1995 Aberdeenshire Council election
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Elections to the newly created Aberdeenshire 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 Aberdeenshire Council. There were 47 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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SNP | 15 | - | - | 32.0 | 33.1 | 21,508 | New | ||
Liberal Democrats | 15 | - | - | 32.0 | 24.0 | 15,612 | New | ||
Independent | 13 | - | - | 27.7 | 25.8 | 16,734 | New | ||
Conservative | 4 | - | - | 8.5 | 10.8 | 7,019 | New | ||
Labour | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 6.3 | 4,064 | New | ||
Scottish Green | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | 42 | New |
Source:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scottish Council Elections 1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 July 2024.