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1995 West Lothian Council election

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1995 West Lothian Council election
← 1992 (As West Lothian District Council) 6 April 1995 (1995-04-06) 1999 →

All 27 seats to West Lothian Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Last election 10 seats, 38.5% 11 seats, 43.0% 2 seats, 12.2%
Seats won 15 11 1
Seat change Increase 5 Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 24,445 23,230 2,168
Percentage 46.9% 44.6% 4.2%
Swing Increase 8.4% Increase 1.6% Decrease 8.0%

Elections to the West Lothian Council were held on 6 April 1995, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the first election to the new unitary West Lothian Council. The number of seats grew from 24 in 1992 to 27. There were 27 single member wards which elected members using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

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1995 West Lothian District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 15 - - Increase 5 55.6 46.9 24,445 Increase 8.4
  SNP 11 - - Steady 40.7 44.6 23,230 Increase 1.6
  Conservative 1 - - Decrease 1 3.7 4.2 2,168 Decrease 8.0
  Independent 0 - - Decrease 1 0.0 2.4 1,236 Decrease 1.7
  Liberal Democrats 0 - - Steady 0.0 2.0 1,022 Decrease 0.4

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Council Elections 1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 August 2024.