1977 Falkirk District Council election

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1977 Falkirk District Council election
  1974 3 May 1977 (1977-05-03) 1980  

All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party SNP Labour
Last election11 seats, 35.6%17 seats, 43.0%
Seats won228
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 11Decrease2.svg 9
Popular vote21,11113,870
Percentage47.2%31.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 11.6%Decrease2.svg 12.0%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Independent Conservative
Last election7 seats, 14.9%1 seat, 6.5%
Seats won42
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote6,2872,801
Percentage14.1%6.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.8%Decrease2.svg 0.2%

Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1977 Falkirk District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 22Increase2.svg 1161.147.221,111Increase2.svg 11.6
  Labour 8Decrease2.svg 922.231.013,870Decrease2.svg 12.0
  Independent 4Decrease2.svg 311.114.16,287Decrease2.svg 0.8
  Conservative 2Increase2.svg 15.66.32,801Decrease2.svg 0.2
  SLP 0Steady2.svg0.00.8362New
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.00.7295New

Source: [1]

References

  1. "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 August 2024.