1974 Cunninghame District Council election

Cunninghame District Council election March 2025 March 2025 1974 Cunninghame District Council election parliamentary no 1974 05 07 y 1977 Cunninghame District Council election 1977 All 24 seats to Cunninghame District Council 13 90,565 52.5%note Excludes uncontested wards. Lab Labour Party (UK) 13 18,040 41.3% Ind Independent (politician) 5 8,000 18.3% Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 12,398 28.3% Mod Moderates (Scotland) 2 2,598 8.3% Council Leader Council Leader after election Labour Party (UK) Elections to Cunninghame District Council were held on 7 May 1974, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the first election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The election used the 24 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20190111180051/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reports/ea_formation_1974.asp Formation Electoral Arrangements Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland 1 April 2025 Labour took control of the council after winning a majority. The party took 13 of the 24 seats and more than 40% of the popular vote. Independent candidates won five seats and the Conservatives took four. The remaining two seats were won by Moderates Background Prior to 1974, the area that was to become Cunninghame, was split between two counties – the County of Ayr and the County of Bute. Within that were six of the 17 burghs of the County of Ayr (Ardrossan, Irvine, Kilwinning, Largs, Saltcoats and Stevenston) and one of the two burghs of the County of Bute (Millport). These were all small burghs so the burgh council had limited powers which included some control over planning as well as local taxation, building control, housing, lighting and drainage with the rest of the local government responsibility falling to the county council.https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Local_government_Scotland_before_1975.pdf Information Paper Local government in Scotland: before 1975 Boundaries Scotland 1 April 2025 Following the recommendations in the Wheatly Report, the old system of counties and burghs – which had resulted in a mishmash of local government areas in which some small burghs had larger populations but far fewer responsibilities than some large burghs and even counties – was to be replaced by a new system of regional and district councils. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 implemented most of the recommendations in the Wheatly Report. The northern part of the County of Ayr which included the six burghs and the landward areas of Kilbirnie, West Kilbride and Irvine was combined with the islands of Arran and The Cumbraes from the County of Bute and was placed into the Cunninghame district within the Strathclyde region.Turnock David 1970 The Wheatley Report: Local Government in Scotland Area 2 2 10–12 Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers 20000437 Results 1974 Cunninghame District Council election result Labour Party (UK) 13 N/A 54.2 41.3 18,040 N/A Independent (politician) 5 N/A 20.8 18.3 8,000 N/A Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 N/A 16.7 28.3 12,398 N/A Moderates (Scotland) 2 N/A 8.3 5.9 2,598 N/A Scottish National Party 0 N/A 0.0 5.2 2,288 N/A Independent Socialist 0 N/A 0.0 0.9 394 N/A 24 43,718 Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1975 8 March 2025 Ward results Saltcoats North main Saltcoats North Saltcoats North Scottish Labour Party David White Unopposed 3,448 Scottish Labour Party Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1975 8 March 2025 Saltcoats East main Saltcoats East Saltcoats East Scottish Labour Party George Barnett 1,089 65.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret McGregor 564 34.1 525 1,653 48.2 3,478 Scottish Labour Party Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1975 8 March 2025 West Kilbride main West Kilbride West Kilbride Independent (politician) Alexander Jack 844 47.1 Independent (politician) A. Stewart 730 40.8 Scottish Labour Party J. Watson 217 12.1 114 17.3 1,791 54.5 3,304 Independent (politician) Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1975 8 March 2025 Arran main Arran Arran Independent (politician) Evelyn Sillars 740 45.8 Scottish National Party G. Glen 461 28.5 Independent (politician) D. McNiven 415 25.7 279 17.3 1,616 59.1 2,743 Independent (politician) Source:https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Regional-and-District-Elections-1974.pdf The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics Edinburgh Scottish Academic Press J. M. Botchel D. T. Denver 1975 8 March 2025 Aftermath Cunninghame was one of 11 districts in the newly created Strathclyde region that was won by Labour. Independent candidates won five seats and the Conservatives took four. The remaining two seats were won by Moderates. Labour also won control of the regional council which held its first election on the same day. Across Scotland, Labour won the most votes, the most seats and the most councils of any party. Notes note References Cunninghame Category:Cunninghame District Council elections