1974 Scottish local elections

none December 2013 April 2026 1974 Scottish local elections Scotland parliamentary no 1973 Scottish local elections 1973 1977 Scottish local elections 1977 7 May 1974 150x150px Harold Wilson 14 February 1963 Labour Party (UK) 150x150px|Edward Heath Edward Heath 28 July 1965 Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Thorpe 18 January 1967 Liberal Party (UK) William Wolfe 1 June 1969 Scottish National Party 350px Colours denote the winning party with outright control 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.Faux Ronald 5 May 1977 SNP seizes 107 seats The Times 1, 4 Results National results thumb|Result of the Regional elections. Summary of the 1974 Scottish local regional election results |- !colspan=2|Parties !Votes ! % !Wards |- | Scottish Labour Party | 658,089 | 38.5 | 172 |- | Scottish Conservative Party | 488,905 | 28.6 | 112 |- | Scottish National Party | 215,502 | 12.6 | 18 |- | Liberal Party (UK) | 87,333 | 5.1 | 11 |- | style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Other| | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Independent/Other | 261,372 | 15.3 | 119 |- ! colspan=2| Total ! 1,711,201 ! 100.0 ! 432 |} thumb|Result of the District elections. Summary of the 1974 Scottish District local council election resultsRallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections in Britain Routledge 2013 Table 7.5 https://era.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1842/9006/1976_ref%202_Appendices.pdf appendices www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk 1976 2021-06-02 |- !colspan=2|Parties !Votes !% !Wards |- | Scottish Labour Party | 619,531 | 38.4 | 428 |- | Scottish Conservative Party | 433,287 | 26.8 | 241 |- | Scottish National Party | 200,307 | 12.4 | 62 |- | Liberal Party (UK) | 80,232 | 5.0 | 17 |- | style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Other| | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Independent/Other | 280,946 | 17.5 | 362 |- ! colspan=2|Total ! 1,614,303 ! 100.0 ! 1,110 |} 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 Region Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Other Turnout Total Seats Control Details Borders0703130 29 Independent (politician)Details Central1749031 34 Scottish Labour PartyDetails Dumfries and Galloway2000330 35 Independent (politician)Details Fife26100033 (1 Communist) 42 Scottish Labour PartyDetails Grampian132802100 53 Conservative Party (UK)Details Highland4213370 47 Independent (politician)Details Lothian2419311149 No overall controlDetails Orkney Independent (politician)Details Shetland Independent (politician)Details Strathclyde71205250 103 Scottish Labour PartyDetails Tayside1522009046 No overall controlDetails Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) Independent (politician)Details District Councils Region Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Other Turnout Total Seats Borders1900440 54 Central29921080 67 Dumfries and Galloway5110612 70 Fife432421104 84 Grampian302514480 108 Highland4042990 109 Lothian62388351127 Orkney Shetland Strathclyde22592257498 406 Tayside29430021194 Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) The seats on each district council after the election were as follows:Results of Scottish district council elections 5 May 1977 The Times 4 Borders District Labour Conservative Liberal Independent Other Control Berwickshire010020 Conservative Party (UK) Ettrick and Lauderdale100140 Independent (politician) Roxburgh00013Border Independents 3 Independent (politician) Tweeddale000100 Independent (politician) Central District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Other Control Clackmannan51500Scottish Labour 1 No overall control Falkirk1621203Independent Labour 1Non-Party 2 No overall control Stirling784010NOC Dumfries and Galloway District Labour Conservative SNP Independent Other Control Annandale and Eskdale000140 Independent (politician) Nithsdale61117Non-Party 5 Independent (politician) Stewartry000120 Independent (politician) Wigtown000140 Independent (politician) Fife District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Other Control Dunfermline1753140 Scottish Labour Party Kirkcaldy245002Ratepayers 4Communist 1NOC North-East Fife0130050 Conservative Party (UK) Grampian District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Control Banff and Buchan000018 Independent (politician) City of Aberdeen2817030 Scottish Labour Party Gordon03027 Independent (politician) Kincardine and Deeside020010 Independent (politician) Moray001017 Independent (politician) Highland District Labour SNP Independent Control Badenoch and Strathspey0010 Independent (politician) hold Caithness0015 Independent (politician) hold Inverness0015 Independent (politician) hold Lochaber2 vacancies307 Independent (politician) Nairn037 Independent (politician) Ross and Cromarty0020 Independent (politician) hold Skye and Lochalsh0010 Independent (politician) Sutherland0014 Independent (politician) Lothian District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Control City of Edinburgh2731231 No overall control East Lothian106001 Scottish Labour Party Midlothian112101 Scottish Labour Party West Lothian100803NOC Strathclyde District Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Independent Others Control Argyll and Bute1 vacancy0000250 Independent (politician) Bearsden and Milngavie150040 No overall control Clydebank51300Scottish Labour 1 Scottish Labour Party Cumbernauld and Kilsyth307000 Scottish National Party Cumnock and Doon Valley81001 Scottish Labour Party Cunninghame140102Moderate Conservatives 7 Scottish Labour Party Dumbarton820050 Scottish Labour Party East Kilbride527010 No overall control Eastwood010000Ratepayers 2 Conservative Party (UK) City of Glasgow5416100Independent Conservative 1 Scottish Labour Party Hamilton132221Independent Labour 0 Scottish Labour Party Inverclyde1420610 Scottish Labour Party Kilmarnock and Loudoun1240000 Scottish Labour Party Kyle and Carrick10150000 Conservative Party (UK) Lanark402080 Independent (politician) Motherwell251211Communist 0 Scottish Labour Party Monklands1541010 Scottish Labour Party Renfrew2510103CA 1 Scottish Labour Party Strathkelvin653000 No overall control Tayside District Labour Conservative SNP Independent Others Control Angus311080 Conservative Party (UK) City of Dundee222002Real Labour 1Monifeith Ratepayers 0NOC Perth and Kinross419060 Conservative Party (UK) See also Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996 Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland References 1974 Category:May 1974 in the United Kingdom