1995 North Warwickshire Borough Council election

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1995 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
 19914 May 1995 1999  

All 34 seats to North Warwickshire Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout40.5% Decrease2.svg 8.4 pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats before20122
Seats after2941
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg8Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote20,05812,766511
Percentage63.9%29.2%3.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg17.2%Decrease2.svg11.4%Decrease2.svg3.4%

 Fourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats
Seats before0
Seats after0
Seat changeSteady2.svg0
Popular vote1,240
Percentage3.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.4%

North Warwickshire Borough Council 1995.svg
Composition of the council after the election.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

An election was held on 4 May 1995 to elect all 34 members of the North Warwickshire Borough Council in England. It resulted in the Labour Party retaining control of the council.

This election saw Labour making significant gains, winning nine more seats than the last election from eight Conservative councillors and an Independent. The Conservatives only retained four of the twelve seats they held. An Independent also retained their seat. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Rallings, Connor; Thrasher, Michael. North Warwickshire Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. pp. 3–5. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1995 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. pp. 9, 155–156. ISBN   0948858192 . Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1991 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 8. ISBN   0948858125 . Retrieved 5 December 2020.