1974 Central Regional Council election

1974 Scottish local government election

1974 Central Regional Council election |  | 7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) | 1978 ->

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All 34 seats to Central Regional Council
18 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Labour | SNP | Conservative
Seats won  | 17  | 9  | 4
Popular vote  | 41,086  | 32,948  | 9,225
Percentage  | 43.4%  | 34.8%  | 9.7%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Independent | Independent Labour
Seats won  | 3  | 1
Popular vote  | 9,938  | 1,423
Percentage  | 10.5%  | 1.5%

Elections to the newly created Central Regional Council took place on 7 May 1974, as part of the wider 1974 Scottish local elections. There were 34 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

## Results

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1974 Central Regional Council election result  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 17  | \-  | \-  |  | 50.0  | 43.4  | 41,086  | New
| SNP | 9  | \-  | \-  |  | 26.5  | 34.8  | 32,948  | New
| Conservative | 4  | \-  | \-  |  | 11.8  | 9.7  | 9,225  | New
| Independent | 3  | \-  | \-  |  | 8.8  | 10.5  | 9,938  | New
| Independent Labour | 1  | \-  | \-  |  | 2.9  | 1.5  | 1,423  | New
| Scottish Workers Republican Party | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 51  | New

Source:[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

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