Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | 6 April 1995 |
Next Election: | 1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election |
Next Year: | 1999 |
Seats For Election: | All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council |
Majority Seats: | 12 |
Leader1: | Mary Campbell |
Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
Leaders Seat1: | Dalmuir/Central |
Seats1: | 14 |
Party2: | Scottish National Party |
Leaders Seat2: | Dumbarton/Bowling |
Seats2: | 7 |
Leader3: | Bill Kemp |
Party3: | Independent (politician) |
Seats3: | 1 |
Council Leader | |
Posttitle: | Council Leader |
After Election: | Mary Campbell[1] |
After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
Map Size: | 300px |
Percentage1: | 18,311 |
Popular Vote1: | 50.4% |
Percentage2: | 42.7% |
Popular Vote2: | 15,508 |
Percentage3: | 2.4% |
Popular Vote3: | 863 |
The 1995 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on the 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 Clydebank District Councils.
A by-election was held in the Old Kilpatrick ward on 28 November 1996 to replace Independent Councillor Bill Kemp, who resigned in protest at the way the council was being run.[2]
A by-election was held on 13 August 1998 to replace the deceased Provost, Patrick O'Neill.[3]