Английская Википедия:1977 Scottish local elections
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Elections for the Scottish district councils were held in 1977.
These were the second elections held to the 53 district councils established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The previous elections had been held in 1974 with the authorities acting as "shadow" councils until May 1975.[1] The elections took place when the Labour government of James Callaghan was extremely unpopular, with a subsequent collapse in the party's vote.
Background
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, 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.
Party performance
There was a large swing against Labour, who lost control of a number of councils in the industrial Central Belt where it had dominated local politics for decades.[2] Labour lost its majority in Glasgow 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.[1] While they lost seats to the Scottish National Party in Glasgow and the industrial belt, the anti-Labour mood favoured the Conservatives in Edinburgh and the Liberals in Aberdeen and Inverclyde.[3]
In retrospect these elections were the high point of the SNP's upsurge in the 1970s. Vice-chair Margo MacDonald predicted that they would make 100 net gains, but they only made 98 (winning 103, losing 5).[3] Even so, this left half of Scotland under hung councils.[1] They retained control of the council they held and gained three more.[1] The party claimed to have secured a swing of approximately 9% since the October 1974 general election, meaning they would gain 21–27 parliamentary seats from the Labour Party, three from the Conservatives and one from the Liberal Party.[1] Independent analysis placed the swing to the SNP of between 1 and 5 percent, giving them gains of 10–15 Labour seats and only a slight chance of making gains from the Conservatives or Liberals.[3] In particular, the party did poorly in Nairn, putting the seat of party leader Winnie Ewing at risk (she lost the seat at the next election in 1979).[3] The SNP's advance was halted the following year, with the 1978 Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978 Scottish regional elections, the 1978 Hamilton by-election and the 1978 Berwick and East Lothian by-election.
This election was also the first serious test of the new Scottish Labour Party of Jim Sillars which did not do well outside his South Ayrshire base, only winning three seats.[3]
National results
Шаблон:Election table |- !colspan=2|Parties !Votes !Votes % !Wards |- | Шаблон:Party name with colour |285,899 |31.6 |282 |- | Шаблон:Party name with colour |215,817 |27.2 |259 |- | Шаблон:Party name with colour |236,913 |24.2 |170 |- | Шаблон:Party name with colour |150,736 |9.8 |318 |- | Шаблон:Party name with colour |29,214 |4.0 |62 |- | Шаблон:Party name with colour | | |3 |- | Шаблон:Party name with colour |6,133 |0.7 |2 |- | style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color| | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Other |35,595 |2.6 |17 |- !colspan=2|Total!! !! 100 !! 1107 |}
Results by region
The seats on each council before and after the election were as follows:[4]
Borders
| District | Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Independent | Other | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwickshire | 0 | 11 (+1) | 0 | 1 (−1) | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Ettrick and Lauderdale | 0 (−1) | 0 | 1 (+1) | 14 | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Roxburgh | 1 (+1) | 1 (+1) | 2 (+2) | 9 (−4) | Border Independents 3 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Tweeddale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
Central
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Other | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clackmannan | 3 (−2) | 1 | 8 (+3) | 0 | 0 | Scottish Labour 0 (−1) | Шаблон:Party name with colour gain from NOC | |
| Falkirk | 8 (−8) | 2 | 22 (+10) | 0 | 2 (−1) | Independent Labour 1 Non-Party 1 (−1) |
Шаблон:Party name with colour gain from NOC | |
| Stirling | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NOC | |
Dumfries and Galloway
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Independent | Other | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annandale and Eskdale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Nithsdale | 4 (−2) | 0 (−1) | 4 (+3) | 14 (−3) | Non-Party 6 (+1) | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Stewartry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Wigtown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
Fife
