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1974 Scottish local elections

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{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1974 Scottish local elections

| country = Scotland

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1973 Scottish local elections

| previous_year = 1973

| next_election = 1977 Scottish local elections

| next_year = 1977

| seats_for_election =

| election_date = 7 May 1974

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| leader1 = {{nowrap|Harold Wilson}}

| leader_since1 = {{nowrap|14 February 1963}}

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| party1 = Labour Party (UK)

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| image2 = File:Heathdod.JPG

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| leader2 = {{nowrap|Edward Heath}}

| leader_since2 = {{nowrap|28 July 1965}}

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| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)

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| leader5 = {{nowrap|Jeremy Thorpe}}

| leader_since5 = {{nowrap|18 January 1967}}

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| party5 = Liberal Party (UK)

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| leader4 = {{nowrap|William Wolfe}}

| leader_since4 = {{nowrap|1 June 1969}}

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| party4 = Scottish National Party

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|map_caption = Colours denote the winning party with outright control

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Elections for the Scottish district councils were held on Tuesday 7 May 1974, for both the new regional and district councils, between the two United Kingdom general elections of February and October in that same year.

These were the first elections held to the 53 district councils established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The Labour Party did reasonably well and the Scottish National Party (SNP) did not. The councillors acted as "shadow" councils until May 1975, when the provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 came into effect.{{cite news |last=Faux |first=Ronald |date=5 May 1977 |title=SNP seizes 107 seats |work=The Times |pages=1, 4 }}

Results

=National results=

File:Scottish local Regional elections, 1974.svg

{{election table|title=Summary of the 1974 Scottish local regional election results{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lold/ |title=Scottish Elections |publisher=Scottish Elections |date= |accessdate=2021-06-02}}}}

|-

!colspan=2|Parties

!Votes

!Votes %

!Wards

|-

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

|658,089

|38.5

|172

|-

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservative Party}}

|488,905

|28.6

|112

|-

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

|215,502

|12.6

|18

|-

| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Party (UK)}}

|87,333

|5.1

|11

|-

| style="width: 10px" bgcolor={{party color|Other}}|

| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Independent/Other

|261,372

|15.3

|114/5

|-

!colspan=2|Total!! !! !!

|}

File:Scottish District local elections, 1974.svg

{{election table|title=Summary of the 1974 Scottish District local council election results{{cite book |last=Rallings |first=Colin |last2=Thrasher |first2=Michael |title=Local Elections in Britain |publisher=Routledge |year=2013 |pages=Table 7.5 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/1842/9006/1/1976_ref%202_Appendices.pdf |title=appendices |publisher=www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk |date=1976 |accessdate=2021-06-02}}}}

|-

!colspan=2|Parties

!Votes

!Votes %

!Wards

|-

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

|619,531

|38.4

|428

|-

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservative Party}}

|433,287

|26.8

|241

|-

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

|200,307

|12.4

|62

|-

| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Party (UK)}}

|80,232

|5.0

|17

|-

| style="width: 10px" bgcolor={{party color|Other}}|

| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Independent/Other

|280,946

|17.5

|345/17

|-

!colspan=2|Total!! !! !!

|}

Note: Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles were governed at the district level as unitary authorities, meaning they were not included in any larger region.

=Council Results=

==Regional Councils==

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | Conservative

! scope="col" | SNP

! scope="col" | Liberal

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" | Other

! scope="col" | Turnout

! scope="col" | Total Seats

! scope="col" colspan=2| Control

! scope="col" | Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Borders

|0

|7

|0

|3

|13

|0

|

|29

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Central

|17

|4

|9

|0

|3

|1

|

|34

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Dumfries and Galloway

|2

|0

|0

|0

|33

|0

|

|35

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Fife

|26

|10

|0

|0

|3

|3 (1 Communist)

|

|42

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Grampian

|13

|28

|0

|2

|10

|0

|

|53

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Highland

|4

|2

|1

|3

|37

|0

|

|47

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Lothian

|24

|19

|3

|1

|1

|1

|

|49

| {{party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Orkney

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Shetland

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Strathclyde

|71

|20

|5

|2

|5

|0

|

|103

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Tayside

|15

|22

|0

|0

|9

|0

|

|46

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

|Details

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

|Details

==District Councils==

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | Conservative

! scope="col" | SNP

! scope="col" | Liberal

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" | Other

! scope="col" | Turnout

! scope="col" | Total Seats

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Borders

|1

|9

|0

|0

|44

|0

|

|54

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Central

|29

|9

|21

|0

|8

|0

|

|67

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Dumfries and Galloway

|5

|1

|1

|0

|61

|2

|

|70

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Fife

|43

|24

|2

|1

|10

|4

|

|84

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Grampian

|30

|25

|1

|4

|48

|0

|

|108

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Highland

|4

|0

|4

|2

|99

|0

|

|109

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Lothian

|62

|38

|8

|3

|5

|1

|

|127

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Orkney

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Shetland

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Strathclyde

|225

|92

|25

|7

|49

|8

|

|406

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Tayside

|29

|43

|0

|0

|21

|1

|

|94

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

The seats on each district council after the election were as follows:{{cite news|title=Results of Scottish district council elections|date=5 May 1977|work=The Times|page=4}}

