1974 City of Glasgow District Council election

1974 City of Glasgow
District Council election

4 May 1974 (1974-05-04)
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.

Results

1974 City of Glasgow District Council election result

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