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Other | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline | 19 (+2) | 7 (+2) | 2 (−1) | 0 (−1) | 2 (−2) | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Kirkcaldy | 16 (−8) | 5 | 8 (+8) | 0 | 2 | Ratepayers 4 Communist 1 |
Labour lose to NOC | |
| North-East Fife | 0 | 14 (+1) | 0 | 1 (+1) | 3 (−2) | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
Grampian
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banff and Buchan | 0 | 0 | 1 (+1) | 0 | 17 (−1) | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| City of Aberdeen | 22 (−6) | 17 | 2 (+2) | 7 (+4) | 0 | Labour lose to NOC | |
| Gordon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Kincardine and Deeside | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Moray | 0 | 0 | 4 (+4) | 0 | 14 (−4) | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
Highland
| District | Labour | SNP | Independent | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badenoch and Strathspey | 0 | 0 | 10 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Caithness | 0 | 0 | 15 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Inverness | 0 | 0 | 15 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Lochaber 2 vacancies |
3 | 1 (+1) | 6 (−1) | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Nairn | 0 | 2 (−1) | 8 (+1) | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Ross and Cromarty | 0 | 0 | 20 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Skye and Lochalsh | 0 | 0 | 10 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 14 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
Lothian
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Edinburgh | 23 (−4) | 34 (+3) | 5 (+3) | 1 (−2) | 1 | Шаблон:Party name with colour gain from NOC | |
| East Lothian | 9 (−1) | 8 (+2) | 0 | 0 | 0 (−1) | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Midlothian | 7 (−4) | 2 | 5 (+4) | 0 | 1 | Labour lose to NOC | |
| West Lothian | 9 (−1) | 0 | 9 (+1) | 0 | 3 | NOC | |
Strathclyde
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Independent | Others | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyll and Bute 1 vacancy |
0 | 2 (+2) | 0 | 0 | 23 (−2) | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Bearsden and Milngavie | 1 | 6 (+1) | 0 | 0 | 3 (−1) | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour gain from NOC | |
| Clydebank | 3 (−2) | 1 | 5 (+2) | 0 | 0 | Scottish Labour 1 | Шаблон:Party name with colour gain from Labour | |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Cumnock and Doon Valley | 6 (−4) | 1 (+1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | Scottish Labour 2 (+2) | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Cunninghame | 5 (−9) | 0 | 11 (+10) | 0 | 0 (−2) | Moderate Conservatives 8 (+1) | Labour lose to NOC | |
| Dumbarton | 3 (−5) | 5 (+3) | 4 (+4) | 0 | 3 (−2) | 0 | Labour lose to NOC | |
| East Kilbride | 1 (−4) | 2 | 11 (+4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour gain from NOC | |
| Eastwood | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ratepayers 2 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| City of Glasgow | 30 (−24) | 25 (+9) | 16 (+15) | 1 (+1) | 0 | Independent Conservative 0 (−1) | Labour lose to NOC | |
| Hamilton | 10 (−3) | 1 (−1) | 6 (+4) | 2 | 0 (−1) | Independent Labour 1 (+1) | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Inverclyde | 8 (−6) | 1 (−1) | 1 (+1) | 13 (+7) | 0 (−1) | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour gain from Labour | |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | 7 (−5) | 7 (+3) | 2 (+2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Labour lose to NOC | |
| Kyle and Carrick | 7 (−3) | 17 (+2) | 2 (+2) | 1 (+1) | 0 | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Lanark | 4 | 0 | 3 (+1) | 0 | 7 (−1) | 0 | Independent lose to NOC | |
| Motherwell | 20 (−5) | 5 (+4) | 3 (+1) | 1 | 0 (−1) | Communist 1 (+1) | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Monklands | 13 (−2) | 5 (+1) | 2 (+1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| Renfrew | 14 (-11) | 11 (+1) | 11 (+10) | 0 | 3 | Independent Labour 1 (+1) | Labour lose to NOC | |
| Strathkelvin | 4 (−2) | 4 (−1) | 6 (+3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | NOC | |
Tayside
| District | Labour | Conservative | SNP | Independent | Others | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus | 3 | 12 (+1) | 0 | 7 (−1) | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
| City of Dundee | 20 (−2) | 21 (+1) | 0 | 1 (−1) | Real Labour 1 Monifeith Ratepayers 1 (+1) |
NOC | |
| Perth and Kinross | 3 (−1) | 19 | 2 (+2) | 5 (−1) | 0 | Шаблон:Party name with colour hold | |
References
Шаблон:Scottish elections Шаблон:United Kingdom local elections, 1977
