1977 City of Edinburgh District Council election

1977 Scottish local government election February 2018 February 2018 1977 City of Edinburgh Council election Scotland Flag of Edinburgh.svg parliamentary no 1974 City of Edinburgh District Council election 1974 1977 5 3 y 1980 City of Edinburgh District Council election 1980 All 64 seats to Edinburgh City Council 33 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 30 34 4 73,159 44.8% 3.8% Scottish Labour Party 29 23 6 43,459 26.6% 9.4% Scottish National Party 1 5 4 31,525 19.3% 12.6% Scottish Liberal Party 3 1 2 12,873 7.9% 5.6% Independent (politician) 1 1 0 1,703 1.0% 0.7% Council control Council control after election No overall control Conservative Party (UK) 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.Thomson Claude Labour take a beating. SNP gain 15 seats in Glasgow https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19770504&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 16 November 2022 The Glasgow Herald 4 May 1977 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.McConnell Tom Conservatives snatch control of Edinburgh https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19770504&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 9 January 2023 The Glasgow Herald 4 May 1977 9 Aggregate results City of Edinburgh District Council election, 1977District Election Special https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L5ZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2392%2C895709 The Glasgow Herald 84 5 May 1977 4J Bochel D Denver Scottish District Elections 1977, Results and Statistics http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1977.pdf University of Dundee The Election Centre, Plymouth University 1977 87–92 Scottish Conservative Party 34 4 53.1 44.8 73,159 3.8 Scottish Labour Party 23 6 35.9 26.6 43,459 9.4 Scottish National Party 5 4 7.8 19.3 31,525 12.6 Scottish Liberal Party 1 2 1.6 7.9 12,873 5.6 Independent (politician) 1 0 1.6 1.0 1,703 0.7 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0.0 0.1 238 0.1 Independent Labour 0 0 0.0 0.1 228 New Scottish Socialist 0 0 0.0 0.1 170 New Ward results Ward 1: HolyroodEdinburgh https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19770504&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 26 December 2022 The Glasgow Herald 4 May 1977 9 Scottish Labour Party B Rutherford (Incumbent) 965 Scottish National Party A. Dear 531 Scottish Conservative Party T. Davies 518 454 Ward 2: Meadows Scottish Labour Party R. Canns (Incumbent) 708 Scottish Conservative Party J. Boal 663 Scottish National Party J. Mitchell 383 Scottish Liberal Party J. R. Wallace 127 45 Ward 3: Lochrin Scottish Conservative Party W. K. Macfarlane (Incumbent) 1,253 Scottish Labour Party G. I. Greene 674 579 Ward 4: Tron Scottish Labour Party J. A. Mitchell 675 Scottish National Party C. A. McAdam 462 Scottish Conservative Party P. McCormack 419 213 Ward 5: Dalry Scottish National Party May Moss 669 Scottish Labour Party A. Milne 558 Scottish Conservative Party P. M. Smaill 434 Dalry Peoples' Candidate A. McCue 360 81 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Ward 6: Tynecastle Scottish Labour Party Elizabeth R. Mackenzie (Incumbent) 592 Scottish Conservative Party Isabella I. R. Jones 546 Scottish National Party Jennifer M. Law 418 46 Ward 7: Moat Scottish Labour Party J. C. Wilson 651 Scottish National Party Joan Crawford 608 Scottish Conservative Party K. Alexander 489 Scottish Liberal Party T. B. Aitkin 489 Independent Labour D. Swanson 228 43 Ward 8: Polworth Scottish Liberal Party J. G. Gray (Incumbent) 985 Scottish Labour Party Joan F. W. Fleming 676 Scottish Conservative Party J. Taylor 550 409 Ward 9: Churchill Scottish Conservative Party K. G. Ferguson 1,122 Scottish Liberal Party Elizabeth C. Coates 633 Scottish Labour Party D. D. Johnston 261 489 Ward 10: Braid Scottish Conservative Party Nancy H. Mansbridge (Incumbent) 2,735 Scottish Liberal Party B.A. Ritchie 732 Scottish Labour Party D. D. Johnston 293 2,003 Ward 11: Sciennes Scottish Conservative Party E. M. Kean (Incumbent) 1,385 Scottish Liberal Party