1974 Argyll and Bute District Council election

1974 local election in Scotland

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1974 Argyll and Bute Council election

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All 26 seats to Argyll and Bute Council
14 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Independent | Conservative
Seats won  | 21 | 5
Popular vote  | 15,710 | 4,610
Percentage  | 65.2% | 19.1%

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Independent

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Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held in May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

## Election results

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Argyll and Bute District Council Election Result 1974[1] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Independent | 21 |  |  |  |  | 65.2 | 15,710 |
| Conservative | 5  |  |  |  |  | 19.1  | 4,610  |
| Labour | 0  |  |  |  | 0.0  | 11.9  | 2,870  |
| SNP | 0  |  |  |  | 0.0  | 3.8  | 919  |

## References

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1. ^ Bochel, J.M.; Denver, David T. (1975). The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974 - Results and Statistics (PDF). Scottish Academic Press.

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