| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Falkirk District Council election |
| Next Election: | 1980 Falkirk District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Seats For Election: | All 36 seats to Falkirk District Council |
| Party1: | Scottish National Party |
| Party2: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Seats1: | 22 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Percentage1: | 47.2% |
| Popular Vote1: | 21,111 |
| Percentage2: | 31.0% |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,870 |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Popular Vote4: | 6,287 |
| Percentage4: | 14.1% |
| Party5: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,801 |
| Percentage5: | 6.3% |
| Seat Change1: | 11 |
| Swing1: | 11.6% |
| Seat Change2: | 9 |
| Swing2: | 12.0% |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Swing4: | 0.8% |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Swing5: | 0.2% |
Elections to Falkirk District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 36 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
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