| Election Name: | 1974 Western Isles Islands Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Flag Image: | Western Isles Council Flag.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1978 Western Isles Area Council election |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats to Western Isles Council |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Party1: | Independent (politician) |
| Leader1: | Donald Macauley |
| Leaders Seat1: | Uig West |
| Seats1: | 30 |
| Popular Vote1: | 6,430 |
| Percentage1: | 100.0% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Council Convener | |
| Posttitle: | Council Convener after election |
| After Election: | Donald Macauley |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
The first election to the Western Isles Islands Council was held on 7 May 1974 as part of the wider 1974 Scottish regional elections. All candidates stood as Independents, and 16 candidates were elected unopposed.
Several members of political parties ran as independent candidates. This included Roderick MacLeod in Shawbost, who had contested the Western Isles constituency for the Conservatives in 1970, and Mary McCormack, election agent for Labour candidate Andrew Wilson in February 1974, both of whom were unsuccessful.[1]
After the election, Reverend Donald Macaulay and Stornoway Provost Sandy Matheson were tied in a 15-15 vote among councillors to become the council's first convener. Macaulay was elected upon the drawing of a lot.[2]