Scottish local elections, 1972

Local elections took place in Scotland in 1972.

The Labour Party built upon their success in the 1971 local elections, coming close to winning control of all four Scottish cities: they fell short in Edinburgh by two seats. One of their other gains was in Greenock, which had been the only council controlled by the Liberal Party.

The Scottish National Party suffered a disastrous result, losing their last remaining ward in Shettleston, Glasgow, for instance - although they increased their majority in their last remaining stronghold of Cumbernauld. Similarly, the Progressives lost all three of the seats they were defending in Glasgow.^[1]

References

↑ The Glasgow Herald - May 3, 1972

Elections and referendums in Scotland

Scottish elections	Pre-1707 1999 2003 2007 2011 2016 Next

UK elections	1922 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015

Local elections	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1977 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017

Referendums	1979 1997 2014

Local referendums	Scottish licensing referendums, 1920 Strathclyde (water) 1994 Edinburgh (congestion charge) 2005

See also: Elections in the Kingdom of Scotland (Pre-1707) Great Britain (1707–1800) United Kingdom Politics of Scotland

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