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Elections to the newly created Cumbernauld District Council were held on 7 May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
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All 10 seats to Cumbernauld District Council 6 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| SNP | 7 | - | - | 70.0 | 49.7 | 9,229 | New | ||
| Labour | 3 | - | - | 30.0 | 45.5 | 8,442 | New | ||
| Independent | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 4.4 | 809 | New | ||
| Communist | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.5 | 89 | New | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 August 2024.