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1994 Highland Regional Council election

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1994 Highland Regional Council election

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All 54 seats to Highland Regional Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Independent Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 34 seats, 56.9% 10 seats, 11.7% 3 seats, 5.7%
Seats won 34 8 5
Seat change Steady Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 27,971 7,329 4,842
Percentage 55.2% 14.5% 9.6%
Swing Decrease1.7% Decrease2.8% Increase3.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party SNP Conservative Ind. Lib Dem
Last election 2 seat, 11.7% 1 seat, 2.8% 1 seat, 0.0%
Seats won 4 2 1
Seat change Increase2 Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 8,213 832 885
Percentage 16.2% 1.6% 1.7%
Swing Increase4.5% Decrease1.2% Steady

Council Control before election


Independent

Council Control after election


Independent

The sixth and last election to Highland Regional Council was held on 5 May 1994 as part of the wider 1994 Scottish regional elections and British local elections. The election saw the Independent administration maintaining their control.

The result of the election

Aggregate results

Highland Regional election, 1994[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 34 63.0 55.2 27,971
  Labour 8 14.8 14.5 7,329
  Liberal Democrats 5 9.3 9.5 4,842
  SNP 4 7.4 16.2 8,213
  Conservative 2 3.7 1.6 832
  Ind. Lib Dem 1 1.9 1.7 885
  Scottish Green 0 0.0 0.5 261
  Scottish Militant Labour 0 0.0 0.5 278
  Republican Socialist 0 0.0 0.1 38

Ward results

15. Strathconnon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. J. Scott Unopposed
53. Nairn County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. J. O. Graham Unopposed

References