1994 Grampian Regional Council election

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1994 Grampian Regional Council election
  1990 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)

All 57 seats to Grampian Regional Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Democrats SNP Labour
Last election11 seats, 17.0%14 seats, 26.6%19 seats, 24.8%
Seats won181712
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7Increase2.svg3Decrease2.svg7
Popular vote41,66353,89033,552
Percentage24.6%31.9%19.8%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Last election10 seats, 23.3%3 seats, 6.9%
Seats won82
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote35,2823,728
Percentage20.9%2.2%

Grampian Regional Council 1994.svg
Composition of the Regional Council after the election

The 1994 Grampian Regional Council election, the sixth and final election to Grampian Regional Council, was held on 5 May 1994 as part of the wider 1994 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Liberal Democrats take the most seats, although the Scottish National Party had a higher number of votes. No party gained an overall majority.

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Results

1994 Grampian Regional Council election result [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 18Increase2.svg731.624.641,663Increase2.svg7.6
  SNP 17Increase2.svg329.831.953,890Increase2.svg5.3
  Labour 12Decrease2.svg721.119.833,552Decrease2.svg5.0
  Conservative 8Decrease2.svg214.020.935,282Decrease2.svg2.4
  Independent 2Decrease2.svg13.52.23,728Decrease2.svg4.7
  Scottish Green 000Steady2.svg0.00.186Decrease2.svg1.0

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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. 48–49. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2020 via The Elections Centre, Plymouth University.