1974 Monklands District Council election

1974 Monklands District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →
All 20 seats to Monklands District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won 15 4 1
Popular vote 20,456 13,918 1,471
Percentage 53.8% 36.6% 3.9%

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

Results

1974 Monklands District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 15 - - 75.0 53.8 20,456 New
  Conservative 4 - - 20.0 36.6 13,918 New
  Independent 1 - - 5.0 3.9 1,471 New
  Progressives 0 - - 0.0 3.0 1,142 New
  SNP 0 - - 0.0 2.5 954 New
  Communist 0 - - 0.0 0.2 77 New

Source:[1]

References

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