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 |
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 |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election1: | 10 |
Seats Before1: | 10 |
Seats1: | 10 |
Seat Change1: | 0 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,487 |
Percentage1: | 100.0% |
Swing1: | 0.0% |
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.[1]