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1974 Scottish local government election
1974 Kirkcaldy District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →

All 36 seats to Kirkcaldy District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 24 5
Popular vote 13,961 5,550
Percentage 44.9% 17.9%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Residents Independent
Seats won 4 3
Popular vote 5,404 2,502
Percentage 17.4% 8.0%

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

Results

1974 Kirkcaldy District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 24 - - 66.7 44.9 13,961 New
  Conservative 5 - - 13.9 17.9 5,550 New
  Residents 4 - - 11.1 17.4 5,404 New
  Independent 3 - - 8.3 8.0 2,502 New
  SNP 0 - - 0.0 7.2 2,239 New
  Communist 0 - - 0.0 3.3 1,038 New
  Independent Labour 0 - - 0.0 1.3 393 New

Source:

References

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