1977 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election
{{Short description|1977 Scottish local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1977 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election
| country = Scotland
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1974 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election
| previous_year = 1974
| election_date = {{Start date|1977|5|7|df=y}}
| next_election = 1980 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election
| next_year = 1980
| seats_for_election = All 10 seats to Skye and Lochalsh District Council
| majority_seats = 6
| image1 = File:No image wide.svg
| party1 = Independent (politician)
| last_election1 = 10
| seats_before1 = 10
| seats1 = 10
| seat_change1 = 0
| popular_vote1 = 1,487
| percentage1 = 100.0%
| swing1 = 0.0%
| title = Council Convener
| before_election = Torquil Nicolson
| before_party = Independent (politician)
| posttitle = Council Convener after election
| after_election = Torquil Nicolson
| after_party = Independent (politician)
}}
Elections to the Skye and Lochalsh District Council took place in May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's other districts.
Council Convener Torquil Nicolson died suddenly in 1978, triggering a by-election in Kyle-Plockton.{{cite news |title=Torquil Nicolson dies |agency=West Highland Free Press |date=27 January 1978}}
Aggregate results
{{Election summary begin|title =Skye and Lochalsh District Election Result 1977{{cite web|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-District-Elections-1977.pdf|title=1977 Scottish district council election}}
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 10
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 100.0
|votes % = 100.0
|votes = 1,487
|plus/minus = 0.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
By-elections
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=1978 Kyle-Plockton by-election{{cite news |title=Ally Clam's the Man |agency=West Highland Free Press |date=7 April 1978}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alistair Langlands
|votes = 264
|percentage = 42.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Geoffrey Webster
|votes = 239
|percentage = 38.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Godfrey Hathway
|votes = 114
|percentage = 18.5%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 25
|percentage = 4.1%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Highland elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1977}}
Skye and Lochalsh District Council election
Category:Skye and Lochalsh District Council elections
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