1977 Motherwell District Council election

1977 Motherwell District Council election

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All 16 seats to Motherwell District Council 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative SNP Last election 27seats, 56.7% 1 seat, 17.4% 0 seats, 9.1% Seats won 19 5 3 Seat change 8 4 3 Popular vote 26,602 11,042 11,866 Percentage 49.2% 20.4% 21.9% Swing 7.5% 3.0% 12.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Communist Liberal Last election 0 seats, 3.9% 1 seat, 5.6% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,197 1,096 Percentage 2.2% 2.0% Swing 1.7% 3.6%

Elections to Motherwell 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.

Labour took control of the council after winning a majority. The party took 27 of the 30 seats and more than half of the popular vote. The Conservatives and the Liberals both won one seat and one independent candidate was elected.

Results

1977 Motherwell District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	19			8	65.5	49.2	26,602	7.5
	Conservative	5			4	17.2	20.4	11,042	3.0
	SNP	3			3	10.3	21.9	11,866	12.8
	Communist	1			1	3.4	2.2	1,197	1.7
	Liberal	1				3.4	2.0	1,096	3.6
	Independent	0			1	0.0	1.7	942	3.8
	Conservative Ratepayer	0				0.0	1.5	804	New
	Christian Socialist	0				0.0	1.0	557	New

Source: ^[1]

References

1. "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2024.