Scottish regional elections, 1994

Scottish regional elections, 1994

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453 councillors on 12 Regional Councils in Scotland
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%
Colours denote the winning party with outright control
Results by ward

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. The councils up for election were last contested in Scottish regional elections, 1990, and vote and seat changes are compared to the 1990 results.