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Elections to the newly created Dumbarton District Council were held on 7 May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 9 | - | - | 60.0 | 40.3 | 12,215 | New | ||
| Independent | 4 | - | - | 26.7 | 21.2 | 6,417 | New | ||
| Conservative | 2 | - | - | 13.3 | 31.9 | 9,680 | New | ||
| SNP | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1,198 | New | ||
| Independent Labour | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.5 | 449 | New | ||
| Communist | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.0 | 312 | New | ||
| Residents | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | 36 | New | ||
Source: [1]
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