Local Elections 1974
Local Elections 1974 was held on 2 May 1974. 1,824 seats were filled across 839 wards and divisions in 53 councils, from 6,675 candidates. The Labour Party won 1,088, Conservative Party won 676 and RES won 18.
- Date
- 2 May 1974
- Seats filled
- 1,824
- Candidates
- 6,675
- Councils
- 53
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Labour Party | 2,352 | 1,088 | 2,851,985 | 43.5% |
| Conservative Party | 2,173 | 676 | 2,721,402 | 41.5% |
| RES | 58 | 18 | 67,072 | 1.0% |
| LIB | 1,184 | 17 | 591,962 | 9.0% |
| RATE | 31 | 11 | 25,899 | 0.4% |
| The Liberal Party | 418 | 9 | 205,448 | 3.1% |
| Residents | 19 | 4 | 16,862 | 0.3% |
| RR | 2 | 1 | 1,443 | 0.0% |
| COMM | 156 | 0 | 20,695 | 0.3% |
| NF | 76 | 0 | 14,353 | 0.2% |
| Independent | 29 | 0 | 8,586 | 0.1% |
| SLAG | 72 | 0 | 6,226 | 0.1% |
| National Front | 21 | 0 | 3,120 | 0.0% |
| Other | 24 | 0 | 2,540 | 0.0% |
| Ind Lab | 4 | 0 | 1,721 | 0.0% |
| SWAG | 17 | 0 | 1,715 | 0.0% |
| D Lab | 1 | 0 | 1,474 | 0.0% |
| Ind Con | 4 | 0 | 1,378 | 0.0% |
| IDF | 1 | 0 | 1,305 | 0.0% |
| Ind R | 3 | 0 | 1,302 | 0.0% |
| P LAB | 1 | 0 | 1,031 | 0.0% |
| & Agr | 1 | 0 | 964 | 0.0% |
| TC | 3 | 0 | 946 | 0.0% |
| J Lib | 1 | 0 | 907 | 0.0% |
| B Lab | 1 | 0 | 587 | 0.0% |
| People Rep | 1 | 0 | 560 | 0.0% |
| Ind LIB | 1 | 0 | 526 | 0.0% |
| L Con | 1 | 0 | 381 | 0.0% |
| NCA | 1 | 0 | 320 | 0.0% |
| Community | 1 | 0 | 304 | 0.0% |
| J Con | 1 | 0 | 287 | 0.0% |
| CAG | 1 | 0 | 269 | 0.0% |
| L Lib | 1 | 0 | 221 | 0.0% |
| SLGLF | 3 | 0 | 201 | 0.0% |
| D NF | 1 | 0 | 196 | 0.0% |
| SCO | 3 | 0 | 156 | 0.0% |
| & T | 1 | 0 | 152 | 0.0% |
| ENP | 3 | 0 | 147 | 0.0% |
| A Comm | 1 | 0 | 124 | 0.0% |
| FS | 1 | 0 | 122 | 0.0% |