1977 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election

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1977 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election
  1974 3 May 1977 (1977-05-03) 1980  

All 16 seats to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
Registered61,152
Turnout51.1%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Con
SNP
Party Labour Conservative SNP
Last election12 seats, 54.9%4 seats, 30.8%N/A
Seats won772
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote12,00010,0288,032
Percentage38.6%32.2%25.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 16.3Increase2.svg 1.4Increase2.svg 25.8

Council Leader before election


Labour

Council Leader after election

TBD

Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun 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 local government reforms in 1974.

Contents

The election used the original 16 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. [1]

Labour won the popular vote despite their vote share decreasing by 16.3% and, as a result, lost overall control of the district council. The party lost five seats to hold seven – two short of an overall majority. The Conservatives tied as the joint-largest party with Labour on seven seats – an increase of three from previous election in 1974. For the first time, the Scottish National Party (SNP) won seats in Kilmarnock and Loudoun as they took the remaining two seats which put them in position as the kingmaker.

Results

1977 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 705Decrease2.svg 543.738.612,000Decrease2.svg 16.3
  Conservative 730Increase2.svg 343.732.210,028Increase2.svg 1.4
  SNP 220Increase2.svg 212.525.88,032New
  Liberal 000Steady2.svg0.02.4734Decrease2.svg 11.2
  SLP 000Steady2.svg0.00.8241New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.262New
Total16 31,097

Source: [2] [3]

Ward results

Ward 1

Ward 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP R. Brown 1,139 45.3 New
Labour J. Raphael90135.9Decrease2.svg 32.3
Conservative C. Peever47218.8Decrease2.svg 13.1
Majority2389.4N/A
Turnout 2,51254.5Increase2.svg 9.0
Registered electors 4,613
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 38.8

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 2

Ward 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Creighton 968 60.7 Increase2.svg 0.1
Liberal P. McMillan62639.3Increase2.svg 15.4
Majority34221.4Decrease2.svg 15.3
Turnout 1,59442.7Decrease2.svg 6.7
Registered electors 3,795
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 7.6

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 3

Ward 3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Hunter 917 44.9 Decrease2.svg 28.9
SNP R. Brailsford70034.3New
Conservative J. Steele42420.8Decrease2.svg 5.4
Majority21710.6Decrease2.svg 37.0
Turnout 2,04148.8Increase2.svg 5.8
Registered electors 4,206
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 31.6

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 4

Ward 4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Ledgerwood 782 38.1 Decrease2.svg 3.8
SNP J. Langlands67833.0New
Labour B. McAree48423.6Decrease2.svg 7.0
Liberal T. Purdon1085.3Decrease2.svg 12.4
Majority1045.1Decrease2.svg 6.2
Turnout 2,05251.7Increase2.svg 6.2
Registered electors 3,978
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 18.4

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 5

Ward 5
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Anderson 1,040 52.1 Decrease2.svg 25.9
SNP C. Calman95747.9New
Majority834.2Decrease2.svg 60.8
Turnout 1,99751.6Increase2.svg 4.9
Registered electors 3,895
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 36.9

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 6

Ward 6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Parker 1,156 56.5 Decrease2.svg 0.4
SNP P. Gibson50724.8New
Labour J. Hollywood38318.7Decrease2.svg 14.1
Majority64921.7Decrease2.svg 2.4
Turnout 2,04662.0Increase2.svg 4.7
Registered electors 3,304
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 12.6

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 7

Ward 7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Porter 812 35.9 Decrease2.svg 8.1
SNP R. Ferguson75633.4New
Labour G. Wallace63428.0Decrease2.svg 18.8
Independent T. Ryan622.7New
Majority562.5N/A
Turnout 2,26458.0Increase2.svg 1.1
Registered electors 3,906
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg 20.7

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 8

Ward 8
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Porter 1,430 80.9 Increase2.svg 14.6
Labour W. Maxwell33719.1Decrease2.svg 0.7
Majority1,09361.8Increase2.svg 15.3
Turnout 1,76748.7Decrease2.svg 7.0
Registered electors 3,667
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 7.6

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 9

Ward 9
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Garven 892 41.7 Decrease2.svg 26.4
SNP C. Calderwood87741.0New
Conservative J. Watson37017.3Decrease2.svg 1.3
Majority150.7Decrease2.svg 48.8
Turnout 2,13950.8Increase2.svg 5.6
Registered electors 4,213
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 33.7

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 10

Ward 10
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP L. Flannigan 983 43.8 New
Labour T. Ferguson88539.4Decrease2.svg 32.8
Conservative W. Adams27012.0Decrease2.svg 3.8
SLP P. Clark1084.8New
Majority984.4N/A
Turnout 2,24648.1Increase2.svg 6.2
Registered electors 4,676
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 38.3

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 11

Ward 11
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Thomson 1,225 85.7 Increase2.svg 28.5
Labour A. McKinlay20414.3Decrease2.svg 4.3
Majority1,02171.4Increase2.svg 38.4
Turnout 1,42950.9Decrease2.svg 3.6
Registered electors 2,833
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 16.4

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 12

Ward 12
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Nisbet 1,237 76.1 Decrease2.svg 4.8
Conservative D. MacIntosh38823.9Increase2.svg 4.7
Majority84952.2Decrease2.svg 9.5
Turnout 1,62540.7Decrease2.svg 7.6
Registered electors 4,028
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 4.7

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 13

Ward 13
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. MacDougall 973 35.2 Increase2.svg 13.1
SNP W. Lamond91533.1New
Labour B. McGeechan74326.9Decrease2.svg 19.4
SLP J. McFadden1334.8New
Majority582.1N/A
Turnout 2,76463.6Increase2.svg 8.4
Registered electors 4,359
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 16.2

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 14

Ward 14
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Lundie 1,059 64.1 Decrease2.svg 8.8
Conservative A. Wight59235.9Increase2.svg 17.1
Majority46728.2Decrease2.svg 25.9
Turnout 1,65140.1Decrease2.svg 12.8
Registered electors 4,156
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 12.9

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 15

Ward 15
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Whale 615 36.4 Increase2.svg 8.4
Labour C. Brown55332.8Decrease2.svg 14.8
SNP M. Blaney52030.8New
Majority623.6N/A
Turnout 1,68855.9Increase2.svg 3.4
Registered electors 3,025
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 11.6

Source: [2] [3]

Ward 16

Ward 16
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Anderson 763 59.5 Increase2.svg 2.1
Conservative J. Armstrong51940.5Increase2.svg 22.7
Majority24419.0Decrease2.svg 13.6
Turnout 1,28251.6Decrease2.svg 9.0
Registered electors 2,498
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 10.8

Source: [2] [3]

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