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1974 Merrick District Council election

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1974 Merrick District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →

All 14 seats to Merrick District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Tenants Association
Seats won 13 1
Popular vote 5,864 565
Percentage 83.6% 8.1%

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

Results

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1974 Merrick District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 13 - - 92.9 83.6 5,864 New
  Tenants Association 1 - - 7.1 8.1 565 New
  Labour 0 - - 0.0 5.5 383 New
  Conservative 0 - - 0.0 2.9 201 New

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2024.