Moray District Council election, 1974

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

A new system of regional and district governance had been created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, with Moray District Council encompassing the bulk of the territory covered by the prior Moray County Council. The election saw Independent candidates winning near total dominance of the council, with only a single seat being taken by a party affiliated candidate.

Election results

Moray District Council Election Result 1974^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	17				94.4	86.7	14,292
	SNP	2				5.6	8.3	1,360
	Labour	0				0.0	5.0	832

References

↑ Moray District Council, 1974

Council elections in Moray

Moray Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 1995 1999 2003 2007 2012

Grampian Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished

(1973 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1974 (→ 1975)

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See also: UK General election (Feb) UK General election (Oct)

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