Before (end of 1994) (15 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 12 · Conservative 2 · SNP 1 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1995) (15 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 13 · SNP 2 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bilston/Roslin1 seat
| C A Harkness | Labour | 879 ✓ |
| D B Jarvis | SNP | 588 |
Bonnyrigg South1 seat
| Smith | SNP | 1,116 ✓ |
| Richardson | Labour | 958 |
Dalkeith/Newton1 seat
| Campbell | Labour | 1,472 ✓ |
| B Archibald | SNP | 427 |
Leanhead1 seat
| George Purcell | Labour | 1,093 ✓ |
| GF Young | SNP | 437 |
Newtongrange1 seat
| B C A Pottinger | Labour | 1,017 ✓ |
| L Millar | SNP | 974 |
Penicuick North East1 seat
| R Imrie | Labour | 961 ✓ |
| JW McCormack | SNP | 567 |
| WJ Stoddart | Conservative | 200 |
| LR Thacker | LDem | 120 |
Penicuik South West1 seat
| A Montgomery | Labour | 1,133 ✓ |
| D C Hutcheson | Conservative | 446 |
| D G MeDonald | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| I E Patterson | SNP | 371 |
Poltonhall/Rosewell1 seat
| Gl Marr | Labour | 1,046 ✓ |
| M Spence | SNP | 522 |