1977 Inverclyde District Council election

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

1977 Inverclyde District Council election

3 May 1977
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

Results

1977 Inverclyde District Council election result

Party		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

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