1974 Renfrew District Council election

1974 Renfrew District Council election

7 May 1974 (1974-05-07)
All 40 seats to Renfrew District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Independent Seats won 25 10 3 Popular vote 33,540 21,894 6,678 Percentage 49.3% 32.2% 9.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party SNP Community association Seats won 1 1 Popular vote 3,407 1,336 Percentage 5.0% 2.0%

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

Results

1974 Renfrew District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	25	-	-		62.5	49.3	33,540	New
	Conservative	10	-	-		25.0	32.2	21,894	New
	Independent	3	-	-		7.5	9.8	6,678	New
	SNP	1	-	-		2.5	5.0	3,407	New
	Community association	1	-	-		2.5	2.0	1,336	New
	Tenants association	0	-	-		0.0	0.9	584	New
	Liberal	0	-	-		0.0	0.5	334	New
	Communist	0	-	-		0.0	0.4	277	New

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