1977 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

1977 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

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All 10 seats to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party SNP Labour Last election 7 seats, 49.7% 3 seats. 45.5% Seats won 7 3 Seat change Popular vote 9,873 7,997 Percentage 46.6% 37.8% Swing 3.1% 7.7%

Elections to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council were held on 3 May 1977, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

Results

1977 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SNP	7	1	1		70.0	46.6	9,873	3.1
	Labour	3	1	1		30.0	37.8	7,997	7.7
	Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	11.7	2,468	New
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	2.5	533	1.9
	Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	1.0	209	New
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	76	0.1

Source: ^[1]

References

1. "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 August 2024.