Local Election Results 6th April 1995

saltire shield 'This is not local government reform but a reform of the Tory Party in Scotland. I don't think you have to be a brilliant academic to see through this legislation - it's to carve up Scotland in the best interests of the Tories.'
Robert Gould, outgoing Labour leader of Strathclyde Regional Council.		 Lion Rampant

Scotland Totals

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 742,557 43.57 613
Scottish National Party SNP 444,918 26.11 181
Conservative & Unionist Con 196,109 11.51 82
Liberal Democrats lib" 166,141 9.79 121
Independents Ind" 130,642 7.67 155
Others
23,781 1.36 7

Ward by ward results for some councils can be found on the new British Politics pages.

Aberdeen

Aberdeen Unitary Council is composed of the old Aberdeen District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 27,016 41.93 30
Liberal Democrats lib" 15,461 24.00 10
Scottish National Party SNP 11,729 18.21 1
Conservative & Unionist Con 9,402 14.59 9
Independents Ind 549 0.85 0

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire Unitary Council is composed of the old Banff & Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine & Deeshire District Councils.

Liberal Democrat / Independent administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Scottish National Party SNP 21,104 33.25 15
Independents Ind 16,534 26.05 13
Liberal Democrats lib" 15,064 23.73 15
Conservative & Unionist Con 6,846 10.78 4
Labour lab" 3,888 6.12 0
Others
42 0.07 0

Full results

Angus

Angus Unitary Council is composed of the old Angus District Council plus two wards from Dundee and two new wards created from existing Angus and Dundee Wards.

Scottish National Party administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Scottish National Party SNP 19,870 53.12 21
Conservative & Unionist Con 7,125 19.05 2
Labour lab" 5,780 15.45 0
Liberal Democrats lib" 2,573 6.88 2
Independents Ind 2,011 5.38 1
Others
50 0.13 0

Full results

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute Unitary Council is composed of the old Argyll & Bute District Council plus five wards from Dumbarton and one ward made up from existing Argyll & Bute and Dumbarton wards.

Independent administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Independents Ind 15,271 50.47 21
Liberal Democrats lib" 4,240 14.01 3
Conservative & Unionist Con 3,923 12.97 3
Scottish National Party SNP 3,785 12.51 4
Labour lab" 3,036 10.03 2

Full results

East Ayrshire

East Ayrshire Unitary Council is composed of the old Kilmarnock & Loudoun and Cumnock & Doon Valley District Councils.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 28,292 56.45 22
Scottish National Party SNP 18,102 36.12 8
Conservative & Unionist Con 3,481 6.95 0
Liberal Democrats lib" 163 0.33 0
Others
84 0.17 0

North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire Unitary Council is composed of the old Cunninghame District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 26,024 55.85 26
Scottish National Party SNP 11,565 24.82 1
Conservative & Unionist Con 5,508 11.82 1
Independents Ind 2,174 4.67 1
Liberal Democrats lib" 1,323 2.84 0

South Ayrshire

South Ayshire Unitary Council is composed of the old Kyle & Carrick District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 27,614 56.00 21
Conservative & Unionist Con 13,962 28.31 4
Scottish National Party SNP 5,918 12.00 0
Independents Ind 1,715 3.48 0
Others
105 0.21 0

Clackmannan

Clackmannan Unitary Council is composed of the old Clackmannan District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 9,315 54.11 8
Scottish National Party SNP 6,628 38.50 3
Liberal Democrats lib" 667 3.87 0
Conservative & Unionist Con 508 2.95 1
Independents Ind 96 0.56 0

Full results

East Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire Unitary Council is composed of the old Bearsden & Milngavie District Council plus 16 wards from Strathkelvin.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 17,746 40.85 15
Liberal Democrats lib" 10,337 23.79 9
Conservative & Unionist Con 8,365 19.26 2
Scottish National Party SNP 6,994 16.10 0

West Dunbartonshire

(previously Dumbarton & Clydebank)

West Dunbartonshire Unitary Council is composed of the old Clydebank District Council plus seven and a bit wards from Dumbarton. Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 18,311 50.46 14
Scottish National Party SNP 15,472 42.64 7
Independents Ind 1,656 4.56 1
Conservative & Unionist Con 432 1.20 0
Others
313 0.86 0
Liberal Democrats lib" 103 0.28 0

Dumfries & Galloway

Dumfries & Galloway Unitary Council is composed of the old Wigtown, Stewartry, Nithsdale and Annandale & Eskdale District Councils.

Independent / Liberal Democrat administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Independents Ind 14,874 37.56 28
Labour lab" 9,959 25.15 21
Scottish National Party SNP 6,248 15.78 9
Liberal Democrats lib" 4,328 10.93 10
Conservative & Unionist Con 4,046 10.22 2
Others
141 0.36 0

Dundee

Dundee Unitary Council is composed of wards 1-36 of the old Dundee District Council with some ammendments.

