1977 Renfrew District Council election

1977 Renfrew District Council election

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All 16 seats to Renfrew District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative SNP Last election 25 seats, 49.3% 10 seats, 32.2% 1 seat, 5.0% Seats won 14 11 11 Seat change 11 1 10 Popular vote 23,306 19,944 17,725 Percentage 35.0% 29.9% 26.6% Swing 14.3% 2.3% 21.6%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Independent Labour Last election 3 seats, 9.8% Did not contest Seats won 3 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,707 626 Percentage 5.6% 0.9% Swing 4.2% New

Elections to Renfrew 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 40 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. ^[1]

Labour lost overall control of the council. The party lost 11 of the 25 seats they had won in 1974.

Results

1977 Renfrew District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	14			11	35.0	35.0	23,306	14.3
	Conservative	11			1	27.5	29.9	19,944	2.3
	SNP	11			10	27.5	26.6	17,725	21.6
	Independent	3				7.5	5.6	3,707	4.2
	Independent Labour	1			1	2.5	0.9	626	New
	SLP	0				0.0	1.7	1,138	New
	Communist	0				0.0	0.3	193	0.1

Source: ^[2]

References

1. "Formation Electoral Arrangements". webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
2. "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2024.