| Turnout: | 46.9% |
| Percentage2: | 11.2% |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Party2: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Percentage1: | 81.7% |
| Popular Vote1: | 25,069 |
| Seats1: | 33 |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Next Election: | 1978 Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council election |
| Election Date: | 7 May 1974 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,436 |
| Seats For Election: | All 35 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council |
| Majority Seats: | 18 |
The first Dumfries and Galloway regional council election took place on 7 May 1974, along with the first district council elections in Scotland. This new system was created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which saw the making of a two-tier system of local government. The area Dumfries and Galloway regional council covered also contained 4 district councils:
Turnout was low and 12 out of the 35 wards in Dumfries and Galloway were uncontested.[1]
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