Elections to Hamilton 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.
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All 20 seats to Hamilton District Council 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 76,551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 53.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election used the original 20 wards created by the Formation Electoral Arrangements in 1974. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.[1]
After a net loss of three seats, Labour lost their majority on the council but remained as the largest single party after winning half the seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) recorded their best result in a Hamilton District election after winning six seats – an increase of four and a result they wouldn't match in the area for 30 years. The Liberals retained their two seats while the Conservatives lost one seat to return one councillor. The remaining seat was won by Independent Labour.
Results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 50.0 | 42.1 | 17,088 | 3.6 | |
SNP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30.0 | 33.1 | 13,442 | 6.4 | |
Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 2,517 | 1.1 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 12.6 | 5,123 | 0.2 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 639 | 4.0 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1,664 | 2.0 | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 148 | 0.1 | ||
Total | 20 | 40,621 |
Ward results edit
Hillhouse edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | G. McLachlan | 855 | 52.5 | 12.7 | |
Labour | R. Newberry | 775 | 47.5 | 12.7 | |
Majority | 80 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,630 | 50.4 | 1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,239 | ||||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 12.7 |
Udston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labour | S. Dallas | 639 | 37.0 | |
Labour | M. Adam | 584 | 33.8 | |
SNP | E. Alexander | 504 | 29.2 | |
Majority | 55 | 3.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,727 | 52.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,320 | |||
Independent Labour gain from Labour |
Wellhall North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | M. Kirkwood | 722 | 41.9 | 5.4 | |
Labour | H. Doyle | 460 | 26.7 | 0.3 | |
Conservative | A. Aitchison | 436 | 25.3 | 1.1 | |
Independent | S. Clarke | 106 | 6.1 | New | |
Majority | 262 | 15.2 | 5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,724 | 53.8 | 7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,207 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | 2.8 |
Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Murphy | 506 | 38.2 | 9.5 | |
SNP | K. Darling | 441 | 33.3 | New | |
Conservative | G. Cowper | 376 | 28.4 | 23.9 | |
Majority | 65 | 4.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,323 | 54.9 | 0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,411 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.3 |
Burnbank edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Brownlie | 1,154 | 61.4 | 0.2 | |
SNP | G. MacDonald | 660 | 35.1 | 3.7 | |
Communist | M. McIntosh | 67 | 3.6 | New | |
Majority | 494 | 26.3 | 3.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,881 | 47.2 | 3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,989 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 |
Bent edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | J. Ross | 907 | 52.4 | 12.1 | |
Labour | A. Welsh | 428 | 24.7 | 9.8 | |
Conservative | J. Bell | 395 | 22.8 | 2.4 | |
Majority | 479 | 27.7 | 21.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,730 | 55.2 | 1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,138 | ||||
SNP hold | Swing | 12.1 |
Fairhill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. Cochrane | 1,406 | 54.6 | 3.3 | |
SNP | J. McGowan | 1,087 | 42.2 | 2.6 | |
Communist | A. Valentine | 81 | 3.1 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 319 | 12.4 | 5.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,574 | 50.9 | 0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,077 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.3 |
Wellhall South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. Peutherer | 603 | 37.9 | 15.1 | |
SNP | R. Hetmanczyk | 580 | 36.5 | New | |
Conservative | A. Keg | 301 | 18.9 | 4.9 | |
Liberal | R. Wilkinson | 105 | 6.6 | 16.6 | |
Majority | 23 | 1.4 | 27.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,589 | 51.2 | 1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,105 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 25.8 |
Low Waters edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Williamson | 1,587 | 60.6 | 6.3 | |
SNP | A. McGubbin | 538 | 20.5 | New | |
Labour | W. Cochrane | 494 | 18.9 | 14.2 | |
Majority | 1,049 | 40.1 | 6.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,619 | 56.2 | 0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,665 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.3 |
Cadzow edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | I. Campbell | 1,080 | 36.9 | New | |
Labour | J. Brownlie | 925 | 31.6 | 32.2 | |
Conservative | J. Dorricott | 919 | 31.4 | 4.8 | |
Majority | 155 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,924 | 51.5 | 3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,693 | ||||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 34.5 |
Dalserf edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | D. Broadfoot | 1,024 | 56.4 | 20.6 | |
Labour | M. Grove | 793 | 43.6 | 1.3 | |
Majority | 231 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,817 | 48.2 | 3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,782 | ||||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 20.6 |
Machan edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | M. Miller | 1,117 | 53.7 | 11.8 | |
Labour | J. Hunter | 785 | 37.8 | 5.0 | |
Independent | A. Clelland | 177 | 8.5 | New | |
Majority | 332 | 15.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,079 | 47.4 | 6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,389 | ||||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 11.8 |
Avonholm edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Speirs | 698 | 47.5 | 8.1 | |
SNP | A. Douglas | 529 | 36.0 | 12.5 | |
Independent | J. McLean | 244 | 16.6 | New | |
Majority | 169 | 11.5 | 9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,471 | 50.1 | 7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,948 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.1 |
Strutherhill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Casserly | 792 | 54.3 | 10.3 | |
SNP | A. Broadfoot | 432 | 29.6 | 13.7 | |
Independent | W. Little | 235 | 16.1 | New | |
Majority | 360 | 24.7 | 20.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,459 | 56.8 | 5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,583 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.3 |
Stonehouse edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Gibb | 1,162 | 56.3 | 21.2 | |
Independent | M. Burns | 902 | 43.7 | 3.7 | |
Majority | 260 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,064 | 57.7 | 2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,077 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 8.7 |
Bothwell and Uddingston North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. Maxwell | 911 | 45.5 | 1.5 | |
Labour | S. Sloss | 653 | 32.6 | 5.3 | |
Conservative | J. Bain | 440 | 22.0 | New | |
Majority | 258 | 12.9 | 6.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,004 | 57.8 | 4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,487 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | 3.4 |
Bothwell and Uddingston South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | T. Grieve | 1,501 | 60.9 | 7.2 | |
Conservative | A. Thomson | 669 | 27.2 | 13.7 | |
Labour | J. Weir | 293 | 11.9 | 0.2 | |
Majority | 832 | 33.7 | 20.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,463 | 62.3 | 4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,964 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | 10.4 |
High Blantyre edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Swinburne | 1,290 | 53.2 | 2.5 | |
SNP | D. Crawford | 1,133 | 46.8 | 2.5 | |
Majority | 157 | 6.4 | 5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,423 | 51.5 | 0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,710 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 |
Blantyre edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. D. Tremble | 1,608 | 61.2 | 4.9 | |
SNP | J. Waugh | 1,019 | 38.8 | 4.9 | |
Majority | 589 | 22.4 | 9.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,627 | 55.5 | 0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,784 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.9 |
Stonefield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. McInally | 1,679 | 67.3 | 6.1 | |
SNP | E. Stewart | 814 | 32.7 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 865 | 34.6 | 6.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,493 | 56.2 | 1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,469 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.1 |
References edit
- ^ "Formation Electoral Arrangements". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1977). The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics (PDF). Dundee: Election Studies, University of Dundee. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Botchel, J. M.; Denver, D. T. (1975). The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974: Results and Statistics (PDF). Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. Retrieved 6 January 2024.