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1974 Berwickshire District Council election

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1974 Berwickshire District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →

All 12 seats to Berwickshire District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Seats won 8 4
Popular vote 925 1,889
Percentage 30.4% 62.1%

Elections to the newly created Berwickshire District Council were held on 7 May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

Results

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1974 Berwickshire District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 - - 66.7 30.4 925 New
  Independent 4 - - 33.3 62.1 1,889 New
  Labour 0 - - 0.0 7.5 227 New

Source: Elections Centre[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 August 2024.