1974 Borders Regional Council election

1974 Scottish local government election

7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)

1978 →

All 23 seats to Borders Regional Council
12 seats needed for a majority

Elections to the newly created Borders Regional Council took place on 7 May 1974, as part of the wider 1974 Scottish local elections. There were 23 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1974 Borders Regional Council election result
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Independent	13	-	-	-	56.5	52.2	17,134	New
Conservative	7	-	-	-	30.4	20.4	6,682	New
Liberal	3	-	-	-	13.0	24.5	8,043	New
SNP	0	-	-	-	0.0	1.9	616	New
Labour	0	-	-	-	0.0	1.1	347	New

Source:

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

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Berwickshire District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Roxburgh District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Tweeddale District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

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