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Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These were the second election to the City of Edinburgh District Council. Conservatives won a majority with 34 of the Council's 64 seats. Across Scotland the elections saw the Conservatives and SNP make gains, while Labour lost seats. The Glasgow Herald said the Conservatives gaining control of Edinburgh District Council "crowned" what was "a night of considerable success" for the party.[1]
Writing in The Glasgow Herald, journalist Tom McConnell stated that "it was a disappointing night" for the SNP in Edinburgh, as while the party came close to taking several seats from Labour, in the end they managed to gain just four seats and also failed to trouble the Conservatives. He also blamed the Liberal result, which saw the party lose two of the three seats they had held, on voters reacting negatively to the recent Lib-Lab pact.[2]
Aggregate results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 34 | ![]() |
53.1 | 44.8 | 73,159 | ![]() | |||
Labour | 23 | ![]() |
35.9 | 26.6 | 43,459 | ![]() | |||
SNP | 5 | ![]() |
7.8 | 19.3 | 31,525 | ![]() | |||
Liberal | 1 | ![]() |
1.6 | 7.9 | 12,873 | ![]() | |||
Independent | 1 | ![]() |
1.6 | 1.0 | 1,703 | ![]() | |||
Communist | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 238 | ![]() | |||
Independent Labour | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 228 | New | |||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 170 | New |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Rutherford (Incumbent) | 965 | ||
SNP | A. Dear | 531 | ||
Conservative | T. Davies | 518 | ||
Majority | 454 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Canns (Incumbent) | 708 | ||
Conservative | J. Boal | 663 | ||
SNP | J. Mitchell | 383 | ||
Liberal | J. R. Wallace | 127 | ||
Majority | 45 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. K. Macfarlane (Incumbent) | 1,253 | ||
Labour | G. I. Greene | 674 | ||
Majority | 579 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. A. Mitchell | 675 | ||
SNP | C. A. McAdam | 462 | ||
Conservative | P. McCormack | 419 | ||
Majority | 213 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | May Moss | 669 | ||
Labour | A. Milne | 558 | ||
Conservative | P. M. Smaill | 434 | ||
Dalry Peoples' Candidate | A. McCue | 360 | ||
Majority | 81 | |||
Turnout | ||||
SNP gain from Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth R. Mackenzie (Incumbent) | 592 | ||
Conservative | Isabella I. R. Jones | 546 | ||
SNP | Jennifer M. Law | 418 | ||
Majority | 46 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. C. Wilson | 651 | ||
SNP | Joan Crawford | 608 | ||
Conservative | K. Alexander | 489 | ||
Liberal | T. B. Aitkin | 489 | ||
Independent Labour | D. Swanson | 228 | ||
Majority | 43 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. G. Gray (Incumbent) | 985 | ||
Labour | Joan F. W. Fleming | 676 | ||
Conservative | J. Taylor | 550 | ||
Majority | 409 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. G. Ferguson | 1,122 | ||
Liberal | Elizabeth C. Coates | 633 | ||
Labour | D. D. Johnston | 261 | ||
Majority | 489 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nancy H. Mansbridge (Incumbent) | 2,735 | ||
Liberal | B.A. Ritchie | 732 | ||
Labour | D. D. Johnston | 293 | ||
Majority | 2,003 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. M. Kean (Incumbent) | 1,385 | ||
Liberal | J. G. Hamilton | 535 | ||
Labour | D. J. Mackenzie | 333 | ||
Majority | 850 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Brereton (Incumbent) | 1,611 | ||
Liberal | M. G. Falchikov | 892 | ||
Labour | R. Imrie | 318 | ||
Communist | Carol Downs | 64 | ||
Majority | 719 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Ritchie (Incumbent) | 1,717 | ||
Labour | Jessie Rogan | 951 | ||
SNP | D. R. L. Stewart | 696 | ||
Majority | 766 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret E. S. Houston (Incumbent) | 1,849 | ||
Labour | R. A. P. Worral | 574 | ||
Majority | 1,275 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. C. Campbell (Incumbent) | 1,629 | ||
SNP | A. McCallum | 1,077 | ||
