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1995 Highland Council election

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All 72 seats to Highland Council 37 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent SNP Labour Last election 34 seats, 55.2% 4 seats, 16.2% 8 seats, 14.5% Seats won 49 9 7 Seat change 15 5 1 Popular vote 40,358 11,441 8,043 Percentage 61.2% 17.4% 12.2% Swing 6.0% 1.2% 2.3%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 5 seats, 9.5% 2 seats, 1.6% Seats won 6 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 5,041 596 Percentage 7.7% 0.9% Swing 1.8% 0.7%
Map showing results by ward
Council Convener after election Peter Peacock Independent

The 1995 Highland Council election was held on 6 April 1995; the same day as elections to the 28 other new councils in Scotland. 72 councillors were elected from 72 wards using the first-past-the-post voting system. Independent councillors retained their status as the majority group, with councillors also being elected representing the Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, and Scottish National Party. The newly elected council existed in 'shadow' form until it assumed its full powers on 1 April 1996.

Result

1995 Highland Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	49	-	-	15	68.1	61.2	40,358	6.0
	SNP	9	-	-	5	12.5	17.4	11,441	1.2
	Labour	7	-	-	1	9.7	12.2	8,043	2.3
	Liberal Democrats	6	-	-	1	8.3	7.7	5,041	1.8
	Conservative	1	-	-	1	1.4	0.9	596	0.7
	Scottish Green	0	-	-		0.0	0.5	358
	Scottish Christian Democrats	0	-	-		0.0	0.1	83	New

Note: Seat/vote changes relate to the previous Highland Regional Council election on 5 May 1994. That council had only 54 seats instead of 72.

Source:

Ward results

Caithness

Sutherland

Skye and Lochalsh

Ross and Cromarty

Inverness

Nairn

Badenoch and Strathspey

Lochaber

References

1. "Scottish Council Elections 1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

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