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1974 Perth and Kinross District Council election

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1974 Perth and Kinross District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →
All 29 seats to Perth and Kinross District Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won 16 9 4
Popular vote 15,443 11,028 4,375
Percentage 46.6% 33.3% 13.2%

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

Results

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1974 Perth and Kinross District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 16 - - 55.2 46.6 15,443 New
  Independent 9 - - 31.0 33.3 11,028 New
  Labour 4 - - 13.8 13.2 4,375 New
  SNP 0 - - 0.0 4.7 1,561 New
  Liberal 0 - - 0.0 2.3 750 New

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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