1977 Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council election

1977 Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council election

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All 16 seats to Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Liberal Conservative Last election 14 seats, 88.9% Did not contest 1 seats, 4.2% Seats won 14 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 6,011 361 0 Percentage 83.1% 5.0% 0.0% Swing 5.8% New 4.2%

Elections toEttrick and Lauderdale 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 16 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 Ettrick and Lauderdale District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	14				87.5	83.1	6,011	5.8
	Liberal	1			1	6.3	5.0	361	New
	Conservative	1				6.3	0.0	0	4.2
	Labour	0			1	0.0	10.0	724	3.1
	SNP	0				0.0	1.9	135	New

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.