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1974 Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch District Council election

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1974 Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →

All 14 seats to Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 6 5
Popular vote 11,530 9,571
Percentage 35.3% 29.3%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party SNP Independent
Seats won 2 1
Popular vote 7,729 3,131
Percentage 23.7% 9.6%

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

Results

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1974 Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 6 - - 42.9 35.3 11,530 New
  Conservative 5 - - 35.7 29.3 9,571 New
  SNP 2 - - 14.3 23.7 7,729 New
  Independent 1 - - 7.1 9.6 3,131 New
  Liberal 0 - - 0.0 2.2 704 New

Source:[1]

References

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