Elections to Cunninghame District Council were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the district council following the local government reforms in 1974.

Results

1977 Cunninghame District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 11 11 0 Increase 11 45.8 36.5 16,907 Increase 30.7
  Labour 5 0 8 Decrease 8 20.8 28.0 12,987 Decrease 13.3
  Conservative 5 2 1 Increase 1 20.8 24.6 11,369 Decrease 3.7
  Moderates 2 1 1 Steady 8.3 5.1 2,365 Decrease 0.8
  Independent 1 0 4 Decrease 4 4.2 2.9 1,342 Decrease 15.4
  SLP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.7 771 New
  Liberal 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.2 564 New
Total 24 46,305

Source:[1][2]

Ward results

Arran

Arran
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent E. Sillars Unopposed
Registered electors 2,942
Independent hold

Source:[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ Excludes uncontested wards.

References

  1. ^ a b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1977). The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1975). The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics (PDF). Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
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