1994 Highland Regional Council election

1994 Highland Regional Council election
3 May 1994 (1994-05-03)
All 54 seats to Highland Regional Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 34 seats, 56.9% 10 seats, 11.7% 3 seats, 5.7%
Seats won 34 8 5
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 27,971 7,329 4,842
Percentage 55.2% 14.5% 9.6%
Swing 1.7% 2.8% 3.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SNP Conservative Ind. Lib Dem
Last election 2 seats, 11.7% 1 seat, 2.8% 1 seat, 0.0%
Seats won 4 2 1
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 8,213 832 885
Percentage 16.2% 1.6% 1.7%
Swing 4.5% 1.2% 1.7%
Council Convener before election

Duncan McPherson
Independent

Council Convener after election

Duncan McPherson
Independent

The 1994 Highland Regional Council election was held on 5 May 1994 as part of the wider 1994 Scottish regional elections and British local elections. The election saw the Independent administration maintaining their control.

Results

1994 Highland Regional election result[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 34 63.0 55.2 27,971 1.7
  Labour 8 2 14.8 14.5 7,329 2.8
  Liberal Democrats 5 2 9.3 9.5 4,842 3.9
  SNP 4 2 7.4 16.2 8,213 4.5
  Conservative 2 1 3.7 1.6 832 1.2
  Ind. Lib Dem 1 1.9 1.7 885 1.7
  Scottish Green 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.5 261 10.0
  Scottish Militant Labour 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 278 New
  Republican Socialist 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 38 New

Ward results

15. Strathconnon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. J. Scott Unopposed
53. Nairn County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. J. O. Graham Unopposed

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.
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