Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place in 1974, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These were the first election to the City of Edinburgh District Council, and saw the Conservatives winning 30 of the Councils 64 seats.
1974 City of Edinburgh Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Party
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Conservative
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Labour
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Liberal
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Seats won
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30
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29
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3
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Popular vote
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71,957
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62,911
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23,515
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Percentage
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41.4%
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36.2%
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13.5%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Party
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SNP
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Independent
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Seats won
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1
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1
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Popular vote
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11,677
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2,944
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Percentage
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6.7%
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1.7%
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Aggregate results
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1974 City of Edinburgh District Council election[1]
Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Conservative
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30
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46.9
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41.4
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71,957
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Labour
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29
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45.3
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36.2
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62,911
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Liberal
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3
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4.7
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13.5
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23,515
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SNP
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1
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1.6
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6.7
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11,677
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Independent
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1
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1.6
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1.7
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2,944
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Residents
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0
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0.0
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0.2
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422
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Communist
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0
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0.0
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0.2
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358
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All-In Democracy
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0
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0.0
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0.1
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116
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Ward Results
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References
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