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1974 Cumbernauld District Council election

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

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

All 10 seats to Cumbernauld District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party SNP Labour
Seats won 7 3
Popular vote 9,229 8,442
Percentage 49.7% 45.5%

Results

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1974 Cumbernauld District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 7 - - 70.0 49.7 9,229 New
  Labour 3 - - 30.0 45.5 8,442 New
  Independent 0 - - 0.0 4.4 809 New
  Communist 0 - - 0.0 0.5 89 New

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 August 2024.