1995 Fenland District Council election

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The 1995 Fenland District Council election took place in May 1995 to elect 40 members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Last election in 1991.

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