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The poll was held on 3 May and all district council seats were to be filled. Districts formed the second tier in local government in Scotland under the 1975 reorganisation, with regional councils forming the upper tier. It was intended that elections would normally take place on a four-year cycle,
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predicted that they would make 100 net gains, but they only made 98 (winning 103, losing 5). Even so, this left half of Scotland under hung councils. They retained control of the council they held and gained three more. The party claimed to have secured a swing of approximately 9% since the
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for the next three years (although they were still the largest party), very unusual in the late 20th century, with some high-profile casualties including the Labour group leader on the council, Dick Dynes. While they lost seats to the
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but as an interim measure the first two sets of district councils had terms of three years: 1974–77 and 1977–80. Regional elections were also to be on a four-year cycle, held midway between district elections.
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In retrospect these elections were the high point of the SNP's upsurge in the 1970s. Vice-chair
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Pulzer, Peter (6 May 1977). "Half shares is the most the SNP can expect in Scotland".
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These were the second elections held to the 53 district councils established by the
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which did not do well outside his South Ayrshire base, only winning three seats.
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where it had dominated local politics for decades. Labour lost its majority in
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The seats on each council before and after the election were as follows:
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was extremely unpopular, with a subsequent collapse in the party's vote.
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in Glasgow and the industrial belt, the anti-Labour mood favoured the
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Summary of the 1977 Scottish District local council election results
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Elections for the Scottish district councils were held in 1977.
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Faux, Ronald (4 May 1977). "Labour lose control of Glasgow".
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This election was also the first serious test of the new
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Colours denote the winning party with outright control
