1974 Monklands District Council election

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

1974 Monklands District Council election

7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)
All 20 seats to Monklands District Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Independent Seats won 15 4 1 Popular vote 20,456 13,918 1,471 Percentage 53.8% 36.6% 3.9%

Results

1974 Monklands District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	15	-	-		75.0	53.8	20,456	New
	Conservative	4	-	-		20.0	36.6	13,918	New
	Independent	1	-	-		5.0	3.9	1,471	New
	Progressives	0	-	-		0.0	3.0	1,142	New
	SNP	0	-	-		0.0	2.5	954	New
	Communist	0	-	-		0.0	0.2	77	New

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