1977 Stirling District Council election

1977 Stirling District Council election

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All 20 seats to Stirling District Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 8 seats, 25.7% 7 seats, 33.0% Seats won 8 7 Seat change Popular vote 9,986 8,787 Percentage 32.0% 28.1% Swing 6.3% 4.9%   Third party Fourth party   Party SNP Independent Last election 4 seats, 30.4% 1 seat, 8.8% Seats won 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 10,561 1,739 Percentage 33.8% 5.6% Swing 3.4% 3.2%

Elections to Stirling 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 20 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. ^[1]

The council remained in no overall control following the election.

Results

1977 Stirling District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	8	0	0		40.0	32.0	9,986	6.3
	Labour	7	0	0		35.0	28.1	8,787	4.9
	SNP	4	0	0		20.0	33.8	10,562	3.4
	Independent	1	0	0		5.0	5.6	1,739	3.2
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	158	0.8

Source: ^[2]

References

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