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Routledge. pp. Table 7.5. 2155:Independent Conservative 0 (−1) 464:1978 Scottish regional elections 413:There was a large swing against 368: 354: 353: 346: 345: 322: 321: 314: 313: 241: 211: 210: 203: 202: 177: 176: 169: 168: 94: 87: 25: 636: 2663: 2029:Moderate Conservatives 8 (+1) 1805: 1: 4326:Council elections in Scotland 4321:1977 Scottish local elections 2576: 2537: 2445: 2415: 2316: 2253: 2157: 2061: 2031: 1796: 1769: 1336: 1213: 956: 448:October 1974 general election 399: 19:1977 Scottish local elections 2535:Monifeith Ratepayers 1 (+1) 438:in Aberdeen and Inverclyde. 7: 1435: 1255: 10: 4347: 2657:Local Elections in Britain 2454: 2413:Independent Labour 1 (+1) 2185:Independent Labour 1 (+1) 1658: 828: 675: 4290: 4145: 3865: 3847: 3792: 3552: 3479: 3451: 3203: 2895: 2842: 2769: 2719: 2566: 2544: 2515: 2507: 2485: 2476: 2473: 2470: 2467: 2464: 2461: 2422: 2392: 2384: 2359: 2351: 2323: 2293: 2285: 2260: 2230: 2222: 2197: 2189: 2164: 2134: 2126: 2101: 2093: 2068: 2038: 2008: 2000: 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4233: 4230: 4228: 4225: 4223: 4220: 4218: 4215: 4213: 4210: 4208: 4205: 4203: 4200: 4198: 4195: 4193: 4192:Carrickfergus 4190: 4188: 4185: 4183: 4180: 4178: 4175: 4173: 4170: 4168: 4165: 4163: 4160: 4158: 4155: 4154: 4152: 4148: 4144: 4138: 4135: 4133: 4130: 4128: 4125: 4123: 4120: 4118: 4115: 4113: 4110: 4108: 4105: 4103: 4100: 4098: 4095: 4093: 4090: 4088: 4085: 4083: 4080: 4078: 4075: 4073: 4070: 4068: 4065: 4063: 4060: 4058: 4055: 4053: 4050: 4048: 4045: 4043: 4040: 4038: 4035: 4033: 4030: 4028: 4025: 4023: 4020: 4018: 4015: 4013: 4010: 4008: 4005: 4003: 4000: 3998: 3995: 3993: 3990: 3988: 3985: 3983: 3980: 3978: 3975: 3973: 3970: 3968: 3965: 3963: 3962:East Kilbride 3960: 3958: 3955: 3953: 3950: 3948: 3945: 3943: 3940: 3938: 3935: 3933: 3930: 3928: 3925: 3923: 3920: 3918: 3915: 3913: 3910: 3908: 3905: 3903: 3900: 3898: 3895: 3893: 3890: 3888: 3885: 3883: 3880: 3878: 3875: 3874: 3872: 3868: 3864: 3858: 3855: 3854: 3852: 3850: 3846: 3840: 3837: 3835: 3832: 3830: 3827: 3825: 3824:Mid Glamorgan 3822: 3820: 3817: 3815: 3812: 3810: 3807: 3805: 3802: 3801: 3799: 3795: 3791: 3785: 3782: 3780: 3777: 3775: 3772: 3770: 3769:West Midlands 3767: 3765: 3762: 3760: 3759:Tyne and Wear 3757: 3755: 3752: 3750: 3747: 3745: 3744:Staffordshire 3742: 3740: 3737: 3735: 3732: 3730: 3727: 3725: 3722: 3720: 3717: 3715: 3712: 3710: 3707: 3705: 3702: 3700: 3697: 3695: 3692: 3690: 3687: 3685: 3682: 3680: 3677: 3675: 3672: 3670: 3669:Isle of Wight 3667: 3665: 3662: 3660: 3659:Hertfordshire 3657: 3655: 3652: 3650: 3647: 3645: 3642: 3640: 3637: 3635: 3632: 3630: 3627: 3625: 3622: 3620: 3617: 3615: 3612: 3610: 3607: 3605: 3602: 3600: 3597: 3595: 3592: 3590: 3587: 3585: 3582: 3580: 3577: 3575: 3572: 3570: 3567: 3565: 3562: 3561: 3559: 3555: 3551: 3546: 3542: 3537: 3531: 3523: 3518: 3516: 3511: 3509: 3504: 3503: 3500: 3490: 3478: 3472: 3469: 3467: 3464: 3462: 3459: 3458: 3456: 3454: 3450: 3444: 3441: 3439: 3436: 3434: 3431: 3429: 3426: 3424: 3421: 3419: 3416: 3414: 3411: 3409: 3406: 3404: 3401: 3399: 3396: 3394: 3391: 3389: 3386: 3384: 3381: 3379: 3376: 3374: 3371: 3369: 