1974 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/50px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png)
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All 16 seats on Annandale and Eskdale District Council |
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Turnout | 44.6% |
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| Majority party | | | | | Party | Independent | | Seats after | 16 | | |
A new double-tiered local government system was implemented after the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 was passed. These two tiers were regional councils and district councils.
No political party fielded candidates in the Annandale and Eskdale District Council election in 1974.[1]
Results by Ward
Greenknowe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | G. Willacy | 378 | 56.8 | N/A |
| Independent | D.J. Ivison | 287 | 43.2 | N/A |
Galabank Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | R.L. Stevenson | 472 | 71.1 | N/A |
| Independent | W. Graham | 192 | 28.9 | N/A |
Standalane Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.L. Wallace | 445 | 78.8 | N/A |
| Independent | J. McKinna | 120 | 21.2 | N/A |
Brydekirk Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | G. Proudfoot | Uncontested | Uncontested | N/A |
Eastriggs Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.W. Davidson | Uncontested | Uncontested | N/A |
Gretna Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | R.G. Greenhow | Uncontested | Uncontested | N/A |
Langholm Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Grieve | 514 | 54 | N/A |
| Independent | Jean M. White | 438 | 46 | N/A |
Buccleuch Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | R. Carruthers | 400 | 65.6 | N/A |
| Independent | Margaret E. Pool | 210 | 34.4 | N/A |
Kirtle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Rae | Unopposed | Unopposed | N/A |
Milk Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.H.O Bridgeman | Uncontested | Uncontested | N/A |
Moffat Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Cockayne | 326 | 44.2 | N/A |
| Independent | R. Chisholm | 240 | 32.5 | N/A |
| Independent | T.M. Sweetman | 172 | 23.3 | N/A |
Beattock Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | C.M. Collins | 267 | 44.9 | N/A |
| Independent | I.G. Ramsay | 239 | 40.2 | N/A |
| Independent | D.C. Fell | 88 | 14.8 | N/A |
Cummertrees Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.D. McKay | Uncontested | Uncontested | N/A |
Lochmaben Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Margaret E. Wilson | Uncontested | Uncontested | N/A |
Dryfe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Sir W.E. Jardine | Unopposed | Unopposed | N/A |
Lockerbie Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | P. Cameron | Uncontested | Unconstested | N/A |
References
- ^ "The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974 - Results and Statistics" (PDF). Elections Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2015.