1974 West Lothian District Council election

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

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

All 21 seats to West Lothian District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour SNP
Seats won 12 6
Popular vote 16,827 16,434
Percentage 41.4% 40.5%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Ratepayers
Seats won 2 1
Popular vote 3,035 2,201
Percentage 7.5% 5.4%

Results

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1974 West Lothian District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 12 - - 57.1 41.4 16,827 New
  SNP 6 - - 28.6 40.5 16,434 New
  Independent 2 - - 9.5 7.5 3,035 New
  Ratepayers 1 - - 4.8 5.4 2,201 New
  Tenants Association 0 - - 0.0 1.5 598 New
  Ind. Labour Party 0 - - 0.0 1.5 594 New
  Communist 0 - - 0.0 1.4 574 New
  Liberal 0 - - 0.0 0.9 353 New

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 August 2024.