Strathclyde Regional Council election, 1974

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An election to Strathclyde Regional Council was held in May 1974, alongside regional elections across Scotland. All 103 of the councils seats were up for election.

Aggregate results

Strathclyde Regional Council election, 1974 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 71 68.9 44.0 388,480
  Conservative 20 19.4 28.4 250,719
  SNP 5 4.9 15.1 132,871
  Independent 5 4.9 4.9 43,227
  Liberal 2 1.9 4.5 39,839
  Communist 0 0.0 1.2 10,437
  Independent Conservative 0 0.0 0.5 4,764
  Independent Labour 0 0.0 0.5 4,708
  Independent Progressive 0 0.0 0.4 3,778
  Independent Socialist 0 0.0 0.3 2,746
  Paisley Local 0 0.0 0.1 1,043
  Socialist Workers Republican 0 0.0 0.0 140

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