1995 Fife Council election

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

1995 Fife Council election

6 May 1995 (1995-05-06)
All 90 seats to Fife Council 45 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats SNP Seats won 52 24 9 Popular vote 53,759 23,208 24,550 Percentage 46.5% 20.1% 21.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Communist (Scotland) Seats won 2 1 Popular vote 3,590 1,271 Percentage 3.1% 1.1%
Results by ward.
Council Leader before election John MacDougall Labour Council Leader after election John MacDougall Labour

Election results

Fife Local Election Result 1995

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	52				57.8	46.5	53,759
	Liberal Democrats	24				26.7	20.1	23,208
	SNP	9				10.0	21.2	24,550
	Conservative	0	0			0.0	5.8	6,744
	Independent	2				2.2	3.1	3,590
	Communist (Scotland)	1				1.1	1.1	1,271
	Democratic Left	0	0			0.0	0.8	976
	Independent Labour	0	0			0.0	0.7	846
	Independent Scottish Nationalist	0	0			0.0	0.5	573
	Christian Democrat	0	0			0.0	0.0	29

Turnout was 42.2%

Party performance

Labour performed very well continuing control of its majority.