1974 Cunninghame District Council election

1974 Cunninghame District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →
All 24 seats to Cunninghame District Council
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 12 5
Popular vote 17,797 12,641
Percentage 40.7% 28.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Moderates
Seats won 5 2
Popular vote 8,394 2,598
Percentage 19.2% 5.9%

Elections to the newly created Cunninghame District Council were held on 7 May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

Results

1974 Cunninghame District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 12 - - 50.0 40.7 17,797 New
  Conservative 5 - - 20.8 28.9 12,641 New
  Independent 5 - - 20.8 19.2 8,394 New
  Moderates 2 - - 8.3 5.9 2,598 New
  SNP 0 - - 0.0 5.2 2,288 New

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 August 2024.