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The 1974 Orkney Islands Council election, the first election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 7 May 1974 as part of the wider 1974 Scottish regional elections. Only independent candidates contested the election and eight seats were uncontested. The newly elected Orkney Islands Council existed as a shadow authority until 1975, when it inherited sole authority for local government in Orkney from the Orkney County Council, Kirkwall Town Council and Stromness Town Council.

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  • The 1974 Orkney Islands Council election, the first election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 7 May 1974 as part of the wider 1974 Scottish regional elections. Only independent candidates contested the election and eight seats were uncontested. The newly elected Orkney Islands Council existed as a shadow authority until 1975, when it inherited sole authority for local government in Orkney from the Orkney County Council, Kirkwall Town Council and Stromness Town Council. (en)
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  • 1974 Orkney Islands Council election (en)
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  • George Marwick (en)
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  • Independent (en)
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  • dbr:Laura_Grimond
  • William Knight (en)
  • T. Taylor (en)
  • J. Scott (en)
  • R. Hancock (en)
  • W. Kirkpatrick (en)
  • A. Rorie (en)
  • Alex Annal (en)
  • Brenda Robertson (en)
  • C. Mackenzie (en)
  • Christine Muir (en)
  • D. Ritch (en)
  • D. Sinclair (en)
  • Edwin Eunson (en)
  • Ewen Traill (en)
  • G. Scott-Moncrieff (en)
  • George Marwick (en)
  • George Stevenson (en)
  • Georgina Leitch (en)
  • I. Smith (en)
  • J. Bannerman (en)
  • J. Firth (en)
  • J. Groat (en)
  • J. Hay (en)
  • J. Laughton (en)
  • J. McRae (en)
  • J. Thomson (en)
  • J.R.T. Robertson (en)
  • Jackie Tait (en)
  • John Chalmers (en)
  • John Groat (en)
  • L. Park (en)
  • L. Stiff (en)
  • M. Heddle (en)
  • Mavis Bennett (en)
  • N. Firth (en)
  • O. Work (en)
  • P. Gorie (en)
  • P. Konstan (en)
  • R. Bain (en)
  • R. Macrae (en)
  • Ruby Leslie (en)
  • Sybil Roebuck (en)
  • Tadeusz Zawadski (en)
  • W. Firth (en)
  • W. Groundwater (en)
  • W. Muir (en)
  • W. Sinclair (en)
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  • 1974-05-07 (xsd:date)
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  • George Marwick (en)
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  • Birsay (en)
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  • 1978 (xsd:integer)
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  • no (en)
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  • Independent (en)
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  • 28.6
  • 29.2
  • 35.5
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  • 44.6
  • 46.4
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  • 53.4
  • 53.6
  • 55.5
  • 55.8
  • 6.0
  • 8.0
  • 9.4
  • unopposed (en)
  • 16.5
  • 17.6
  • 21.3
  • 22.9
  • 24.8
  • 28.1
  • 44.2
  • 45.2
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  • 30.8
  • 27.3
  • 35.2
  • 71.9
  • 61.8
  • 71.4
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  • New (en)
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  • All 23 seats to Orkney Islands Council (en)
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