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{{notability|1=Events|date=August 2023}} |
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{{Short description|Sutherland District Council election}} |
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{{Infobox election |
{{Infobox election |
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|election_name=1977 Sutherland District Council election |
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|country=Sutherland |
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|type=parliamentary |
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|previous_election=1974 Sutherland District Council election |
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|previous_year=1974 |
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|election_date={{Start date|1977|5|3|df=y}} |
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|next_election=1980 Sutherland District Council election |
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|next_year=1980 |
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|seats_for_election=All 14 seats to [[Sutherland|Sutherland District Council]] |
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|majority_seats=8 |
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|title=Council Control |
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|before_party=Independent (politician) |
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'''Elections to |
'''Elections to Sutherland District Council''' were held on 3 May 1977, on the same day as the other [[1977 Scottish local elections|Scottish local government elections]]. This was the second election to the district council following the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|local government reforms in 1974]]. |
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The election used the original 12 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974 and two newly created wards due to boundary alterations between Sutherland and [[Caithness]] District Councils. Each ward elected one councillor using [[first-past-the-post voting]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20190111180051/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reports/ea_formation_1974.asp |title=Formation Electoral Arrangements |publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland |access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref> |
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As with other elections in the Highland region, no candidates were affiliated with any political parties and the 14 councillors elected were all [[Independent (politician)|independents]]. In total, nine of the 14 wards were uncontested. |
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==Aggregate results== |
==Aggregate results== |
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{{Election summary begin|title=Sutherland District Election Result 1977<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1977.pdf|title=1977 Scottish district council election}}</ref> |
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|party=Independent (politician) |
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|seats='''14''' |
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|gain={{increase}}'''2''' |
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|loss={{steady}}'''0''' |
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|net={{increase}}'''2''' |
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|seats %='''100.0''' |
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|votes %='''100.0''' |
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|votes='''2,989''' |
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Elections to Sutherland 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.
The election used the original 12 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974 and two newly created wards due to boundary alterations between Sutherland and Caithness District Councils. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]
As with other elections in the Highland region, no candidates were affiliated with any political parties and the 14 councillors elected were all independents. In total, nine of the 14 wards were uncontested.
Aggregate results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,989 | 0.0 |
References
- ^ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "1977 Scottish district council election" (PDF).