1974 Inverclyde District Council election

1974 Scottish local government election

7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)

1977 →

All 23 seats to Inverclyde District Council
12 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	Liberal
Seats won	15	4
Popular vote	16,362	13,722
Percentage	44.7%	37.5%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Conservative	Independent
Seats won	3	1
Popular vote	5,273	1,167
Percentage	14.4%	3.2%

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

Results

1974 Inverclyde District Council election result
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	15	-	-	65.2	44.7	16,362	New
Liberal	4	-	-	17.4	37.5	13,722	New
Conservative	3	-	-	13.0	14.4	5,273	New
Independent	1	-	-	4.3	3.2	1,167	New
Communist	0	-	-	0.0	0.2	77	New

Source:

References

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

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