Regional elections were held in Denmark on 5 March 1974. 4735 municipal council members were elected to the 1974–1978 term of office in the 275 municipalities, as well as 370 members of the 14 counties of Denmark. The term of office was 1 April 1974 to 31 March 1978. This followed the financial year in the public sector. From 1 January 1979 the financial year in the public sector became the same as the calendar year, 1 January to 31 December.
Results of regional elections The results of the regional elections:
County Councils PartySeatsSocial Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A) 135Liberals (Venstre) (V) 98Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) 45Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) 34Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet) (Z) 29 Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) 9Christian Democrats (Kristeligt Folkeparti) (Q) 9Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) (K) 7Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne) (M) 2Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) (S) 2Others 0Total 370
Municipal Councils PartySeatsSocial Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A) 1532Liberals (Venstre) (V) 1277Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) 439Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) 311Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet) (Z) 297 Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) 78Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) (K) 46Christian Democrats (Kristeligt Folkeparti) (Q) 37Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne) (M) 24Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) (S) 16Left Socialists (Venstresocialisterne) (Y) 4Justice Party of Denmark (Retsforbundet) (E) 3Others 671Total 4735
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