1974 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

1974 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

7 May 1974 1978  →
All 35 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council 18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	46.9%
First party Second party   Party Independent Labour Seats won 33 2 Popular vote 25,069 3,436 Percentage 81.7% 11.2%

The first Dumfries and Galloway regional council election took place on 7 May 1974, along with the first district council elections in Scotland. This new system was created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which saw the making of a two-tier system of local government. The area Dumfries and Galloway regional council covered also contained 4 district councils:

• Annandale and Eskdale
• Nithsdale
• Merrick
• Stewartry

Turnout was low and 12 out of the 35 wards in Dumfries and Galloway were uncontested. ^[1]

Results

1974 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	33	-	-		94.3	81.7	25,069	New
	Labour	2	-	-		5.7	11.2	3,436	New
	Democratic Socialist Labour Party	0	-	-		0.0	5.3	1,628	New
	SNP	0	-	-		0.0	1.2	359	New
	Tenants association	0	-	-		0.0	0.7	210	New

Source: ^[1]

References

1. "1974 Local Government Elections in Scotland" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2015.