1977 City of Edinburgh District Council election

1977 City of Edinburgh Council election

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All 64 seats to Edinburgh City Council 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour SNP Last election 30 29 1 Seats won 34 23 5 Seat change 4 6 4 Popular vote 73,159 43,459 31,525 Percentage 44.8% 26.6% 19.3% Swing 3.8 9.4 12.6   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Liberal Independent Last election 3 1 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 2 Popular vote 12,873 1,703 Percentage 7.9% 1.0% Swing 5.6 0.7
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These was the second election to the City of Edinburgh District Council. Conservatives won a majority with 34 of the Council's 64 seats.

Aggregate results[]

City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1977^[1][2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	34			4	53.1	44.8	73,159	3.8
	Labour	23			6	35.9	26.6	43,459	9.4
	SNP	5			4	7.8	19.3	31,525	12.6
	Liberal	1			2	1.6	7.9	12,873	5.6
	Independent	1				1.6	1.0	1,703	0.7
	Communist	0				0.0	0.1	238	0.1
	Independent Labour	0				0.0	0.1	228
	Scottish Socialist	0				0.0	0.2	170

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