1974 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

1974 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election
7 May 1974 1978 →
All 35 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.9%
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 33 2
Popular vote 25,069 3,436
Percentage 81.7% 11.2%

The first Dumfries and Galloway regional council election took place on 7 May 1974, along with the first district council elections in Scotland. This new system was created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which saw the making of a two-tier system of local government. The area Dumfries and Galloway regional council covered also contained 4 district councils:

Turnout was low and 12 out of the 35 wards in Dumfries and Galloway were uncontested.[1]

Results

1974 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 33 - - 94.3 81.7 25,069 New
  Labour 2 - - 5.7 11.2 3,436 New
  Democratic Socialist Labour Party 0 - - 0.0 5.3 1,628 New
  SNP 0 - - 0.0 1.2 359 New
  Tenants association 0 - - 0.0 0.7 210 New

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "1974 Local Government Elections in Scotland" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2015.