J. G. Hamilton 535 Scottish Labour Party D. J. Mackenzie 333 850 Ward 12: Marchmont Scottish Conservative Party R. Brereton (Incumbent) 1,611 Scottish Liberal Party M. G. Falchikov 892 Scottish Labour Party R. Imrie 318 Communist Party of Great Britain Carol Downs 64 719 Ward 13: Prestonfield Scottish Conservative Party D. Ritchie (Incumbent) 1,717 Scottish Labour Party Jessie Rogan 951 Scottish National Party D. R. L. Stewart 696 766 Ward 14: Mayfield Scottish Conservative Party Margaret E. S. Houston (Incumbent) 1,849 Scottish Labour Party R. A. P. Worral 574 1,275 Ward 15: Inch Scottish Labour Party J. C. Campbell (Incumbent) 1,629 Scottish National Party A. McCallum 1,077 Scottish Conservative Party Caroline Peploe 531 552 Ward 16: Gilmerton Scottish Labour Party R.M. Lonie (Incumbent) 1,432 Scottish National Party C. C. Laing 619 Scottish Conservative Party J. M. O. Lewis 612 813 Ward 17: Alnwickhill Scottish Conservative Party A. P. Metcalfe (Incumbent) 1,342 Scottish Labour Party D. A. Graham 860 Scottish Liberal Party W. D. McLaren 274 482 Ward 18: Kaimes Scottish Labour Party B. R. MacKenzie (Incumbent) 1,115 Scottish Conservative Party H. W. De Burgh 955 Scottish National Party A. G. Symington 820 160 Ward 19: Merchiston Scottish Conservative Party J. L. Walls 1,600 Scottish Liberal Party J. F. Lawrie 1,430 Scottish Labour Party T. J. H. Fenton 300 170 Scottish Conservative Party Scottish Liberal Party Ward 20: Alnwickhill Scottish Conservative Party J. D. Maclennen (Incumbent) 2,574 Scottish National Party Shena R. Cole 395 Scottish Liberal Party L. F. Nichols 338 Scottish Labour Party W. Crosbie 234 2,179 Ward 21: Fairmilehead Scottish Conservative Party B. A. Meek (Incumbent) 2,795 Scottish National Party R. O. Socle 1,013 Scottish Labour Party F. R. N. Dickson 794 1,782 Ward 22: Firrhill Scottish Labour Party Gerturde Batton (Incumbent) 1,002 Scottish Conservative Party T. Fontaine 863 Scottish National Party C. D. Bisset 529 139 Ward 23: Slighthill Scottish Labour Party F. Milligan (Incumbent) 1,293 Scottish National Party P. A. McGill 1,066 Scottish Conservative Party J. D. Train 781 227 Ward 24: Stenhouse Scottish Labour Party D. F. Renton (Incumbent) 1,619 Scottish National Party K. Mackintosh 1,271 Scottish Conservative Party J. D. N. Iriving 719 348 Ward 25: Slateford Scottish Conservative Party Elizabeth Alves (Incumbent) 1,024 Scottish National Party A. Westwood 700 Scottish Labour Party J. J. F. Henderson 510 324 Ward 26: Hailes Scottish National Party N. R. MacCallum 1,696 Scottish Labour Party J. H. McKay 1,342 Scottish Conservative Party D. A. Robertson 673 354 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Ward 27: Pilton Scottish National Party J. B. Carson 793 Scottish Labour Party R. G. D. Dalgleish 788 Scottish Liberal Party W. H. Bailey 154 5 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Ward 28: Muirhouse Scottish Labour Party Eleanor T. McLaughlin (Incumbent) 1,029 Scottish National Party H. C. Kidd 836 193 Ward 29: Craigsbank Scottish Conservative Party J. G. R. Crombie (Incumbent) 1,513 Scottish Liberal Party T. M. Frew 673 Scottish Labour Party J. A. Anderson 132 840 Ward 30: Carrickknowe Scottish Conservative Party I. G.. Anderson 1,150 Scottish Liberal Party Joyce Shein (Incumbent) 1,079 Scottish National Party J.W. Donaldson 662 Scottish Labour Party W. Coupar 466 71 Scottish Conservative Party Scottish Liberal Party Ward 31: Corstorphine Scottish Conservative Party A. J. MacLernan (Incumbent) 1,441 Scottish Liberal Party D. C. E. Gorrie 1,010 Scottish Labour Party A. Howden 200 431 Ward 32: Drumbrae Scottish National Party N. M. Irons 1,441 Scottish Conservative Party I. G. Mitchell 824 Scottish Labour Party G. A. Munro 751 407 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Ward 33: Murrayfield Scottish Conservative Party Rosemary Macarthur 2,298 Scottish Liberal Party Veronica J. Crerar 1,010 Scottish Labour Party W. D. Wood 409 1,868 Ward 34: Blackhall Scottish Conservative Party R. M. Knox (Incumbent) 1,953 Scottish Labour Party A. Foggie 177 1,776 References 1977 Edinburgh District Council election, 1977 Category:Lothian