1974 City of Aberdeen District Council election

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1974 City of Aberdeen District Council election
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  1973 5 May 1974 (1974-05-05) 1977  

All 48 seats to City of Aberdeen Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won29172
Popular vote24,48418,9377,948
Percentage45.0%34.8%14.6%

Aberdeen City Council election 1974.svg
The 48 single-member wards

Council Control after election


Labour

The 1974 City of Aberdeen Council election took place on 5 May 1974 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.

Election results

City of Aberdeen Local Election Result 1974 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2945.024,484
  Conservative 1734.818,937
  Liberal 214.67,948
  Independent 03.01,629
  SNP 02.01,109
  Communist 00.5285

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References

  1. "Elections Database 1974 - May 2003". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. City of Aberdeen District Council, 1974: Scottish Elections.org.uk