1974 Grampian Regional Council election

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1974 Grampian Regional Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-5-7) 1978  

All 53 seats to Grampian Regional Council
27 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won2813
Popular vote46,90534,127
Percentage37.7%27.4%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Independent Liberal
Seats won102
Popular vote30,4478,025
Percentage24.5%6.4%

Scotland Grampian Regional Council 1974.svg
Composition of Regional Council after the election

Elections to the newly created Grampian Regional Council took place on 7 May 1974, as part of the wider 1974 Scottish local elections. There were 53 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1974 Grampian Regional Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 28---52.837.746,905New
  Labour 13---24.527.434,127New
  Independent 10---18.924.530,447New
  Liberal 2---3.86.48,025New
  SNP 0---0.03.84,748New
  Communist 0---0.00.2203New

Source: [1]

References

  1. "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2024.