1995 Aberdeenshire Council election

1995 Aberdeenshire Council election

6 April 1995 (1995-04-06)
All 47 seats to Aberdeenshire Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party SNP Liberal Democrats Seats won 15 15 Popular vote 21,508 15,612 Percentage 33.1% 24.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Conservative Seats won 13 4 Popular vote 16,734 7,019 Percentage 25.8% 10.8%

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

1995 Aberdeenshire Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	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

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