§ Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknishasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was, for each local authority in Scotland, the turnout at the last local government election. [HL596]
§ Lord SewelThe information is set out in the table below. The figures relate to the elections held in 1995 except in relation to the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and Western Isles Areas, where the last elections were held in 1994.
Authority Votes Cast Percentage Turnout Aberdeen City 64,425 38.0 Aberdeenshire 65,046 39.7 Angus 37,279 43.7 Argyll & Bute 30,337 51.2 Clackmannanshire 17,214 46.9 Dumfries & Galloway 39,296 50.2 Dundee City 50,252 43.8 East Ayrshire 50,206 53.2 East Dunbartonshire 43,851 52.8 East Lothian 33,288 48.4 East Renfrewshire 32,539 49.2 Edinburgh, City of 156,195 44.5 Falkirk 49,877 45.8 Fife 115,546 42.6 Glasgow, City of 183,669 38.9 Highland 65,920 46.4 Inverclyde 32,127 47.0 Midlothian 27,178 44.9 Moray 22,578 40.1 North Ayrshire 46,718 49.4 North Lanarkshire 115,208 48.1 Orkney Islands 3,735 60.9 Perth & Kinross 52,064 51.3 Renfrewshire 63,970 47.4 Scottish Borders 27,121 40.3 Shetland Islands 3,680 58.1 South Ayrshire 49,411 55.5 South Lanarkshire 107,903 46.8 Stirling 34,566 54.2 West Dunbartonshire 36,065 49.7 West Lothian 52,156 46.7 Western Isles 7,211 62.1