1977 West Lothian District Council election

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.

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%

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

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