3366: 3364: 3361: 3359: 3356: 3354: 3351: 3349: 3346: 3344: 3341: 3339: 3336: 3334: 3331: 3329: 3326: 3324: 3321: 3319: 3316: 3314: 3311: 3309: 3306: 3304: 3301: 3299: 3296: 3294: 3291: 3289: 3286: 3284: 3281: 3279: 3276: 3274: 3271: 3269: 3266: 3264: 3261: 3259: 3256: 3254: 3251: 3249: 3246: 3244: 3241: 3239: 3236: 3234: 3231: 3229: 3226: 3224: 3221: 3219: 3216: 3214: 3211: 3210: 3208: 3206: 3202: 3196: 3193: 3191: 3188: 3186: 3183: 3181: 3178: 3176: 3173: 3171: 3168: 3166: 3163: 3161: 3158: 3156: 3153: 3151: 3148: 3146: 3143: 3141: 3138: 3136: 3133: 3131: 3128: 3126: 3123: 3121: 3118: 3116: 3113: 3111: 3108: 3106: 3103: 3101: 3098: 3096: 3093: 3091: 3088: 3086: 3083: 3081: 3078: 3076: 3073: 3071: 3068: 3066: 3063: 3061: 3058: 3056: 3053: 3051: 3048: 3046: 3043: 3041: 3038: 3036: 3033: 3031: 3028: 3026: 3023: 3021: 3018: 3016: 3013: 3011: 3008: 3006: 3003: 3001: 2998: 2996: 2993: 2991: 2988: 2986: 2983: 2981: 2978: 2976: 2973: 2971: 2968: 2966: 2963: 2961: 2958: 2956: 2953: 2951: 2948: 2946: 2943: 2941: 2938: 2936: 2933: 2931: 2928: 2926: 2923: 2921: 2918: 2916: 2913: 2911: 2908: 2906: 2903: 2902: 2900: 2898: 2897:UK Parliament 2894: 2888: 2885: 2883: 2880: 2878: 2875: 2873: 2870: 2868: 2865: 2863: 2860: 2858: 2855: 2853: 2850: 2849: 2847: 2845: 2841: 2835: 2832: 2830: 2827: 2825: 2822: 2820: 2817: 2815: 2812: 2810: 2807: 2805: 2802: 2800: 2797: 2795: 2792: 2790: 2787: 2785: 2782: 2780: 2777: 2776: 2774: 2772: 2768: 2762: 2761: 2757: 2755: 2752: 2750: 2747: 2745: 2742: 2740: 2737: 2735: 2732: 2730: 2727: 2726: 2724: 2722: 2718: 2714: 2707: 2702: 2700: 2695: 2693: 2688: 2687: 2684: 2673: 2666: 2658: 2651: 2644:. p. 16. 2643: 2636: 2634: 2632: 2630: 2628: 2619: 2612: 2604: 2603: 2595: 2593: 2591: 2589: 2587: 2582: 2569: 2561: 2558: 2555: 2552: 2549: 2547: 2543: 2539: 2533:Real Labour 1 2532: 2529: 2526: 2523: 2520: 2518: 2514: 2510: 2502: 2499: 2496: 2493: 2490: 2488: 2484: 2468:Conservative 2460: 2447: 2442: 2439: 2436: 2433: 2430: 2427: 2425: 2421: 2417: 2412: 2409: 2406: 2403: 2400: 2397: 2395: 2391: 2387: 2379: 2376: 2373: 2370: 2367: 2364: 2362: 2358: 2354: 2346: 2343: 2340: 2337: 2334: 2331: 2328: 2326: 2322: 2318: 2313: 2310: 2307: 2304: 2301: 2298: 2296: 2292: 2288: 2280: 2277: 2274: 2271: 2268: 2265: 2263: 2259: 2255: 2250: 2247: 2244: 2241: 2238: 2235: 2233: 2229: 2225: 2217: 2214: 2211: 2208: 2205: 2202: 2200: 2196: 2192: 2184: 2181: 2178: 2175: 2172: 2169: 2167: 2163: 2159: 2154: 2151: 2148: 2145: 2142: 2139: 2137: 2133: 2129: 2122:Ratepayers 2 2121: 2118: 2115: 2112: 2109: 2106: 2104: 2100: 2096: 2088: 2085: 2082: 2079: 2076: 2073: 2071: 2070:East Kilbride 2067: 2063: 2058: 2055: 2052: 2049: 2046: 2043: 2041: 2037: 2033: 2028: 2025: 2022: 2019: 2016: 2013: 2011: 2007: 2003: 1995: 1992: 1989: 1986: 1983: 1980: 1978: 1974: 1970: 1962: 1959: 1956: 1953: 1950: 1947: 1945: 1941: 1937: 1929: 1926: 1923: 1920: 1917: 1914: 1912: 1908: 1904: 1896: 1893: 1890: 1887: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1875: 1871: 1863: 1860: 1857: 1854: 1851: 1848: 1846: 1842: 