1970 Scottish local elections

Local elections were held in Scotland in May 1970, as part of that years wider British local elections.

The municipal elections, held on 5 May, saw Labour making large gains from the Conservatives, SNP, and Liberals. In Glasgow, the Labour surge denied the Progressive-Conservative alliance of their recently won control. Across Scotland the election saw Labour gaining at the expense of the SNP, with Labour managing to win back voters who had crossed over to the SNP in previous years.^[1]

County elections were held the following week, on 13 May, and also saw Labour making further gains at the expense of the SNP.^[2]

Municipal Elections Aggregate Results

Scottish Municipal Elections, 1970

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour		70	15	55
	Conservative		5	13	8
	SNP		3	25	22
	Liberal			4	4
	Progressives		3	11	8
	Communist		0	1	1
	Other parties		15	27	12

County Breakdown

Council	Labour	Conservative	SNP	Liberal	Independent	Other	Turnout	Total Seats Contested	Control		Details
Aberdeenshire										Independent	Details
Angus										Independent	Details
Ayrshire										Labour	Details
Banffshire										Independent	Details
Berwickshire										Independent	Details
Bute										Independent	Details
Caithness										Independent	Details
Dumfriesshire										Independent	Details
Fife										No overall control	Details
Lanarkshire										Labour	Details
Midlothian										No overall control	Details
Renfrewshire										Independent	Details
Roxburghshire										Independent	Details
Selkirkshire										Independent	Details
Stirlingshire	5									No overall control	Details
West Lothian										Labour	Details
Total	25	14	19

^[2]

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