1977 West Lothian District Council election

1977 West Lothian District Council election
3 May 1977 (1977-05-03)
All 21 seats to West Lothian District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party SNP Labour
Last election 6 seats, 40.5% 12 seats, 41.4%
Seats won 9 9
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 19,874 16,176
Percentage 47.0% 38.2%
Swing 6.5% 3.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Ratepayers
Last election 2 seats, 7.5% 1 seat, 5.4%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change
Popular vote 2,782 1,923
Percentage 6.6% 4.5%
Swing 0.9% 0.9%

Elections to the West Lothian District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 21 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

1977 West Lothian District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 9 3 42.9 47.0 19,874 6.5
  Labour 9 3 42.9 38.2 16,176 3.2
  Independent 2 9.5 6.6 2,782 0.9
  Ratepayers 1 4.8 4.5 1,923 0.9
  Liberal 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 705 0.8
  Communist 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 583 0.1
  Conservative 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 286 New

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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