1974 Strathclyde Regional Council election

The 1974 Strathclyde Regional Council election was held in May 1974, alongside regional elections across Scotland. All 103 of the Strathclyde Regional Council seats were up for election.

Aggregate results

Strathclyde Regional Council election, 1974[1]
	Seats	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	71	68.9	44.0	388,480
Conservative	20	19.4	28.4	250,719
SNP	5	4.9	15.1	132,871
Independent	5	4.9	4.9	43,227
Liberal	2	1.9	4.5	39,839
Communist	0	0.0	1.2	10,437
Ind. Conservative	0	0.0	0.5	4,764
Independent Labour	0	0.0	0.5	4,708
Independent Progressive	0	0.0	0.4	3,778
Independent Socialist	0	0.0	0.3	2,746
Paisley Local	0	0.0	0.1	1,043
Socialist Workers Republican	0	0.0	0.0	140

(1973 ←) 1974 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1975)
London boroughs	Barking Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster
District councils (Scotland)	Aberdeen Angus Annandale and Eskdale Argyll Badenoch and Strathspey Banff and Buchan Bearsden and Milngavie Berwickshire Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch Caithness Clackmannan Clydebank Cumbernauld Cumnock and Doon Valley Cunninghame Dumbarton Dundee Dunfermline East Kilbride East Lothian Eastwood Edinburgh Ettrick and Lauderdale Falkirk Glasgow Gordon Hamilton Inverclyde Inverness Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kincardine and Deeside Kirkcaldy Kyle and Carrick Lanark Lochaber Merrick Midlothian Monklands Moray Motherwell Nairn Nithsdale North East Fife Perth and Kinross Renfrew Ross and Cromarty Roxburgh Skye and Lochalsh Stewartry Stirling Sutherland Tweeddale West Lothian
Regional councils (Scotland)	Borders Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Highland Lothian Orkney Shetland Strathclyde Tayside Western Isles
See also: UK General election (Feb) UK General election (Oct)

Links to elections for successor councils

Council elections in East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

Council elections in East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Bearsden and Milngavie District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Strathkelvin District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

Council elections in East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Eastwood District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Renfrew District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

Elections in Glasgow
Glasgow Town Council	1846
Glasgow Corporation	1895 1896 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973
Glasgow District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992
Glasgow City Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished

Council elections in North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Motherwell District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Monklands District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Lanarkshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished

Council elections in South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Clydesdale District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
East Kilbride District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Hamilton District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

Council elections in West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Clydebank District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Dumbarton District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

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