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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.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 28 | - | - | - | 52.8 | 37.7 | 46,905 | New | |
| Labour | 13 | - | - | - | 24.5 | 27.4 | 34,127 | New | |
| Independent | 10 | - | - | - | 18.9 | 24.5 | 30,447 | New | |
| Liberal | 2 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 6.4 | 8,025 | New | |
| SNP | 0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 3.8 | 4,748 | New | |
| Communist | 0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.2 | 203 | New | |
Source: [1]
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