1977 Eastwood District Council election

Elections for the Eastwood District Council took place on 1 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

The Conservatives maintained their dominance of the council, winning all but 2 of the Districts seats.

Aggregate results

Eastwood District Council election, 1977[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	10
	Ratepayers	2
	Labour	0
	Liberal	0
	SNP	0

Ward results

1st, Giffnock East[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,320	78.9
	Labour		352	21.1
Majority			968	57.9
Turnout			1,672
	Conservative hold		Swing

2nd, Giffnock West[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Dundas	Unopposed	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

3rd, Giffnock South[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Edmondson	Unopposed	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

4th, Thornliebank[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Robertson	1,248
	SNP
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

11th, Busby[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers		1,298
	Conservative		811
Majority			487
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

12th, Clarkston[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Grant	1,175
	SNP		301
Majority			874
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. p.4
2. p.6