1838: 1819:Conservative 1811: 1798: 1793: 1790: 1787: 1784: 1781: 1779: 1775: 1771: 1766: 1763: 1760: 1757: 1754: 1752: 1748: 1744: 1736: 1733: 1730: 1727: 1724: 1722: 1718: 1714: 1706: 1703: 1700: 1697: 1694: 1692: 1688: 1672:Conservative 1664: 1651: 1643: 1640: 1637: 1635: 1631: 1627: 1619: 1616: 1613: 1611: 1607: 1603: 1595: 1592: 1589: 1587: 1583: 1579: 1571: 1568: 1565: 1563: 1559: 1555: 1547: 1544: 1541: 1539: 1535: 1531: 1527: 1519: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1507: 1503: 1495: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1483: 1479: 1471: 1468: 1465: 1463: 1459: 1441: 1428: 1420: 1417: 1414: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1402: 1398: 1390: 1387: 1384: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1372: 1368: 1360: 1357: 1354: 1351: 1348: 1346: 1342: 1338: 1333: 1330: 1327: 1324: 1321: 1319: 1315: 1311: 1303: 1300: 1297: 1294: 1291: 1289: 1285: 1269:Conservative 1261: 1248: 1240: 1237: 1234: 1231: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1219: 1215: 1210: 1205: 1202: 1199: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1184: 1180: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1163: 1160: 1157: 1155: 1151: 1132:Conservative 1124: 1111: 1103: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1085: 1081: 1073: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1055: 1051: 1043: 1040: 1037: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1013: 1010: 1007: 1004: 1001: 999: 995: 979:Conservative 971: 958: 953: 950: 947: 944: 941: 938: 936: 932: 928: 918: 915: 912: 909: 906: 903: 901: 897: 893: 885: 882: 879: 876: 873: 870: 867: 865: 861: 842:Conservative 834: 821: 813: 810: 807: 804: 801: 799: 795: 791: 783: 780: 777: 774: 771: 769: 765: 761: 753: 750: 747: 744: 741: 739: 735: 731: 723: 720: 717: 714: 711: 709: 705: 689:Conservative 681: 673: 660: 657: 655: 651: 647: 644: 641: 635: 631: 628: 625: 623: 617: 613: 611: 609: 607: 601: 597: 594: 591: 589: 583: 579: 576: 573: 571: 565: 561: 558: 555: 553: 547: 543: 540: 537: 535: 529: 525: 522: 519: 517: 511: 507: 505:Votes % 504: 501: 497: 486: 484: 480: 475: 473: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 444: 439: 437: 433: 432:Conservatives 429: 424: 420: 416: 406: 397: 395: 391: 387: 382: 371: 365: 352: 344: 341: 340: 336: 333: 330: 329: 320: 312: 309: 308: 304: 301: 298: 297: 291: 286: 283: 282: 279: 276: 274: 271: 268: 267: 263: 259: 256: 255:William Wolfe 252: 249: 248: 244: 240: 238: 235: 234: 231:Fourth party 230: 227: 224: 223: 218: 209: 201: 198: 197: 193: 191: 188: 185: 184: 175: 167: 164: 163: 159: 157: 154: 151: 150: 144: 139: 136: 135: 132: 129: 127: 124: 121: 120: 116: 112: 109: 105: 102: 101: 97: 93: 90: 86: 83: 82: 79:Second party 78: 75: 72: 71: 67: 61: 54: → 53: 50: 48: 45: 43: 40:←  39: 38: 34: 22: 16: 4267:Newtownabbey 4132:West Lothian 4117:Strathkelvin 3967:East Lothian 3912:Berwickshire 3866: 3764:Warwickshire 3689:Lincolnshire 3569:Bedfordshire 3545:→ 1978 3530:1976 ← 3362: 2758: 2671: 2665: 2656: 2650: 2641: 2620:. p. 1. 