1974 Central Regional Council election

1974 Central Regional Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1978 →
All 34 seats to Central Regional Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Seats won 17 9 4
Popular vote 41,086 32,948 9,225
Percentage 43.4% 34.8% 9.7%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Independent Labour
Seats won 3 1
Popular vote 9,938 1,423
Percentage 10.5% 1.5%

Elections to the newly created Central Regional Council took place on 7 May 1974, as part of the wider 1974 Scottish local elections. There were 34 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1974 Central Regional Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 17 - - 50.0 43.4 41,086 New
  SNP 9 - - 26.5 34.8 32,948 New
  Conservative 4 - - 11.8 9.7 9,225 New
  Independent 3 - - 8.8 10.5 9,938 New
  Independent Labour 1 - - 2.9 1.5 1,423 New
  Scottish Workers Republican Party 0 - - - 0.0 0.1 51 New

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 August 2024.