1995 Inverclyde Council election

Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 6 April 1995, the same day as other local elections in Scotland. This was the first election to Inverclyde since the creation of the Scottish Unitary Authorities under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994

1995 Inverclyde Council election

April 6, 1995
All 20 seats to Inverclyde Council 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	46.4%
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats before N/A N/A N/A Seats won 14 5 1 Popular vote 15,904 9,498 1,203 Percentage 49.6% 29.6% 3.7%
Council Leader before election before election Position created Council Leader after election Labour

Election Results

Inverclyde Council Election Result 1995[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	70.0	49.6	15,904
	Liberal Democrats	5	N/A	N/A	N/A	25.0	29.6	9,498
	Conservative	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.0	3.7	1,203
	SNP	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	16.2	5,192
	Independent	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	0.6	201
	Scottish Militant Labour	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	0.3	96

Ward Results

Ward 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A Calvert	1,034	50.8
	Labour	I Robertson	399	19.6
	Liberal Democrats	R R Scott	385	18.9
	SNP	D MacLean	217	10.7
Majority			635	31.2
Turnout			2,035	46.7
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ward 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Robertson	1,238	78.5
	SNP	S McMillan	340	21.5
Majority			898	57
Turnout			1,578	42.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D Morrison	1,108	64.6
	SNP	D Devenish	430	25.1
	Liberal Democrats	J Loughlin	178	10.4
Majority			678	39.5
Turnout			1,716	46.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J J Clocherty	848	46.9
	Liberal Democrats	J Moody	746	41.3
	SNP	J MacLeod	213	11.8
Majority			102	5.6
Turnout			1,807	51.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M Morrison	1,123	61.9
	Liberal Democrats	R Hawthorn	499	27.5
	SNP	C Cannon	191	10.5
Majority			624	34.4
Turnout			1,813	50.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C Allan	875	63.8
	SNP	P Barr	295	21.5
	Independent	C McCallum	201	14.7
Majority			580	42.3
Turnout			1,371	42.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J O'Rourke	1,137	71.5
	SNP	J Riddell	229	14.4
	Liberal Democrats	T Murray	224	14.1
Majority			908	57.1
Turnout			1,590	47.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R Jackson	657	70.0
	SNP	F McFadyen	148	15.8
	Liberal Democrats	J McDonald	133	14.2
Majority			509	54.2
Turnout			938	44.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D M Roach	1,342	62.2
	Liberal Democrats	W Denny	529	24.5
	SNP	G May	286	13.3
Majority			813	37.7
Turnout			2,157	49.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 10

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A McGhee	614	46.7
	Liberal Democrats	B Blacklaw	489	37.2
	SNP	B K Brooks	211	16.1
Majority			125	9.5
Turnout			1,314	41.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 11

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F Cook	832	47.4
	Liberal Democrats	A Nimmo	703	40.0
	SNP	S Hilton	221	12.6
Majority			129	7.4
Turnout			1,756	51.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 12

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Y Robertson	733	54.2
	Liberal Democrats	H K Scholte	371	27.4
	SNP	J Watson	249	18.4
Majority			362	26.8
Turnout			1,353	41.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H Mulholland	1,051	70.9
	SNP	J McConnell	266	17.9
	Liberal Democrats	S Beith	166	11.2
Majority			785	23.0
Turnout			1,483	43.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 14

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S Stevenson	854	64.6
	SNP	P Gillan	259	19.6
	Liberal Democrats	W Wilson	114	8.6
	Scottish Militant Labour	D Landels	96	7.3
Majority			595	45.0
Turnout			1,323	37.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 15

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	L Rebecchi	639	44.5
	Labour	R Moran	580	40.4
	SNP	C McGregor	218	15.2
Majority			59	4.1
Turnout			1,437	43.2
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	J Mitchell	1,068	59.4
	Labour	J Sutherland	459	25.5
	SNP	J Dick	272	15.1
Majority			609	33.9
Turnout			1,799	48.8
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	R Finnie	1,176	62.4
	Labour	L Middleton	447	23.7
	SNP	A Drovandi	261	13.9
Majority			729	38.7
Turnout			1,884	52.4
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 18

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G Welch	738	43.6
	Liberal Democrats	R C Bannister	588	34.7
	SNP	J Crowther	367	21.7
Majority			150	8.9
Turnout			1,693	50.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	J Hunter	776	55.1
	Labour	W Boyle	406	28.8
	SNP	D McConnell	227	16.1
Majority			370	8.9
Turnout			1,693	50.6
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 20

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	R K Campbell	714	43.6
	Labour	I McKenzie	463	28.3
	SNP	I Ramsay	292	17.8
	Conservative	T McClymont	169	10.3
Majority			251	15.3
Turnout			1,638	46.7
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

1. http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-1995.pdf |accessdate=26 April 2018