Labour administration

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Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 26,929 49.00 28
Scottish National Party SNP 12,660 23.04 3
Conservative & Unionist Con 11,726 21.34 4
Others
1,891 3.44 1
Liberal Democrats lib" 1,254 2.28 0
Independents Ind 498 0.91 0

Full results

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Unitary Council is composed of the old Edinburgh District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 63,511 40.66 34
Conservative & Unionist Con 36,360 23.28 14
Liberal Democrats lib" 28,273 18.10 10
Scottish National Party SNP 27,013 17.29 0
Others
817 0.52 0
Independents Ind 216 0.14 0

Full results

Falkirk

Falkirk Unitary Council is composed of the old Falkirk District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 25,258 51.34 23
Scottish National Party SNP 18,260 37.12 8
Independents Ind 3,791 7.71 3
Conservative & Unionist Con 1,813 3.69 2
Liberal Democrats lib" 71 0.14 0

Fife

Fife Unitary Council is composed of the old Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and North East Fife District Councils.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 53,842 46.72 54
Scottish National Party SNP 24,550 21.30 9
Liberal Democrats lib" 23,208 20.14 25
Conservative & Unionist Con 6,744 5.85 0
Independents Ind 5,139 4.46 3
Others
1,763 1.53 1

Glasgow

Glasgow Unitary Council is composed of wards 1-78, 82-84 and parts of wards 79 and 80 of the old Glasgow District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 111,598 61.46 77
Scottish National Party SNP 41,451 22.83 1
Conservative & Unionist Con 12,047 6.63 3
Others
9,786 5.39 1
Liberal Democrats lib" 6,233 3.43 1
Independents Ind 474 0.26 0

Full results

Highland

Highland Unitary Council is composed of the old Caithness, Sutherland, Skye & Lochalsh, Ross & Cromarty, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey and Lochaber District Councils.

Independent administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Independents Ind 40,358 61.23 49
Scottish National Party SNP 11,436 17.35 9
Labour lab" 7,230 10.97 6
Liberal Democrats lib" 4,430 6.72 4
Others
1,865 2.83 3
Conservative & Unionist Con 596 0.90 1

Inverclyde

Inverclyde Unitary Council is composed of the old Inverclyde District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 15,904 49.55 14
Liberal Democrats lib" 9,498 29.59 5
Scottish National Party SNP 5,192 16.18 0
Conservative & Unionist Con 1,203 3.75 1
Independents Ind 201 0.63 0
Others
96 0.30 0

North Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire Unitary Council is composed of the old Motherwell, Monklands and Cumbernauld & Kilsyth District Councils and four new wards made up from existing Strathkelvin wards.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 71,738 62.30 60
Scottish National Party SNP 34,696 30.13 7
Conservative & Unionist Con 4,467 3.88 0
Independents Ind 2,354 2.04 2
Others
1,648 1.43 0
Liberal Democrats lib" 255 0.22 0

South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire Unitary Council is composed of the old Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton District Councils and 13 new wards made up from existing Glasgow wards.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 60,715 56.65 61
Scottish National Party SNP 28,580 26.67 8
Liberal Democrats lib" 8,375 7.81 2
Conservative & Unionist Con 7,311 6.82 2
Others
1,202 1.12 0
Independents Ind 997 0.93 0

East Lothian

East Lothian Unitary Council is composed of the old East Lothian District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 17,716 56.77 15
Conservative & Unionist Con 5,607 17.97 3
Scottish National Party SNP 5,314 17.03 0
Liberal Democrats lib" 1,973 6.32 0
Independents Ind 537 1.72 0
Others
62 0.20 0

Midlothian

Midlothian Unitary Council is composed of the old Midlothian District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 15,606 57.42 13
Scottish National Party SNP 9,377 34.50 2
Conservative & Unionist Con 1,148 4.22 0
Liberal Democrats lib" 957 3.52 0
Others
90 0.33 0

West Lothian

West Lothian Unitary Council is composed of the old West Lothian District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 24,635 46.73 15
Scottish National Party SNP 23,200 44.01 11
Conservative & Unionist Con 2,168 4.11 1
Liberal Democrats lib" 1,422 2.70 0
Independents Ind 1,296 2.46 0

Moray

Moray Unitary Council is composed of the old Moray District Council.

Scottish National Party administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Scottish National Party SNP 11,337 50.23 13
Independents Ind 4,458 19.75 2
Labour lab" 4,436 19.66 3
Liberal Democrats lib" 1,837 8.14 0
Conservative & Unionist Con 501 2.22 0

Perthshire & Kinross

Perthshire & Kinross Unitary Council is composed of the old Perthshire & Kinross District Council plus a new ward made up from existing Dundee wards.

Scottish National Party administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Scottish National Party SNP 21,347 41.04 18
Conservative & Unionist Con 12,920 24.84 2
Labour lab" 7,462 14.35 6
Liberal Democrats lib" 6,762 13.00 5
Independents Ind 3,495 6.72 1
Others
29 0.06 0

East Renfrewshire

East Renfrewshire Unitary Council is composed of the old Eastwood District Council plus Renfrew wards 21-25.

Labour / Liberal Democrat administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 10,205 32.56 8
Conservative & Unionist Con 8,519 27.18 9
Scottish National Party SNP 5,743 18.33 0
Liberal Democrats lib" 4,657 14.86 2
Others
2,193 7.00 1
Independents Ind 21 0.07 0

Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire Unitary Council is composed of wards 1-20 and 26-45 of the old Renfrewshire District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 28,076 45.24 22
Scottish National Party SNP 24,150 38.91 13
Conservative & Unionist Con 4,990 8.04 2
Liberal Democrats lib" 3,696 5.96 3
Others
1,150 1.85 0

Scottish Borders

Borders Unitary Council is composed of the old Berwickshire, Ettrick & Lauderdale, Roxburgh and Tweedale District Councils.

Independent / Liberal Democrat / Scottish National Party / Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Independents Ind 11,440 40.08 30
Liberal Democrats lib" 6,551 22.95 15
Scottish National Party SNP 5,401 18.92 8
Conservative & Unionist Con 4,212 14.76 3
Labour lab" 940 3.29 2

Full results

Stirling

Stirling Unitary Council is composed of the old Stirling District Council.

Labour administration

Party Logo Total votes % share Wards won
Labour lab" 16,882 48.99 13
Conservative & Unionist Con 8,777 25.47 7
Scottish National Party SNP 6,542 18.98 2
Liberal Democrats lib" 1,591 4.62 0
Independents Ind 487 1.41 0
Others
184 0.53 0

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