1995 North Ayrshire Council election

North Ayrshire Council election March 2025 March 2025 1995 North Ayrshire Council election parliamentary no 1992 Cunninghame District Council election 1992 1995 04 06 y 1999 North Ayrshire Council election 1999 All 30 seats to North Ayrshire Council 16 105,812 45.6%note Excludes uncontested wards. Lab Scottish Labour Party 20 seats, 43.9% 26 6 26,024 55.9% 12.0 SNP Scottish National Party 3 seats, 24.3% 1 2 11,565 24.8% 0.5 Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 6 seats, 24.1% 1 5 5,508 11.8% 12.3 Council Leader Labour Party (UK) Council Leader after election Scottish Labour Party North Ayrshire Council election, 1995.svg The result of the election Elections to North Ayrshire Council were held on 6 April 1995, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the first election to the council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The election used the 30 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1995. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. Labour won control of the council by taking 26 of the 30 seats and over half of the popular vote. The Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Conservatives both won one seat and one independent candidate was elected. Background Local government reforms were brought in following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The two-tier system of districts, regions and island areas would be replaced by a system of 32 unitary authorities with the first elections taking place in 1995. North Ayrshire Council replaced the former Cunninghame District Council and also took on the responsibilities of the regional council, Strathclyde, which was abolished.McConnell Alan Scottish Local Government https://books.google.com/books?id=9qd3JjRKOeAC&q=Local+Government+etc.+%28Scotland%29+Act+1994&pg=PA54 2004 Edinburgh University Press 978-0-7486-2005-0 At the previous election to Cunninghame District Council in 1992, Labour had lost some ground but retained control of the council after winning two-thirds of the seats. The Conservatives remained the second-largest party after taking six seats while the Scottish National Party won three seats. Prior to the local government reforms, the Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements had been conducted by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland and recommended changes to ward boundaries in Cunninghame and maintained the number of wards at 30. Following the reforms, Allan Stewart MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, implemented the second review for Cunninghame as the Foundation Electoral Arrangements for North Ayrshire through The North Ayrshire Local Government Area (Electoral Arrangements) Direction 1994.https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20190111180215/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reports/eareports2nd.asp Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland 2 April 2025https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/North_Ayrshire_0.pdf The North Ayrshire Local Government Area (Electoral Arrangements) Direction 1994 UK Government Allan Stewart 8 November 1994 2 April 2025 Following the death of a candidate, the poll in Stevenston North was postponed and the seat was vacant following the election. Results 1995 North Ayrshire Council election result Scottish Labour Party 26 6 86.7 55.9 26,024 12.0 Scottish National Party 1 2 3.3 24.8 11,565 0.5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 1 5 3.3 11.8 5,508 12.3 Independent (politician) 1 1 0.0 3.4 1,581 1.3 Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 0.0 2.8 1,323 1.1 Moderates (Scotland) 0 1 0.0 1.3 593 1.7 Casual vacancy 1 1 3.3 N/A N/A N/A 30 46,594 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-1995.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics Newport on Tay Election Studies H. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-35-5 1995 15 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-04-5 1992 9 March 2025http://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/VotingElections/ElectionResults/1995LocalElectionsResults.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20230105063752/https://north-ayrshire.cmis.uk.com/north-ayrshire/VotingElections/ElectionResults/1995LocalElectionsResults.aspx Results of 1995 North Ayrshire Council elections North Ayrshire Council 5 January 2023 10 March 2025 Ward results Irvine West main Irvine West Irvine West Scottish Labour Party David O'Neill 768 60.5 12.3 Scottish National Party Catherine McKenzie 501 39.5 5.6 267 21.0 6.6 1,269 42.5 6.7 2,988 Labour Party (UK) 12.3 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-1995.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics Newport on Tay Election Studies H. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-35-5 1995 15 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-04-5 1992 9 March 2025 West Kilbride and Fairlie main West Kilbride and Fairlie West Kilbride and Fairlie Independent (politician) Elizabeth McLardy 908 36.3 New Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Edith Clarkson 817 32.7 33.2 Scottish Labour Party Francis McCann 553 22.1 New Scottish Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Mackie 168 6.7 New Independent Stanley Kellock 52 2.1 New 91 0.0 0.0 2,498 56.5 0.0 4,354 Independent Conservative and Unionist Party 0.0 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-1995.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics Newport on Tay Election Studies H. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-35-5 1995 15 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-04-5 1992 9 March 2025 Arran main Arran Arran Scottish Labour Party John Sillars 1,010 50.0 10.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Knox 529 26.2 17.3 Scottish National Party Malcolm Kerr 410 20.3 3.7 Scottish Liberal Democrats John Roberts 71 3.5 New 481 23.8 N/A 2,020 54.9 3.7 3,586 Scottish Labour Party Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 10.2 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-1995.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1995: Results and Statistics Newport on Tay Election Studies H. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-35-5 1995 15 March 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1992.pdf The Scottish Council Elections 1992: Results and Statistics Dundee Election Studies, University of Dundee J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1-869820-04-5 1992 9 March 2025 Aftermath Labour won control of the council by taking 26 of the 29 seats that were up for election – six more than the previous Cunninghame District Council election. They took more than half the popular vote and increased their vote share by 12 percentage points. Both the Conservatives and the SNP lost ground as they won one seat each. The Conservatives lost five seats and saw their vote share collapse while the SNP lost two seats despite increasing their vote share by half of a percentage point. Notes note References External links Category:1995 Scottish local elections 1995