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1995 Fife Council election
1995 Scottish local government election
1995 Scottish local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1995 Fife Council election |
| country | Scotland |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1994 Fife Regional Council election |
| previous_year | 1994 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | 1999 Fife Council election |
| next_year | 1999 |
| seats_for_election | All 90 seats to Fife Council |
| majority_seats | 45 |
| party1 | Scottish Labour Party |
| seats1 | 52 |
| popular_vote1 | 53,759 |
| percentage1 | 46.5% |
| party2 | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| seats2 | 24 |
| popular_vote2 | 23,208 |
| percentage2 | 20.1% |
| party3 | Scottish National Party |
| seats3 | 9 |
| popular_vote3 | 24,550 |
| percentage3 | 21.2% |
| party4 | Independent (politician) |
| seats4 | 2 |
| popular_vote4 | 3,590 |
| percentage4 | 3.1% |
| party5 | Communist Party of Scotland |
| seats5 | 1 |
| popular_vote5 | 1,271 |
| percentage5 | 1.1% |
| title | Council Leader |
| before_election | John MacDougall |
| before_party | Scottish Labour Party |
| posttitle | Council Leader after election |
| after_election | John MacDougall |
| after_party | Scottish Labour Party |
| map_image | Fife Council election, 1995.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | Results by ward. |
Main article: 1995 Scottish local elections
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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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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