1974 City of Dundee District Council election

1974 City of Dundee District Council election

8 May 1974 (1974-05-08)
All 43 seats to City of Dundee District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Independent Seats won 22 18 2
Council Leader after election TBD

The 1974 City of Dundee District Council election took place on 8 May 1974 to elect members of City of Dundee Council, as part of that year's Scottish local elections.

Election results

City of Dundee District Election Result 1974^[1]^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	22				51.2	47.4	29,555
	Conservative	18				40.9	42.2	26,320
	Independent	2				4.5	3.3	2,076
	Independent Labour	1				2.3	3.0	1,860
	Liberal	0				0.0	2.2	1,359
	Communist	0				0.0	1.1	677
	SNP	0				0.0	0.5	291
	Christian Democratic Socialist	0				0.0	0.3	161
	Independent Socialist	0				0.0	0.2	106

References

1. "Local Election Results - 1974 to Date". Dundee City Council. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. City of Dundee District Council, 1974: Scottish Elections.org.uk