1974 Kincardine and Deeside District Council election

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Elections to the Kincardine and Deeside District Council were held on 7 May 1974. This was the first election after the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 reorganised local government into regions and districts. The new council had 12 wards, each electing one councillor by first-past-the-post voting.

Kincardine and Deeside was largely non-partisan at the district level. Only a few party candidates stood, and independents won 10 of the 12 seats, with the remaining two going to the Conservative Party.

In votes, independents received 8,691 (81.9%), while Conservatives had 1,212 votes (11.4%).

Before 1974, the area was split between Aberdeen and Kincardine counties, with a few small burghs having limited powers. The Local Government Act 1973 replaced counties and burghs with regional and district councils. The County of Kincardine, including its four burghs, was merged with nearby areas (including Ballater from Aberdeen) to form the new Kincardine and Deeside district in the Grampian region.

Across Scotland, Labour won the most votes, the most seats, and the most councils, but in Kincardine and Deeside the district council was dominated by independents, with Conservatives winning the remaining two seats.