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1977 Midlothian District Council election

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Elections to Midlothian Council were held in May 1977, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

Election results

Midlothian Local Election Result 1977[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 7 Decrease4 41.4 9,286 Decrease8.8
  SNP 5 Increase4 30.5 6,844 Increase15.7
  Conservative 2 Steady 20.3 4,548 Increase3.6
  Independent 1 Steady 4.9 1,097 Decrease13.0
  Communist 0 N/A 0.7 164 N/A
  Liberal 0 N/A 0.4 99 N/A
  Others 0 Steady 1.7 372

Ward results

References