1974 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election

Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election January 2023 January 2023 1974 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election parliamentary no 1974 05 07 y 1977 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election 1977 All 16 seats to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council 9 60,643 49.5% Lab Labour Party (UK) 12 16,505 54.9% Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 9,266 30.8% Council Leader Council Leader after election Labour Party (UK) Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun 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 16 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 5 January 2023 Labour took control of the council after winning a large majority. The party took 12 of the 16 seats and more than 50% of the popular vote. The other four seats were won by the Conservatives. Background Prior to 1974, the area that was to become Kilmarnock and Loudoun, included five of the 17 burghs within the County of Ayr. The four small burghs (Darvel, Galston, Newmilns and Greenholm and Stewarton) had limited powers which included some control over planning as well as local taxation, building control, housing, lighting and drainage. The large burgh of Kilmarnock had further powers over the police, public health, social services, registration of births, marriages and deaths and electoral registration. The rest of the local government responsibility fell to the county council which had full control over the areas which were not within a burgh. 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 countieshttps://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Local_government_Scotland_before_1975.pdf Information Paper Local government in Scotland: before 1975 Boundaries Scotland 5 January 2023 – was to be replaced by a new system of regional and district councils. The five burghs as well as the surrounding areas were placed in Kilmarnock and Loudoun District within the Strathclyde region.Turnock David 1970 The Wheatley Report: Local Government in Scotland Area 2 2 Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers 20000437 Results 1974 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election result Labour Party (UK) 12 N/A 75.0 54.9 16,505 N/A Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 N/A 25.0 30.8 9,266 N/A Scottish Liberal Party 0 N/A 0.0 13.6 4,090 N/A Independent Labour 0 N/A 0.0 0.6 183 N/A 16 30,044 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 5 January 2023 Ward results Ward 1 main Ward 1 Ward 1 Labour Party (UK) J. Raphael 1,363 68.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party J. Corbett 637 31.9 726 36.3 2,000 45.5 4,431 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 2 main Ward 2 Ward 2 Labour Party (UK) R. Creighton 1,160 60.6 Scottish Liberal Party P. McMillan 458 23.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party T. Callaghan 296 15.5 702 36.7 1,914 49.4 3,902 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 3 main Ward 3 Ward 3 Labour Party (UK) J. Hunter 1,403 73.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party A. Hughes 498 26.2 905 47.6 1,901 43.0 4,474 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 4 main Ward 4 Ward 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party R. Ledgerwood 773 41.9 Labour Party (UK) H. Mitchell 565 30.6 Scottish Liberal Party O. Dunlop 326 17.7 Independent Labour B. Mitchell 183 9.9 208 11.3 1,847 45.5 4,099 Scottish Conservative and Unionist 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 5 January 2023 Ward 5 main Ward 5 Ward 5 Labour Party (UK) J. Anderson 1,341 78.0 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party K. Hughes 223 13.0 Scottish Liberal Party B. Ellerd-Elliot 155 9.0 1,118 65.0 1,719 46.7 3,710 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 6 main Ward 6 Ward 6 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party M. Parker 1,070 56.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Hollywood 617 32.8 Scottish Liberal Party D. Young 193 10.3 453 24.1 1,880 57.3 3,331 Scottish Conservative and Unionist 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 5 January 2023 Ward 7 main Ward 7 Ward 7 Labour Party (UK) A. Mackie 962 46.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party J. Porter 904 44.0 Scottish Liberal Party P. Hayman 188 9.1 58 2.8 2,054 56.9 3,633 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 8 main Ward 8 Ward 8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party M. Porter 1,392 66.3 Labour Party (UK) W. Maxwell 415 19.8 Scottish Liberal Party R. O'Hagan 293 14.0 977 46.5 2,100 55.7 3,799 Scottish Conservative and Unionist 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 5 January 2023 Ward 9 main Ward 9 Ward 9 Labour Party (UK) M. Garven 1,258 68.1 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party A. McCluskey 343 18.6 Scottish Liberal Party A. Brown 247 13.4 915 49.5 1,848 45.2 4,116 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 10 main Ward 10 Ward 10 Labour Party (UK) T. Ferguson 1,465 72.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party C. McCambridge 320 15.8 Scottish Liberal Party G. Gibson 245 12.1 1,145 56.4 2,030 41.9 4,867 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 11 main Ward 11 Ward 11 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party J. Thomson 862 57.2 Scottish Liberal Party J. Carruthers 364 24.2 Labour Party (UK) B. McGeechan 280 18.6 498 33.0 1,506 54.5 2,789 Scottish Conservative and Unionist 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 5 January 2023 Ward 12 main Ward 12 Ward 12 Labour Party (UK) A. Nisbet 1,541 80.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party O. Cater 365 19.2 1,176 61.7 1,906 48.3 3,993 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 13 main Ward 13 Ward 13 Labour Party (UK) W. Aitken 1,025 46.3 Scottish Liberal Party J. Brown 699 31.6 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party R. Grant 488 22.1 326 14.7 2,212 55.2 4,029 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 14 main Ward 14 Ward 14 Labour Party (UK) A. Lundie 1,517 72.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party P. Foote 391 18.8 Scottish Liberal Party W. Powell 174 8.4 1,126 54.1 2,082 52.9 3,977 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 15 main Ward 15 Ward 15 Labour Party (UK) J. White 753 47.6 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party E. Harrison 443 28.0 Scottish Liberal Party T. Whale 385 24.4 310 19.6 1,581 52.5 3,053 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 Ward 16 main Ward 16 Ward 16 Labour Party (UK) J. Anderson 840 57.4 Scottish Liberal Party R. Wilson 363 24.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party T. Donald 261 17.8 477 32.6 1,464 60.6 2,440 Labour Party (UK) 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 5 January 2023 References Kilmarnock Category:Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council elections