1974 East Kilbride District Council election

1974 Scottish local government election

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7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)

1977 →

All 15 seats to East Kilbride District Council
8 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	SNP	Labour
Seats won	7	5
Popular vote	10,072	11,047
Percentage	36.9%	40.5%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Conservative	Independent
Seats won	2	1
Popular vote	4,650	1,147
Percentage	17.0%	4.2%

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

Results

1974 East Kilbride District Council election result
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
SNP	7	-	-	46.7	36.9	10,072	New
Labour	5	-	-	33.3	40.5	11,047	New
Conservative	2	-	-	13.3	17.0	4,650	New
Independent	1	-	-	6.7	4.2	1,147	New
Communist	0	-	-	0.0	1.4	380	New

Source:

References

"Scottish Regional and District Elections" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

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