1977 Motherwell District Council election
1977 Scottish local government election
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Elections to Motherwell District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
3 May 1977
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All 16 seats to Motherwell District Council 15 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Labour took control of the council after winning a majority. The party took 27 of the 30 seats and more than half of the popular vote. The Conservatives and the Liberals both won one seat and one independent candidate was elected.
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 19 |  8 |
65.5 | 49.2 | 26,602 | 7.5 | |||
| Conservative | 5 |  4 |
17.2 | 20.4 | 11,042 | 3.0 | |||
| SNP | 3 | 3 |
10.3 | 21.9 | 11,866 | 12.8 | |||
| Communist | 1 | 1 |
3.4 | 2.2 | 1,197 | 1.7 | |||
| Liberal | 1 |  |
3.4 | 2.0 | 1,096 | 3.6 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
0.0 | 1.7 | 942 | 3.8 | |||
| Conservative Ratepayer | 0 | |
0.0 | 1.5 | 804 | New | |||
| Christian Socialist | 0 | |
0.0 | 1.0 | 557 | New | |||
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