1977 Nithsdale District Council election
1977 Scottish local government election
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Elections to Nithsdale 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 28 seats to Nithsdale District Council 15 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election used the 28 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]
Independent candidates retained control of the council after winning a majority.
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Independent | 20 |  |
71.4 | 68.8 | 7,210 |  15.9 | |||
| SNP | 4 | 3 |
14.3 | 19.0 | 1,989 | 18.2 | |||
| Labour | 4 |  1 |
14.3 | 12.2 | 1,281 | 7.4 | |||
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