1995 Fife Council election
6 May 1995 (1995-05-06)
All 90 seats to Fife Council
45 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats SNP
Seats won 52 24 9
Popular vote 53,759 23,208 24,550
Percentage 46.5% 20.1% 21.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Communist (Scotland)
Seats won 2 1
Popular vote 3,590 1,271
Percentage 3.1% 1.1%
Results by ward.
Council Leader before election

John MacDougall
Labour

 Council Leader after election

John MacDougall
Labour

1995 Elections to Fife Council were held on the 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed Unitary authority for Fife Council, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994

Election results

Fife Local Election Result 1995
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 52 57.8 46.5 53,759
  Liberal Democrats 24 26.7 20.1 23,208
  SNP 9 10.0 21.2 24,550
  Conservative 0 0 0.0 5.8 6,744
  Independent 2 2.2 3.1 3,590
  Communist (Scotland) 1 1.1 1.1 1,271
  Democratic Left 0 0 0.0 0.8 976
  Independent Labour 0 0 0.0 0.7 846
  Independent Scottish Nationalist 0 0 0.0 0.5 573
  Christian Democrat 0 0 0.0 0.0 29

Turnout was 42.2%

Party performance

Labour performed very well continuing control of its majority.

Changes since last election

Ward results

References

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