Tayside Regional Council election, 1994

The sixth and last election to Tayside Regional Council was held on 5 May 1994 as part of the wider 1994 Scottish regional elections & British local elections. The election saw the SNP overtaking Labour to become the councils largest party, and following the election the SNP formed a minority administration under Councillor Lena Graham.

After 8 weeks however Graham resigned 'for personal reasons' and Ewan Dow took over as council leader. Dow was 22 years old at the time, making him the youngest ever Scottish council leader since records began.^[1]

Voter turnout was 45.5%.

Aggregate results

Lothian Regional election, 1994^[2]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SNP	22					39.6	54,640
	Labour	16					25.7	35,561
	Conservative	4					20.9	28,869
	Liberal Democrats	2					9.4	13,026
	Independent	1					1.7	2,386
	Others	1					1.8	2,539
	Green	0					0.7	907

References

↑ "Baptism of fire for young council leader". The Herald. 27 July 1994. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
↑ p.48-49

Council elections in Angus

Angus Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 1995 1999 2003 2007 2012

Tayside Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1985 1990 1994 Abolished

Council elections in Dundee

Dundee City Council	1973 1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 1995 1999 2003 2007 2012

Tayside Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1985 1990 1994 Abolished

Council elections in Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 1995 1999 2003 2007 2012

Tayside Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished

(1993 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1994 (→ 1995)

London boroughs	Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster

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Regional councils (Scotland)	Borders Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Highland Lothian Orkney Shetland Strathclyde Tayside Western Isles

Referendum	Strathclyde water referendum, 1994

See also: European Parliament election

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