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The 1977 Inverclyde District Council election was held on 3 May 1977 alongside the local elections taking place all over Scotland.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Liberal | 13 | 9 | 0 |  9 | 56.5 | 43.8 | 16,052 | 6.3 | |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 7 |  7 | 34.8 | 35.0 | 12,801 | 9.7 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.3 | 9.9 | 3,611 | 4.5 | |
| SNP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 3,055 | New | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 954 | 0.6 | |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0.0 | 0.4 | 143 | New | |
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