2617: 2611: 2600: 2568:Conservative 2509:Conservative 2474:Independent 2424:Strathkelvin 2287:Conservative 2128:Conservative 1903:Conservative 1844: 1828:Independent 1778:West Lothian 1721:East Lothian 1713:Conservative 1681:Independent 1537: 1452:Independent 1278:Independent 1247:Conservative 1206:Ratepayers 4 1141:Independent 985:Independent 851:Independent 730:Conservative 708:Berwickshire 695:Independent 671: 534:Conservative 476: 452:Winnie Ewing 440: 419:Central Belt 412: 403: 383: 380: 228:Third party 189: 155: 141:5 April 1976 131:Conservative 76:First party 46: 15: 4292:Sui generis 4252:Magherafelt 4247:Londonderry 4197:Castlereagh 3957:Dunfermline 3942:Cunninghame 3922:Clackmannan 3774:West Sussex 3724:Oxfordshire 3629:East Sussex 3453:Referendums 2010:Cunninghame 1870:Independent 1806:Strathclyde 1650:Independent 1626:Independent 1602:Independent 1578:Independent 1554:Independent 1538:2 vacancies 1526:Independent 1502:Independent 1478:Independent 1427:Independent 1397:Independent 1367:Independent 1310:Independent 1154:Dunfermline 1110:Independent 1080:Independent 1050:Independent 1020:Independent 864:Clackmannan 820:Independent 790:Independent 760:Independent 570:Independent 483:Jim Sillars 331:Percentage 262:David Steel 186:Percentage 4315:Categories 4272:North Down 4177:Ballymoney 4122:Sutherland 4062:Motherwell 4047:Midlothian 4007:Inverclyde 3870:(Scotland) 3694:Merseyside 3679:Lancashire 3664:Humberside 3609:Derbyshire 3135:1974 (Oct) 3130:1974 (Feb) 3050:1910 (Dec) 3045:1910 (Jan) 2577:References 2325:Motherwell 2199:Inverclyde 1751:Midlothian 1634:Sutherland 400:Background 47:3 May 1977 4227:Fermanagh 4222:Dungannon 4212:Craigavon 4207:Cookstown 4202:Coleraine 4182:Banbridge 4172:Ballymena 4127:Tweeddale 4107:Stewartry 4072:Nithsdale 4052:Monklands 4027:Kirkcaldy 4012:Inverness 3977:Edinburgh 3947:Dumbarton 3927:Clydebank 3917:Caithness 3784:Wiltshire 3649:Hampshire 3594:Cleveland 3574:Berkshire 3557:(England) 2672:The Times 2642:The Times 2618:The Times 2602:The Times 2462:District 2404:11 (+10) 2398:14 (-11) 2361:Monklands 2345:Communist 2146:16 (+15) 2140:30 (−24) 2040:Dumbarton 2020:11 (+10) 1911:Clydebank 1845:1 vacancy 1813:District 1666:District 1510:Inverness 1486:Caithness 1443:District 1263:District 1209:Communist 1187:Kirkcaldy 1126:District 1058:Stewartry 1028:Nithsdale 973:District 910:22 (+10) 836:District 798:Tweeddale 683:District 622:Communist 4282:Strabane 4237:Limavady 4112:Stirling 4097:Roxburgh 4042:Lochaber 4002:Hamilton 3972:Eastwood 3877:Aberdeen 3734:Somerset 3599:Cornwall 3589:Cheshire 2524:21 (+1) 2521:20 (−2) 2494:12 (+1) 2401:11 (+1) 2365:13 (−2) 2329:20 (−5) 2269:17 (+2) 2212:13 (+7) 2170:10 (−3) 2166:Hamilton 2143:25 (+9) 2103:Eastwood 2080:11 (+4) 1861:23 (−2) 1825:Liberal 1698:34 (+3) 1695:23 (−4) 1678:Liberal 1534:Lochaber 1436:Highland 1421:14 (−4) 1322:22 (−6) 1304:17 (−1) 1275:Liberal 1256:Grampian 1229:14 (+1) 1191:16 (−8) 1158:19 (+2) 1138:Liberal 1041:14 (−3) 935:Stirling 848:Liberal 768:Roxburgh 715:11 (+1) 