1974 Dunfermline District Council election

1974 Scottish local government election

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

7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)

1977 →

All 30 seats to Dunfermline District Council
16 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	SNP
Seats won	19	6	2
Popular vote	18,339	7,262	6,502
Percentage	42.7%	16.9%	15.2%

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Party	Independent	Liberal
Seats won	2	1
Popular vote	3,428	1,173
Percentage	8.0%	2.7%

Results

1974 Dunfermline District Council election result
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	19	-	-	63.3	42.7	18,339	New
Conservative	6	-	-	20.0	16.9	7,262	New
SNP	2	-	-	6.7	15.2	6,502	New
Independent	2	-	-	6.7	8.0	3,428	New
Liberal	1	-	-	3.3	2.7	1,173	New
Communist	0	-	-	0.0	9.1	3,890	New
Ind. Labour Party	0	-	-	0.0	2.9	1,257	New
Residents	0	-	-	0.0	2.4	1,048	New

Source:

References

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

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