1977 Perth and Kinross District Council election

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1977 Perth and Kinross District Council election
 1974 3 May 1977 (1977-05-03) 1980 

All 29 seats to Perth and Kinross District Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 16 seats, 46.6% 9 seats, 33.3%
Seats won 19 5
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 4
Popular vote 13,923 2,803
Percentage 53.2% 10.7%
Swing Increase 6.6% Decrease 22.6%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour SNP
Last election 4 seats, 13.2% 0 seats, 4.7%
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 4,228 4,408
Percentage 16.1% 16.8%
Swing Increase 2.9% Increase 12.1%

Elections to Perth and Kinross 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.

The election used the 29 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]

The Conservatives retained control of the council after winning a majority.

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