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

Results

1974 Nithsdale District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 20 - - 71.4 52.9 3,214 New
  Labour 5 - - 17.9 19.6 1,190 New
  Democratic Socialist Labour Party 1 - - 3.6 26.7 1,621 New
  SNP 1 - - 3.6 0.8 48 New
  Conservative 1 - - 3.6 0.0 0 New

Source:[1]

References

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


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