===Borders===

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | District

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | Conservative

! scope="col" | Liberal

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" | Other

! scope="col" colspan=2| Control

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Berwickshire

|0

|10

|0

|2

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Ettrick and Lauderdale

|1

|0

|0

|14

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Roxburgh

|0

|0

|0

|13

|Border Independents 3

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Tweeddale

|0

|0

|0

|10

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

===Central===

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | District

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | Conservative

! scope="col" | SNP

! scope="col" | Liberal

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" | Other

! scope="col" colspan=2| Control

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Clackmannan

|5

|1

|5

|0

|0

|Scottish Labour 1

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Falkirk

|16

|2

|12

|0

|3

|Independent Labour 1
Non-Party 2

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Stirling

|7

|8

|4

|0

|1

|0

|bgcolor=white|

|NOC

===Dumfries and Galloway===

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | District

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | Conservative

! scope="col" | SNP

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" | Other

! scope="col" colspan=2| Control

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Annandale and Eskdale

|0

|0

|0

|14

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Nithsdale

|6

|1

|1

|17

|Non-Party 5

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Stewartry

|0

|0

|0

|12

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Wigtown

|0

|0

|0

|14

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

===Fife===

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | District

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | Conservative

! scope="col" | SNP

! scope="col" | Liberal

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" | Other

! scope="col" colspan=2| Control

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Dunfermline

|17

|5

|3

|1

|4

|0

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Kirkcaldy

|24

|5

|0

|0

|2

|Ratepayers 4
Communist 1

|bgcolor=black|

|NOC

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | North-East Fife

|0

|13

|0

|0

|5

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

===Grampian===

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | District

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | Conservative

! scope="col" | SNP

! scope="col" | Liberal

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" colspan=2| Control

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Banff and Buchan

|0

|0

|0

|0

|18

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | City of Aberdeen

|28

|17

|0

|3

|0

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Gordon

|0

|3

|0

|2

|7

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Kincardine and Deeside

|0

|2

|0

|0

|10

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Moray

|0

|0

|1

|0

|17

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

===Highland===

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | District

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | SNP

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" colspan=2| Control

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Badenoch and Strathspey

|0

|0

|10

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Caithness

|0

|0

|15

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Inverness

|0

|0

|15

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Lochaber
2 vacancies

|3

|0

|7

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Nairn

|0

|3

|7

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Ross and Cromarty

|0

|0

|20

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} hold

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Skye and Lochalsh

|0

|0

|10

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Sutherland

|0

|0

|14

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

===Lothian===

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | District

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | Conservative

! scope="col" | SNP

! scope="col" | Liberal

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" colspan=2| Control

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | City of Edinburgh

|27

|31

|2

|3

|1

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | East Lothian

|10

|6

|0

|0

|1

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Midlothian

|11

|2

|1

|0

|1

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | West Lothian

|10

|0

|8

|0

|3

|bgcolor=black|

|NOC

===Strathclyde===

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | District

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | Conservative

! scope="col" | SNP

! scope="col" | Liberal

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" | Others

! scope="col" colspan=2| Control

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Argyll and Bute
1 vacancy

|0

|0

|0

|0

|25

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Bearsden and Milngavie

|1

|5

|0

|0

|4

|0

| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Clydebank

|5

|1

|3

|0

|0

|Scottish Labour 1

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

|3

|0

|7

|0

|0

|0

| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Cumnock and Doon Valley

|8

|1

|0

|0

|1

|

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Cunninghame

|14

|0

|1

|0

|2

|Moderate Conservatives 7

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Dumbarton

|8

|2

|0

|0

|5

|0

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | East Kilbride

|5

|2

|7

|0

|1

|0

| {{party name with colour|No overall control}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Eastwood

|0

|10

|0

|0

|0

|Ratepayers 2

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | City of Glasgow

|54

|16

|1

|0

|0

|Independent Conservative 1

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Hamilton

|13

|2

|2

|2

|1

|Independent Labour 0

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Inverclyde

|14

|2

|0

|6

|1

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Kilmarnock and Loudoun

|12

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Kyle and Carrick

|10

|15

|0

|0

|0

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Lanark

|4

|0

|2

|0

|8

|0

| {{party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Motherwell

|25

|1

|2

|1

|1

|Communist 0

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Monklands

|15

|4

|1

|0

|1

|0

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Renfrew

|25

|10

|1

|0

|3

|CA 1

| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Strathkelvin

|6

|5

|3

|0

|0

|0

| {{party name with colour|No overall control}}

===Tayside===

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | District

! scope="col" | Labour

! scope="col" | Conservative

! scope="col" | SNP

! scope="col" | Independent

! scope="col" | Others

! scope="col" colspan=2| Control

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Angus

|3

|11

|0

|8

|0

| {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | City of Dundee

|22

|20

|0

|2

|Real Labour 1
Monifeith Ratepayers 0

|bgcolor=black|

|NOC

scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Perth and Kinross

|4

|19

|0

|6

|0

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

{{Scottish elections}}

{{United Kingdom local elections, 1974}}

1974

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