Who won the most seats in the Local elections 2 May 1972?

The Labour Party won the most seats in the Local elections 2 May 1972, with 60 of 96 seats filled.

When was the Local elections 2 May 1972?

The Local elections 2 May 1972 was held on 2 May 1972.

Local elections 2 May 1972

Name: Local elections 2 May 1972 results
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Local elections 2 May 1972 was held on 2 May 1972. 96 seats were filled across 96 wards and divisions in 5 councils, from 346 candidates. The Labour Party won 60, Conservative Party won 21 and Prog won 11.

Date: 2 May 1972
Seats filled: 96
Candidates: 346
Councils: 5

Local elections 2 May 1972: seats and votes by party
Party	Candidates	Seats won	Votes	Vote share
The Labour Party	95	60	270,184	51.2%
Conservative Party	72	21	137,225	26.0%
Prog	22	11	49,229	9.3%
The Liberal Party	19	2	21,391	4.1%
Labour Party Scotland	18	1	5,942	1.1%
Independent	1	1	4,286	0.8%
Scottish National Party	46	0	22,891	4.3%
Communist	48	0	8,035	1.5%
DCU	12	0	2,719	0.5%
I.Lab	3	0	2,480	0.5%
I.Con	3	0	2,050	0.4%
TEN	1	0	749	0.1%
T.RA	3	0	216	0.0%
P.Act	1	0	151	0.0%
I.Nat	1	0	150	0.0%
I.Soc	1	0	69	0.0%

Local elections 2 May 1972: results by council
Council	Wards / divisions	Seats filled	Largest party	Its seats
Aberdeen Corporation	12	12	Labour	8
Aberdeen Town Council (Corporation of Aberdeen)	12	12	Labour	8
Dundee Corporation	12	12	Prog	6
Edinburgh Corporation	23	23	Labour	11
Glasgow Corporation	37	37	Labour	28