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1974 Falkirk District Council election

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1974 Falkirk District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →

All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour SNP
Seats won 17 11
Popular vote 21,486 17,763
Percentage 43.0% 35.6%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Conservative
Seats won 7 1
Popular vote 7,459 3,244
Percentage 14.9% 6.5%

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

Results

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1974 Falkirk District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 17 47.2 43.0 21,486 New
  SNP 11 30.6 35.6 17,763 New
  Independent 7 19.4 14.9 7,459 New
  Conservative 1 2.8 6.5 3,244 New

Source:[1]

Ward results

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References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Results 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2024.