1974 Grampian Regional Council election

1974 Grampian Regional Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)
All 53 seats to Grampian Regional Council
27 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 28 13
Popular vote 46,905 34,127
Percentage 37.7% 27.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Liberal
Seats won 10 2
Popular vote 30,447 8,025
Percentage 24.5% 6.4%
Composition of Regional Council after the election

Elections to the newly created Grampian Regional Council took place on 7 May 1974, as part of the wider 1974 Scottish local elections. There were 53 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1974 Grampian Regional Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 28 - - - 52.8 37.7 46,905 New
  Labour 13 - - - 24.5 27.4 34,127 New
  Independent 10 - - - 18.9 24.5 30,447 New
  Liberal 2 - - - 3.8 6.4 8,025 New
  SNP 0 - - - 0.0 3.8 4,748 New
  Communist 0 - - - 0.0 0.2 203 New

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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