1974 Stirling District Council election

1974 Stirling District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →
All 20 seats to Stirling District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 8 7
Popular vote 7,275 9,326
Percentage 25.7% 33.0%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party SNP Independent
Seats won 4 1
Popular vote 8,627 2,488
Percentage 30.4% 8.8%

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

Results

1974 Stirling District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 - - 40.0 25.7 7,275 New
  Labour 7 - - 35.0 33.0 9,326 New
  SNP 4 - - 20.0 30.4 8,627 New
  Independent 1 - - 5.0 8.8 2,488 New
  Liberal 0 - - 0.0 1.3 356 New
  Independent Labour 0 - - 0.0 0.8 222 New

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2024.