1995 Fife Council election

Main article: 1995 Scottish local elections

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

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

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	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	0.8	976
	Independent Labour	0				0.0	0.7	846
	Independent Scottish Nationalist	0				0.0	0.5	573
	Christian Democrat	0				0.0	0.0	29

Turnout was 42.2%

Party performance

Labour performed very well continuing control of its majority.