692:Liberal 574:150,736 556:236,913 538:215,817 520:285,899 499:Parties 470:and the 436:Liberals 4242:Lisburn 4187:Belfast 4137:Wigtown 4087:Renfrew 3992:Glasgow 3987:Falkirk 3819:Gwynedd 3797:(Wales) 3749:Suffolk 3699:Norfolk 3604:Cumbria 2559:5 (−1) 2556:2 (+2) 2550:3 (−1) 2530:1 (−1) 2500:7 (−1) 2480:Control 2477:Others 2465:Labour 2455:Tayside 2434:6 (+3) 2431:4 (−1) 2428:4 (−2) 2394:Renfrew 2371:2 (+1) 2368:5 (+1) 2347:1 (+1) 2341:0 (−1) 2335:3 (+1) 2332:5 (+4) 2311:7 (−1) 2305:3 (+1) 2275:1 (+1) 2272:2 (+2) 2266:7 (−3) 2242:2 (+2) 2239:7 (+3) 2236:7 (−5) 2224:Liberal 2215:0 (−1) 2209:1 (+1) 2206:1 (−1) 2203:8 (−6) 2182:0 (−1) 2176:6 (+4) 2173:1 (−1) 2149:1 (+1) 2074:1 (−4) 2056:3 (−2) 2050:4 (+4) 2047:5 (+3) 2044:3 (−5) 2026:0 (−2) 2014:5 (−9) 1984:1 (+1) 1981:6 (−4) 1921:5 (+2) 1915:3 (−2) 1894:3 (−1) 1885:6 (+1) 1852:2 (+2) 1834:Control 1831:Others 1816:Labour 1788:9 (+1) 1782:9 (−1) 1761:5 (+4) 1755:7 (−4) 1737:0 (−1) 1728:8 (+2) 1725:9 (−1) 1704:1 (−2) 1701:5 (+3) 1684:Control 1669:Labour 1659:Lothian 1572:8 (+1) 1569:2 (−1) 1548:6 (−1) 1545:1 (+1) 1455:Control 1446:Labour 1415:4 (+4) 1331:7 (+4) 1328:2 (+2) 1298:1 (+1) 1281:Control 1266:Labour 1238:3 (−2) 1235:1 (+1) 1197:8 (+8) 1170:2 (−2) 1167:0 (−1) 1164:2 (−1) 1161:7 (+2) 1147:Control 1129:Labour 1088:Wigtown 1038:4 (+3) 1035:0 (−1) 1032:4 (−2) 991:Control 976:Labour 916:2 (−1) 904:8 (−8) 900:Falkirk 886:0 (−1) 874:8 (+3) 868:3 (−2) 857:Control 839:Labour 829:Central 781:9 (−4) 778:2 (+2) 775:1 (+1) 772:1 (+1) 748:1 (+1) 742:0 (−1) 721:1 (−1) 701:Control 686:Labour 676:Borders 642:35,595 592:29,214 588:Liberal 423:Glasgow 278:Liberal 250:Leader 236:  225:  103:Leader 84:  73:  4167:Armagh 4157:Antrim 4037:Lanark 3997:Gordon 3952:Dundee 3754:Surrey 3624:Durham 3619:Dorset 2386:Labour 2353:Labour 2295:Lanark 2191:Labour 2002:Labour 1743:Labour 1345:Gordon 1179:Labour 1144:Other 988:Other 854:Other 698:Other 639:Other 626:6,133 516:Labour 508:Wards 502:Votes 466:, the 415:Labour 390:Labour 342:Swing 334:24.2% 269:Party 199:Swing 194:27.2% 126:Labour 122:Party 4277:Omagh 4257:Moyle 4232:Larne 4067:Nairn 4057:Moray 3882:Angus 3829:Powys 3814:Gwent 3809:Dyfed 3804:Clwyd 3729:Salop 3634:Essex 3614:Devon 2570:hold 2511:hold 2487:Angus 2388:hold 2355:hold 2289:hold 2193:hold 2130:hold 2004:hold 1971:hold 1872:hold 1745:hold 1652:hold 1628:hold 1604:hold 1580:hold 1562:Nairn 1556:hold 1528:hold 1504:hold 1480:hold 1429:hold 1405:Moray 1399:hold 1369:hold 1312:hold 1249:hold 1181:hold 1112:hold 1082:hold 1052:hold 1022:hold 822:hold 792:hold 762:hold 732:hold 661:1107 653:Total 559:24.2 541:27.2 523:31.6 350:11.8 337:4.0% 190:31.6% 4217:Down 4162:Ards 3674:Kent 3564:Avon 3471:2014 3466:1997 3461:1979 3443:2022 3438:2017 3433:2012 3428:2007 3423:2003 3418:1999 3413:1995 3408:1994 3403:1992 3398:1990 3393:1988 3388:1986 3383:1984 3378:1982 3373:1980 3368:1978 3363:1977 3358:1974 3353:1973 3348:1972 3343:1971 3338:1970 3333:1969 3328:1968 3323:1967 3318:1966 3313:1965 3308:1964 3303:1963 3298:1962 3293:1961 3288:1960 3283:1959 3278:1958 