1977 City of Edinburgh District Council election information
1977 City of Edinburgh Council election
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3 May 1977 (1977-05-03)
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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
0
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 were the second election to the City of Edinburgh District Council. Conservatives won a majority with 34 of the Council's 64 seats. Across Scotland the elections saw the Conservatives and SNP make gains, while Labour lost seats. The Glasgow Herald said the Conservatives gaining control of Edinburgh District Council "crowned" what was "a night of considerable success" for the party.[1]
Writing in The Glasgow Herald, journalist Tom McConnell stated that "it was a disappointing night" for the SNP in Edinburgh, as while the party came close to taking several seats from Labour, in the end they managed to gain just four seats and also failed to trouble the Conservatives. He also blamed the Liberal result, which saw the party lose two of the three seats they had held, on voters reacting negatively to the recent Lib-Lab pact.[2]
^Thomson, Claude (4 May 1977). "Labour take a beating. SNP gain 15 seats in Glasgow". The Glasgow Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^McConnell, Tom (4 May 1977). "Conservatives snatch control of Edinburgh". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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