1995 East Renfrewshire Council election | 6 April 1995 (1995-04-06) | 1999 → |
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All 20 seats to East Renfrewshire Council 11 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Party | Conservative | Labour | Seats won | 9 | 8 | Popular vote | 9,505 | 10,205 | Percentage | 29.2% | 31.4% | | | Third party | Fourth party | | | | Party | Liberal Democrats | RA | Seats won | 2 | 1 | Popular vote | 4,857 | 1,937 | Percentage | 14.9% | 5.9% | |
| Elected Council Leader No overall control | |
Elections to East Renfrewshire Council were held on 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed Unitary authority for East Renfrewshire Council, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994. They resulted in the council falling under no overall control.
East Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. The East Renfrewshire Council was established pursuant to the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act of 1994 from the previous Eastwood District and part of Renfrew District and elections were held in 1995.[1]
After the election, a coalition was formed between Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Independent councilor Pearce.
Aggregate results
[1] East Renfrewshire Council election, 1995 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | | | | 45.0 | 29.13 | 9,505 | |
| Labour | 8 | | | | 40.0 | 31.28 | 10,205 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | | | | 10.0 | 14.89 | 4,857 | |
| Residents | 1 | | | | 5.0 | 5.94 | 1,937 | |
| SNP | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 17.91 | 5,843 | |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.76 | 248 | |
| Scottish Green | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.09 | 29 | |
Ward Results
Thornliebank Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Jim Fletcher | 1,101 | 65.6 |
| Conservative | N. Deerey | 346 | 20.6 |
| SNP | J. Graham | 232 | 13.8 |
Total votes | 1,679 | 53.3 |
Majority | 755 | 45.0 |
Netherlee Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Residents | I Pearce | 1,457 | 81.1 |
| SNP | Alistair Carmichael | 340 | 18.9 |
Majority | 1,117 | 18.9 |
Busby Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Alan Laferty | 735 | 49.9 |
| Residents | Stuart Miller | 480 | 32.6 |
| SNP | M McKendry | 229 | 15.5 |
| Scottish Green | M Wilson | 29 | 2.0 |
Majority | 255 | 17.4 |
Eaglesham Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | BJ Baird | 756 | 42.3 |
| Labour | W Wilde | 610 | 34.1 |
| SNP | Ms E Mackenzie | 421 | 23.6 |
Majority | 146 | 8.2 |
Mearns Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Ian Hutchinson | 621 | 46.9 |
| Labour | Robert Mcintyre | 481 | 36.3 |
| SNP | J Stewart | 223 | 16.8 |
Majority | 140 | 10.6 |
References
- ^ a b "Results" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2020.