1995 South Lanarkshire Council election

1995 South Lanarkshire Council election

6 April 1995 (1995-04-06)
All 73 seats to South Lanarkshire Council 37 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour SNP Liberal Democrats Seats won 61 8 2 Popular vote 61,452 28,918 7,705 Percentage 57.1 26.9 7.1   Fourth party   Party Conservative Seats won 2 Popular vote 7,559 Percentage 7.0
Council Leader before election Not applicable Elected Council Leader Tom McCabe Labour

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 6 April 1995, the same day as the other mainland Scottish local government elections.

In the first election since its creation (from the Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton districts plus four wards of the Glasgow district, all under the Strathclyde region in the previous two-tier system of local government), South Lanarkshire's new administration was placed under Scottish Labour Party control after they won over 80% of the 73 wards.

Aggregate results

1995 South Lanarkshire Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	61				83.6	57.1	61,452
	SNP	8				11.0	26.9	28,918
	Liberal Democrats	2				2.7	7.1	7,705
	Conservative	2				2.7	7.0	7,559
	Independent	0				0	0.9	997

Ward results

Rutherglen and Cambuslang

Bankhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Eddie McAvoy	665	44.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Rodgers	539	36.2
	SNP	H. Ross	208	14.0
	Conservative	I. Raeburn	78	5.2
Majority			126	8.4

Burgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret Robinson	1,012	58.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Easton	499	28.7
	SNP	D. Hamilton	225	13.0
Majority			513	29.5

Burnside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Chapman	662	49.3
	Conservative	Jean Miller	253	18.8
	Labour	J. Quigg	236	17.6
	SNP	Alistair Fulton	192	14.3
Majority			409	30.4

Cairns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. McGowan	1,115	73.1
	SNP	Anne Higgins	235	15.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. F. Nimmo	99	6.5
	Conservative	R. Ross	77	5.0
Majority			880	57.7

Cambuslang Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bob Rooney	1,027	70.1
	SNP	Clare McColl	359	24.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Woolfe	79	5.4
Majority			668	45.6

Cathkin/Springhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Russell Clearie	939	48.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. McLellan	782	40.1
	SNP	J. McColl	231	11.8
Majority			157	8.0

Eastfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John McGuinness	975	67.0
	SNP	Gordon Clark	308	21.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. R. Kibby	173	11.9
Majority			667	45.8

Fernhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Caldwell	829	55.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Maguire	352	23.5
	SNP	D. Whyteside	316	21.1
Majority			477	31.9

Hallside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Davy Keirs	1,009	76.1
	SNP	John Higgins	237	17.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Craig	80	6.0
Majority			772	58.2

Kirkhill/Whitlawburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Patrick McKenna	745	41.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Baillie	668	37.6
	SNP	A. J. Davidson	257	14.5
	Conservative	R. Miller	108	6.1
Majority			77	4.3

Rutherglen West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. MacQuarrie	1,052	71.8
	SNP	E. Findlay	281	19.2
	Liberal Democrats	John McLellan	132	9.0
Majority			771	52.6

Spittal/Blairbeth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William McCaig	850	49.0
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Clark	737	42.1
	SNP	R. MacMillan	156	8.9
Majority			120	6.9

Stonelaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Gretel Ross	967	56.5
	Labour	C. Greig	434	25.3
	SNP	R. Fulton	206	12.0
	Conservative	J. McCulloch	106	6.2
Majority			533	31.1

See also

• 1992 Clydesdale District Council election
• 1992 East Kilbride District Council election
• 1992 City of Glasgow District Council election
• 1992 Hamilton District Council election
• 1994 Strathclyde Regional Council election