Elections to North East Fife District Council were held in May 1977, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
Turnout in contested wards was 48.7%.
Election results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 14 |  1
|
58.8 | 9,130 | 5.7
| ||||
| Independent | 3 |  2
|
19.6 | 3,050 | 11.7
| ||||
| Liberal | 1 | 1
|
11.0 | 1,706 | 0.8
| ||||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 |  0
|
0.0 | 6.9 | 1,078 | 3.1
| |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
|
0.0 | 3.7 | 573 | New | |
