1994 Fife Regional Council election

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1994 Fife Regional Council election
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  1990 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05) 1995  

All 46 seats to Fife Regional Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats SNP
Last election30102
Seats won28124
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg2
Popular vote52,92626,76825,902
Percentage42.7%21.6%20.9%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Communist (Scotland)
Last election11
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Steady2.svg0
Popular vote3,3551,717
Percentage2.7%1.4%

Fife Regional Council election, 1994.svg
Results by electoral division.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1994 Fife Regional Council election, the sixth and final election to Fife Regional Council, was held on 5 May 1994 as part of the wider 1994 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Labour maintaining their control of the region's 46 seat council.

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Aggregate results

The result of the election Fife Regional Council 1994.svg
The result of the election
Fife Regional election, 1994 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 28Decrease2.svg260.942.752,926
  Liberal Democrats 12Increase2.svg226.121.626,768
  SNP 4Increase2.svg28.720.925,902
  Independent 1Steady2.svg02.22.73,355
  Communist (Scotland) 1Steady2.svg02.21.41,717
  Conservative 00Steady2.svg00.09.812,179
  Independent Labour 00Steady2.svg00.00.7892
  Scottish Green 00Steady2.svg00.00.1114
 Christian Democrat00Steady2.svg00.00.032

Ward results

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References

  1. Bochel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1994). "The Scottish Regional Elections 1994: Results and Statistics" (PDF). University of Dundee. pp. 46–47. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2020 via The Elections Centre, Plymouth University.