1974 United Kingdom local elections

none 1974 United Kingdom local elections United Kingdom legislative 1973 United Kingdom local elections 1973 1975 United Kingdom local elections 1975 All 32 London boroughs, all 53 Scottish districts and all 12 Scottish regions 2 May & 7 May 1974 Councils Councils +/- Councillors Councillors +/- Harold Wilson 1975.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Harold Wilson 14 February 1963 Labour Party (UK) 18 10,325 544 Golda Meir and Edward Heath cropped (cropped).jpg 140 120 160 0 6 Edward Heath 28 July 1965 Conservative Party (UK) 13 8,102 393 Liberal Party (UK) Jeremy Thorpe 18 January 1967 Liberal Party (UK) 1,474 47 The results in England. Northern Ireland results are not shown. White areas indicate elections were not held. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1974, during the life of the minority Labour government of Harold Wilson. Elections were held in all the boroughs of London.Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections Handbook 1974 The Elections Centre https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3SXY3MlUxRHAtTUU/view?pref=2&pli=1 3 May 2016Council compositions https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view?pref=2&pli=1 The Elections Centre 3 May 2016 The number of councillors was increased, enabling all of the three largest parties to make net gains in council seats. Labour gained 544 seats and had 10,325 councillors after the elections. The Conservatives gained 393 seats, leaving them with 8,102 councillors. The Liberals gained 47 seats, giving them a total of 1,474 councillors. In terms of council control in London, Labour won 18 councils, the Conservatives 13. One borough, Havering, was in no overall control, having been a Labour council after the 1971 local elections. The Conservatives gained Bexley and Merton from Labour and Harrow from no overall control. In Scotland these were the first elections for the new Regional and District councils, with people voting twice. The Scottish National Party did not do particularly well compared with their performance in the two general elections that year. Labour won a majority in Strathclyde and Fife regions. Results England London boroughs 1974 London local elections Council Previous control Result Details Barking Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Barnet Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) hold Details Bexley Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) gain Details Brent Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Bromley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) hold Details Camden Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Croydon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) hold Details Ealing Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Enfield Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) hold Details Greenwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Hackney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Hammersmith Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Haringey Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Harrow No overall control Conservative Party (UK) gain Details Havering Labour Party (UK) No overall control gain Details Hillingdon Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Hounslow Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Islington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) hold Details Kingston upon Thames Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) hold Details Lambeth Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Lewisham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Merton Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) gain Details Newham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Redbridge Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) hold Details Richmond upon Thames Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) hold Details Southwark Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Sutton Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) hold Details Tower Hamlets Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Waltham Forest Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Wandsworth Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Westminster Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) hold Details Scotland 1974 Scottish local elections District councils District Previous control Result Details Aberdeen, City of NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Angus NoneNew Council Scottish ConservativesDetails Annandale and Eskdale NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Argyll† NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Badenoch and Strathspey NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Banff and Buchan NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Bearsden and Milngavie NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails Berwickshire NoneNew Council Scottish ConservativesDetails Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch† NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails Caithness NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Clackmannan NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails Clydebank NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Cumbernauld† NoneNew Council Scottish National PartyDetails Cumnock and Doon Valley NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Cunninghame NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Dumbarton NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Dundee, City of NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails Dunfermline NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails East Kilbride NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails East Lothian NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Eastwood NoneNew Council Scottish ConservativesDetails Edinburgh, City of NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails Ettrick and Lauderdale NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Falkirk NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails Glasgow, City of NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Gordon NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Hamilton NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Inverclyde NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Inverness NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Kilmarnock and Loudoun NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Kincardine and Deeside NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Kirkcaldy NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails Kyle and Carrick NoneNew Council Scottish ConservativesDetails Lanark NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Lochaber NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Merrick† NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Midlothian NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Monklands NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Moray NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Motherwell NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetailsNairn NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Nithsdale NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails North East Fife NoneNew Council Scottish ConservativesDetails Perth and Kinross NoneNew Council Scottish ConservativesDetails Renfrew NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Ross and Cromarty NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Roxburgh NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Skye and Lochalsh NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Stewartry NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Stirling NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails Sutherland NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Tweeddale NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails West Lothian NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails †Four districts were renamed shortly after the elections. Argyll became Argyll and Bute, Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch became Strathkelvin, Cumbernauld became Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Merrick became Wigtown. Regional councils Region or islands area Previous control Result Details Borders NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Central NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Dumfries and Galloway NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Fife NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Grampian NoneNew Council Scottish ConservativesDetails Highland NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Lothian NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails Orkney NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Shetland NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails Strathclyde NoneNew Council Scottish LabourDetails Tayside NoneNew Council No overall controlDetails Western Isles NoneNew Council Independent politicianDetails References Notes Bibliography Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26. Local elections