1974 Midlothian District Council election

Elections for the Midlothian District Council took place in 1974, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These were the first elections to the Midlothian District Council, and saw Labour winning 11 of the Councils 15 seats.

Aggregate results

Midlothian District Council election, 1974[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 73.3 50.2 11,680
  Conservative 2 13.3 16.7 3,891
  Independent 1 6.7 17.9 4,164
  SNP 1 6.7 14.8 3,449
  Independent Socialist 0 0.0 0.5 105

Ward results

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