1977 Scottish local government election
1977 Caithness District Council election|
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First party
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Party
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Independent
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Seats won
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15
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Seat change
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1
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Popular vote
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5,367
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Percentage
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96.6%
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Swing
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2.0%
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Council Convener before election
John Young
Independent
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Council Convener after election
John Young
Independent
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Elections to the Caithness District Council took place in May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.
Aggregate results
Caithness District Election Result 1977[1]
Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Independent
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15
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1
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100.0
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96.6
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5,367
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2.0
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Conservative
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0
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0
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0.0
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3.4
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189
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New
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References