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1995 Fife Council election

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1995 Fife Council election

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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

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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

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Labour performed very well continuing control of its majority.

Changes since last election

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Ward results

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References

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