1977 Roxburgh District Council election

Elections to Roxburgh District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 16 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1977 Roxburgh District Council election
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All 16 seats to Roxburgh District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Liberal
Last election 16 seats, 100.0% Did not contest
Seats won 12 2
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 2,816 393
Percentage 63.3% 8.8%
Swing Decrease 36.7% New

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election Did not contest Did not contest
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 681 561
Percentage 15.3% 12.6%
Swing New New

Results

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1977 Roxburgh District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 12 0 4   4 75.0 63.3 2,816   36.7
  Liberal 2 2 0   2 12.5 8.8 393 New
  Conservative 1 1 0   1 6.3 15.3 681 New
  Labour 1 1 0   1 6.3 12.6 561 New

Source:[1]

Ward results

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References

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  1. ^ "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2024.