Scottish regional elections, 1994

Scottish regional elections, 1994

5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)

First party Second party   Leader John Smith Alex Salmond Party Labour SNP Leader since 18 July 1992 22 September 1990 Seats won 220 73 Seat change 3 31 Percentage 41.8 26.8 Swing 2.2% 5%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Jim Wallace John Major Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Leader since 18 April 1992 28 November 1990 Seats won 60 31 Seat change 20 21 Percentage 12.2 13.7 Swing 4% 5.5%

350px Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Regional elections were held in Scotland on 5 May 1994, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. These were the last elections before 29 new mainland unitary authorities, established by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, came into effect.

National results

 Summary of the 5 May 1994 Scottish council election results

Parties		votes	%	Seats
	Labour	704,604	41.8	220
	SNP	458,951	26.8	73
	Conservative	234,840	13.7	31
	Liberal Democrats	208,349	12.2	60
	Independent	80,092	4.2	65
	Independent Labour	4,064		1
	Communist	1,839		1
	Independent Liberal Democrat	885		1
	Liberal	0		1
	Scottish Militant Labour	11,476	0.7	0
	People Pension Power	313		0
	Monster Raving Loony	185		0
	Natural Law	124		0
	Independent Conservative	97		0
	Social Democratic	82		0
	James Connolly Society	76		0
	Doctor Slug Party	43		0
	Scottish Republican Socialist	38		0
	Scottish Christian Democratic	32		0
Total		1,706,090	45.1	453

• Turnout 45.1%
• Change since last election -0.8%
• The Liberal candidate was returned unopposed

Results by council area

Council	1990 result		National control (based on 1992 results)	1994 result		Turnout	Details
Borders		Independent			No overall control	42
Central		Labour			Labour	49.7
Dumfries and Galloway		Independent			No overall control	47.9
Fife		Labour			Labour	45.7
Grampian		No overall control			No overall control	41.6
Highland		Independent			Independent	45.3
Lothian		Labour			Labour	47.8
Orkney		Independent			Independent
Shetland		Independent			Independent
Strathclyde		Labour			Labour	44.4
Tayside		No overall control	Independent		No overall control	45.5
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)		Independent	Independent		Independent