1974 East Kilbride District Council election
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Elections to the newly created East Kilbride District Council were held on 7 May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
Results
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| SNP | 7 | - | - | 46.7 | 36.9 | 10,072 | New | ||
| Labour | 5 | - | - | 33.3 | 40.5 | 11,047 | New | ||
| Conservative | 2 | - | - | 13.3 | 17.0 | 4,650 | New | ||
| Independent | 1 | - | - | 6.7 | 4.2 | 1,147 | New | ||
| Communist | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.4 | 380 | New | ||
Source:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
