1995 Scottish local elections

none August 2019 January 2013 1995 Scottish local elections Scotland parliamentary no 1994 Scottish regional elections 1994 1999 Scottish local elections 1999 1,155 seats to 29 mainland Scottish councils yes 1995 04 06 Tony Blair in 1995.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tony Blair 21 July 1994 Scottish Labour 742,557 43.57% 613 Alex Salmond 1999 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Alex Salmond 22 September 1990 Scottish National Party 444,918 26.11% 181 John Major Feb. 1993.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 John Major 27 November 1990 Scottish Conservatives 82 196,109 11.51% Jim Wallace 1999.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jim Wallace 18 April 1992 Scottish Liberal Democrats 121 166,141 9.79% Scottish local elections, 1995.svg Colours denote the winning party with outright control Scottish local elections, 1995 (Ward results).svg Colours denote the winning party in each ward File:Scottish election 1995 largest party on council.svg 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.Bochel H. M. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-1995.pdf The Scottish Local Elections 1995 Results and Statistics 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 Summary of the 5 April 1995 Scottish council election results |- !colspan=2|Parties !Votes !Votes % !Councillors |- | Scottish Labour Party |742,557||43.57||613 |- | Scottish National Party |444,918||26.11||181 |- | Scottish Conservative Party |196,109||11.51||82 |- | Scottish Liberal Democrats |166,141||9.79||121 |- | Independent politician |130,642||7.67||151 |- | style="width: 10px" style="background-color:Other" | | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Other |23,781||1.36||7 |- !colspan=2|Total!!1,702,148!! !!1,155 |} Results by council area Council 1995 result Details Aberdeen City Scottish Labour Party Details Aberdeenshire No overall control Details Angus Scottish National Party DetailsArgyll and Bute Independent (politician)Details Clackmannanshire Scottish Labour Party Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Labour Party Dundee City Scottish Labour PartyDetails East Ayrshire Scottish Labour Party Details East Dunbartonshire Scottish Labour Party East Lothian Scottish Labour Party Details East Renfrewshire No overall control Details City of Edinburgh Scottish Labour Party Details Falkirk Scottish Labour Party Fife Scottish Labour PartyDetails Glasgow City Scottish Labour PartyDetailsHighland Independent (politician)Details Inverclyde Scottish Labour PartyDetails Midlothian Scottish Labour Party DetailsMoray Scottish National Party Details North Ayrshire Scottish Labour PartyDetails North Lanarkshire Scottish Labour Party Perth and Kinross Scottish National Party Renfrewshire Scottish Labour Party Scottish Borders No overall control Details South Ayrshire Scottish Labour Party Details South Lanarkshire Scottish Labour PartyDetails Stirling Scottish Labour Party West Dunbartonshire Scottish Labour PartyDetails West Lothian Scottish Labour Party Details Notes and references See also Elections in Scotland External links Full list of each area can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20101105233617/http://www.alba.org.uk/elections/local.html Full Island Authority Elections which took place on 5 May 1994, can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20080907225750/http://www.alba.org.uk/elections/islands.html Bourneyed review of 1995 seats: http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reports/ea_formation_1995.asp 1995 Category:April 1995 in the United Kingdom