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1977 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election

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1977 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election
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All 10 seats to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party SNP Labour
Last election 7 seats, 49.7% 3 seats. 45.5%
Seats won 7 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 9,873 7,997
Percentage 46.6% 37.8%
Swing Decrease 3.1% Decrease 7.7%

Elections to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council were held on 3 May 1977, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

Results

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1977 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 7 1 1 Steady 70.0 46.6 9,873 Decrease 3.1
  Labour 3 1 1 Steady 30.0 37.8 7,997 Decrease 7.7
  Conservative 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 11.7 2,468 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.5 533 Decrease 1.9
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 209 New
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 76 Decrease 0.1

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 August 2024.