1974 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election

1974 Scottish local government election

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7 May 1974

1978 →

All 35 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council
18 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

46.9%

	First party	Second party

Party	Independent	Labour
Seats won	33	2
Popular vote	25,069	3,436
Percentage	81.7%	11.2%

The first Dumfries and Galloway regional council election took place on 7 May 1974, along with the first district council elections in Scotland. This new system was created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which saw the making of a two-tier system of local government. The area Dumfries and Galloway regional council covered also contained 4 district councils:

Turnout was low and 12 out of the 35 wards in Dumfries and Galloway were uncontested.

Results

1974 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election result
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Independent	33	-	-	94.3	81.7	25,069	New
Labour	2	-	-	5.7	11.2	3,436	New
Democratic Socialist Labour Party	0	-	-	0.0	5.3	1,628	New
SNP	0	-	-	0.0	1.2	359	New
Tenants association	0	-	-	0.0	0.7	210	New

Source:

References

^ "1974 Local Government Elections in Scotland" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2015.

v t e Council elections in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017 2022
Annandale and Eskdale District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Nithsdale District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Stewartry District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Wigtown District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

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