1974 Central Regional Council election

Elections to the newly created Central Regional Council took place on 7 May 1974, as part of the wider 1974 Scottish local elections. There were 34 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1974 Central Regional Council election

7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)
All 34 seats to Central Regional Council 18 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour SNP Conservative Seats won 17 9 4 Popular vote 41,086 32,948 9,225 Percentage 43.4% 34.8% 9.7%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Independent Labour Seats won 3 1 Popular vote 9,938 1,423 Percentage 10.5% 1.5%

Results

1974 Central Regional Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	17	-	-		50.0	43.4	41,086	New
	SNP	9	-	-		26.5	34.8	32,948	New
	Conservative	4	-	-		11.8	9.7	9,225	New
	Independent	3	-	-		8.8	10.5	9,938	New
	Independent Labour	1	-	-		2.9	1.5	1,423	New
	Scottish Workers Republican Party	0	-	-	-	0.0	0.1	51	New

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