1974 Renfrew District Council election

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

1974 Renfrew District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →

All 40 seats to Renfrew District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won 25 10 3
Popular vote 33,540 21,894 6,678
Percentage 49.3% 32.2% 9.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party SNP Community association
Seats won 1 1
Popular vote 3,407 1,336
Percentage 5.0% 2.0%

Results

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1974 Renfrew District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 25 - - 62.5 49.3 33,540 New
  Conservative 10 - - 25.0 32.2 21,894 New
  Independent 3 - - 7.5 9.8 6,678 New
  SNP 1 - - 2.5 5.0 3,407 New
  Community association 1 - - 2.5 2.0 1,336 New
  Tenants association 0 - - 0.0 0.9 584 New
  Liberal 0 - - 0.0 0.5 334 New
  Communist 0 - - 0.0 0.4 277 New

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 19 August 2024.