1973 Scottish local elections
Local elections were held in Scotland in 1973, as part of that years wider British local elections.
The municipal elections, held on 1 May, saw Labour doing reasonably well; increasing their majority in Glasgow and becoming the largest group on Perth council for the first time. Labour also maintained its 18-17 leader over the Progressives in Dundee. Simultaneously however Labour also failed in its attempt to gain a majority in Edinburgh.[1]
Municipal Elections Aggregate Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 33 | 23 |  10
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| Conservative | 14 | 10 | 4
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| SNP | 6 | 4 | 2
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| Liberal | 3 | 2 | 1
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| Progressives | 0 | 7 |  7
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| Communist | 4 | 0 | 4
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| Other parties | 3 | 30 | 27
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Municipal Breakdown
| Council | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Other | Turnout | Total Seats Contested | Control |
Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 ( )
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0 | 62% | 3
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Independent | Details | |
| Airdrie | 4 (1)
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1 (1)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.4% | 3
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Labour | Details | |
| Alloa | 2 ()
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 2
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Labour | Details | |
| Aberdeen | 7 (1)
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4 (1)
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0 | 1 (1)
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0 (1)
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0 | 27.4% | 12
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Labour | Details | |
| Clydebank | 5 ()
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1 ()
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()
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()
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()
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()
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6
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Labour | Details | ||
| Coatbridge | 5 (3)
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1 (3)
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6 | Details | |||||||
| Cumbernauld | 3 ()
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0 | 5 ()
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0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (of 21)
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SNP | Details | ||
| Dumbarton | 3()
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29.8 | 3
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Labour | Details | ||||||
| Dundee | 7 ()
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6 ()
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (of 36)
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Labour | Details | ||
| Dunoon | (1)
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(1)
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Independent | Details | ||||||
| Edinburgh | 13 ()
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9 (1)
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0 | 3 (1)
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0 (1)
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1 (1)
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26 (of 69)
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No overall control | Details | ||
| Glasgow | 26 (4)
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11 (1)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (5)
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30.5% | 37 (of 113)
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Labour | Details | |
| Greenock | 6(1)
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0 | 0 | 2(1)
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0 | 0 | 40% | 8 (of 27)
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Labour | Details | |
| Gourock | 1()
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2()
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51.3 | 3
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Independent | Details | |||||
| Inverness | (2)
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(1)
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31.2 | (of 21)
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Independent | Details | |||||
| Kirkaldy | 4(1)
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1(1)
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1(1)
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4 (1)
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39.3 | 10
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No overall control | Details | |||
| Peebles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 ()
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0 | 5 (of 15)
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Independent | Details | ||
| Penicuik | (1)
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(1)
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(of 21)
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Independent | Details | ||||||
| Perth | (3)
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(1)
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(2)
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8 (of 24)
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No overall control | Details | |||||
| Port Glasgow | 1()
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1()
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35.9 | 2
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Independent | Details | |||||
| Stirling | 10(1)
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0 | 6(1)
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0 | 5()
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0 | 7 (of 21)
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Labour | Details | ||
| Stornoway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3()
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0 | 37.6% | 3
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Independent | Details | |
In a number of burghs there were no contests, with candidates being returned unopposed.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Labour on top in day of record low polling". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1973. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1972. p. 2.
