1974 Angus District Council election

Angus District Council election March 2025 March 2025 1974 Angus District Council election parliamentary no 1974 05 07 y 1977 Cunninghame District Council election 1977 All 22 seats to Angus District Council 13 Ind Independent (politician) 10 6,312 30.3% Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 9 9,710 46.6% Lab Labour Party (UK) 3 4,797 23.0% Council Leader Council Leader after election Labour Party (UK) Elections to Angus 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 22 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 April 2025 The council was in no overall control after no party won enough seats to form a majority administration. Independent candidates won 10 seats and the Conservatives – who took the most votes – won nine seats. The remaining three seats were won by Labour. Background Prior to 1974, Angus was one of 33 counties in Scotland. Within the county boundaries were seven burghs – one large (Arbroath) and six small (Brechin, Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Monifieth and Montrose). The small burghs had limited powers which included some control over planning as well as local taxation, building control, housing, lighting and drainage. The large burgh 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.https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Local_government_Scotland_before_1975.pdf Information Paper Local government in Scotland: before 1975 Boundaries Scotland 5 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 new Angus district included most of the area of the former county except an area around Dundee including Monifieth which was transferred to the city. Angus was placed within the Tayside 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 Election results 1974 Angus District Council election result Independent (politician) 10 45.5 30.3 6,312 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 9 40.9 46.6 9,710 Labour Party (UK) 3 13.6 23.0 4,797 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 2025Keane Kristofer Angus District Council, 1974 http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lold/1974/angus.php scottishelections.org.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20150210044933/http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lold/1974/angus.php 10 February 2015 dead Ward results HarbourJ Bochel D Denver The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974, Results and Statistics http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-and-Regional-Elections-1974.pdf Scottish Academic Press The Election Centre, Plymouth University 1975 707301114 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jane S. Cuthill 746 70.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Le Blond 310 29.4 436 41.3 1,056 42.8 Abbey Labour Party (UK) G. S. Cargill 799 65.3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline H. Florence 424 34.7 375 30.7 1,223 46.4 Timmergreeens and Carmyllie Labour Party (UK) N. L. Geaughan 924 54.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party J. O'Reily 761 45.2 163 9.7 1,685 50.8 Keptie Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Cargill 1,186 72.2 Labour Party (UK) W. J. Irving 456 27.8 730 44.5 1,642 53.7 Hayshead and St. Vigeans Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party A. B. Howie 788 61.1 Labour Party (UK) M. B. Kerr 501 38.9 287 22.3 1,289 42.3 Cliffburn Labour Party (UK) H. A. Farmer 607 58.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party A. Gerrard 425 41.2 182 17.6 1,032 35.1 Carnoustie West and Panmure Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party H. G. Morton 880 61.2 Independent (politician) A. R. Winter 314 21.9 Labour Party (UK) Joan H. Haggart 243 16.9 566 1,461 41.8 Carnoustie East and Panbride Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party D. Torrie 1,305 84.0 Labour Party (UK) W. Campbell 214 16.0 1,056 39.3 1,032 52.2 Forfar West Independent (politician) T. Scotland 774 63.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party C. M. H. Rodger 438 36.1 336 27.8 1,212 47.4 Forfar South Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party H. MacPhail 571 41.1 Independent (politician) R. C. Forrester 538 38.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Hay 281 20.2 33 2.4 1,390 46.7 Forfar North Independent (politician) Margaret C. Thorpe 1,292 77.4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party M. J. S. Yeaman 377 22.6 915 54.8 1,669 60.4 Montrose Central Independent (politician) G. Norrie Montrose North Independent (politician) J. M. D. Smith Montrose South Independent (politician) W. M. Philips Kirriemuir Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party T. J. Millar 930 48.0 Independent (politician) D. B. Simpson 566 29.2 Independent (politician) D. S. McMartin 441 22.8 364 18.8 1,937 46.7 The Glens Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party J. A. Robertson Strathbeg Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party L. Gray-Cheape 879 73.1 Independent (politician) P. Whitaker 323 26.9 556 46.2 1,202 52.5 Dean Independent (politician) M. Struthers Northesk Independent (politician) D. L. I. Loyal Southesk Independent (politician) Isobel M. McLellan 894 63.6 Independent (politician) A. Nicholl 511 36.4 383 27.2 1,405 50.8 Brechin North Independent (politician) A. Buchan Brechin South Independent (politician) R. A. MacKenzie 659 60.7 Labour Party (UK) D. K. Todd 427 39.3 232 21.4 1,086 44.8 Aftermath Angus was left in no overall control following the election after no party won a majority of the seats. Independent candidates won the most seats at 10 and the Conservatives – who had the highest vote share – won nine seats. The remaining three seats were won by Labour. Tayside Regional Council – which held its first election on the same day – was also left in no overall control. Across Scotland, Labour won the most votes, the most seats and the most councils of any party. References Angus District Council election 1974 Category:Tayside