1995 West Lothian Council election

1995 Scottish local government election

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

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All 27 seats to West Lothian Council
14 seats needed for a majority
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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  |  5  |  |  1
Popular vote  | 24,445  | 23,230  | 2,168
Percentage  | 46.9%  | 44.6%  | 4.2%
Swing  |  8.4%  |  1.6%  |  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  | +/−

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| Labour | 15  | \-  | \-  |  5  | 55.6  | 46.9  | 24,445  |  8.4
| SNP | 11  | \-  | \-  |  | 40.7  | 44.6  | 23,230  |  1.6
| Conservative | 1  | \-  | \-  |  1  | 3.7  | 4.2  | 2,168  |  8.0
| Independent | 0  | \-  | \-  |  1  | 0.0  | 2.4  | 1,236  |  1.7
| Liberal Democrats | 0  | \-  | \-  |  | 0.0  | 2.0  | 1,022  |  0.4

Source:[1]

## References

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

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