1977 East Kilbride District Council election

1977 East Kilbride District Council election

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All 15 seats to East Kilbride District Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party SNP Conservative Last election 7 seats, 36.9% 2 seats, 17.0% Seats won 11 2 Seat change 4 Popular vote 13,805 6,678 Percentage 44.9% 21.7% Swing 8.0% 4.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 5 seats, 40.5% 1 seat, 4.2% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 4 Popular vote 9,413 770 Percentage 30.6% 2.5% Swing 9.9% 1.7%

Elections toEast Kilbride District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

The election used the 15 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. ^[1]

Independent candidates retained control of the council after winning a majority.

Results

1977 East Kilbride District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SNP	11			4	73.3	44.9	13,805	8.0
	Conservative	2				13.3	21.7	6,678	4.7
	Labour	1			4	6.7	30.6	9,413	9.9
	Independent	1				6.7	2.5	770	1.7
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	95	1.1

Source: ^[2]

References

1. "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
2. "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2024.