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1974 Tayside Regional Council election

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1974 Tayside Regional Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1978 →

All 46 seats to Tayside Regional Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats won 22 15 9
Popular vote 55,425 41,138 25,166
Percentage 43.8% 32.5% 19.9%

Elections to the newly created Tayside Regional Council took place on 7 May 1974, as part of the wider 1974 Scottish local elections. There were 46 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

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1974 Tayside Regional Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 22 - - 47.8 43.8 55,425 New
  Labour 15 - - 32.6 32.5 41,138 New
  Independent 9 - - 19.6 19.9 25,166 New
  Liberal 0 - - 0.0 1.7 2,092 New
  Progressives 0 - - 0.0 1.0 1,319 New
  Communist 0 - - - 0.0 0.6 768 New
  Independent Labour 0 - - - 0.0 0.4 495 New

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 August 2024.