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Elections to the newly created Cunninghame District Council were held on 7 May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
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All 24 seats to Cunninghame District Council 13 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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| Labour | 12 | - | - | 50.0 | 40.7 | 17,797 | New | ||
| Conservative | 5 | - | - | 20.8 | 28.9 | 12,641 | New | ||
| Independent | 5 | - | - | 20.8 | 19.2 | 8,394 | New | ||
| Moderates | 2 | - | - | 8.3 | 5.9 | 2,598 | New | ||
| SNP | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 5.2 | 2,288 | New | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 August 2024.