1977 City of Glasgow District Council election

1977 City of Glasgow
District Council election
3 May 1977 (1977-05-03)
All 72 seats to City of Glasgow District Council
37 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Dick Dynes
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 55 seats, 47.7% 17 seats, 28.8%
Seats won 30 25
Seat change 25 8
Popular vote 100,649 82,113
Percentage 35.1% 28.7%
Swing 12.6% 0.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Frank Hannigan
Party SNP Liberal
Last election 0 seats, 19.2% 0 seats, 2.2%
Seats won 16 1
Seat change 16 1
Popular vote 93,695 5,439
Percentage 32.7% 1.9%
Swing 13.5% 0.3%
Council Leader before election


Labour

Elected Council Leader


No overall control

Elections for the City of Glasgow District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These were the second elections to the City of Glasgow District Council, and saw Labour losing their control of the council, losing nearly half of their councillors. Among the losing councillors was Dick Dynes, the Labour group leader. Dynes was replaced as leader by Jean McFadden.

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