September 1990
Party2:Scottish National Party
Popular Vote2:444,918
Percentage2:26.11%
Seats2:181
Leader4:John Major
Leader Since4:28 November 1990
Party4:Scottish Conservatives
Seats4:82
Popular Vote4:196,109
Percentage4:11.51%
Leader5:Jim Wallace
Leader Since5:18 April 1992
Party5:Scottish Liberal Democrats
Seats5:121
Popular Vote5:166,141
Percentage5:9.79%
Map Size:350px
Map3 Image:Scottish local elections, 1995 (Ward results).svg
Map3 Caption:Colours denote the winning party in each ward
Map2 Image:File:Scottish election 1995 largest party on council.svg
Map2 Caption:Colours denote the largest party in council

Local elections were held in Scotland on 6 April 1995, as part of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The elections were held for the 29 new mainland unitary authorities created under the act, which replaced the nine former regions established in 1975.[1] The three island areas (Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles) were retained from the previous system. These areas did not take part in the 1995 election, having held local elections on 5 May 1994.

National results

|-!colspan=2|Parties!Votes!Votes %!Councillors|-| |742,557||43.57||613 |-| |444,918||26.11||181|-| |196,109||11.51||82|-| |166,141||9.79||121|-| |130,642||7.67||151|-| style="width: 10px" style="background-color:" || style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Other|23,781||1.36||7|-!colspan=2|Total!!1,702,148!! !!1,155|}

Results by council area

Council1995 resultDetails
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyll and ButeDetails
Clackmannanshire
Dumfries and Galloway
Dundee CityDetails
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
City of EdinburghDetails
Falkirk
FifeDetails
Glasgow CityDetails
HighlandDetails
InverclydeDetails
Midlothian
Moray
North AyrshireDetails
North Lanarkshire
Perth and Kinross
Renfrewshire
Scottish Borders
South Ayrshire
South LanarkshireDetails
Stirling
West DunbartonshireDetails
West Lothian

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bochel, H. M. . The Scottish Local Elections 1995 Results and Statistics.