1977 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election

1977 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election
All 10 seats to Skye and Lochalsh District Council; 6 seats needed for a majority
Council Convener before election; Torquil Nicolson; Independent	Council Convener after election ; Torquil Nicolson; Independent

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.^[1]

Aggregate results

Skye and Lochalsh District Election Result 1977^[2]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	10	0	0	0	100.0	100.0	1,487	0.0

By-elections

1978 Kyle-Plockton by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alistair Langlands	264	42.8%
	Independent	Geoffrey Webster	239	38.7%
	Independent	Godfrey Hathway	114	18.5%
Majority			25	4.1%
	Independent hold

References

^ "Torquil Nicolson dies". West Highland Free Press. 27 January 1978.
^ "1977 Scottish district council election" (PDF).
^ "Ally Clam's the Man". West Highland Free Press. 7 April 1978.

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[1] "Torquil Nicolson dies". West Highland Free Press. 27 January 1978.

[2] "1977 Scottish district council election" (PDF).

[3] "Ally Clam's the Man". West Highland Free Press. 7 April 1978.

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