1974 Banff and Buchan District Council election

1974 Banff and Buchan District Council election

7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)
All 18 seats to Banff and Buchan District Council 10 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Conservative Labour Seats won 15 2 1 Popular vote 14,306 2,518 2,704 Percentage 71.4% 12.6% 13.5%

Elections to the newly created Banff and Buchan District Council took place on 7 May 1974, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

Results

1977 Banff and Buchan District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	15	-	-		94.4	71.4	14,306	New
	Conservative	2	-	-		11.1	12.6	2,518	New
	Labour	1	-	-		5.6	13.5	2,704	New
	Progressive Party (Scotland)	0	-	-		0.0	2.6	522	New

Source:

Ward results

Macduff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Wood	443	46.3
	Independent	S Mair	275	28.7
	Independent	A Smith	239	25.0
Majority			168	17.6
Turnout			957	36.2
	Independent win (new seat)

King Edward-Gamrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Thompson	416	63.5
	Conservative	W Sharp	239	36.5
Majority			177	27.0
Turnout			655	31.6
	Independent win (new seat)

Banff-Hilton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A Gordon	458	34.0
	Independent	J Smith	349	25.9
	Labour	J Reid	347	25.7
	Independent	M Duncan	153	11.3
	Independent	R Kelbie	42	3.1
Majority			109	8.1
Turnout			1,349	44.8
	Independent win (new seat)

Fordyce/Boyndie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Hay	482	41.2
	Independent	W Stephen	327	28.0
	Independent	A Milne	220	18.8
	Independent	C McKay	140	12.0
Majority			155	13.2
Turnout			1,169	38.7
	Independent win (new seat)

Aberchirder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Shand	598	43.7
	Progressive Party (Scotland)	E Mutch	522	38.2
	Conservative	N Wilson	248	18.1
Majority			76	5.5
Turnout			1,368	51.5
	Independent win (new seat)

Turriff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Rev. P MacQuoid	912	58.8
	Labour	J Dawson	638	41.2
Majority			274	17.6
Turnout			1,550	50.6
	Independent win (new seat)

Deer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W Cruickshank	870	62.5
	Independent	H Bain	521	37.5
Majority			349	25.0
Turnout			1,391	42.3
	Independent win (new seat)

Fyvie/Monquhitter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Gordon	500	51.3
	Independent	J Shiach	474	48.7
Majority			26	2.6
Turnout			974	41.5
	Independent win (new seat)

Meethill/Boddam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W Cormack	458	64.5
	Labour	F Duthie	252	35.5
Majority			206	29.0
Turnout			710	24.2
	Independent win (new seat)

Clerkhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W MacDonald	702	78.8
	Labour	S Sissons	189	21.2
Majority			513	57.6
Turnout			891	31.5
	Independent win (new seat)

Kirktown/Roanheads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G Baird	Unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Buchanhaven/Catto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Alexander	504	59.2
	Labour	E Sudding	347	40.8
Majority			157	18.4
Turnout			851	26.7
	Independent win (new seat)

Fraserburgh Saltoun

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D Swanson	512	46.6
	Independent	H Tocher	349	31.8
	Labour	G Young	238	21.7
Majority			163	14.8
Turnout			1,099	37.4
	Independent win (new seat)

Fraserburgh South/Rathen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Fraser	738	47.1
	Independent	A May	642	41.0
	Labour	G McFarlane	187	11.9
Majority			96	6.1
Turnout			1,567	45.5
	Independent win (new seat)

Fraserburgh/Broadsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A Noble	718	67.4
	Labour	G Lillie	347	32.6
Majority			371	34.8
Turnout			1,065	33.5
	Independent win (new seat)

North Buchanorth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D Murison	529	36.2
	Independent	W Simpson	423	28.9
	Independent	R Dawson	351	24.0
	Labour	J Davie	159	10.9
Majority			106	7.3
Turnout			1,462	43.5
	Independent win (new seat)

Longside/Cruden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L Cantlay	742	56.8
	Independent	J Michie	465	35.6
	Independent	G Horne	100	7.7
Majority			277	21.2
Turnout			1,307	47.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rattray/Strichen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N Cowie	1,289	76.5
	Independent	S Leith	396	23.5
Majority			893	53.0
Turnout			1,685	57.8
	Conservative win (new seat)