1977 Perth and Kinross District Council election

1977 Perth and Kinross District Council election

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All 29 seats to Perth and Kinross District Council 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Independent Last election 16 seats, 46.6% 9 seats, 33.3% Seats won 19 5 Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 13,923 2,803 Percentage 53.2% 10.7% Swing 6.6% 22.6%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour SNP Last election 4 seats, 13.2% 0 seats, 4.7% Seats won 3 2 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 4,228 4,408 Percentage 16.1% 16.8% Swing 2.9% 12.1%

Elections to Perth and Kinross 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 29 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. ^[1]

The Conservatives retained control of the council after winning a majority.

Results

1977 Perth and Kinross District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	19			3	65.5	53.2	13,923	6.6
	Independent	5			4	17.2	10.7	2,803	22.6
	Labour	3			1	10.3	16.1	4,228	2.9
	SNP	2			2	6.9	16.8	4,408	12.1
	Liberal	0				0.0	3.2	833	0.9

Source: ^[2]

References

1. "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
2. "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2024.