1977 Scottish local government election
1977 Moray District Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Coat_of_arms_of_Moray_Area_Council.svg/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Moray_Area_Council.svg.png)
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All 18 seats to Moray District Council 10 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Party | Independent | SNP | Last election | 17 seats, 86.7% | 1 seats, 8.3% | Seats won | 15 | 3 | Seat change | 2 | 2 | Popular vote | 10,791 | 2,144 | Percentage | 78.0% | 15.5% | Swing | 8.7% | 7.2% | |
Elections to the Moray District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 18 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Background
At the previous election in 1974, the Independent group took 17 seats, to the Scottish National Party (SNP)'s 1 seat.
1974 Moray District Council election result Party | Seats | Vote share |
Independent | 17 | 86.7% |
SNP | 1 | 8.3% |
Source:[1]
Results
1977 Moray District Council election result Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 83.3 | 78.0 | 10,791 | 8.7 |
| SNP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 2,144 | 7.2 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 501 | New |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 400 | 2.1 |
Source:[2]
Ward results
Bishopmill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | A Anderson (Incumbent) | 529 | 66.4 |
| Labour | W MacKenzie | 292 | 35.6 |
Majority | 237 | 28.8 |
Turnout | 826 | 24.9 |
| Independent gain from SNP |
Cathedral
New Elgin
West Central
Forres
Findhorn Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | J Carr (Incumbent) | 577 | 39.5 |
| Liberal | W Anderson | 501 | 34.3 |
| SNP | L Munro | 382 | 26.2 |
Majority | 76 | 5.2 |
Turnout | 1,461 | 41.5 |
| Independent hold |
Laich
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | D Thompson (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Lossiemouth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | J Taylor (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Heldon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | J Anderson (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Innes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | G Baxter (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Buckie West
Buckie East
Rathford
Lennox
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| SNP | T Howe | Unopposed |
| SNP gain from Independent |
Keith
Strathisla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | P Watt | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Speyside
Glenlivet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | W McKenzie (Incumbent) | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
References
- ^ "Scottish Regional and District Elections 1974" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 55. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Scottish District Elections 1977" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 22. Retrieved 13 July 2024.