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1974 City of Glasgow
District Council election
4 May 1974 (1974-05-04) 1977 →
All 72 seats to City of Glasgow District Council
36 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 55 17
Popular vote 149,755 90,285
Percentage 47.7% 28.8 %
Council control after election


Labour

Elections for the City of Glasgow District Council took place in 1974, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. This was the first election to the City of Glasgow District Council, and saw Labour winning 55 of the council's 72 seats.

Aggregate results

1974 City of Glasgow District Council election[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 55 76.4 47.7 149,755
  Conservative 17 23.6 28.8 90,285
  SNP 0 0.0 19.2 60,198
  Liberal 0 0.0 2.2 6,786
  Communist 0 0.0 1.2 3,830
  Independent 0 0.0 0.4 1,393
  Residents 0 0.0 0.3 932
  Independent Progressive 0 0.0 0.2 533
  Scottish Workers Republican Party 0 0.0 0.0 95

References

  1. ^ City of Glasgow District Council, 1974: Scottish Elections.org.uk
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