1974 Tayside Regional Council election

1974 Tayside Regional Council election

7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)
All 46 seats to Tayside Regional Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Independent Seats won 22 15 9 Popular vote 55,425 41,138 25,166 Percentage 43.8% 32.5% 19.9%

Elections to the newly created Tayside Regional Council took place on 7 May 1974, as part of the wider 1974 Scottish local elections. There were 46 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1974 Tayside Regional Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	22	-	-		47.8	43.8	55,425	New
	Labour	15	-	-		32.6	32.5	41,138	New
	Independent	9	-	-		19.6	19.9	25,166	New
	Liberal	0	-	-		0.0	1.7	2,092	New
	Progressives	0	-	-		0.0	1.0	1,319	New
	Communist	0	-	-	-	0.0	0.6	768	New
	Independent Labour	0	-	-	-	0.0	0.4	495	New

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