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.[1]
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.
^Faux, Ronald (5 May 1977). "SNP seizes 107 seats". The Times. pp. 1, 4.
^ abRallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2013). Local Elections in Britain. Routledge. pp. Table 7.5.
^ abcd"appendices" (PDF). www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk. 1976. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^"Scottish Elections". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^"Results of Scottish district council elections". The Times. 5 May 1977. p. 4.
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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 1974 Scottish local elections 1973 7 May 1974 1977 First party Second party Leader Harold Wilson Edward HeathParty Labour ConservativeLeader since 14 February 1963 28 July 1965 Third party Fourth party Leader William Wolfe Jeremy ThorpeParty SNP LiberalLeader since 1 June 1969 18 January 1967These 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 1 Contents 1 Results 1 1 National results 1 2 Council Results 1 2 1 Regional Councils 1 2 2 District Councils 1 2 2 1 Borders 1 2 2 2 Central 1 2 2 3 Dumfries and Galloway 1 2 2 4 Fife 1 2 2 5 Grampian 1 2 2 6 Highland 1 2 2 7 Lothian 1 2 2 8 Strathclyde 1 2 2 9 Tayside 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults editNational results edit nbsp Result of the Regional elections Summary of the 1974 Scottish local regional election results 2 3 4 Parties Votes Votes WardsLabour 658 089 38 5 172Conservative 488 905 28 6 112SNP 215 502 12 6 18Liberal 87 333 5 1 11Independent Other 261 372 15 3 114 5Total nbsp Result of the District elections Summary of the 1974 Scottish District local council election results 2 3 Parties Votes Votes WardsLabour 619 531 38 4 428Conservative 433 287 26 8 241SNP 200 307 12 4 62Liberal 80 232 5 0 17Independent Other 280 946 17 5 345 17TotalNote 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 edit Regional Councils edit Region Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Other Turnout Total Seats Control DetailsBorders 0 7 0 3 13 0 29 Independent DetailsCentral 17 4 9 0 3 1 34 Labour DetailsDumfries and Galloway 2 0 0 0 33 0 35 Independent DetailsFife 26 10 0 0 3 3 1 Communist 42 Labour DetailsGrampian 13 28 0 2 10 0 53 Conservative DetailsHighland 4 2 1 3 37 0 47 Independent DetailsLothian 24 19 3 1 1 1 49 No overall control DetailsOrkney Independent DetailsShetland Independent DetailsStrathclyde 71 20 5 2 5 0 103 Labour DetailsTayside 15 22 0 0 9 0 46 No overall control DetailsNa h Eileanan Siar Western Isles Independent Details 3 District Councils edit 3 Region Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Other Turnout Total SeatsBorders 1 9 0 0 44 0 54Central 29 9 21 0 8 0 67Dumfries and Galloway 5 1 1 0 61 2 70Fife 43 24 2 1 10 4 84Grampian 30 25 1 4 48 0 108Highland 4 0 4 2 99 0 109Lothian 62 38 8 3 5 1 127OrkneyShetlandStrathclyde 225 92 25 7 49 8 406Tayside 29 43 0 0 21 1 94Na h Eileanan Siar Western Isles The seats on each district council after the election were as follows 5 Borders edit District Labour Conservative Liberal Independent Other ControlBerwickshire 0 10 0 2 0 ConservativeEttrick and Lauderdale 1 0 0 14 0 IndependentRoxburgh 0 0 0 13 Border Independents 3 IndependentTweeddale 0 0 0 10 0 IndependentCentral edit District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Other ControlClackmannan 5 1 5 0 0 Scottish Labour 1 No overall controlFalkirk 16 2 12 0 3 Independent Labour 1Non Party 2 No overall controlStirling 7 8 4 0 1 0 NOCDumfries and Galloway edit District Labour Conservative SNP Independent Other ControlAnnandale and Eskdale 0 0 0 14 0 IndependentNithsdale 6 1 1 17 Non Party 5 IndependentStewartry 0 0 0 12 0 IndependentWigtown 0 0 0 14 0 IndependentFife edit District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Other ControlDunfermline 17 5 3 1 4 0 LabourKirkcaldy 24 5 0 0 2 Ratepayers 4Communist 1 NOCNorth East Fife 0 13 0 0 5 0 ConservativeGrampian edit District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent ControlBanff and Buchan 0 0 0 0 18 IndependentCity of Aberdeen 28 17 0 3 0 LabourGordon 0 3 0 2 7 IndependentKincardine and Deeside 0 2 0 0 10 IndependentMoray 0 0 0 0 18 IndependentHighland edit District Labour SNP Independent ControlBadenoch and Strathspey 0 0 10 Independent holdCaithness 0 0 15 Independent holdInverness 0 0 15 Independent holdLochaber2 vacancies 3 0 7 IndependentNairn 0 3 7 IndependentRoss and Cromarty 0 0 20 Independent holdSkye and Lochalsh 0 0 10 IndependentSutherland 0 0 14 IndependentLothian edit District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent ControlCity of Edinburgh 27 31 2 3 1 No overall controlEast Lothian 10 6 0 0 1 LabourMidlothian 11 2 1 0 1 LabourWest Lothian 10 0 8 0 3 NOCStrathclyde edit District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Others ControlArgyll and Bute1 vacancy 0 0 0 0 25 0 IndependentBearsden and Milngavie 1 5 0 0 4 0 No overall controlClydebank 5 1 3 0 0 Scottish Labour 1 LabourCumbernauld and Kilsyth 3 0 7 0 0 0 SNPCumnock and Doon Valley 8 1 0 0 1 LabourCunninghame 14 0 1 0 2 Moderate Conservatives 7 LabourDumbarton 8 2 0 0 5 0 LabourEast Kilbride 5 2 7 0 1 0 No overall controlEastwood 0 10 0 0 0 Ratepayers 2 ConservativeCity of Glasgow 54 16 1 0 0 Independent Conservative 1 LabourHamilton 13 2 2 2 1 Independent Labour 0 LabourInverclyde 14 2 0 6 1 0 LabourKilmarnock and Loudoun 12 4 0 0 0 0 LabourKyle and Carrick 10 15 0 0 0 0 ConservativeLanark 4 0 2 0 8 0 IndependentMotherwell 25 1 2 1 1 Communist 0 LabourMonklands 15 4 1 0 1 0 LabourRenfrew 25 10 1 0 3 CA 1 LabourStrathkelvin 6 5 3 0 0 0 No overall controlTayside edit District Labour Conservative SNP Independent Others ControlAngus 3 11 0 8 0 ConservativeCity of Dundee 22 20 0 2 Real Labour 1Monifeith Ratepayers 0 NOCPerth and Kinross 4 19 0 6 0 ConservativeSee also editLocal government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996 Local Government Boundary Commission for ScotlandReferences edit Faux Ronald 5 May 1977 SNP seizes 107 seats The Times pp 1 4 a b Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael 2013 Local Elections in Britain Routledge pp Table 7 5 a b c d appendices PDF www era lib ed ac uk 1976 Retrieved 2 June 2021 Scottish Elections Scottish Elections Retrieved 2 June 2021 Results of Scottish district council elections The Times 5 May 1977 p 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 Scottish local elections amp oldid 1171463121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
