1995 East Renfrewshire Council election

Elections to East Renfrewshire Council were held on 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed Unitary authority for East Renfrewshire Council, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994. They resulted in the council falling under no overall control.

1995 East Renfrewshire Council election

6 April 1995 (1995-04-06)
All 20 seats to East Renfrewshire Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 9 8 Popular vote 9,505 10,205 Percentage 29.2% 31.4%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats RA Seats won 2 1 Popular vote 4,857 1,937 Percentage 14.9% 5.9%
Elected Council Leader No overall control

East Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. The East Renfrewshire Council was established pursuant to the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act of 1994 from the previous Eastwood District and part of Renfrew District and elections were held in 1995.

After the election, a coalition was formed between Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Independent councilor Pearce.

Aggregate results

East Renfrewshire Council election, 1995

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	9				45.0	29.13	9,505
	Labour	8				40.0	31.28	10,205
	Liberal Democrats	2				10.0	14.89	4,857
	Residents	1				5.0	5.94	1,937
	SNP	0				0.0	17.91	5,843
	Independent	0				0.0	0.76	248
	Scottish Green	0				0.0	0.09	29

Ward Results

Thornliebank

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jim Fletcher	1,101	65.6
	Conservative	N. Deerey	346	20.6
	SNP	J. Graham	232	13.8
Total votes			1,679	53.3
Majority			755	45.0

Giffnock North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Mackie	687	43.8
	Conservative	J Addison	647	41.2
	SNP	M Weatherill	236	15.0
Majority			40	2.6

Giffnock South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J Shaw	883	57.4
	Liberal Democrats	B Fishman	432	28.1
	SNP	J Findlay	224	14.6
Majority			451	29.3

Merrylee Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Steele	1,379	80.8
	Conservative	Richard Cook	327	19.2
Majority			1,052	61.6

Netherlee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	I Pearce	1,457	81.1
	SNP	Alistair Carmichael	340	18.9
Majority			1,117	18.9

Stamperland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mary Montague	697	44.5
	Conservative	I Simpson	399	25.4
	SNP	O Adiar	358	22.8
	Liberal Democrats	E Ward	114	7.3
Majority			296	19.1

Williamwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G MacDonald	741	43.2
	Labour	J Hillhouse	420	24.5
	Liberal Democrats	V Fossett	311	18.1
	SNP	I Cartlidge	244	14.2
Majority			321	18.7

Clarkston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F McGee	614	35.8
	Labour	Ms M Bell	415	24.2
	SNP	D Beattie	377	22.0
	Liberal Democrats	D Oattes	308	18.0
Majority			199	11.6

Busby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Laferty	735	49.9
	Residents	Stuart Miller	480	32.6
	SNP	M McKendry	229	15.5
	Scottish Green	M Wilson	29	2.0
Majority			255	17.4

Eaglesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	BJ Baird	756	42.3
	Labour	W Wilde	610	34.1
	SNP	Ms E Mackenzie	421	23.6
Majority			146	8.2

Greenfarm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J Gilbert	467	43.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ms H Rae	363	34.1
	SNP	J McBride	223	21.9
Majority			104	9.8

Crookfur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Leslie Rosin	700	47.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Rennie	306	20.8
	Labour	Brian Friel	227	18.9
	SNP	D Edwards	164	12.2
	Independent	Dr. Manar Tayan	21	1.4
Majority			394	26.9

Broom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Barbra Grant	1,059	74.3
	Liberal Democrats	G Stewart	366	25.7
Majority			693	48.6

Kirkhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ian Drysdale	997	71.5
	Liberal Democrats	D Forrester	398	28.5
Majority			599	43

Mearns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ian Hutchinson	621	46.9
	Labour	Robert Mcintyre	481	36.3
	SNP	J Stewart	223	16.8
Majority			140	10.6