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1974 Clydebank District Council election

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1974 Clydebank District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →

All 10 seats to Clydebank District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Seats won 5 4 1
Popular vote 10,548 7,887 1,327
Percentage 45.0% 33.7% 5.7%

Elections to the newly created Clydebank District Council were held on 7 May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

Results

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1974 Clydebank District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 5 - - 50.0 45.0 10,548 New
  SNP 4 - - 40.0 33.7 7,887 New
  Conservative 1 - - 10.0 5.7 1,327 New
  Communist 0 - - 0.0 8.0 1,876 New
  Independent 0 - - 0.0 7.6 1,783 New

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 August 2024.