1974 Monklands District Council election

1974 Monklands District Council election
7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) 1977 →
All 20 seats to Monklands District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won 15 4 1
Popular vote 20,456 13,918 1,471
Percentage 53.8% 36.6% 3.9%

Elections to the newly created Monklands District Council were held on 7 May 1974, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.