Conservative | Caroline Peploe | 531 | ||
Majority | 552 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R.M. Lonie (Incumbent) | 1,432 | ||
SNP | C. C. Laing | 619 | ||
Conservative | J. M. O. Lewis | 612 | ||
Majority | 813 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. P. Metcalfe (Incumbent) | 1,342 | ||
Labour | D. A. Graham | 860 | ||
Liberal | W. D. McLaren | 274 | ||
Majority | 482 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. R. MacKenzie (Incumbent) | 1,115 | ||
Conservative | H. W. De Burgh | 955 | ||
SNP | A. G. Symington | 820 | ||
Majority | 160 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. L. Walls | 1,600 | ||
Liberal | J. F. Lawrie | 1,430 | ||
Labour | T. J. H. Fenton | 300 | ||
Majority | 170 | |||
Turnout | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. D. Maclennen (Incumbent) | 2,574 | ||
SNP | Shena R. Cole | 395 | ||
Liberal | L. F. Nichols | 338 | ||
Labour | W. Crosbie | 234 | ||
Majority | 2,179 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. A. Meek (Incumbent) | 2,795 | ||
SNP | R. O. Socle | 1,013 | ||
Labour | F. R. N. Dickson | 794 | ||
Majority | 1,782 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gerturde Batton (Incumbent) | 1,002 | ||
Conservative | T. Fontaine | 863 | ||
SNP | C. D. Bisset | 529 | ||
Majority | 139 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Milligan (Incumbent) | 1,293 | ||
SNP | P. A. McGill | 1,066 | ||
Conservative | J. D. Train | 781 | ||
Majority | 227 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. F. Renton (Incumbent) | 1,619 | ||
SNP | K. Mackintosh | 1,271 | ||
Conservative | J. D. N. Iriving | 719 | ||
Majority | 348 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Alves (Incumbent) | 1,024 | ||
SNP | A. Westwood | 700 | ||
Labour | J. J. F. Henderson | 510 | ||
Majority | 324 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | N. R. MacCallum | 1,696 | ||
Labour | J. H. McKay | 1,342 | ||
Conservative | D. A. Robertson | 673 | ||
Majority | 354 | |||
Turnout | ||||
SNP gain from Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | J. B. Carson | 793 | ||
Labour | R. G. D. Dalgleish | 788 | ||
Liberal | W. H. Bailey | 154 | ||
Majority | 5 | |||
Turnout | ||||
SNP gain from Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eleanor T. McLaughlin (Incumbent) | 1,029 | ||
SNP | H. C. Kidd | 836 | ||
Majority | 193 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. G. R. Crombie (Incumbent) | 1,513 | ||
Liberal | T. M. Frew | 673 | ||
Labour | J. A. Anderson | 132 | ||
Majority | 840 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. G.. Anderson | 1,150 | ||
Liberal | Joyce Shein (Incumbent) | 1,079 | ||
SNP | J.W. Donaldson | 662 | ||
Labour | W. Coupar | 466 | ||
Majority | 71 | |||
Turnout | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. J. MacLernan (Incumbent) | 1,441 | ||
Liberal | D. C. E. Gorrie | 1,010 | ||
Labour | A. Howden | 200 | ||
Majority | 431 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | N. M. Irons | 1,441 | ||
Conservative | I. G. Mitchell | 824 | ||
Labour | G. A. Munro | 751 | ||
Majority | 407 | |||
Turnout | ||||
SNP gain from Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rosemary Macarthur | 2,298 | ||
Liberal | Veronica J. Crerar | 1,010 | ||
Labour | W. D. Wood | 409 | ||
Majority | 1,868 | |||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. M. Knox (Incumbent) | 1,953 | ||
Labour | A. Foggie | 177 | ||
Majority | 1,776 | |||
Turnout |
References
[edit]- ^ Thomson, Claude (4 May 1977). "Labour take a beating. SNP gain 15 seats in Glasgow". The Glasgow Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ McConnell, Tom (4 May 1977). "Conservatives snatch control of Edinburgh". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "District Election Special". The Glasgow Herald. No. 84. 5 May 1977. p. 4.
- ^ a b c J Bochel; D Denver (1977). Scottish District Elections 1977, Results and Statistics (PDF). University of Dundee. pp. 87–92 – via The Election Centre, Plymouth University.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "Edinburgh". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1977. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2022.