1977 Inverclyde District Council election

1977 Scottish local government election

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3 May 1977

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All 23 Seats to Inverclyde District District Council
12 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Liberal	Labour
Last election	4 seats, 37.5%	15 seats, 44.7%
Seats won	13	8
Seat change	9	7
Popular vote	16,052	12,801
Percentage	43.8%	35.0%
Swing	6.3%	9.7%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Conservative	SNP
Last election	3 seats, 14.4%	Did not contest
Seats won	1	1
Seat change	2	1
Popular vote	3,611	3,055
Percentage	9.9%	8.3%
Swing	4.5%	New

The 1977 Inverclyde District Council election was held on 3 May 1977 alongside the local elections taking place all over Scotland.

Results

1977 Inverclyde District Council election result
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Liberal	13	9	0	9	56.5	43.8	16,052	6.3
Labour	8	0	7	7	34.8	35.0	12,801	9.7
Conservative	1	0	2	2	4.3	9.9	3,611	4.5
SNP	1	1	0	1	4.3	8.3	3,055	New
Independent	0	0	1	1	0.0	2.6	954	0.6
Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	143	New

Source:

References

"Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

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