1995 Bournemouth Borough Council election

1995 Bournemouth Borough Council election

4 May 1995 (1995-05-04)

All 57 seats to Bournemouth Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 28 seats, 40.1% 20 seats, 40.2%
Seats won 26 21
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 40,824 33,141
Percentage 38.0% 30.8%
Swing Decrease 2.1% Decrease 9.4%

  Third party Fourth party
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Party Labour Independent
Last election 6 seats, 13.0% 3 seats, 5.9%
Seats won 6 4
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 23,581 9,195
Percentage 21.9% 8.6%
Swing Increase 8.9% Increase 2.7%

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1995 Bournemouth Borough Council election was held on 4 May 1995 to elect members to Bournemouth Borough Council in Dorset, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

The council stayed in No overall control, with the Liberal Democrats remaining the largest party.

Summary

Election result

1995 Bournemouth Borough Council election[1][2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 48 26 0 2 Decrease 2 45.6 38.0 40,824 –2.1
  Conservative 39 21 1 0 Increase 1 36.8 30.8 33,141 –9.4
  Labour 34 6 0 0 Steady 10.5 21.9 23,581 +8.9
  Independent 13 4 1 0 Increase 1 7.0 8.6 9,195 +2.7
  UKIP 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.6 671 N/A
  Natural Law 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 103 N/A

References

  1. ^ "Bournemouth Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 28 April 2025.