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1974 Borders Regional Council election

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1974 Borders Regional Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1978 →

All 23 seats to Borders Regional Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent Conservative Liberal
Seats won 13 7 3
Popular vote 17,134 6,682 8,043
Percentage 52.2% 20.4% 24.5%

Elections to the newly created Borders Regional Council took place on 7 May 1974, as part of the wider 1974 Scottish local elections. There were 23 wards, each electing a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

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1974 Borders Regional Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 13 - - - 56.5 52.2 17,134 New
  Conservative 7 - - - 30.4 20.4 6,682 New
  Liberal 3 - - - 13.0 24.5 8,043 New
  SNP 0 - - - 0.0 1.9 616 New
  Labour 0 - - - 0.0 1.1 347 New

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 August 2024.