Highland Regional Council election, 1974

The first election to Highland Regional Council was held on 8 May 1974 as part of the wider 1974 Scottish local elections. The election saw Independents win control of 37 of the councils 47 seats.

Aggregate results

Highland Regional election, 1974[1][2]
Turnout: 58.2%
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 37 78.7 72.1 43,943
  Labour 4 8.5 8.1 4,918
  Liberal 3 6.4 9.0 5,495
  Conservative 2 4.3 1.8 1,126
  SNP 1 2.1 8.9 5,434

References

  1. ↑ "Scottish Elections :: Highland 1974". scottishelections.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. ↑ pp.135-148
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