1974 Motherwell District Council election

1974 Motherwell District Council election

7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)
All 30 seats to Motherwell District Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats won 27 1 Popular vote 23,369 7,185 Percentage 56.7% 17.4%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Independent Seats won 1 1 Popular vote 2,319 2,274 Percentage 5.6% 5.5%

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

Results

1974 Motherwell District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	27	-	-		90.0	56.7	23,369	New
	Conservative	1	-	-		3.3	17.4	7,185	New
	Liberal	1	-	-		3.3	5.6	2,319	New
	Independent	1	-	-		3.3	5.5	2,274	New
	SNP	0	-	-		0.0	9.1	3,771	New
	Communist	0	-	-		0.0	3.9	1,600	New
	Independent Labour	0	-	-		0.0	1.8	725	New

Source:^[1]

References

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