1995 Scottish local elections

1995 Scottish local elections

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1,155 seats to 29 mainland Scottish councils
  First party Second party
 
Leader Tony Blair Alex Salmond
Party Labour SNP
Leader since 21 July 1994 22 September 1990
Seats won 613 181
Popular vote 742,557 444,918
Percentage 43.57% 26.11%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader John Major Jim Wallace
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 28 November 1990 18 April 1992
Seats won 82 121
Popular vote 196,109 166,141
Percentage 11.51% 9.79%

Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Colours denote the largest party in council

Colours denote the winning party in each ward

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.

  1. ^ Bochel, H. M. The Scottish Local Elections 1995 Results and Statistics (PDF).