3273:1957 3268:1956 3263:1955 3258:1954 3253:1953 3248:1952 3243:1951 3238:1950 3233:1949 3228:1948 3223:1947 3218:1946 3213:1945 3195:2024 3190:2019 3185:2017 3180:2015 3175:2010 3170:2005 3165:2001 3160:1997 3155:1992 3150:1987 3145:1983 3140:1979 3125:1970 3120:1966 3115:1964 3110:1959 3105:1955 3100:1951 3095:1950 3090:1945 3085:1935 3080:1931 3075:1929 3070:1924 3065:1923 3060:1922 3055:1918 3040:1906 3035:1900 3030:1895 3025:1892 3020:1886 3015:1885 3010:1880 3005:1874 3000:1868 2995:1865 2990:1859 2985:1857 2980:1852 2975:1847 2970:1841 2965:1837 2960:1835 2955:1832 2950:1831 2945:1830 2940:1826 2935:1820 2930:1818 2925:1812 2920:1807 2915:1806 2910:1802 2887:1689 2882:1678 2877:1667 2872:1665 2867:1643 2862:1630 2857:1625 2852:1617 2834:1702 2829:1685 2824:1681 2819:1669 2814:1661 2809:1648 2804:1644 2799:1639 2794:1628 2789:1621 2784:1617 2779:1612 2760:Next 2754:2021 2749:2016 2744:2011 2739:2007 2734:2003 2729:1999 2540:NOC 2471:SNP 2448:NOC 1822:SNP 1799:NOC 1675:SNP 1449:SNP 1272:SNP 1135:SNP 1119:Fife 982:SNP 959:NOC 845:SNP 645:2.6 629:0.7 595:4.0 580:318 577:9.8 562:170 544:259 526:282 358:1.0 318:108 302:170 293:1976 288:1969 215:0.4 207:6.8 173:146 160:259 52:1978 42:1974 2553:19 2110:10 2095:SNP 1969:SNP 1936:SNP 1644:14 1620:10 1596:20 1520:15 1496:15 1472:10 1391:10 1325:17 1101:14 1071:12 1011:14 927:SNP 892:SNP 811:10 751:14 658:100 648:17 606:SLP 598:62 552:SNP 481:of 326:45 305:62 273:SNP 181:18 156:282 4317:: 3532:) 2626:^ 2585:^ 2562:0 2527:0 2503:0 2497:0 2491:3 2443:0 2440:0 2437:0 2410:3 2407:0 2380:0 2377:1 2374:0 2338:1 2314:0 2308:0 2302:0 2299:4 2281:0 2278:0 2251:0 2248:0 2245:0 2218:0 2179:2 2152:0 2119:0 2116:0 2113:0 2107:0 2089:0 2086:1 2083:0 2077:2 2059:0 2053:0 2023:0 2017:0 1993:1 1990:0 1987:0 1963:0 1960:0 1957:0 1954:7 1951:0 1948:3 1927:0 1924:0 1918:1 1897:0 1891:0 1888:0 1882:1 1864:0 1858:0 1855:0 1849:0 1794:3 1791:0 1785:0 1767:1 1764:0 1758:2 1734:0 1731:0 1707:1 1641:0 1638:0 1617:0 1614:0 1593:0 1590:0 1566:0 1542:3 1517:0 1514:0 1493:0 1490:0 1469:0 1466:0 1418:0 1412:0 1409:0 1388:0 1385:0 1382:2 1379:0 1361:7 1358:2 1355:0 1352:3 1349:0 1334:0 1301:0 1295:0 1292:0 1241:0 1232:0 1226:0 1211:1 1203:2 1200:0 1194:5 1173:0 1104:0 1098:0 1095:0 1092:0 1074:0 1068:0 1065:0 1062:0 1014:0 1008:0 1005:0 1002:0 954:0 951:1 948:0 945:4 942:8 939:7 913:0 907:2 880:0 877:0 871:1 814:0 808:0 805:0 802:0 754:0 745:0 724:0 718:0 712:0 632:2 614:3 474:. 462:, 3547:) 3543:( 3528:( 3521:e 3514:t 3507:v 2705:e 2698:t 2691:v

Index

1974
1978
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
Labour
Conservative
David Steel
William Wolfe
David Steel
SNP
Liberal

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Labour
James Callaghan
Labour
Central Belt
Glasgow
Scottish National Party
Conservatives
Liberals
Margo MacDonald
October 1974 general election
Winnie Ewing
next election in 1979
1978 Glasgow Garscadden by-election
1978 Scottish regional elections
1978 Hamilton by-election

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