1977 City of Aberdeen District Council election

1977 City of Aberdeen District Council election

←  1974 3 May 1977 1980  →
All 48 seats to City of Aberdeen Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 29 seats, 45.0% 17 seats, 34.8% 2 seats, 14.6% Seats won 22 16 7 Seat change 7 1 5 Popular vote 37.5% 36.0% 15.8% Percentage 19,352 18,552 8,158 Swing 7.5% 1.2% 1.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party SNP Independent Last election 0 seats, 2.0% 0 seats, 3.0% Seats won 2 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 5.3% 3.5% Percentage 2,758 1,817 Swing 3.3% 0.5%
The 48 single-member wards
Council Leader before election Labour Council Leader after election No overall control

The 1977 City of Aberdeen District Council election took place on 3 May 1977 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.

Election results

City of Aberdeen local election result 1977 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	22			7		37.5	19,352	7.5
	Conservative	16			1		36.0	18,552	1.2
	Liberal	7			5		15.8	8,158	1.2
	SNP	2			2		5.3	2,758	3.3
	Independent	1			1		3.5	1,817	0.5
	SLP	0			0	0.0	1.2	616	New
	Communist	0			0	0.0	0.3	166	0.2
	Scottish Socialist	0			0	0.0	0.3	140	New

References

1. "Elections Database 1974 - May 2003". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. p.102-107